The baseball draft is quickly approaching. No, not the MLB.
I’m talking about Little League.
On one weekend coming up, we’ll all head to the high school gym to watch a bunch of kids throw, hit, and run.
There are usually about 200 kids; some will be amazing and some will be terrible, but most will be in the middle.
It’s amazing how instantly you can see the reasons why some kids are way at the top and some kids are near the bottom; it has nothing to do with “talent.”
The kids who are really good don’t have the rough edges. Someone has shown them how to hold their hands when they hit. Someone has shown them how to hold the ball when they throw. Someone has played catch with them.
No kid is going to go out there, never having played or been coached and look good. It’s isn’t possible.
Test taking, studying, and learning are skills no different than throwing, catching, and hitting. Everyone assumes those with talent are the Rock stars. Those with brains do the best. This isn’t true and I’m the proof.
Test taking skills make a huge difference. Study skills make a huge difference. You aren’t born with them and most people never learn them. Most people get by with brains and brute force.
If you’ve got talent, you might be able hit the ball with your hands in the wrong position for a little while. But once you move up a level or two, you’ll quickly fall behind.
A lot of people in PA school are like that. They got by on brains and talent until they hit PA school. Then things started getting tough. I know, I was the same way. I want to show you where to put your hands when you hit the ball. I want to teach you what pitch to expect on what count.
It’ll make a world of difference. Struggling to fight through it with talent alone is going to be exhausting. Why not learn a thing a two about how to play the game?
The main theme for the February edition of the Physician Assistant Exam Scholars Newsletter is TEST-TAKING. You can boost your scores by 10-20% on EVERY EXAM for the rest of your life by learning some basic principles.
I’d love to show you.
Physician Assistant Exam Scholar’s Newsletter
Brian Wallace