Dunce to Genius

From dunce to genius in one easy step!

When Victor Seribriakoff was fifteen, his teacher told him that he would never finish school, and that he should drop out and get a job. Victor took the advise, and for the next seventeen years, he did a variety of odd jobs. He had been told that he wasn’t smart, and for seventeen years, he acted like it. When he was thirty two years old, an amazing thing happened. While applying for a job, an evaluation revealed that he was actually a genius with an IQ of 161. Guess what; seemingly overnight he started acting like a genius. Since that time, he has written books, had several inventions, and has become a successful business man.

This story of Victor makes you wonder how many geniuses we have walking around acting like dunces, because somebody told them that they were not smart. Obviously Victor did not suddenly acquire a tremendous amount of additional knowledge. He was already very smart and bright. He did however; suddenly acquire a tremendous amount of self image. When Victor saw himself as a genius he became more effective, and more productive. When he saw himself differently, he started acting differently. He started expecting and getting different results. How someone thinks about themselves will determine what type of person they become.