In chapter two of M. Neil Bowne and Stuart Keely book Striving For Excellence In College, there are many good ideas stating positive and negative attitudes that people take toward their learning. The idea that I found interesting was the one that said that "Seeing ourselves as inadequate, incompetent, worthless, stupid, or lazy keeps us from striving for excellence" (11). This idea is interesting to me because, people who have this self-images have a very low …showed first 75 words of 215 total…

…showed last 75 words of 215 total…that a person can have of themselves it can be developed by the influence of society and the parents. The importance of having self-confidence is the lesson that I gain from this idea. This attitude allows me to have a positive view of myself and the situations that I will face in life. As a student in College I want to change some of my negative attitudes, and be able to take risks without fear.