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 self-esteem and this can likely keep them from achieving their goals, not only
academically but also in life. The attitudes…
