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Amen mamenyu! Amen again! Nothing helps a college student more than getting off to a good start in the first semester. It builds confidence, sets you on the right course, and you don’t have to worry about picking up your game in sophomore and junior years because “your game” is already up. </p>
<p>I earned a 3.96 GPA my freshman year. I didn’t do anything but study. But it gave me so much confidence the last three years were a piece of cake. While some of my buddies were trying to raise their GPAs because they took freshman year lightly, I was going to the movies. When they were sweating it out the rest of the way, I was in cruise control, all the way to Magna Cum Laude. I’m not that smart. I just belive in getting off to a strong start in anything. </p>
<p>It works the same way in corporate America. Actually, more so. If you walk through the door and kick ass your first year with a new company, you establish a “rep.” After that, it takes a lot of goofing off to change your rep as top talent. But if you start out like a slug because you want “work-life balance,” it’s almost impossible to get rid of the label that you’re not a go-getter. </p>
<p>Start strong; cruise later. It works.</p>