Some people who failed at school can be highly successful in their adult life. Discuss why does this happen? And what are the main factors to get a successful life?

It is often seen that some
students
who are not very brilliant in
school
time become very successful in their adult
life
. There could be many reasons for
this
phenomenon, a few of which I shall put forth in
this
essay
Along with
some factors for a successful
life
.
To begin
,with it could be said that some
students
may not be good at studies, but may have some talent in them which could make them reach the pinnacle of their careers and they could become rich and successful.
For example
, one of my class fellows always used to fail at
school
, but he was a born singer. He took part in a reality show singing and reached the third
last
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elimination round.
Although
he did not win the show, ever since
then
he has had his evenings booked for shows and he is earning handsomely well. Here the main factor for success is inborn talent. Another reason could be attributed to the education system which relies on rote learning and in which too much emphasis is given to theory and very little
too
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practical. Because of
this
some intelligent
students
may be left behind in studies and those with good rote learning capability could pass with flying colours. Later on in
life
, when they enter the world of work, they may succeed in
life
because of their practical skills.
Furthermore
, some
students
may be very good at some sports or other extracurricular activities. They may succeed in
life
because they work hard in those sports and excel in them. Who has not heard of the famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar
.
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He was a
school
dropout and failed his board exams. Here the
factor
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for success
is
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the hard work and perseverance later on in
life
. Some children are born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They may take
school
very
non
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seriously but may be very successful in
life
because they may get business tactics from their parents which may make
life
smooth sailing for them. The son of the biggest cloth merchant of my home town is a
school
dropout but he has got very good business acumen and today he is earning much more than the highly educated elite of my home town. Here the factor for success is family support.
To conclude
, there are many reasons why many, who fail at
school
succeed in adult
life
but
such
examples are not very common and many
school
failures have to struggle throughout their lives
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