Great question!
I've always been smart. I do really well in aptitude and intelligence tests so am seen to be pretty intelligent.
Problem is I've never been able to knuckle down to do serious study, so my grades have always been absolute crap. I used to REALLY try, but any distraction and I'd be off.
Luckily, employers dont seem to care about grades as much as they used to (certainly not in Europe anyway) - experience seems to be a much more valuable commodity, so it has never held me back that much
