Back Benchers

The go-getters, the rule-breakers, the risk-takers, the dreamers have one thing in common — they're backbenchers.

When you enter a classroom, you can clearly see a distinction between the students. At first, you will see a bunch of students sitting right in front. They’re always obedient. They’re quiet, and they hardly break any rules. They have the answer to everything that the teacher asks them. They’re always the smart ones. They do well in their studies and achieve high scores. Every teacher believes that these students will do well in life.

Then you meet the backbenchers – the rebels.

The backbenchers are a nightmare to teachers. They make noise, play games and prank them. They don’t care about exams and year-end results. They’re often punished. Yet, they never seem to care about what teachers advice them. Not surprising that they never do well in studies, and often fail in schools and colleges.

In life, however, they always succeed.

How backbenchers become successful?
By pushing boundaries.
You never know what they’re up to. They always surprise you with their creativity and their way of doing things. Even when the rules are given to them, they like to make their own rules. They don’t care about their education but do care about their dreams. For example, Steve Jobs was poor in his academics. He was always into conflicts. For quite some time in his life, he didn’t care about his education. But, you and I know his great accomplishments.

The backbencher Steve Jobs was successful because he pushed boundaries.

By being a go-getter.
The backbenchers are shrewd and are always looking for opportunities to do things they love. They don’t care about what their classmates, their teachers, parents or friends think of them and their work. When they’re passionate about something, they chase it. They always live by their own ideas and convictions. They don’t follow others. They do what they want to do. They are the go-getters.

By breaking rules.
As the backbenchers go out and start working, they realize that they hate to work for other people. So they never abide by rules put down by their bosses. So, they go out and start their own place. They become the leaders. They become entrepreneurs and the ones who create ideas and companies. They lead big teams. And, they are always on the top.

Though the world thinks that the backbenchers will fail in life like they failed in academics, they prove everyone wrong.
They live their dreams and show that being successful is a totally different ball game — something they’ve mastered in life.