School and college often create a simple story about success. There is usually the popular student everyone knows: the athlete, the class leader, the social butterfly, or the person surrounded by friends. Then there is the quieter friend who stands nearby, rarely attracting the same attention. Years later, however, something surprising often happens.
The popular student may still be doing well, but the quieter friend sometimes becomes the entrepreneur, executive, researcher, doctor, creator, or industry leader who achieves remarkable success. Psychology says this is not as unusual as many people think.
