Gifted Hands is a movie of neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

1. How was Ben successful in his life? By becoming a neurosurgeon He learnt better (i.e. he began to wear glasses, he found an imagination, he studied). He also learnt to control his anger. He achieved things at school He set goals and reached them By being able to do operations that others couldn’t, or have never been done before.

2. What did he have to do to achieve this success? Set some goals Study and learn all the time He had to believe in himself He recognised his SMARTS – how he learnt best and that was not by listening to lectures. He had to attend university and pass his classes/tests.

3. In what ways was his mother successful? By learning to read as an adult By using what she was good at to earn money (cooking, cleaning, baby sitting) By telling her sons they could do anything others could do – but they could be even better. By always encouraging her sons even when they were older and had their own families!