Maybe it's crashing on the G.P.A. roller coaster your freshman year and building yourself up again. Definitions and stories of success are as different as the people who tell them. We all work at different levels and have different goals. As students and tutors, we need to be aware of these and plan our studying and tutoring sessions accordingly. For me, success is not noticing when I've spent hours on a paper because the subject matter is just that interesting.
Success is enjoyment of the subject despite frustrating study sessions and brutal finals.
I have yet to find a class that fails to offer at least one interesting concept. If the student gets distracted, I make jokes. I try to find something fun in it. As a student, Jordan explains that having a plan helps him reach his goals. First, I review material on a regular basis.