2. She tends to be clumsy and a bit of an airhead, but she gets great results in her studies or at work.
“I had been thinking she was kind of immature, but suddenly I was amazed.” Proving your excellence is one way to completely turn someone’s estimation of you on its head. If your grades are already good, you can even try showing a little of your shortcomings—the point is to display a different side of yourself from your usual image.