My goal was to be happy and I've also been wildly successful. I code a few hours a day on fun projects. The first semester of college I was on a National Merit

My goal was to be happy and I've also been wildly successful. I code a few hours a day on fun projects. The first semester of college I was on a National Merit scholarship. After that, I like to say I was on the Dean's "other list". :-) I was kicked out of college (electrical engineering) - twice. I'm smart but not super smart. I do think my brain works differently that most. It comes up with the non-obvious answers first. Example: I was in the hospital and the nurse said: "I'm going to change your [wound] dressing." I immediately answered with the first thing that popped into my head: "Lets go with the raspberry vinaigrette this time." Does anyone else struggle with the guilt of their poor academic past shadowing their current success and improvement? If so, what do you think changed in your perspective / approach to self study? I don't feel guilty at all. I got where I am a different way and I never thought about college after I graduated.