so like... i did work for once. kinda felt good to get it done and have something to send to colleges
powered by red bull:
The most important
thing in life is challenge. Challenge allows the human mind motivation to
conceive a means to an end. Through this, a person can achieve great things. To
every pro there is a con, as to every hero a villain. Likewise, to every goal
there are challenges, and obstacles that one must overcome. Many say that they
have grown from the challenges that they have overcome. For me, this holds
true. It is however, the time between the point of realization, to the point of
resolve that has made the most difference to me, and I feel that most students
do not recognize this important part of their evolution of character. Most
students only recognize the solution to their challenge, ignoring the crucial
steps that brought them there. Through life, my approach to challenges has
helped me understand my self, others, and life concepts, more thoroughly.
As a student, but
more importantly a human being, I recognize motivation as a paramount element
to the success of an individual in society. For me, motivation is a tool that
once put in motion is hard to slow down. I find that motivation, allows one to
accomplish challenges despite the obstacles in the way. In my case, motivation
is often a fatal flaw. The frustration generated by the inability to overcome a
challenge initially, can make problem solving hard. Eventually however,
persistence prevails, and the problem is eventually resolved.
In addition to
myself, my knowledge gained from solving problems, also applies to my
interactions with people day in and day out. As noted earlier, frustration can
often hamper one’s ability to deal with a problem. It is through my analyzation
of my own thought process however, that I have learned that patience is a most
important virtue when it comes to dealing with people. Through the years I’ve
found that one can achieve the best results with people by being dynamic. This
means maintaining an ever changing approach when dealing with people that you
interact with in your every day life. This means being firm enough in your
ideals not to stray from your own personality, while being flexible enough to
adapt to another person, allowing communication to occur more efficiently. This approach has helped me
understand people better exponentially.
Not only have
challenges helped me understand my self, and others, it has also helped me
understand concepts that would otherwise seem foreign to me. I find that by
facing challenge after challenge, I help build a logical thinking process that
helps me decipher complex concepts. This step by step method seems to be able
to be applied in just about any facet of life. Without challenges, my ability
to understand my own thought process would be severely impaired. Therefore, I
welcome a challenge, in hopes that it will help bolster my thought process.
I firmly believe
in building a foundation for education. In my seventeen years of life, it has
become clear that challenges provide the material to construct this foundation.
The importance of continuous challenge is predominant to my continuing
education. I hope that by building this foundation through challenge, I can
continue to build on it, an education that can benefit both my self, and those
around me.