“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. ” – Bill Cosby You have to want to achieve your goals much more than you fear failure. That requires being courageous and going after what you want. It’s the only way to succeed. Throughout my life I have seen others surpass me in things because I was afraid to seek out what I wanted. When I was in elementary school I wasn’t the most interesting person to talk to because I was self conscious about my weight. It was a struggle to be able to have the confidence and motivation to talk to people.
I suffered from low self esteem and I never saw the brighter side in things. My insecurities were slowly destroying me as a person and I hated this lifestyle. I felt like I was a failure and I hated feeling that way about myself. I was frustrated and I felt helpless. I was battling with my darker side and I was losing. I couldn’t overcome this obstacle and tried to change myself for the greater good. I reached a breaking point, when I graduated from elementary school I knew the way I was acting, it wasn’t healthy and it wasn’t me .
I had to recreate myself over the summer. Throughout the summer, I started being more active in order to change my physical appearance and I spoke to my cousin about what was going on with me. It felt good opening up to someone especially to him because he was like my older brother and he would always look after me. He told me to put my anger into something productive, releasing my stress and frustration into something that would do me good. And so I did. Soon after I started my first year of middle school, I signed up for my school’s football team.
Try outs were intense but I didn’t let that stop me, my motivation to make this team was to an all time high and I felt invincible. A couple of days after tryouts I got the call back that I made the team. As a result, I became passionate about football which made me into a stronger person. I won two championship titles with my team and I received Most Valuable Player at the championship game when we won our second title. My family and friends have never been so proud of me, I wasn’t alone anymore and I had my parents pushing me to became the man I was supposed to become.
After a few years through middle school I lost a couple of pounds because of football, and this gave me a confidence boost. I finally felt at peace with myself and I couldn’t have been any happier. As I grew and matured, I lost the pounds and negative thoughts, the burden that was brought upon me when I was young. Throughout high school I’ve met many people along the way that have helped me become stronger and grow into the man I am today. My friends were a great impact in my life, they made me realize and appreciate how life can be and how you can’t ever give up on the things you want.
They would always say “When there’s a will, there’s a way”. This helped me break through the barrier that held me back from succeeding and achieving what I want. This epiphany I had when I was young was a life changing experience that has really prepared me for college. Life is full of new adventures and being a freshman is no different. Although it may seem a little difficult at first, the key to success is determination and motivation. To always think positive. As a result of this event, I have now the internal fire which allows me to ascend to something I have yet to achieve.
