I noticed that it was getting easier to talk to people without being too awkward in conversation. I started to take risks and open myself up as a person, regardless of the reactions of those around me. I realized sometime in my ninth grade year that I had always been this way, I was too scared to embrace it. This is something I consider one of my greatest failures, but also my greatest development. My younger years were difficult due to a combination of my parents struggling to pay bills and providing for my sister and me, lacking academic determination which kept me a B student for too long, and having no confidence in any personal social interaction. My immature self back then viewed these problems as nothing that could change, and something that would hold me back forever. When I finally matured enough to see through these unfortunate circumstances, I realized I could have spent my early life better off than I did. Despite these problems in life, I manage to push past my social anxiety. I learn from my mistakes at other schools. I study until I understand how to learn in a way that helps me excel in
I noticed that it was getting easier to talk to people without being too awkward in conversation. I started to take risks and open myself up as a person, regardless of the reactions of those around me. I realized sometime in my ninth grade year that I had always been this way, I was too scared to embrace it. This is something I consider one of my greatest failures, but also my greatest development. My younger years were difficult due to a combination of my parents struggling to pay bills and providing for my sister and me, lacking academic determination which kept me a B student for too long, and having no confidence in any personal social interaction. My immature self back then viewed these problems as nothing that could change, and something that would hold me back forever. When I finally matured enough to see through these unfortunate circumstances, I realized I could have spent my early life better off than I did. Despite these problems in life, I manage to push past my social anxiety. I learn from my mistakes at other schools. I study until I understand how to learn in a way that helps me excel in