Personal Narrative: My Personal Obstacles In My Life

Getting to the moon, finishing a marathon, beating cancer: these are significant obstacles that people have dealt with and have conquered. On a smaller and more personal level, everybody has their flaws and issues they wish to confront, and there are many who overcame their hurdles. My personal obstacle was overcoming my reserved nature and being able to handle social situations.
At the start of high school, I was a completely different person than I am now in many ways. As a freshman it was hard for me to get to know new classmates in a new environment, a different school layout, rules, scheduling, classes and teachers. It was easier for me to stick with same old friends. This was not a bad thing, but I wanted to make new friends and try new things so no one would think of me as an outcast and in an effort to better myself in high school. Many freshmen had a great start to their newly formed friendships, while I struggled to even raise my hand in class out of fear of embarrassing myself. I …show more content…
In the time since my first play, I have given a speech to my entire grade, teachers, principal, and a guest speaker about commitment and how it relates to adulthood and the characteristic of agency on my school’s stage. Today I have continued to improve my ability to perform and I now have a larger role in this year’s play, Dracula, as Seward, in which I have monologues and intense scenes with a wide range of characters. He is a character that displays different personalities throughout the play, such as a crazy doctor and a passionate admirer. I plan to pursue this interest in acting for the remainder of my high school years, and maybe even after I graduate. By choosing to partake in an extracurricular activity outside of my own comfort zone I overcame the fear of performing, and improved my confidence in front of others in all facets of my