Personal Narrative About Finding Myself

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw, a dramatist, said this quote. It shows that throughout our lifetimes we develop characteristics. Different events shape us, and some stories show us how we became the person we are today. What kind of person do you think you are? How does your life reflect your personality? I can think of many memories that have changed me, and overtime, different words stood out that reflect me. When asked to find three words to describe me, I immediately thought of determined as it has followed me throughout my life, but I had to turn to my friends to find that outgoing and clever describe me as well. I’ve always seen myself as a tenacious person and have always …show more content…
By this I don’t just mean that I get good grades, but that I am always aware of the world around me and can read people easily. I showed this through action in 8th grade when we started a mock government. I was elected to be House Speaker, and I could feel my excitement bubbling up inside me. I knew this job would require me to do tons of work, which I was determined to do. I had started to spend a lot of time making the website and going through bills. I started to feel like I had a great amount of responsibility. Rejection became an immense problem to deal with, so I decided to tell people no in a quick-witted way that didn’t make them feel dreadful. For example, one of my classmates came up with a bill to remove all pigeons from the schoolyard. I clearly knew that this task was impossible, but I also knew that my classmate thought that he could make it happen. Instead of telling him that his idea was absurd, I gave him a new job that made him feel as helpful as an angel. I went on to help all the different groups make their proposals more persuasive, and helping my classmates helped me be more confident. One of these bills was listening to music in school while doing individual work. When the idea to conduct some experiments hit me like a bolt of lightning, I knew we would have a persuasive presentation. Through statistics and experiments, like testing students on the same test with and without music, I was able to convince our principal to allow us to listen to music. Being showered with gratitude, I felt like a queen of a kingdom. This event helped my intellectual as well as emotional intelligence shine. It was after this event that I realized I was savvy, and that I could make the best of situations. I now am able to work smart and hard. When my classmate had an idea that wouldn’t work I was smart enough not to say no firsthand. If I wasn’t inventive I wouldn’t be able to give my best and most