In my lifetime, my goals have changed and been revised many times. As I get older, I am able to see the bigger picture. While I can 't tell you what my lifetime goals were when I was 5, 13, and even 16, today, I think I have a pretty clear idea. My lifetime goal that I have for myself is to be optimistic and gain wisdom from every experience that I encounter. From there I plan to use that wisdom to improve myself and become the best I can be at whatever it is that I chose to do one day. Through participating in Tae Kwon Do, marching band, track and advanced classes, I have gained insight in what steps I must take to achieve that goal. At age 7, I began taking Taekwondo classes at a local dojo in Sherman,
Texas,where I lived. I wanted …show more content…
In my 8 years of training, I encountered people of all ages, backgrounds and personalities. I gained mental perseverance through physical training as well as wisdom through the maturity level of the class. When I was 13, we moved away from Sherman to
Prosper, but still my mother drove my brother and I to Sherman twice a week to continue our classes as we were approaching the achievement of a black belt.
There were many times that I thought I couldn 't handle the rigorousity of the activity and wanted to quit, but I couldn 't give up. I hadn 't spent 8 years taking these classes for nothing. Taekwondo taught me how to finish strong. In 9th grade, I tried out for the track and field team and barely made it.
I worked all year long to increase my speed and endurance as a runner, but it didn 't seem to make a difference. I refused to be discouraged and ran track again in 10th grade, but again, didn 't experience much success. No matter what
I tried I couldn 't seem to master the form or skill that the other girls on the team could. It was after my sophomore year that I was faced with the fact that not everyone is cut out for running. I quit the track and field team …show more content…
My freshman year of highschool I tried out to be in the battery of the drumline. I desperately wanted to make snare drum but I knew that I hadn 't put the necessary work in. That year, I made bass drum number 3. Sophomore year, I tried out for snare drum again, and made bass drum number 3 for the second time. Once again, I knew that I hadn 't put in the adequate amount of practice to achieve my goal of making snare drum. A second year of playing an instrument that wasn 't ideal put my mental and physical endurance to the test. I had to make snare drum my junior year. The summer before junior year, I practiced every day for a minimum of an hour a day. The day of tryouts junior year, I came prepared. I was successful in my audition and finally achieved my goal of earning a spot on the snare line. I kept my spot on the snare line senior year, as well as earning the position of captain of the drumline, which was something
I never thought possible. Through this achievement I have been able to comprehend the great reward that hard work can bring, as well as interacting with the diverse group of people who comprise the Prosper High School
Texas,where I lived. I wanted …show more content…
In my 8 years of training, I encountered people of all ages, backgrounds and personalities. I gained mental perseverance through physical training as well as wisdom through the maturity level of the class. When I was 13, we moved away from Sherman to
Prosper, but still my mother drove my brother and I to Sherman twice a week to continue our classes as we were approaching the achievement of a black belt.
There were many times that I thought I couldn 't handle the rigorousity of the activity and wanted to quit, but I couldn 't give up. I hadn 't spent 8 years taking these classes for nothing. Taekwondo taught me how to finish strong. In 9th grade, I tried out for the track and field team and barely made it.
I worked all year long to increase my speed and endurance as a runner, but it didn 't seem to make a difference. I refused to be discouraged and ran track again in 10th grade, but again, didn 't experience much success. No matter what
I tried I couldn 't seem to master the form or skill that the other girls on the team could. It was after my sophomore year that I was faced with the fact that not everyone is cut out for running. I quit the track and field team …show more content…
My freshman year of highschool I tried out to be in the battery of the drumline. I desperately wanted to make snare drum but I knew that I hadn 't put the necessary work in. That year, I made bass drum number 3. Sophomore year, I tried out for snare drum again, and made bass drum number 3 for the second time. Once again, I knew that I hadn 't put in the adequate amount of practice to achieve my goal of making snare drum. A second year of playing an instrument that wasn 't ideal put my mental and physical endurance to the test. I had to make snare drum my junior year. The summer before junior year, I practiced every day for a minimum of an hour a day. The day of tryouts junior year, I came prepared. I was successful in my audition and finally achieved my goal of earning a spot on the snare line. I kept my spot on the snare line senior year, as well as earning the position of captain of the drumline, which was something
I never thought possible. Through this achievement I have been able to comprehend the great reward that hard work can bring, as well as interacting with the diverse group of people who comprise the Prosper High School