The change between the beginning of high school and the end of high school occurs for everybody, but it truly amazes me how the person I am today contrasts so much from the person I was at the beginning of high school or even the beginning of the semester. Despite the stereotypicality of changing in highschool, I believe I possess something that most students do not, self-realization. This self-realization serves as the fuel for my desire for self-improvement. This self-realization is different than most because I believe I can see my negative qualities and my positive qualities. I, in turn, can then utilize my positive qualities to improve my negative qualities. Throughout my life, I strive to better myself every day, and high school has
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I concluded that my next volunteer endeavor would have to serve my interest. That’s when I recognized I should volunteer at my local hospital. I went to their website, and found the section for teen volunteers. The site said that teens could volunteer from April until August. It was around February at this time. From coaching, I possessed the confidence to call the director of volunteer services anyways. I left her multiple messages, but received no reply. A week or two later, I was working on an FBLA project at a peer’s house, and I was describing my predicament. His mom just so happened to walk by, and asked me more details about where I was trying to volunteer. She told me that she knew the director of volunteer services personally because they work together at the hospital. She told me she would put in a word for me and by the end of the week the director called me and I was volunteering. Not only was I volunteering, but I was placed in the Teammate Health clinic under Human Resources. This kind of position was only given to the best and most trustworthy volunteers because I would be handling employees’ medical records during my volunteering. This aspect of my life enlightened me on the importance of networking in life. If I had not previously impressed that mom with diligence in FBLA, then she would …show more content…
Even though paperwork doesn’t specifically have a lot to do with science, I realized a key fact through the task. It was extremely tedious, and should have been boring at times, but even though it was tedious, I always looked forward to volunteering. This experience eased my tensions about pursuing a science-related field because I was intimidated by the tediousness of lab work. After happily sorting through daunting amounts of paperwork, I realized that sorting through countless data would be feasible for me. I already had the passion for science, now I understood that I could sort through its tedious aspects. After this volunteer experience, I was able to face and relinquish my fears of the science field. Thus, allowing me to pick my major, pinpoint my talents, and realize what I can utilize to help the world in my everyday
I concluded that my next volunteer endeavor would have to serve my interest. That’s when I recognized I should volunteer at my local hospital. I went to their website, and found the section for teen volunteers. The site said that teens could volunteer from April until August. It was around February at this time. From coaching, I possessed the confidence to call the director of volunteer services anyways. I left her multiple messages, but received no reply. A week or two later, I was working on an FBLA project at a peer’s house, and I was describing my predicament. His mom just so happened to walk by, and asked me more details about where I was trying to volunteer. She told me that she knew the director of volunteer services personally because they work together at the hospital. She told me she would put in a word for me and by the end of the week the director called me and I was volunteering. Not only was I volunteering, but I was placed in the Teammate Health clinic under Human Resources. This kind of position was only given to the best and most trustworthy volunteers because I would be handling employees’ medical records during my volunteering. This aspect of my life enlightened me on the importance of networking in life. If I had not previously impressed that mom with diligence in FBLA, then she would …show more content…
Even though paperwork doesn’t specifically have a lot to do with science, I realized a key fact through the task. It was extremely tedious, and should have been boring at times, but even though it was tedious, I always looked forward to volunteering. This experience eased my tensions about pursuing a science-related field because I was intimidated by the tediousness of lab work. After happily sorting through daunting amounts of paperwork, I realized that sorting through countless data would be feasible for me. I already had the passion for science, now I understood that I could sort through its tedious aspects. After this volunteer experience, I was able to face and relinquish my fears of the science field. Thus, allowing me to pick my major, pinpoint my talents, and realize what I can utilize to help the world in my everyday