Everyone has experiences that shape them as a person. Some have negative impacts, some have positive impacts. Regardless, they have made people into who they are. When faced with obstacles it is easier to give up, but the only way to achieve success is to overcome them. One of the experiences that had a profound impact on who I am is when I almost lost my spot on my cheer team. This experience changed my outlook on difficult situations.
It was a Monday practice, my competitive cheer team and I had been sweating the entire two hours and were ready to go home. My coaches, Gianna, otherwise known as G, and Shawn told us that there was something important that we needed to talk about before we could leave. They had huge smiles plastered across …show more content…
I completely changed my mindset. I needed to prove to my coaches that I deserved a spot on the mat. My plan was to attend as many tumbling classes as would fit into my schedule. I began tackling one skill at a time improving my chances every day. I gave 100% at every practice to show my coaches that I was willing to work for it. This goal consumed my life by taking every opportunity I could to spend at the gym. The blue mats became a more familiar sight than my own house. Coach G began making jokes that I was there more than she was. As I continued to work, I began to see improvement in my tumbling. Slowly, I was starting to get more skills and my coaches were noticing. One skill I had been struggling on for what seemed like an eternity, was my standing back tuck. For level five, I not only needed that skill but also needed to be able to connect it with a toe touch. This skill haunted me for years, becoming more of a mental obstacle than a physical one. I knew this was the skill that would skyrocket my chances. The day my standing back tuck clicked, my self-esteem blossomed and all my other skills started falling into place. My outlook suddenly changed, and I began seeing my spot on the team became a realistic possibility. My whole mindset was different, I finally believed in
It was a Monday practice, my competitive cheer team and I had been sweating the entire two hours and were ready to go home. My coaches, Gianna, otherwise known as G, and Shawn told us that there was something important that we needed to talk about before we could leave. They had huge smiles plastered across …show more content…
I completely changed my mindset. I needed to prove to my coaches that I deserved a spot on the mat. My plan was to attend as many tumbling classes as would fit into my schedule. I began tackling one skill at a time improving my chances every day. I gave 100% at every practice to show my coaches that I was willing to work for it. This goal consumed my life by taking every opportunity I could to spend at the gym. The blue mats became a more familiar sight than my own house. Coach G began making jokes that I was there more than she was. As I continued to work, I began to see improvement in my tumbling. Slowly, I was starting to get more skills and my coaches were noticing. One skill I had been struggling on for what seemed like an eternity, was my standing back tuck. For level five, I not only needed that skill but also needed to be able to connect it with a toe touch. This skill haunted me for years, becoming more of a mental obstacle than a physical one. I knew this was the skill that would skyrocket my chances. The day my standing back tuck clicked, my self-esteem blossomed and all my other skills started falling into place. My outlook suddenly changed, and I began seeing my spot on the team became a realistic possibility. My whole mindset was different, I finally believed in