I was eight when I first understood the value of pushing myself, yet taking calculated risks. It took physical and mental pain to realize this; however, my early experiences became the catalysts for what would become a driving force of my personality.
My first lesson in the danger of blind risk was when I attempted skiing with a group of experts just to make friends. I should have taken the bunny hill. I started out shaky; soon the ground beneath began passing faster. Before I knew it, the earth fell from my skis. As the snow covered my battered face, I felt foolish and insignificant watching my friends descend the hill and never look back. Lying there, I saw that I risked my life merely to make friends who did not accept the non-skier me. …show more content…
Over the past few years, I've put this knowledge to the test through several business ventures. From creating an app selling restaurant reservations, to drop-shipping Chinese hoverboards, to investing in the stock market, I’ve found success when measuring the amount of risk for each possible reward.
Influenced by my past, I now embrace exploratory skills to enhance both my intellectual and social activities. Applying the lesson learned from careless skiing, I made a thoughtful decision last year to leave my comfort zone and tackle AP U.S. History. With confidence built from asking out my crush, I recruited peers to form a study group. Recalling my leadership commanding the shrimp sauce expedition, I created a rotating study system, assigning jobs to each member. In the end, by utilizing these tools, I excelled in the class and made great friends in the process.
Simply put, I embrace challenge; I thrive on adventure; change empowers me. My passion to experience and explore all that life has to offer is what gets me excited to jump out of bed in the morning. As I’ve learned to submerge myself in the possible, I embrace what “is” and cautiously hunt for what
My first lesson in the danger of blind risk was when I attempted skiing with a group of experts just to make friends. I should have taken the bunny hill. I started out shaky; soon the ground beneath began passing faster. Before I knew it, the earth fell from my skis. As the snow covered my battered face, I felt foolish and insignificant watching my friends descend the hill and never look back. Lying there, I saw that I risked my life merely to make friends who did not accept the non-skier me. …show more content…
Over the past few years, I've put this knowledge to the test through several business ventures. From creating an app selling restaurant reservations, to drop-shipping Chinese hoverboards, to investing in the stock market, I’ve found success when measuring the amount of risk for each possible reward.
Influenced by my past, I now embrace exploratory skills to enhance both my intellectual and social activities. Applying the lesson learned from careless skiing, I made a thoughtful decision last year to leave my comfort zone and tackle AP U.S. History. With confidence built from asking out my crush, I recruited peers to form a study group. Recalling my leadership commanding the shrimp sauce expedition, I created a rotating study system, assigning jobs to each member. In the end, by utilizing these tools, I excelled in the class and made great friends in the process.
Simply put, I embrace challenge; I thrive on adventure; change empowers me. My passion to experience and explore all that life has to offer is what gets me excited to jump out of bed in the morning. As I’ve learned to submerge myself in the possible, I embrace what “is” and cautiously hunt for what