Personal Narrative: Jenga

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I play the game Jenga, when I am upset or disappointed. Playing that game is one of my huge talents and I impress the people around me. It is something that makes me proud of myself, and gradually boosts my self esteem. I play people from my age kids, to people who are in their adulthood. It is something I look up to every time coming home, and makes me feel like an accomplisher. I always make the smartest moves in playing Jenga, trying to pull the best block out so the tower doesn't fall. Others are amazed and astonished when they see me effectuating the most challenging scenarios. When I hand it over to others to see what they could do, most of the time they look confuzzled and show a pessimistic attitude. Often, they just simply capitulate and abandon the game. Obtaining the right moves at the right time is the trick of playing this game. When I see people giving up and frustrated, it is similar to how my first month of high school went. The first step out of the school bus, into school, is an endless appearance of negative thoughts that race over my head. Thinking of the best resolution is another challenge for me. I am a type of a person …show more content…
I am having trouble captivating the guidelines and the schooling that is taught by my teachers. I only understand limited of information because, I didn’t procure a growth mindset.
Playing Jenga made me realize a few important points that I rarely think about. Taking my time, and precisely identifying my problem can really have a positive effect on what I am trying to achieve. I would observe in all the detail from the Jenga tower in order to perform the correct move. This reflected upon me on how my parents would help me distinguish my predicament and the area that needs enhancement on. Sometimes I have to face failure in order to gain success. This is a substantial formula I will always follow in playing Jenga. I will later use this formula for my school

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