Personal Narrative: The Path Of Failure

Instead of speaking, he pulled out a pen and paper and began to draw a large greater than sign. When he finished drawing, he said “This symbol represents the two different paths you can take in life. One of the roads will lead to success and the other will lead to failure. The farther you go down one road the harder it is to get back onto the other”. When I was just 14 years old I received a talk from my father that will forever pop into my head when I have a decision to make. I knew my father would guide me onto the path of success, but it was my decision whether I would stay on that path or drift to the path of failure. This symbol has been a guide for me every day of my life. Realizing this and using it to shape my life is just step number …show more content…
I had to decide if I wanted to stay here in Harrisonburg and play with a volleyball travel team that had all my friends from school on it or if I wanted to travel to Roanoke 3 times a week to play with a very competitive travel team all full of girls I had never met before. I didn’t know what to do because there was so much pressure from the coaches on the TA staff that I needed to stay in Harrisonburg and play with the TA team so that I could grow closer to them. I wanted to be with my friends, but on the other hand I wanted to go to Roanoke and play with a team that I knew would make me a better player and expose me to college coaches. I was pretty torn between the two and had a hard time deciding. In that moment I thought back to the conversation my father and I had and there was no doubt in my mind what I was going to do. I went to Roanoke and played with NRV. I do not regret my decision at all. If I hadn’t gone, than I might not have made new friends, become a better player, or had the amazing opportunities that I have now. Being able to make that tough decision in order to give me better chances of success was a step in the right direction, on the right