There are a couple of obstacles that have played a major role in me becoming who I am today. I've had naysayers trying to negatively influence my thoughts, and crush my dreams by saying that said I will never amount to anything, or that I should give up on my dreams and get realistic with my goals. A couple years ago I was a completely different person. I was out of shape physically, my academic performance was very poor, and I had a terrible attitude. I improved greatly in athletics and my academic career.
I was mentally soft. I had thin skin, it was very easy to manipulate me. If my body was in physical pain I would just give up on a workout. This was the hardest to change. I never understood that if you don't push yourself past your comfort point you will never improve on anything you do. It took me a couple of years to strengthen this area, I greatly improved in my weak areas. …show more content…
He would always say “I wish i would have played in high school”. At that moment something went off in my head that I had to play football. What really motivated me is when my cousin said I couldn't do it. He had set a fire inside of me to do anything possible to achieve my newfound goal. I quickly realized how much work was there to be done. I became overwhelmed of the fact I had to lose at least 35 pounds. I made a workout plan, that included week to week goals so I would keep motivated to move forward. By having smaller goals, I inched closer and closer towards my goals. It made my cousin surprised and shocked, his reaction made me more determined
I was mentally soft. I had thin skin, it was very easy to manipulate me. If my body was in physical pain I would just give up on a workout. This was the hardest to change. I never understood that if you don't push yourself past your comfort point you will never improve on anything you do. It took me a couple of years to strengthen this area, I greatly improved in my weak areas. …show more content…
He would always say “I wish i would have played in high school”. At that moment something went off in my head that I had to play football. What really motivated me is when my cousin said I couldn't do it. He had set a fire inside of me to do anything possible to achieve my newfound goal. I quickly realized how much work was there to be done. I became overwhelmed of the fact I had to lose at least 35 pounds. I made a workout plan, that included week to week goals so I would keep motivated to move forward. By having smaller goals, I inched closer and closer towards my goals. It made my cousin surprised and shocked, his reaction made me more determined