Positive Influence

There is always something that motivates us to do something that we never thought about doing. Ever since we first read something from when we were little it has led us to learn new experiences. No matter where we once were, these new experiences have changed the way we do things and nonetheless help us by having a positive influence. One particular book that has given me a huge positive influence to my life is Think Big by Ben Carson. Ever since reading the book the impact it has had on me is extremely beneficial. Many changes have occurred to the way I think because of this particular book. When I was younger I never even thought about how my actions could change my future. As a student who did not really try at school and see what the importance of it was. Throughout times of hardship it has taught me to be grateful of what I have and what is there to learn. I accepted myself to try harder when I entered middle school. In the book Ben was also a troubled kid when he was young, but with the discipline he received and encouragement from mother he …show more content…
For everything that we do we start with the basics, reading. Reading was a big struggle when I was young, this was the same situation with Ben when, in the book Ben had never read much before in his life until his mother took him away from the outside world and taught him the importance of reading and to read 2 books a week along with a book report. My goals alike his were not decided yet, but as a plan to improve my comprehensive skills every week I went out to the public library to check out a couple of books and read them . This evidently helped almost everything, I could understand new information better and gain knowledge easier. This was only the beginning of how the book had affected my life to make it not only better but help break out of the barrier that I was