My story analysis will be focused on the inspiring story of Soul Surfer. I choose this story because I feel like you are able to find the 8 characteristics of a successful student. The 8 characteristics of a successful student are. Responsibility, self-motivation, self-management, Interdependence, self-awareness, life-long learning, emotional intelligence, and believe in yourself. Each one represents a step taken by a successful student to reach his/her goal.
1. responsibility: In Soul Surfer responsibility is shown when Bethany tries to surf again but she has to work at it and do different exercises that help her be able to keep her balance and what she needs to do now that she doesn’t have her arm. She had to discipline herself in order …show more content…
Self-management: Bethany displays self-management because even though her arm just got bitten off she stay calm. Afterwards she handles her emotions and doesn’t get mad and yells she gets a little frustrated, but she doesn’t let that get in the way of her succeeding. All of her self-management made it easy for her to stay positive and get through her rough patch. At the end all of it paid of because she was patient and …show more content…
Interdependence: Bethany showed interdependence through asking for help when she needed it after she first started practicing surfing again. She depended on her family's support to get through what she was going through because all of the support her family gave her motivated her to do her best and keep trying even if she didn’t get it the first time. However, she was also dependent enough to do what she need to do in order for her to do well and get back out and surf.She didn't just depend on her family and became a burden she actually tried to do things for herself.
5. Self-awareness: She showed self-awareness because she was aware of her capabilities and what she needed to do in order to be successful. She was aware of her situation and her surroundings as well as the people around her. But not only that also how she felt and how she needed to react to the obstacles and situations she was but in. She kept her mind open and found new ways to do things now that she didn’t have an arm, this also sort of sowed motivation because she looked and found new ways to adjust to
1. responsibility: In Soul Surfer responsibility is shown when Bethany tries to surf again but she has to work at it and do different exercises that help her be able to keep her balance and what she needs to do now that she doesn’t have her arm. She had to discipline herself in order …show more content…
Self-management: Bethany displays self-management because even though her arm just got bitten off she stay calm. Afterwards she handles her emotions and doesn’t get mad and yells she gets a little frustrated, but she doesn’t let that get in the way of her succeeding. All of her self-management made it easy for her to stay positive and get through her rough patch. At the end all of it paid of because she was patient and …show more content…
Interdependence: Bethany showed interdependence through asking for help when she needed it after she first started practicing surfing again. She depended on her family's support to get through what she was going through because all of the support her family gave her motivated her to do her best and keep trying even if she didn’t get it the first time. However, she was also dependent enough to do what she need to do in order for her to do well and get back out and surf.She didn't just depend on her family and became a burden she actually tried to do things for herself.
5. Self-awareness: She showed self-awareness because she was aware of her capabilities and what she needed to do in order to be successful. She was aware of her situation and her surroundings as well as the people around her. But not only that also how she felt and how she needed to react to the obstacles and situations she was but in. She kept her mind open and found new ways to do things now that she didn’t have an arm, this also sort of sowed motivation because she looked and found new ways to adjust to