Working Hard Research Paper

What drives one to perform better? There is no right answer; for some people, they need to work hard in order to achieve success, and for others, they need to look inside themselves to make the most effective decisions. Not only productive decision making, but self awareness of putting one’s self in the best environment will get one the most desired results. Maybe everyone else knew this and learned from a book, but the true experience makes someone who they are. This “true experience” is actually called the hard way for me. I think going through such a tough time in my life made me realize the importance of working hard and taking advantage of the opportunities put in front of me. Looking back on this experience, I have realized how it affected me so I can put this to paper. From time to time I look back on this quote and its importance: “All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.” by Pope Paul VI. This quote surprisingly fit me so well in the situation I was in. …show more content…
I didn't attend track in 9th grade but I was set on going for it in 10th grade. With this in mind I decided to set football and wrestling aside and try to make something of my running speed. On a psychoanalytical perspective I think my subconscious was keeping me from doing track because people had such high expectations of me. I didn't want to ruin my reputation as the fastest down, and I was a freshman in highschool I had no idea how I compared to the other runners in the school. when I finally started the competition was literally a breeze; I pretty much won every race and was getting a lot of credit for it. As the races kept coming the winning came along with it...but nothing lasts