An Essay About Myself

pleaser. I always wanted to please everyone and prove myself. It started to become detrimental and exhausting because I could never please everyone. Half way through my high school career, I decided that need to change. I decided to start living and doing for myself. I knew I needed to know my self-worth and build my confidence. I was a very social person, but I decided that I needed to pull back from people. I needed to spend more time with myself. This led me toward going to school out of the…

college due to the fact that I was underage and I never left the comfort of my own home. Therefore, my first couple of weeks in college were extremely difficult because I did not know how to handle stress well. Stress was my biggest enemy and I allowed myself to become overwhelmed by extracurricular activities and class assignments. However, before the end of my first semester, I discovered the root of all my troubles. It was evident that all of my problems stemmed from a poor social life, a…

longer a runner. I pass my GED in 8 months I had finally past my test. I made a goal and I had succeed at passing the test. I never dream I could pass test. So question is what I think success is going back to school and passing my GED and believing in myself .With my GED Certificate in hand I Sign up for college and made my second goal. I wish that I had the college skill book in my hands while studying for my GED. I know it would have made it a lot easier for me. In my college skills book I…

I come from a typical family consisting of four of us; my mom, dad, sister and myself. Throughout my child hood my dad always worked and never struggled to put food in the table. Likewise I was never bullied in school or treated unfairly due to my ethnicity or religion. My point here is that I don't come from a world where I had to struggle due to something outside of my control but instead to overcome something. However that does not mean that I was never challenged or had to overcome an…

Importance of Presentation Essentials Before I started this class I honestly did not think I would learn anything from it, but I was wrong. I was able to learn about the importance of presentation skills, I gained more knowledge within myself, and I learned how to present myself to others. Those are three great qualities to learn before becoming a businesswoman. I have learned it is really important to know how to give a good presentation because this skill will benefit me greatly in my…

nothing, that I was fat, or untalented. For some reason, I was abusing myself. Because of this, I became an expert at hiding my true…

Throughout my life, I have wanted to become someone that others can rely on, rather than someone who needs to rely on others. I have worked to do this by testing myself in various ways. These tests to myself, although difficult at first, have shown me that it is most important to confidently be able to lead. I believe that enrolling in Army ROTC then becoming an Army Officer should be the next test for me to take to become confident in my leading abilities throughout my life. Army ROTC will…

As I consider the results of my Seven Habits Profile, a number of things occur to me about not only my strengths and weaknesses, but my attitude, priorities, and general outlook on life. I realize that I may be more optimistic than I thought myself to be. I realize that I place people and relationships above tasks. And I recognize that I’m perhaps not as organized as I hoped I was. The intent, of course, in such an exercise is not only to diagnose the obvious within ourselves, but, through…

work life and social life. That a few themes that highlight these dispositions of myself include, belief, ideations and input that help create the foundation of my mental and physical surroundings guiding myself. These themes help strengthen and grow my mental and psychological mindset, that each have their own interpretations. In their own rightful attributes they are more than just a few words that describe myself, rather they impact my life on a constant basis helping gather more pervasive…

I chose to nominate myself because of the pervasiveness of mental illness in the Black community on Cornell’s campus, but the paucity of discussions about mental health on a community size level especially among Black men. Additionally, in the present political climate where acts and statements of xenophobia, sexism, racism, homophobia, ableism and other areas of discrimination become normalized, discussions on mental health are necessary to ensure we as a community have the tools to support one…