“Adversity is opportunity in disguise.” -Unknown Once challenges are overcome people gain many valuable assets and skills. Most people encounter obstacles in their occupations and personal lives and overcome these problems by pushing past what they believe to be possible. Hardships force people to adapt to the situation and to deal with the problem. Everyone has different experiences which will influence how they react to certain conflicts. Furthermore, they will gain the knowledge to help others with their struggles. Learning to overcome adversity is an essential skill to apply in your life because you can learn from experience, develop strengths, and build your attributes. As people face challenges in their lives they learn to use past experiences in current situations. When Bethany Hamilton lost her arm to a shark she had to learn new techniques to surf again. Although she was uncertain about herself at some points, Bethany knew that her family was there to support her. She learned to use her courage and to never doubt herself. To add, when I first did a dance solo I was nervous to go on stage by myself. To overcome my fear I thought of all my friends and family who came to support me and all the effort I…
Adversities Throughout Time In a world full of conflict and struggle, people of all ages must develop certain skills to thrive. At some point in their lives, everyone must adapt to face their own adversities in order to grow as a human. Richard Wright, W. D. Wetherell, and Allen Wheelis all have faced various hardships during their life that were all very different but lead to very powerful character development. Through girl problems, poverty, physical labor, and violence, these men were pushed…
Almost everybody has experienced a situation where they have had to overcome an obstacle. As we grow up and grow older, we may have to face situation where our goals, dreams, and plans for the future are criticized and taunted. In those situations, we have to rise up and go above to achieve our dreams. A Day to Remember’s song “Right Back at it Again” takes this theme of overcoming adversity and combines it with lead vocalist Jeremy McKinnon’s personal story of forming the band back in 2003 and…
Two subjects I found myself encountering numerous obstacles in were Calculus and Physics. Many factors led to adversity being present during the time of the two courses. The further along the classes progressed the more I felt lost. It was if my ability to relate large scale problems back to fundamentals deteriorated over time. It took much hard work and patience, but eventually I saw success. Till this day I still struggle in areas but through my failure. I was able to grow through my failure…
Adversity and hardships come in many different forms within our world today and everyone can experience them. Adversity can be described as difficulties or misfortune and some size of adversity can be dealt with everyday. I have experienced multiple situations that can be described as misfortune and have been able to overcome all of the obstacles thrown my way. An example of a difficult time I have experienced was the passing of my father. Although I have overcome the initial hit of this…
Overcoming Adversity The best part of writing this paper was recognizing all of the adversities I have overcome lately. This paper and speech is one of the few things I really have to worry about. I live a great life, surrounded by my family and friends, and have more than enough of what I need. It is a blessing to know that I am overcoming adversity at this moment, because one of my fears is giving speeches. It’s not only getting in front of the class that bothers me, but the process of…
When we think of persevering through difficult situations, we often think of great feats overcome by people achieving the near impossible. The most prominent of these situations is the people that overcome their adversity at their highest point of difficulty. The Roman poet Horace states that “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” Horace implies that those who overcome adversity are more successful than someone that is given…
Overcoming Adversity Becoming a successful engineering student is my main goal in college, specifically always having a great grade. But unfortunately, there are different kinds of barriers that always keep me from achieving that goal. College is full of these barriers, and there is no way to avoid these challenges but to actually confront them. One of my current adversity is not being skillful in math. Back in elementary and high school, I did not take math really serious. I usually slack…
I have played football since I was six years old. Football is associated with violence for some, but I look at it as a lesson. Some of the most valuable life lessons that I know and use came from football: from taking pride in what you do to always having room for improvement no matter how good you are. The biggest life lesson that has always stuck with me is overcoming adversity. Out of all my years of playing football, we have never gone undefeated, and I have always faced the adversity of…
From watching her fight through this difficult situation, I gained additional perspective on overcoming adversity. I observed my mother giving her all every day. During her sickness she continued to participate in life and work around our home. I always loved my mother, however, after this experience, I respect her. She maintained grace, poise, humility, and a selfless love of her family throughout her ordeal. Her example taught me it is best not to worry about obstacles I cannot avoid;…