Circle by Aiden

Circle by Aiden - April 2021 Scholarship Essay

If someone were to ask me what advice I would give myself five years ago that would actually be an easy question for me to answer. My advice would simply be to not surround yourself with people that sit around and wish for things to happen. Yes, it's good to wish for things and have dreams, as long as you don't sit around and you genuinely do something to get what you want and chase your dreams.

Five years ago I just wanted to fit in with everyone else, I wasn't thinking too much about surrounding myself with successful people. Looking back, I now see how that affected me. The more I grew up, the more I realized that all the people that were wishing for things to happen and never did anything to make it happen are not finding success in life. In addition, they are developing bad habits. However, the people that are successful did something more than simply wishing for things to happen. They made them happen. When I began to see the outcome of successful people and started to chase my own dreams, I was determined not sit around and wait for it to come to me. I knew I had to get up and get it, and that is what I am doing right now. Despite my dyslexia (Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia), I am determined to become a successful Physical Education Teacher.

I wish I was more aware of this five years ago. I can only imagine that I would be even more successful now. Though, I'm not going to look back. I'm going to keep going forward and chasing my dreams.