Whose are you? by Lloyd

Whose are you? by Lloyd - January 2022 Scholarship Essay

In 2021, covid changed a lot of everyday life. School changed, sports changed, schedules changed, and it seemed that nothing was as it was! Thankfully before covid, my parents spent a lot of time making sure I understood who I am and to whom I belong. In 2021, it was time to test their teaching and training and to see if I believe it! It was time to rely on myself and God to get me through a big change.
The first change was school and learning to be self-motivated. I had to learn to be self-motivated to basically teach myself the subject and self-motivated to complete and submit my work online. Honesty and hard work are a reflection of Him in me and because of this I already knew how to work hard. I watched you tube videos, used quizlet to help me study and spent a lot of time reading through the material. The second change was knowing my worth without daily feedback from a teacher or a coach. My parents instilled in me the importance of not getting your worth from a paycheck or status. My worth is found in who I am and who God created me to be. Because of these values, I have always worked hard in my job, education and school sports and activities. A lot of this did not come easy. I struggle with attention and not all sports were easy because I was always small as a child, but adversity and struggle has taught me that I must work hard. Working hard for something, accomplishing a goal is much more satisfying that winning the top awards with little effort. During covid, I was able to use the skill of communication with other people. I found that I am good at giving people advise and mentoring them during tough decisions or problems. I found relationships that were best face to face and one on one. Covid couldn’t take that away.
Although covid has been challenging, I learned self-motivation, hard work, self-reliance, the importance of relationships and the importance of whose I am.