Mistakes

Mistakes have helped me by pushing me to wanting to succeed. Without mistakes I wouldn't have gotten to the place in my life that I am right now. If I didn't make any mistakes then I wouldn't have grown into the person that I am right now. Mistakes shape us and teach us what works and what doesn't work. They also help us to learn new skills that are helpful later down the road in life.

If it wasn't for all those nights of late night homework at the dinner table back in middle school to high school, I don’t think I would have gotten the chance to be where I am right now, college. School has always been something that didn't come easy for me. Being dyslexic made it even harder for me when most of my friends could do their homework within an hour and I was still on the first page of the assignment. If I didn't fight with my mom I wouldn't have found the drive to push myself even when I wanted nothing more to curl up in a ball and cry about it.

When I played soccer I was my own worst critic. I would get so mad at myself when every someone get passed me even if I caught them in the end and they didn't score. I would mental talk down to myself and say that it wouldn't happen again. In the end someone would get pass me and score because I was more forced on trying to be the best. I learned that I had to relax and just focus on what was happening and I would do so much better. After I learned that lesson, someone saw me play and I was invited to play in Holland with other boy and girls on the American team. That was so cool!! I quickly realized that I wasn't as good as I thought I was.

The overall lesson that I keep learning is that once I hit rock bottom that the only way that I can go is up. I will fight tooth and nail to get back to the point of okay, because I know that I can do it. Mistakes help me see that I can do anything and it’s okay to fail because it’s a reality check that we all need every now and then.