We all make commitments. Whether you commit to your school, the armed forces, your spouse, or even to brushing your teeth every day, everyone commits to something. With my life, I have committed to DanceArt Studio, Cleveland Middle School’s Battle of the Books team, and to Vic Coffin Karate, as a student and as a volunteer in their After School Program. These obligations are special to me and to others. To disregard them would bring negative consequences that not only affected me, but those who depend on me to be there for them. When you break a commitment, you tell others they aren’t good enough or important enough for you to keep it. You tell them that your time is more important than theirs, and you put your self-centeredness on full display. …show more content…
If I didn’t help them with their schoolwork, they could fail their assignment and I would lose credibility in the eyes of the owners of the facility and the students. Breaking the commitment of showing up to dance class would make it harder for my team to practice, and I couldn’t get better. By breaking the commitment of doing my best in dance class, I would make the team worse and would not be able to receive awards and grants that are given at competitions. Supposing I break the commitment of learning in karate, I can’t teach others and I can’t be promoted. Not keeping up with the responsibilities that come with being a karate student means that I hinder the learning of others and could get hurt. In case of breaking the commitment of practicing in battle of the books, I couldn’t help my team and wouldn’t be able to compete against other schools. By not practicing with my teammates we wouldn’t work well together and wouldn’t win. Despite the worrying consequences of my commitments, I have learned many things from all of them, and I think the most apparent example of this is in the After School
The most meaningful and challenging experiences in my life have been through sports and the 4-H club. They have instilled the values of perseverance, confidence, and teamwork within me. I feel that my peers and others could learn valuable life lessons through participating in these organizations. They are not just clubs, but a guiding light for life. For example in sports I have had the opportunity to play on both losing and winning teams. This has given me a different perspective of looking at things. I now realize that even if you fail or lose that is no reason to give up, you still have to get right back up. Just realize your mistakes and errors. Then come back the next time, mentally and physically, ready to meet the challenge. To often in life youth and adults alike fail at something and automatically think that they cannot do it, and give up. Instead of just pushing themselves to run another lap, lift another set, study for another hour, or learn another theorem. Imagine a world if the early American settlers had given in to the British, if the North had given in to the South after the first loss of the civil war, or if Michael Jordan had given up after being cut from the team in high school. People just need to learn to have perseverance and believe in themselves. 4-H has been a series of stepping-stones for me. When I first started out at age four I was shy and afraid to do things that I had not done before, but now I have blossomed into a confident and outgoing young man. I no longer fear getting up in front of large groups and speaking because of the experiences I've had in public speaking events. In addition, 4-H has given me the chance to develop myself as a leader. Over the years I have held various leadership positions on the club, county, and district levels. Also, 4-H has given me the chance to go into the community and help people by leading youth in workshops, assisting the handicap and elderly, and also learn from what others have to teach. In both of these organizations I learned the need for teamwork. For example last year my football team went 0-11 and the main reason because of that was we were not a team.
Commitment, it is being loyal or dedicated to something you love doing. I love being in NJROTC, so I am dedicated to it. Being committed to something helps me stay focus to what I need to do in life. I didn't know what commitment really was until I found something I loved doing and I stick to it. In the future for my goals, I will use commitment to stay on task, stay loyal to what I love, and being dedicated to what I need to
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A volleyball player cannot jump higher from not playing in a week. A student cannot become smarter without going to school everyday and listening to their teachers. When you are dedicated, you want it. I am dedicated to my education, that being the case, I participate in a great deal of school clubs and activities.
Over the four years in highschool, I made this commitment in trying my best. It all has had paid off now as I approach graduation with a weighted GPA of 3.8 and ranking of 4 in my class. My honor classes have made me think that I can achieve anything. Hours of studying and hours on homework assignments have led me to the point where I am today. I plan to use my knowledge to help and grow the community in the
The opportunity has also allowed me to defend myself when needed in case of an emergency I am also respectful of others and encourage others in school. Taekwondo has also allowed me to focus and concentrate on school tests projects, and artwork. In school when I take a test I get nervous, but I remember the confidence I have learned in Taekwondo and use it to support me during the school test to pass with high scores. In my class when distractions are around I can’t focus but I remember to focus on my objective from Taekwondo then I block out my distractions and finish my
These events have strengthened me mentally, spiritually, and educationally. Regardless of what occurs in life, at work or in school, I have the ability to overcome the obstacles and the strength of mind, a compassionate heart and the knowledge to succeed in any task I undertake.
Throughout Leading as a Way of Serving, there were many lessons that I experienced and learned. By completing reading assignments, writing papers, participating in class discussions, and attending the class retreat, there were many opportunities to learn course content as well as realizing new aspects about myself. At the beginning of the semester, I did not know that I would be learning so much and that I could retain so many new life lessons in such a short amount of time.
I was afraid that I would be hurt again and so I didn’t let myself have feelings. I didn’t have an issue with keeping a commitment, but rather I had an issue where I was scared to get into a commitment. But I now realize that with having certain commitment issues I learned to make myself a stronger, more compassionate, and more confident person and I am so grateful that I did this because without this experience I would still let people push me around and not stand up for myself.
Over the four years that I have spent at Good Counsel, I became part of many activities. Each helping me evolve as a person and become stronger yet. Simple lists could be made of every activity that I have ever been involved in but it could never express to a person what I have learned and how it helped me to grow. Every environmental club, science club, political science club, service work, and S.A.D.D. club I was part of had a very special message to deliver to me. Whether the message was one of responsibility, or a life lesson, I grew from it. The Political Science club opened me to many new experiences. It allowed me the chance to attend the Model U.N., where I was asked to address today's top world issues. This club was very beneficial to me because I was exposed to topics and ideas that I had not previously been able to discuss or learn about in a classroom situation. The science club allowed for me to experience extra educational situations as well. I took part in a hovercraft competition, which was very educational while also allowing me the chance to work with others for a common goal.
I do have to admit that sometimes this can be extremely difficult and may leave one feeling a bit vulnerable. Commitment is the ability to take a risk and to accept the possibility of disappointment or pain. Again, I have to agree that commitment can be demanding, but to look on the bright side, it can also be rewarding. To be able to stay in ...
I have taught myself several things in life, but one of them sticks out more than all the others, and that’s the lessons I have taught myself during my experiences with my first two jobs. These learning experiences I have had have helped me to mature and grow into an adult, and they have changed my life for the better.
Are relationships in high school truly worth the potential heartache? Answers to this question vary, ranging from the enthusiastic “yes!” to the skeptical view of which cutting off one’s own third toe makes more sense to indifference. Yet, how can the value of a relationship be determined when the tumult of everyday teenage life may result in the potential loss or gain of a new relationship every week? One view may be relationships teenagers enter into are valuable practice for later in life, teaching those which engage in them how to interact with members of the opposite sex in a way which leads to marriage or family. Others, however, state the truism being a significantly low percentage of high school romances result in marriage. Although some may say the benefits outweigh the risks, relationships in high school are not feasible for many and may not be worth the effort put into them.
There were many instances in my life that have shaped my values, intellect, and academic or career goals. I was raised by my parents to become a hard worker, independent, and caring young adult. I was taught how to be all these qualities by a combination of experiencing and witnessing them first hand.