My self-doubt started when I entered high school. Afraid to make a mistake in front of my bright classmates, I’d rarely raise my hand and, in the process, feel like a failure: mediocre, incompetent, and unable to speak my mind.
But outside of the classroom, I didn’t feel mediocre. As a child, I had started playing simple folk tunes, such as Simple Gifts on the violin. But by eighth grade, I was excited to perform Paganini’s Concerto, a piece that had taken me years to perfect. Over the years, as my repertoire expanded, I gained greater confidence in my ability to play the violin.
After working through many challenging pieces, I realized that playing a song to perfection requires making mistakes at first. Why, then, was it that I couldn’t accept making mistakes at school?
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During Quizbowl tournaments, I hit the buzzer more readily. In Boy Scouts, I ran in troop elections for a senior position was pleasantly surprised when I won. I wouldn’t have done any of this before. The violin taught me to act without the fear of looking inferior to others.
My self-doubt no longer confines me like it did at the beginning of high school. Instead, I am defined by my determination and the steps I take to work through the failures in my life. I cannot let anything — whether it be fear of embarrassment or a Paganini concerto — prevent me from moving
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I played well in the game. And I haven't touched the violin since because of that. " i. (Wiesel 93).
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