Personal Essay: The Key To Success

I could not find myself, until I found grit. To explain, I had been having a hard time at home, I was losing focus, and just could not seem to recognize a purpose for my being. Furthermore, it feels as if I am my only support system, my own mentor, and my only motivator. My successes are owed to perseverance, passion, and zeal. To begin with, I use perseverance daily to face challenges in my home and at school. Firstly, many people believe I will fail in light of previous family “failures.” Although in reality, not meeting someone else’s standards does not mean you failed. Unfortunately, when your father never graduated from high school, your mother hasn’t worked in ten years, and only one of your five sisters (I am the youngest) has gone

Firstly, I have begun challenging myself, and have stepped a foot through the door to my future. In fact, I have been attending an Airframe Mechanics course at the National Center for Aviation Training, and a Comp One course provided by Wichita Area Technical College through my high school. For the most part, I believe I have been taking the proper measures to secure my success. Secondly, I have maintained good grades and put a lot of effort into becoming more professional. To demonstrate, I worked very hard, was on time, and was engaged in my high school government class and ended up with a 105% at one point. Also, I finished my first session with all A’s. Definitely, by practicing professionalism and giving my best efforts, I can achieve anything. Thirdly, I am very self-reliant, so I have been working on strengthening my self-discipline. Indeed, I find myself down and unmotivated more often than not, but I have come up with a remedy. Ordinarily, I take a step back, give myself a pep-talk or some constructive criticism and re-focus myself. Expressly, I am able to control and direct myself in the correct manner despite my irrelevant desires. Thereupon, each of these things power my passion, and perfect my