Obstacles Can 't Stop You

His hard work and drive to provide for his family, has transcended down to me, as I am very driven to create a bright future for myself, and be able to provide for my family in the same way. Now I don’t have enough space for my personal narrative so I am going to fast forward up until an event that changed my life path and had a significant effect on me. Throughout my childhood, and through high school I never really had to deal with major adversity. In high school I was more outgoing and had many friends, was one of the top baseball players at my school, made great grades, everything seemed to be going perfect. I attended Florida State University for the summer and fall term until I had to withdraw from the University. I was involved with the wrong people, put absolutely no effort into my schoolwork, and fell into a downward spiral. I felt as if I have let everyone around me down, became depressed, and to this day have suffered from anxiety among other things. However this event shaped who I am today. After a year of getting back on my feet getting a job, I had made a goal that I was going to get back into college, prove everyone that doubted me wrong, and I have done just that. I made straight As in community college, was involved in leadership positions, and became involved in community service. My family’s role along

Throughout everyone's lifetime, one will confront an obstacle. Obstacles can obstruct or hinder one’s process. Most of the time obstacles have a negative a affect on people because of how difficult they can be. Not making a team, loss of a loved one, loss of a job are some examples of common obstacles that occur to many people. Obstacles are barriers that block people from pursuing what they want to do. They are present in every journey of our life, no matter how big or small. The importance of overcoming obstacles is learning new skills, determination and creating new opportunities.

When he was younger he went into the Army. My dad quickly learned his job and worked hard. He also worked for the state when he got out of the Army, trying to provide for his family. Fast forward some years and my mom had a job. On days she worked she would have to go to work very early, and my dad would have to do my hair and help to get me ready for school.

Have you ever been scared to accomplish a challenge? I'm going to be talking about the time when I accomplished one of the challenges that I have always wanted to learn how to do. Some people that were involved or a whiteness of my accomplishment was my sister named Malina and my little cousin named Mazzy .

Also on top of that, all the grants that he applied for, fell through and he was paying for his entire college education out-of-pocket. He says that this was a very stressful time in his life. He was either working or studying 24/7. My dad explains his college experience as not the ordinary “party and have fun with friends” he says that his college life was very difficult and even the opposite of that. A lot of the people he went to college with thought he was “odd” and he mostly spent his time off “being an

Obstacles and disadvantages are a part of life, and will always be there in your path. Some of the hurdles will be bigger than others, and some hardships will be easier than others. Whether it be a chair in your way or something you can't get over, obstacles will be there. The question is not how to avoid snags, but how can you turn the tables on them and have a positivist outcome. Flipping them to benefit you, and others around you to have a better outcome on the situation. There are three ways that I know that can help you achieve this, being optimistic, adding on to your armor, and using them as an advantage.

“They never said it was easy, they said it would be worth it.” This quote means that everything in life is going to be hard; in the end, it will all be worth it. Think about it as a subject at school it may be boring, but it will be worth it in the future. So if you're having a hard time in life this quote can help you, and believe me I was in your shoes one day.

In life we encounter trials and tribulations that cause us to become stressed, bitter, depressed, and sometimes, on the verge of giving up. We may even want to give up a dream that we have worked our entire lives to accomplish. These difficulties can seem as if they are holding us back when they are actually building us into the people that we will aspire to be. Life can sometimes be full of large obstacles, but with persistence and ambitious minds, we can exceed our own expectations. By learning to overcome these obstacles we can learn to grow and thrive. In order to do this, I believe, persistence and hard work is crucial.

Prompt #2: Describe an obstacle that you’ve experienced. What does your experience show about your character?

Obstacles. What are they? Obstacles are every day little things, big or small. An obstacle could be getting up in the morning, going to school or work, homework, making dinner, or maybe training for a marathon. We may not realize it, but we face some type of obstacle every day. Different people experience different obstacles, for some people a really difficult obstacle can be easy for others and vise versa. Everyone handles their obstacles in life differently. Overcoming an obstacle can feel very refreshing because we accomplished something, and who doesn’t love that feeling of achieving something? An obstacle i’m pretty sure we’ve all faced is trying to walk when we were babies. We always see those adorable videos of baby giraffes , cows, or deers trying to stand up right after they’re born, they struggle to stand on their own and their legs shake because they can’t hold the weight. But eventually they’re walking and running all over the place. Even though they are animals they don’t get up because they are determined to stand. If people don’t have the determination to

During the course of our lives, we will all be faced with obstacles. Some may be small, such as losing your car keys. Others may be large, like losing your job. However, if you approach all obstacles with an ambitious attitude, and resilience, as opposed to just whining, moping, and becoming depressed about it, they can be much more easily overcame (Harrington, 2012).

“You are the only person that you should rely on.” My mom said it best, because of her this was my 10 year old mentality. Independence is a huge factor in my household, my mom always taught me that eventually she won’t be there to protect me. Raised by a strong single mother, I was taught that when you depend on others you lose your sense of pride and sovereignty. When you learn to stand on your own two feet and take care of what you are accounted for, you see the world for what it really is. Although you may face obstacles, it is important to remember that it is not the end. Obstacles do not block ones path, rather they are the course to prosperity.

Something in my life that I think goes unnoticed is my ability to overcome obstacles that get in my way. I learned at a very young age how to deal with serious events and problems. My life hasn’t been easy and the fact that I am alive is a miracle. On March 15, 1998, my parents were on their way home from a business trip when they were hit by a drunk driver just miles from home. My mother was also 32 weeks pregnant with me at that time and we were not expected to make it. My dad broke his arm, while my mom suffered a horrific traumatic brain injury and other major physical injuries. She had to learn everything all over again. Growing up with a mentally and physically disabled mom was extremely difficult. She would do weird things and get angry

The lessons we take from obstacle we encounter can be fundamental to later success. We always are faced with challenges but the only way to overcome them is if we face them head on. Something that challenges me everyday is my sister. My sister was diagnosed with Epilepsy in early June of 2016. My family has to deal with this everyday for the rest of our lives.

My goals are to pass all my classes of at least a 3.5 GPA, study at least 2 hours a day, and to show up to class everyday as possible. I think the biggest barrier is time and the reasoning for that is because you have to make a schedule of when you’re going to study and when to go to bed, so you’ll wake up on time to class. My biggest challenge is procrastination. This is true because I say I’m going to work on it the next day, but I usually don’t and I wait to the last-minute. I assume that I always have the time to work on it later, but end up doing it the day before the assignment is due. My biggest strength is paying attention and writing notes. I say this because I was always taught by my parents, if you pay attention and write notes,