Stated By George S. Patton

Why do difficult challenges exist? There seems to be no point in hardships, they just cause pain and sorrow. But after a hardship, everything seems brighter, you are grateful for everything and your eyes are opened to a completely different perspective. Hardships are challenging but after overcoming hardships, you will be satisfied with excellent results.

It’s ok to challenge ourselves, we are often encouraged to push ourselves to the max because the greatest reward lies within overcoming obstacles. What they don’t tell us is that while it’s always great for us to grow, we need to be aware of our limits and be careful so we don’t put ourselves in a situation that could potentially be way over our heads. Malcolm Gladwell uses the story of Caroline Sacks in his book David and Goliath to warn us of the consequences that come with putting yourself in a difficult ordeal. Caroline has to deal with a situation she believed she could handle, but the David vs Goliath fight backfires and instead of the underdog coming out on top and conquering the terrifying giant, she is overwhelmed by the magnitude of the

I have never been the kind of person to back down from a challenge. Challenge is defined as something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle. A military service academy is the ultimate call to battle for any young man or woman. I have never been one to back down from a challenge. I have always been a very competitive individual and would always accept any challenge thrown in my direction. Many of the challenges I have faced have been in and around the pool. I began competitively swimming when I was seven years old. As I have grown up in the swimming world, I have been faced with many challenges that push me past my comfort zone, testing my physical and mental limits. Training 4-6 hours a day, attending school, volunteering in my community, and balancing these tasks responsibly is a challenge in it of itself. I believe these obstacles have prepared me for the challenges imposed at a service academy.

I thrive on a good challenge. For example, if an assigned task is too easy, I tend to get bored and undervalue myself as a whole. I wonder why this person assigned this task to me; do they think I am not capable of a more difficult task? I expect my courses at the university to challenge me in ways I have never been challenged before.

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” What the Roman poet Horace was saying was that when there is an obstacle in our way, our true colors will radiate. I could not agree more. When we as human beings feel passionate about achieving a goal, we may learn something new of ourselves, maybe a new trait that we did not know we possessed, when we reach new heights we did not know we could push ourselves towards. Challenges are similar to tests. Challenges are faced every day, but how we respond to them determines how strong we really are. Prime examples are superheroes and students that move dramatically.

A lot of people set a challenge to improve. By setting a challenge, individuals work hard, asking for help and advice from experienced advisors. Challenges motivate people and keep them working hard. The most significant challenge I have faced was getting a full scholarship into the private school, American Heritage High School in Plantation. This challenge was crucial for me because I came to United States in the middle of sixth grade. I went to Falcon Cove Middle School, and the school placed me in regular classes within the ESOL program. The ESOL program is a program designed for foreign students who do not speak English well. I got out of the program once I passed the placement test to the Cambridge program. In middle school, I won a variety

My mother once said , “Without struggle there is no progress.” I have to say I agree. You have to go through obstacles , such as struggles, to get to your goal. My goal is to travel the world , through this future journey one will have to overcome difficult situations. Much like the Greek hero Odysseus, one will have to face challenges to be successful , in my journey to travel the world there are obstacles I will have to overcome like; money to obtain transportation, separation from family, and illness of families or friends.

Just like what Suzie Cameron said,‘’If you don’t do something in life, nothing happens.’’ Especially if there’s a challenge that needs to be faced. To me, I believe that overcoming a challenge gives a sense of accomplishment. You can overcome anything if you think through it first. An example of this is James Cameron, the director of Avatar and Titanic, (and his crew) designed, built, and made a dive into the deepest parts of the ocean. It took them months to build the submarine, called the Deep Sea Challenger. After finishing the sub and were preparing for a test dive, when two members of their team died of a plane crash. This accident could’ve stopped them from reaching their target, but they went ahead because they believed that Andrew

I agree with Duke Ellington when he said “A problem is a chance to do your best.” In other words to me it is saying, when you are faced with something difficult you can, and will

Winning gives you an incomparable feeling of joy and accomplishment; it is one of the best feelings in the world (Winning Isn't Everything, It's the Only Thing). “Winning does build confidence especially when that winning represents a true accomplishment; (i.e., I've beaten a worthy opponent),” says David A. Feigley (The Role of Winning in Youth Sports).

Born November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California, General George Smith Patton, Jr. was one of the most complicated, yet greatest leaders in military history. On June 11, 1909, he attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) for a year and then to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 15th cavalry Regiment. Growing up, Patton’s ultimate life goal was to become a hero and a successful leader. In Robert B. Williamson’s book, “General Patton’s Principles for Life & Leadership”, the author takes a personal account of Patton’s principles which he lived and fought for. These main principles consisted of the following: Leadership,

Sometimes I felt this with a free throw missed or a rebound not completed. Other times I have carried the weight of my defeated team feeling as though I did not do enough to motivate them. This failure, however, has made my success so much greater to just get that feeling of a win. Winning always had come easy to me in my younger career, before high school varsity basketball, that is. I lost more games on the varsity basketball team than I ever had the rest of my life. It was a terrible feeling but when I was able to catch a win, nothing felt greater. It made me feel like I was floating on air. The wins give me ecstatic emotions every time, because it's not every day that we succeed. Usually our team has been on the lower end of the totem pole as we take loss after loss. However, when we do triumph over our opponents, there is no greater

Challenge is test of one 's abilities or resources in a demanding or stimulating situation and it’s always present. First day of training is a big challenge for me, I must consider all the policies and procedure in a particular department. Also a challenge to meet their expectations as IT student. I must bring all ideas I had. During my training on-the-job-training, I push to work better.. That was a big challengefor the me. I was only a trainee, so the supervisor must supervise us and not to let us handle a situation than he didn’t know. And because of that, I learned to put a dedication to my work.

‘It is when I struggle that I strengthen. It is when challenged to my core that I learn the depth of who I am.’ I kept on repeating this to myself waiting for my campus interview in the final year. Sitting there with fervor, I entered the room with utmost confidence. The whole interview was not just technical but challenged my grit, determination and presence of mind. And after coming out of the interview, I just knew I had grabbed the opportunity. That day taught me; challenges can make you or break you; it all depends on you.

Challenges are one of the many things we as humans posses. We learn to face challenges and how to conquer the ones that come after them. I have many challenges but my main one is a personal family issue. Recently I moved in with my mom and I have not got to see my sister and my stepsister who live with my dad. This is a challenge because It distracts me from things I need to be focused on. Another challenge is one that not only I face but a ton of other people do as well, procrastination. I procrastinate a ton and I usually do things the night before they are due or the next morning before I go to first block. I have been getting better at this by starting on the assignment the night I received it and working on it a little every night. This way I work on it and I do not procrastinate and I get my work done neatly and on time. My challenge I am least concerned about is self confidence. I struggle with making decisions and wondering what other people think about me. I am currently learning to