The Importance Of Overcoming Obstacles

My family makes a sufficient amount of money to take care of home necessities, but we only make so much money that we consider higher education a luxury. In addition, growing up without my father I have had to overcome many challenges including a lack of confidence and self love. Over time I have overcome these obstacles and I am proud of the young man I am today. I still find that I am my biggest critic, but instead of getting down on myself, I push myself harder to grow. Making mistakes is something I have accepted and have come to understand in order to get closer to my objectives both onstage and off. Everyday is an opportunity to learn, I make the choice challenging myself and grow as a student and as an artist. My background of growing

Starting my second semester in Modern I, I was really excited to see what new things I would learn and what new goals I needed to set for myself. I was definitely ready to push myself and work even harder than the semester before. During my second semester I set only two new goals and kept one from first semester. The two goals that I set included, getting stronger in my inversions and watching the alignment of my hip. The goal that I kept from last semester was making sure that I was coming to class alert and ready to work. After second semester mid-term, I started to work a lot on building strength in my arms. During class, Professor Hapke would always come over to me and fix my arms while I was in downward dog. To make sure I was gliding

In my culture, society looks down at mental illness and when news of mental illness gets out in the society, one’s reputation is pretty much destroyed. My elder brother, Imran, was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was a teenager. My family was still living in Bangladesh at the time and my brother’s illness was treated as a secret by my parents. My parents went above and beyond to hide my brother’s illness because we come from a culture that is quick to condemn parents for their children being abnormal, my family felt very protective of the fact that we had mental illness in our family. Family visitation and guests in our home were strictly monitored by my mother and my siblings and I were coached to make excuses for my brother. My brother’s illness shaped me as a person because I realized that I needed to be able to overcome the obstacles life throws in my way in order to take care of my family.

I have had to face many obstacles in my life. I have learned that every obstacle can either make you stronger or brake you. If overcoming the obstacle were easy, everyone would do it quickly and without any difficulties. It is the joy of overcoming the obstacles that makes everything so much worth it. In my case every obstacle has had a purpose. Three unforgettable obstacles that I have overcome are my childhood, an abusive domestic violent relationship, and jail time.

A few months later, it was finally summer time. That meant that if he made it to the end of July he could go on the annual family trip to Frontier Town. We didn’t do much this summer because my mom wanted to be home when her dad was about to die. My poppop made it to the camping trip and it was hard for him to get from place to place. My dad and cousin had to help carry my poppop outside to his wheelchair so that he could go on the boat and be outside with the family. They had to do this often because he took a lot of naps. They had to carry him in and out of the camper a lot. One day while we were there he wanted to go out on the boat. He went on his cousin's boat because it was a bigger and there was more room for his wheelchair and for other people to fit on the boat. He told my dad to drive my pop pop's boat in the water so that we could all go out together. My poppop fell asleep while we were

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

“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

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,

From personal experience, any obstacle or disadvantage can be used for something good. When I was a high school senior, I broke my wrist playing basketball right before state playoffs. It devastated me and my team. For a sports enthusiast like me, this injury was a major setback. Through this experience, I became a better team captain by raising moral from the bench dispite not being able to play. Life will always come with obstacles but we must determine whether we want to use the obstacles to fuel greatness or disappointments. This paper will discuss people throughout history that have used their personal struggles and setbacks to achieve something great.

In my life I have faced many obstacles. There has been times when I was unsure about how I was going to handle a situation and how I was going to move on from it. Although some obstacles may be abominable, I am a firm believer of "everything happens for a reason". If God brings you to it, he will help you get through it.

Everyone faces challenges and complications in their life but i strongly feel what is important is what you learn from that obstacle. Throughout my junior year i was dealing with a situation that lead to events that i never thought would happen to me. My mother, father, sisters, and i have been going through some challenges that caused my family to split. It began when my parents divorced and my mother met someone who didn't respect me nor my sisters. I couldn't explain how difficult it was to listen to the negativity that went on in that house. Its hard to wake up and smile knowing you're not welcomed in your own house. My mother agreed with everything he said and he was clearly the king and we had to bow down to him. Eventually i ended up

Going through your life without an obstacle or setback is unrealistic. You are bound to have them no matter what you do. Some obstacles are harder to get over than others and some are minor and easy to deal with. All of them though, are very important to your life and shape you into the person you are now or will become. Everyone deals and manages with them differently, but it’s how it affects you after that is important. Did you come away from it stronger or weaker? Did you learn a lesson or not? Each obstacle you overcome should hopefully make you a better person in some way, shape, or form. I have had many personally, but one that has impacted me the most had just recently taken place in my life.

I had drawn a picture for him. It was a colorful heart. It said “To Poppop, From Eva.” I set it on his chest and said a small prayer. I do not usually say prayers, so this was special for only him. I loved him with all my heart. I loved him to the moon and back. This was my families saying. I cried while saying my small prayer. After a while I finally stopped crying just to start again. When we got back to our hotel, I was given the picture I had put on my grandfather’s chest. I was a mix of anger and sadness. I still have that image to this day. I cherish it. A memory of my Poppop. We have a compartment in our home that holds his ashes. I still cry sometimes. At night so no

March came around and Pop was still ill and taking medicine from the hospital to keep his heart pumping. he is still in the hospital with complications from his heart. Continuously, the doctors said that the main values in his heart were clogged with plaque and worn out from smoking. There was not much left to do at this point so the doctors were trying to get him on the donor list for a new heart. At this moment reality hit hard; I knew it was only going to be a matter of time before Pop's last breath would come. As I would sit in the cold hospital room right next to Pop's bed and we would reminisce on the moments spent together when I was younger. He would consistently tell me, "I'll get a heart," I would tear up every time hoping it would be true but knowing that in reality there was a very slim chance. Throughout the month I would visit Pop twice a week after football practice; we would talk about how the team was and how his day went. Each day I saw him, his skin complexion would lighten and he would look worse. It was hard for me to look at Pop this way but I knew his death was near and wanted to spend every moment I could with him.