Personal Success Essay

This article was made by Colvin Geoff in October 30,2006.Colvin wrote this story not only to give people inspiration to be the best but also how they succeeded it they didn't give up they worked every day at it they had dedication and determination to be the best they could be. They got their motivation from coaches friends and family.Many people ask how do you be the best, and the answer is never giving up never wanting to quit because you didn't make that shot you could have to win the game, because

What Was Your Greatest Failure and What Did You Learn From It? Every student has been taught and understands how to succeed. Over many years of schooling it is ingrained into our minds that if we don’t succeed then we fail. This mentality has prevented many people from learning from their mistakes; however, if students learn to see their mistakes not as a failure but as a lesson to learn from, we could all become ameliorated people. One of my greatest failure occurs during my third season on the

Having grown up in a time and within a society where the terms fail and lose are rarely spoken to children in any aspect of their lives, I generally considered myself a success in everything I did. I received medals, ribbons, certificates, awards, and trophies for academics, sports, and for just being a kid. So in my mind, for the majority of my life, I was unaware that I had failed or lost at anything. And having a father that is a U.S. Marine, failing and losing were not things that I wanted to

Everyone have face dissapointments. Some may be bad or good. Dissapointments can hurt people or it just make people stronger. Dissapoinments may have a good side, but it can also have a good side. Dissapoinments may bring people down, but it can also help them be stronger. Some people when faced failure they just give up but other people just keep on trying. People that become stronger with a diissapointment may be looking for ways to be better at themselve or their future. A lot of athletes learned

Failure. It happens to everyone at some point. sometimes it can be small,sometimes it can be big. But what really matters is how we respond to failure. Do we let it consume us? Or do we rise up and create success out of the failures? Sometimes failure of one thing can be triggered by multiple events. At the beginning of my Sophomore year I had just turned 16 and had just gotten my drivers license and I wanted to take the next step in my life. I started applying to a bunch of different jobs. I didn't

Success. What is success? If it to you it means simply,” to achieve the goals one sets out to accomplish,” then you may think similar to my good friend Jonny. Or you could be like my game crazy friend Beebe and define it as,” how many head shots [he] can get in one round.” Either way I guess you would be correct. However, I feel like more and more people are starting to believe the Webster dictionary version “of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.” Not that this is a bad thing but people

one is persistent enough for the right amount of rime, one can reach the goal he has set for himself. The road to success may not always be easy, but that is where the men and the boys are separated. If one practices enough, then one will be able to do anything he sets his mind to. People who wish to achieve success must be willing to spend the time on what they wish to reach success in. For one to be successful in what he wishes to do he must be good at what they are trying to be successful in

Many people see failure as the end of a journey, but in reality it is a step that must be taken on the road to success. I experienced one of my biggest failures during the summer before my junior year of high school by being cut from the soccer team. Soccer is one of the things I love most and when I was told I couldn’t play anymore I was heartbroken. I thought that my dreams of playing were over and that it was time to find a new hobby. For weeks I searched for new things to do but I could never

Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers: The Story of Success. 1st ed. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Print Chapter 1 refers to the Bible that states that those who have will be given more while those who have not will lose that which they had. During chapter 1 Gladwell talks about the certain leverage children and sports players have in school just because they were born in a beneficial section of the year. That led them to have a positive influence for their life that only helped the more though

Socially, I define success by asking your teacher for help when you need it, participating, and being active in discussions to be successful. Also, when I am playing soccer with my teammates, working together, and striving for our common goal we can achieve success. Academically, if I stay organized, put schoolwork first, and study hard, I can easily achieve success. Personally, if I take my responsibilities more seriously, I can be successful. In the past, I have acheived principal awards for