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Confidence

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11, 1884. Roosevelt was both her birth name and her married name. Eleanor married her fifth cousin Franklin D. Eleanor Roosevelt. She was best known as the first lady of the US, from 1933-1945. She was active in social work and Democratic politics. She was also a passionate writer, she wrote about racial equality, woman’s rights, and world peace. In 1935, she began a syndicated column, "My Day" which she continued to write

Believe in yourself, and whatever you are doing. Having confidence makes things easier to do. Even if you fail do not be afraid to try again. We learn by our mistakes and grow from them. Being afraid won’t help you succeed. Facing your fears and conquering your quest makes you stronger because your experience gives you knowledge. Knowledge is power. You can do whatever you set your mind to.

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar was born as Hilary Hinton Ziglar in 1926 in lower Alabama. His mother was a single parent of eleven children after his father died. Two weeks later his youngest sister also passed away. So he faced a lot of hardships growing up. Zig achieved a lot of his goals in life at the price of his wife and children. He didn’t realize how much his ambitions hurt his family, when he was offered a job in Dallas he didn’t realize how it affected his children at a very crucial time in their lives. He made amends later in life after finding faith.

I can relate to this quote because I am trying to reach my goals at the present time and it has not been an easy road, but with Gods will and grace I will achieve what I have started out to do. I feel that achieving a goal on its own can be satisfying, but if you become a more compassionate, observant, appreciative, experienced, empathetic person by achieving your goals then you have reach a higher level of understanding.

“..And That Has Made All the Difference”

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took that one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference” -Robert Frost-

“The Road Not Taken” was published in 1916 by Robert Frost. Frost dropped out of kindergarten in 1879 because he had stomach pains. His mother was a teacher so she provided him with an education at home. He did not become a couch potato and enjoyed not having to attend public schooling. He returned to public schooling during the fifth grade.

Frost and I have a lot in common. Just because we quit something for a short period of time does not mean that we become unfamiliar with it and never try it again. I dropped out of high school my sophomore year in high school, definitely not one of my best choices in life. When I dropped out I broke my family’s heart. My mom said to me that people who drop out of high school do nothing but end up working at a fast food joint all their lives.

Many people that drop out of high school become very lazy and don’t further their education. Two weeks after I dropped out I enrolled in GED classes. I took the test and passed. I didn’t want to stop there; I wanted to get a degree to start my career. I am now enrolled at WVJC and will earn an associates degree in Medical Assisting in March of 2009. Instead of being a lazy high school drop out, I chose the path less traveled by, “and that has made all the difference. “

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