2) There was and faintly is a time where someone expected me to fail ; that someone is myself. In my high school years I was lazy and put no effort when needed to in my school work. What made it worse is the people that I hanged out with, there energy made it even worse to get back up and challenge my self into doing better. I lacked confidence when it came to math or calling out answers, I felt like I had a fixed mindset rather than a growth mindset; I felt like I had a limited memory and intelligence. My friends were the same as me; two negative attitudes turning it into a total shutdown to our mental abilities. Once I got to senior year, I set aside my friends and started hanging out with the ones who are really into their school work. I saw some progress on my grades, even if my laziness wanted to kick in I did extra credit work, finished assignments on time; while I saw my friends struggling or accepting failure as a normal defeat, especially in my confidence boosted a bit; but I’m still learning to take control of it.