Education is the root of ones successful life. Having an education is what builds a persons intelligence and with that intelligence they also develop life skills such as social & internal skills that are used in their daily life. Throughout my educational path I have obtained many new skills and have used them all in life so far whether it is actually in school or maybe even in my work place. Having a good education is part of what built part of my identity of being a good student.
There is no student that is perfect including myself, everyone comes with their flaws. Even with my flaws I always was the type of student who wanted more out of their education then just a certificate or a diploma just saying that I did it. As for as long as I can remember I have always had problems with procrastination and self doubt. These were challenges that I have faced since middle school and it wasn’t until I got into college that I realized that I had to change my bad habits. Starting in middle school my procrastination always came with excuses whether I told my teachers I didn’t do the work because I was tired or because I got home late, or simply telling them I forgot so I just didn’t do it. From those moments I just knew that this habit of not turning in work was going to turn into something much bigger. As I entered high school it got worse. My freshman year I went in with the mindset that I would be this perfect straight A student and that was not the case. Once my class loads became heavier the procrastination started to kick in strongly. As a result I started failing classes and dug myself into such a deep hole that I couldn’t bring myself out of and then from there this is when my phase of self-doubt had begun.
Self- doubt was a very dangerous thing for me throughout high school. It held me back from many achievements and opportunities. After my freshman year by passing through a thin line I realized that if I wanted more I had to put in more. I couldn’t sit around from 7 am until 3:45 pm learning then going home to not do anything. As for self-doubt that played a role as well because I felt that being that I was still in a kind of hole that I couldn’t get out of I wasn’t capable of doing the work to the same quality as everyone else. I had to compare my work to everyone else’s and if it wasn’t good enough to me I felt it wouldn’t be good enough for my teachers. To avoid that feeling I never turned in the work. For these procrastination & self- doubting habits that I had, I decided that I needed to do better and change. In my sophomore year I begun to stay after school with friends and we would all do homework together and of course turn it in the next day on time.
As a result of this, for the next three years of my high school education I begun to follow this routine and on my way to becoming a top student. I stayed up the late hours when I was home doing homework, making sure I was asking for help. staying around teachers who I knew would keep me in check and always make sure that I was doing good. I began to see my grades excel in most areas and it was a great feeling. As senior year rolled around I was able to break that self-doubt habit and it felt like such a relief. Having been surrounded by people who truly want the same goal for me and people who supported me 100% it helped me realize that the more hard that I work and the more effort and time that is put in ultimately leads to greater success and accomplishments. my procrastination habits still come up here and there sometimes but I have learned how to control myself by going on a schedule and planning my time out accordingly when it comes to school. Once I got to college, everything got better.
Having a good education builds part of ones identity. With having such a well provided education comes challenges and obstacles. Everyone has those flaws and those flaws are their obstacles. As long as you set high standards and goals for yourself you are bound to overcome any challenge in the way. When you surround yourself with people who want you to do well then you do well. It is up to you how far you’re willing to go to become successful in the future.
