This year was a little bit monumental for me. This year was really the year I found my footing. I discovered who I am, I tried new things, I'm making so many new friends and getting involved in so much more than I did freshman and sophomore year. So emerging from Henry Clay this year, I can really say that I found myself.
This year, I made executive decisions to go places I wanted to go and to do things I wanted to do i.e. go to McDonalds after school for a shamrock shake, watch Game of Thrones after school on a Monday, go for Beta Club Officer, watch a movie after an AP test. I figured out where I wanted to go to school and decided what I want to do with my life. It feels like I finally know where I'm going.
However, this year I made some mistakes, I put off telling people things I should have told them sooner, I put off work until the morning, sometimes I got a little too confident in my abilities and rested on my laurels more than I should have, but I'm working on pushing past that for sure.
Next year, I hope to achieve even more than I did this year. I want to push myself past what I'm comfortable doing, I want to ask more questions in class, I want to prepare more for speech and lead more in clubs I'm involved in.
I also want to get the confidence to criticize people that are close to me. Recently, I've been dealing with some people who are making decisions detrimental to their health and inflationary to their ego and I want to be able to say "You don't have to prove yourself to others, you're not above me, and you really need to find self-restraint." in a nice, constructive way. That's my personal goal. It's easy to critique someone's essay in class, but it's hard to tell a close friend that their lifestyle isn't good for them.
Well that got a little personal, but what the hell. It's fine. Feelings and emotions are good. whoohoo.
winter is coming - soon!
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