Personal Accomplishments: A Personal Analysis

The fundamental values taken from the lessons my mother, Samara D. Kendrick, has taught me that I am in control of my destiny and the future success and/or failure that will result based on my actions, decisions and beliefs. While being told by the administrative staff of my high school that "one day only a handful out of five-hundred students would go to college", with direction from my mother, I have learned to motivate myself with alternative goals and convictions. For the past four years, this statistic has stuck in my mind and has served as a catalyst for me to work diligently and with purpose. While attending high school, I have taken college dual-enrollment classes, participated in the schools H.O.S.A (Health Occupations Students

As someone who has worked so hard throughout their entire schooling career, and had accomplished so many achievements, it was unbearable for me to understand why or how I could have fallen so short. Disappointment in myself had crept into my soul and it was tough for me to cope with the thought that I had let down not only myself, but also everyone else that was rooting for me in the background. The weight of the world felt like it was coming down on my shoulders. Initially, I went through stages of anger and sadness; moreover, I was on the verge of just giving up entirely and settling for less. I was convinced that this one setback would be a determining factor in the course of the rest of my life and how it would take shape. Essentially, I moved past these negative feelings and emotions. Remembering all the tireless days of work, the obstacles, the worrying, and the disappointment that amounted to the overall stress my mother endured. Causing these negative emotions within myself to change instead into inspiration, passion, and determination to keep trying. I've realized that my entire life will not come crashing down from one “We will think about it” response and/or moment in time. Although the feeling from rejection was a dramatic experience, I've also realized that I'm human and not oblivious to my feelings; however, the rationale was based on a hasty