I believe in doing things no matter how bad you are at them. Every kid has quit that kindergarten sports team after not being placed in the “advanced” group a few years later. We can relate to the instrument lessons we stopped when we realized we would never be that four-year-old prodigy from YouTube, or the Girl Scout troop we joined in elementary school before accepting we would never be the highest cookie-seller. As children grow up, they are hesitant to try new things because they worry it’s too late to succeed at them. For high schoolers today, everything is all about winning - about being the best striker on the team or the student who gets the solo in the orchestra. We try to excel at what we do to impress coaches or friends, or even ourselves. Whatever happened to just doing things for fun and not letting your lack of talent at something stop you from enjoying it? …show more content…
My once-a-week cram-practicing and shameless mistakes at recitals make it seem like I don’t care. I don’t let myself stress about competitions and I don’t win them. I’m never going to be that kid with a shelf of piano trophies motivating me to practice more. But to be honest, I don’t think those other kids that practice hours a day to win competitions get the simple pleasure out of playing piano that I do. I don’t mean to say that if you really love something, you shouldn’t try your hardest to excel at it. And when you put in your one-hundred percent, there comes stress or disappointment when you don’t succeed. But everyone needs that one activity or hobby that they do not because they feel the need to be the best at it, but because they genuinely enjoy it. This is what piano is for me; I want to improve, but I won’t pressure myself to be better to the point where it isn’t fun
Introduction- In order to succeed in life, you have to be open to trying new experiences, even if you know you might fail. If you do fail, you have to persevere and try again if you want to reach your goal. To become better than you are, you must be exposed to new ideas and moments of failure and doubt.
Did you know that chewing gum can cause jaw problems which can lead to TMJ(Temporomandibular joint dysfunction).which is a really bad syndrome that causes “Pain and compromised movement of the jaw joint and the surrounding muscles”.Now that's only one reason why gum is not good for you but there is more. Here are the other the reasons why gum is bad for you ,it is an distraction,and it can cause littering.
High school is now coming to an end for a lot of us. We are now coming to the age for looking at different colleges and what we want to do with our future this is the time that we are making these astronomical choices in our lives. In the article “Why Everyone Shouldn't Go To College?” By Larry Cuban it got republished at the Washington Post. He expresses his views on college. Larry Cuban is very persuasive as he makes us believe why everyone should not go to college. He has outstanding credibility and he knows how to grab the reader's attention. Also, he keeps the reader intrigued by using valuable fasts throughout the post. Even though some people would not agree on his thought process Larry Cuban opened up and took a risk in the society
A great performer understands the externalities surrounding him, so he works on, with, and around them because he wants to keep getting better, knowing that preparation is crucial toward succeeding. By Coach Wooden's definition, success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you've done the best of which you are capable. That best refers to the preparation and hard work before the actual performance; it refers to doing a good day’s work. If the preparation is done right (quality over quantity) and gets the performer ready not just physically, but emotionally, cognitively, mentally, spiritually, and neurobiologically, then working hard during the week and trusting one’s preparation will lead to that success, because one can’t outperform his preparation and belief in himself. It’s common sense though, that in order to achieve a desired performance, there needs to be equal preparation. Often times, though, a performer will let the externalities ruin the moment or the love for the performance and will let obsession rob him from the joy of the journey, which is the reward in itself. The opposite could also happen; some people, for example, can bring a performer up, but others can bring him down; nonetheless, he should not let anyone tell him that he can’t do something. And instead of getting in his own way, he should be his best friend and critic at the same time, so he can spot errors and then fix them. A supportive environment could give him the freedom to realize his potential, or the capacity of developing his skills even further; however, that might not always be the case and a performer needs to learn how to deal with the situation at hand.
With competition, people have incentive to improve. Last fall, my father had the idea for the two of us to have a competition and see who could do more sit-ups by the end of the year. This would be part of my offseason baseball training and his normal exercise. We were both doing hundreds of sit-ups a day, and I eventually won. In the end, we were both the winners because this was very good exercise for our body, which probably would not have been done without the competition. At the end of each of my basketball lessons, my coach and I would play a short game of one versus one. At first, he would always win. I grew tired of always losing to
The maxim “trying is the important thing” will only lead to laziness and complacency in life. Trying is very important in being successful, but there are many more important things that are necessary for success. Parents try to boost their children’s self-esteem and make their children happy by giving them participation medals, but this is actually counter-productive. Larger and larger amounts of medals and trophies are given for increasingly smaller achievements, and this “everybody’s a winner” mentality can make children grow up to expect success and recognition for a mediocre performance. Children may be led to underachieve and not try their best, which may lead to idleness and lack of achievement in the truly competitive environment of
I do not agree with the bill that would require a person to earn a high school diploma before he or she can receive their driver's license. In high school, a lot of teens parents are not reliable enough to take them back and forth to school every day. If the teen lives far from the high school it makes it even harder for them to find a way to school. The two years between sixteen and eighteen give the teen time to learn driving skills and become better at driving. If they cannot get it till they are eighteen now it is the cause of a mistake they have made in early driving so they should not get it till then anyway.
Analyzing that phrase you can assume that those individuals who have mastered in what they specify , whether its sports or academically related , have made many mistakes along the way. You should not be afraid of failure , as it helps one learn from past mistakes. Being able to recover from failure shows how dedicated
I decided that I wanted to play a sport, I chose volleyball. Most of my friends played the sport so it wasn't hard for me to adjust and make new friends. Becoming a student athlete was a big adjustment for me, I could no longer float through my classes but I need to excel. And that's exactly what I did. For the first time in my high school career I made not only honor roll, but principal’s honor roll. For the first time my mom was proud of my report card, that made me even more proud. From then on I knew I wanted nothing less than what I earned, good grades and a proud family. From my decision to chose to become a student athlete not only make me work harder but, be great at everything I put my mind to. I had motivation to stay successful, to stay eligible. Three years ago if you were to ask me where I thought I would be my senior year, I probably would have told you low level classes barely making it by. Now here I am today excelling in my education preparing to take the next step in my future, college. Even if we don’t understand why we go through them, we have to be willing to let our obstacles become out
There is a misconception that competition is bad, if a child can experience the thrill of winning and the disappointment of losing, they will be well equipped for the reality of life. Competition provides stimulation to achieve a goal; to have determination, to overcome challenges, to understand that hard work and commitment leads to a greater chance of success. Life is full of situations where there are winners and losers; getting a job; a sports game; not getting into a desired college. People need to learn how to cope with disappointment and then to look forward to the next opportunity to try again. Competition also teaches us to dig deep and find abilities we never knew we had. The pressure to win or succeed can often inspire more imaginative thinking and inspire us to develop additional
In October, 73% of the people who came into the establishment were teens.If teens are banned , 73% of the people who go to Munchy’s Patron will be gone.The ones that will be affected by banning the teens will be the restaurant owners because they will be losing the money that the teens spend. Although adults are more likely to buy food than teens, teens should not be banned from Munchy’s Patron because the owners will l lose money , banning teens is discrimination, and if teens are banned, they will not be able to eat.
How does dropping out of high school affects students’ lives in the future? Students’ dropping out has become a crisis, President Obama said, “It’s time for all of us to come together parents and students, principals, and teachers, business leaders and elected officials to end America’s dropout crisis” (“ President Obama”). There are 7 thousand students’ that drop out of high school that adds up to about 1.2 million each year, wouldn’t it be nice to drop that number and help kids stay in school instead of dropping out of high school(“ President Obama”). Students’ shouldn’t drop out of high school because they couldn’t go to college, couldn’t hold down a job, and would struggle making minimum wage for the rest of their life.
I've always had a love-hate relationship with playing the piano since I started 13 years ago, but I wouldn't want to stop. I love the sounds that the instrument makes when you push down on keys, making melodic sounds that all come together. However, I loath the frustration that comes with learning a new piece and trying to perfect it. It's hard to not give up when you know that long, excruciating hours of practice will only get you past a few bars. But in the end, the satisfaction that comes when you've been able to put the entire song together is worth the
Playing the piano takes a lot of practice, and if I want to be really good, I am going to need lessons. I have to be able to memorize keys, symbols, the music, where my hands are supposed to go, and when to move my fingers or hands. Even though I may not get a physical reward, the skills I acquire from a challenge are important and will help in the future.
Imagine dropping out of school and soon your relationships with family, friends, and significant others start failing. What would you do? Many young Americans are dropping out of school, which causes many consequences in many aspects of their lives. Relationships of dropouts are ruined because they have limited education. High school dropouts have little to no luck finding a job. There are many advantages to raising the high school dropout age to 18. Dropping out of high school should be banned because it has many long-term consequences for individuals and society.