College Essay On My Hero Journey

Stephen Richards once said, “When you do what you fear most, then you can do anything.” Joseph Campbell has written a three stage theory that every hero in a story goes through, a journey if you will. Every journey is different, but it's always structured around his formula, a hero will: separate from his/her known world into a new one, they'll challenge opposing forces or complete a series of tests, and lastly they return to their world again with a gift. Going along with this formula I've gone through my own hero's journey, and succeeded.

Firstly, my journey began my twelfth grade year of high school. Competing was never a word in my vocabulary or character; I was never the person to stand in front of others and talk, or answer on-spot questions. Fear was a main contributor to my dread of public speaking, there was also a feeling of judgement from others that may have struck the nerves. That all changed when I joined FCCLA; FCCLA stands for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, and has family as its central focus. I had joined FCCLA for the first time in ninth grade, but never participated in anything. When I joined FCCLA again during my twelfth grade year, I never had any intention of competing, but my advisor encouraged me to at least try. Competing in FCCLA came with several challenges, whether it was

I was told that being recognized by the school board was a great accomplishment for the school; it enabled the school to receive more funding for repairs, and clubs, etcetera. Competing was not only amazing for myself, but it helped those around me as well, and I couldn’t have asked for a better senior year. Russell Mark once said, “Competing at the highest level is the greatest test of one's character.” That being said, I do agree with his quote; people do show that there is a different side of themselves when