Preservierence is the continuous effort to achieve a goal that often times is perceived as unreachable. In My life there have been many different times where perseverance was necessary. My whole life is based around sports, from the football field to the baseball field and all things between I have had to persevere through some of the hardest times in my life to find true happiness. I have found that happiness isn 't in winning, it is in doing what you never believed you could. My sports happiness isn 't in beating others, happiness is in beating yourself and tearing down the walls that you built up against yourself and then sharing the moment with the ones you love. I overcame multiple sports challenges, specifically baseball, but baseball is more than a sport. The best lessons in my life have been made between the chalk lines.
My soul is dominated by faith and family but there is a certain part of my soul that is reserved for the greatest game ever, baseball. From the first time I stepped on a baseball field practicing to try out for the traveling baseball team to our current playoff run I have had to
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The coach bus ride, amazing baseball field, and great hotel all came together to create one of the best moments in my life. We arrived in our rooms to find they were all linked together by doors, it was the perfect set up. We arrived at the baseball field knowing we were playing a multiple state championship team and I was pitching. It was the first game that all three of my pitches were on and I dominated with 11 strikeouts. During the whole season I had struggled during the last inning but at the end of this game i was perfect and ended the game with a strikeout. The embrace of my new family and the happiness I found in persevering through hard times combined to give me a feeling that I will probably never feel
My philosophy of success, is me growing into the person I want to become and being comfortable with the choices I decide to make in life. Success is not something I can achieve overnight, it’s something I must plan for then proceed to working hard for it as well. Without hard work, there isn’t anything successful about the job I want to get done or the job I wish to get done. Doing anything without hard work and dedication, and expecting the best outcome is not success; it’s mediocrity. Being mediocre/ will only allow me or anyone else to have a ‘Victim’s Mindset.’
“The good guy always wins” is a phrase we often hear growing up. Parents reassure their kids that the hero will win despite the trials he encounters. Joseph Campbell, who coined the term “monomyth”, identifies these trials as a part of a pattern in the hero’s journey. This pattern consists of separation, initiation, and return. Osmosis Jones goes through this pattern with only a few pieces missing. The hero in this story teaches others that giving up is not an option. One must have perseverance to complete a goal, in this case, to save Frank. The journey that Jones takes to help him get through the monomyth helps develop the theme of perseverance because he never gives up on what he wants.
Baseball has been a part of me for quite a while now. I have done something baseball related each week for the past several years. It has really changed what I like to do in my spare time, and it also had changed my priorities. This was the first sport I would have played, and I haven’t played a different sport since the start of me playing Baseball. There were and still are so many ways baseball has changed my life.
Many people encounter perseverance throughout their life in certain events. Buck from the Call of the Wild, is taken from a place like home to him and thrown into a harsh environment he is not used to. Similar to that, my mom was living a normal life when suddenly she had to stay strong for the family due to her brother near death from a tragic wreck. Even though they differ, both had to adapt to the life changing experiences and stay mentally strong.
My perseverance has prepared me for a career in medicine. The path towards becoming a physician can be long and challenging, necessitating the ability to endure. My ability to bounce back from setbacks and mistakes has solidified throughout my journey. One of the cornerstone experiences of my personal development occurred during high school. My determination led to me my graduating as valedictorian of my class, while balancing three varsity sports and several extracurricular activities. In addition, I worked on weekends to help support my family financially. This persistence resulted in scholarship awards that made higher education a possibility.
When I was younger the game of baseball was a safe haven for me. This was because I had a speech impediment which caused me to have trouble making friends at school. To counter my loneliness, I developed a close relationship with my dad. However, my dad worked six days a week and on his off days he always watched baseball. So, I decided to watch the games with him. I quickly became invested in the sport and watched every game that I could and eventually started covering the entire league. Gradually I began realizing that baseball
Back then, I could rarely beat that one friend I would constantly play with. Regardless, I never gave up. Even though losing is frustrating, it is what drives me to practice even more so that I can improve. Perseverance is a special trait because it was what kept me from giving up, and because of it, I have long since surpassed my friend. Currently, that perseverance has carried over to the tournaments that I enter. Even if I lose, I choose to get back up, keep playing, and try again. I have the determination and desire to defeat the players who are ranked above me. When I finally beat them, or win the tournament, the satisfaction from proving myself is the best reward I could ever receive. I am currently ranked sixth in Hawaii, and it was because of my perseverance that I was able to achieve that. Perseverance is what allows me to not give up, and to keep looking forward.
With seconds to spare I arrived at batting practice and began to prepare for my game. I hear coach call out my name and as I he acknowledged that I was there he told me I was pitching. My brain shifted and went into a whole new mode, I was more focused and more determined than I have ever been. This was the biggest baseball game of my career and I 'm starting on the mound. Honestly it couldn 't have turned out any better, the fate of the pin and my team lied in my hands and I loved the pressure. The pressure made me thrive and before I knew it our team was marching onto the field for the national anthem. During the singing of the national anthem I peeked into the crowd and first row down the first base side was the little boy I met on the cart and his dad sitting right next to him. This game was for that little boy, I needed to impress him. I pitched six strong innings and my team ended up winning the game. It was the most exciting game of my career and the best part was being greeted with the best pin in the tournament after such a spectacular win. The little boy ran out into the middle of the field where we shook our opponents hands and in front of everyone in the stadium handed me the only thing I cared about besides winning. I was in the best mood for the rest of the day and I rewarded myself with a nice long sleep. I could only image what the next day had to
Perseverance commonly occurs in everyone’s lives. Every single person that exists persists towards a goal, and every person has persisted a goal for as long as people have existed. However, even though perseverance usually resonates with pursuant people, it is also what makes people stand out the most as well. No person becomes a great and influential individual by half-trying something, and then giving up. Everyone must learn to push through tough times and failure to get anywhere in life. No matter what the situation may be, pursuance remains the key component for one’s accomplishments and goals because one must try first before they can achieve their goals; whether that goal becomes survival, being a hero, becoming a dominant administrator,
Today many people undergo challenges in their lives and they can either let it stop them or push forward. As the eldest child of a single mother, one huge adversity I had faced growing up would be helping my mother with my two younger brothers. My parents divorced when I was six years old and my father being in the military was deployed around the world. I don’t think not having my father active in my life put me at a disadvantage but there were times where things would’ve been easier if he were there. My mother wasn’t able to work most of the time because she had to watch my younger brothers. Therefore, we are considered a low-income family. Throughout my life, I had to learn how to prioritize and balance my education with home life. As I
As Herbie Hancock once said, “It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.” Perseverance is always a necessity, no matter what your situation may be. Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines perseverance as “continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.” If one never tries to continue on through the struggles of life, then there is no way that they can succeed in anything they try. No matter what one does, there is always going to be at least one obstacle, and-despite the scale-they must be surpassed. Examples of perseverance are easy to see, including-but not limited to-applying for many jobs even after constant rejection, working out for an hour each day to lose weight, or even making
I believe that hard work is the real treasure of a person because without hard work we cannot achieve our dreams and goals in life. No one can achieve success without doing hard work. It starts when we stop looking for alternatives or shortcuts towards success. We need to remember that there are no short cuts to success. Hard work, complimented with an intense desire to struggle and to achieve success is the only sure way of reaching success that you have always wanted. Hard work is one of the secret for us to be successful in life. Laziness and sluggishness makes one’s life a curse and only hard work can make your life a blessing. We cannot work hard if we don’t have goals. The meaning of goal according to Wikipedia is a desired result of a
Life Lesson As an underclassman you come into high school either thinking that the next four years of your schooling will be really easy or really stressful. To tell the truth, it can be both, whether you come into high school with a positive or negative attitude. High school is the last place you can get away with some mistakes and try again. The next four years will test your skills and responsibilities.
I will never forget my first season of competitive golf, averaging in the upper ninety’s and by the end of this season I was averaging in the low ninety's which qualified me for the first round of the post season. This event was the Mid-Penn championship, held at Armitage golf course.
Persistence is more important than ability to determine a person’s success. When there is a person who wants to do their goal or task they have to be able to work hard for their goal, they need to be dedicated to the goal, and no matter what happens they can’t give up which means that they have to keep going and going until they have finally achieved what they wanted to achieve. So this shows that a great successor needs to be very persistent to achieve and go beyond what they want to do, they need to drive themselves to success, but most of all they need to be patient and have time.