The Success Of Success: The Road To Success

When people think of success, they think of people with money, fame, or power. But how did those people get to be in that position? What made them successful? More often than not, the stepping stones to success are forgotten once success has been achieved. But without the little steps that make up the whole, the whole can never exist. Writing is similar in this way; as we draft, review and edit, our smaller steps eventually make up a successful, complete paper. Writing frequently has allowed me to slowly get better over time, and this is important on the road to becoming a successful writer. As I’ve grown over the years, I’ve used the building blocks provided to me as steps to help me excel in everything I do. My eventual successes can only

“Our coach let us know how proud she was of us: no matter what happened, we were successful.” What she said was important to us because we knew she believed in our abilities, and she knew that we were an incredible team no matter how we competed. She saw us work hard at practice every single day. Westover was the day to show off our skills, but the training we did during the hot summer months to prepare for the season is the reason why had already come so far. Our portfolio is like this too; we write all semester long, and then we get to show off our work in a final product. Sure the writing during the semester is hard, but it all pays off when you know your final product is going to be a big success. This first essay meant a lot to me because cross country was such a huge part of my life for such a long time, and being a runner was a big part of my identity in high school. I learned a lot about myself during these years, and cross country helped me learn to take life, like writing, one step at a