Why I Want To Be A Physical Therapist

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“Why even try? People who don’t even studied are getting better grades than me.”,“There’s no way I can be a physical therapist”, or “I’m done trying in school!” These were my thoughts for many years. I always struggled in school, but it was my sophomore year where I started to give up. My grades started to drop, along with my confidence. I began to notice the people around me, and I started to compare myself to them. I was thinking that I was not smart enough, pretty enough, or good enough. Academics became a main focus in my life. My mood reflected the grades I got one my homework and tests. Academics became such a big thing because I wanted to be a physical therapist, and I knew it took good grades and hard work to achieve. I thought that getting B’s meant …show more content…

Although I didn’t want “bad” grades...This wasn’t just academics this was even sports. I would always look at others and their talents and think I had to be like them. I finished my sophomore year not impressed with my grades, but in the middle of my Junior year, things began to change. I realized that God made us all unique in a different way. I had help from my big brother, Austin. He really made an impact on my life.He is also studying to be a physical therapist, and that’s exactly what I want to do. I started asking him questions like “What if I can’t succeed as a physical therapist?”. The first thing my brother said to me was “You have no self confidence. You need to change that.”He started talking about how if you are not able to believe in yourself, it’s going to be a harder process”. Also, he mentioned that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it. I began to think about how much being a physical therapist would mean to me. I started to realize that he is right, if I put in all the hard work and have confidence in myself, I can succeed. However, my brother is very similar to me. He is not a naturally a smart

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