If I Could Change One Thing
What's that one thing that u wish you could change in your past?
An event I would rewrite from my past experiences if I could go back in time, would be the period I lacked confidence and was too afraid of taking any risks. There were several times when I failed to put myself forward for a cause and there were other times when I retreated from things I could of maybe found out something more about myself. I remained in a 'safe' area though in truth I was stopping myself and wasting the possibility that could of taught me about what I was truly capable of.
Why do u wish that you could change it? What went wrong?
The part I would rewrite this time is because this one part of my life, was the part of my life that hindered my progress and experience. The wrong that occurred during this time period of my life was not one of inadequacy, but of self doubt and wrong approach of failure as failure is not just apart of the learning process but is itself. This developed a cyclical behavior to never push oneself for anything in life which will only result in another self doubt that leads to future opportunities of acquiring skills and confidence while you may be missing chances of doing so, like all those wasted chances I had during the time period mentioned above.
What lesson did learn from this experiences ?
Honestly the one lesson that I just have gained from this one instance of my life is that failure should not be seen as frightening but as a lesson. There will never be any growth unless one gets out of their comfort zone and takes chances regardless of fear, and the one other thing I learned was that self-confidence does not come as a gift, rather something you earn through the act of working at it, and every failure you experience only sets you up to work towards something even better. It doesn't have to be something more perfect, it just has to be something more then you were before through your action taken over a period of time.
How has that moment shaped the person you are today?
This experience has contributed to me becoming the person that I am now in that it has made me aware of my past, and it has allowed me to embrace the fact that failure isn't the end; I now actively challenge myself to do things I used to be afraid of doing, which makes me much more resilient, as well as sympathetic toward those with a similar situation; I now have a mentality that encourages myself to press forward, using the confidence I have of my abilities, and my will to never waste an opportunity.
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