Essay About Myself
I am a planner and a dreamer, an eternal optimist and a goal setter. I have never suffered from a lack of aspirations. Ever since I was 3 years old, longing to be a rodeo clown, I have always had a plan. My goals have not always been crystal clear and have at times surpassed my motivation to accomplish them, but they have always lead me to exciting places and unique opportunities.
One organization that has shaped my boyhood is Boy Scouts. My seven years in Scouting taught me honesty, integrity, and discipline. It has taught me how to lead, as well. Possibly even more important though, it has taught me to follow, which is a skill little respected, yet critically important, and difficult to learn. This summer, I was elected Crew Leader for a high adventure trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, where we hiked 80 miles through wilderness and mountains. This experience taught me the importance of working as a team, enabled me to better motivate my peers, and gave me a greater appreciation for the beauty of nature. Also, for the past six months I have served my troop as Senior Patrol Leader. In this capacity I have organized troop meetings, activities and campouts as well as leading the proceedings in meetings and award ceremonies.
This past year has been a defining year for me. I have volunteered in two political campaigns, served on our yearbook staff, and was elected President of my “company” at a Farm Bureau Leadership Seminar. These activities demonstrated to me the power and effectiveness of hard work, and what enthusiastic individuals can do.
My long-term goals include being an attorney, a politician, a missionary, or a radio talk show host. In order to farther those goals and foster my ability to think on my feet and express my opinions coherently I have become active in Speech and Debate. Last year I took a class in public speaking and participated in a Speech and Debate Tournament, sponsored by a national organization. This not only improved my ability to think and articulate myself, but also decreased my natural fear of speaking in front of people. Debate has enabled me to see both sides of an issue and understand where someone is coming from, helping me to respect their position and standpoint, even if I disagree. Speech has pushed me closer to fulfilling my potential and therefore, closer to my goals.
I have accomplished some things and have grown in many ways since I dreamed of being a clown. Yet, I am still that kid who loves the unlikely and has unique plans for the future. Despite the basic sameness of my attitudes and character, I have changed dramatically over the years. All these things that I have done have been building living flesh upon the skeleton of my dreams. I have begun the journey that I always hoped to start.
I must submit this with my Armstrong scholarship application, do you think they will clamber to hand me thousands of dollars? Oh darn, neither do I.
taTa
One organization that has shaped my boyhood is Boy Scouts. My seven years in Scouting taught me honesty, integrity, and discipline. It has taught me how to lead, as well. Possibly even more important though, it has taught me to follow, which is a skill little respected, yet critically important, and difficult to learn. This summer, I was elected Crew Leader for a high adventure trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, where we hiked 80 miles through wilderness and mountains. This experience taught me the importance of working as a team, enabled me to better motivate my peers, and gave me a greater appreciation for the beauty of nature. Also, for the past six months I have served my troop as Senior Patrol Leader. In this capacity I have organized troop meetings, activities and campouts as well as leading the proceedings in meetings and award ceremonies.
This past year has been a defining year for me. I have volunteered in two political campaigns, served on our yearbook staff, and was elected President of my “company” at a Farm Bureau Leadership Seminar. These activities demonstrated to me the power and effectiveness of hard work, and what enthusiastic individuals can do.
My long-term goals include being an attorney, a politician, a missionary, or a radio talk show host. In order to farther those goals and foster my ability to think on my feet and express my opinions coherently I have become active in Speech and Debate. Last year I took a class in public speaking and participated in a Speech and Debate Tournament, sponsored by a national organization. This not only improved my ability to think and articulate myself, but also decreased my natural fear of speaking in front of people. Debate has enabled me to see both sides of an issue and understand where someone is coming from, helping me to respect their position and standpoint, even if I disagree. Speech has pushed me closer to fulfilling my potential and therefore, closer to my goals.
I have accomplished some things and have grown in many ways since I dreamed of being a clown. Yet, I am still that kid who loves the unlikely and has unique plans for the future. Despite the basic sameness of my attitudes and character, I have changed dramatically over the years. All these things that I have done have been building living flesh upon the skeleton of my dreams. I have begun the journey that I always hoped to start.
I must submit this with my Armstrong scholarship application, do you think they will clamber to hand me thousands of dollars? Oh darn, neither do I.
taTa
posted by Feanor at 9:52 PM
2 Comments:
A radio talk show host? That's an interesting thought!
I like teh new name, Spectre...ah, amigo de la sombra. Umm, perhaps I shall call you adls, or "Addled One." Mwahaha, I see I link coming....
You know Evan, the freaky thing about that post was that I did a creative writing assing ment last year very much like your essay. If scarily is a word, scarily like it. :-) I had to write an essay that would make a college want to bestow many scholarship dollars upon me.
Oh, and do I now have license to tease you about wanting to be a clown as you teased me about wanting to be a dolphn trainer??? Heehee.
~JCP
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