As both an introvert and a reserved person, I struggled with expressing my thoughts into words and putting myself out to communicate with others. In psychology, I learned genes and a person’s surrounding are the sole factors that shape a person’s characteristics. As a result, I blamed my genetics. Because my parents were reticent, I concluded acquiring that characteristic was inevitable, regardless of how I was when I was younger. Then, I blamed my environment. I was not surrounded by sufficient needs or people. Eventually after a terrifying and wonderful occurrence, I realized the enemy was neither my genes nor my upbringing; I finally concluded I was my own enemy. If I wanted to be someone or possess a certain trait, I had to earn and work my way up the ladder. I controlled my own destiny. The very poem I recited stated that idea. William E Henley’s inspiring words in his poem Invictus, “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul,” shook my core and instilled this confidence I constantly tried search
As both an introvert and a reserved person, I struggled with expressing my thoughts into words and putting myself out to communicate with others. In psychology, I learned genes and a person’s surrounding are the sole factors that shape a person’s characteristics. As a result, I blamed my genetics. Because my parents were reticent, I concluded acquiring that characteristic was inevitable, regardless of how I was when I was younger. Then, I blamed my environment. I was not surrounded by sufficient needs or people. Eventually after a terrifying and wonderful occurrence, I realized the enemy was neither my genes nor my upbringing; I finally concluded I was my own enemy. If I wanted to be someone or possess a certain trait, I had to earn and work my way up the ladder. I controlled my own destiny. The very poem I recited stated that idea. William E Henley’s inspiring words in his poem Invictus, “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul,” shook my core and instilled this confidence I constantly tried search