A Thousand Experiences Throughout life, individuals face different obstacles and struggles; my obstacle was my tendency to be shy. For example, when I was faced with social pressures like speaking in front of a class for a presentation, or meeting new people, I would be a nervous wreck. My palms would sweat, my voice would tremble, and it took all the strength I could muster to overcome my irrational fears. I only had a small, albeit close knit group of friends due to my introverted ways.…
There was a front desk area and a staff lounge. I was excited to meet and build relationships with the kids and coworkers. Little did I realize that the job I had undertaken would affect my life on the level that it did. My goal was to be the best counselor there. It all began with training; Three days of learning the ropes…
When asked to define myself in one paper, I find it hard to show the details that I want to in the right light. When asked about my future after high school, I also have a hard time describing everything I want to get done because there are far too many things to name. The quote “ _____” (i want to be everyone and do everything and there isn’t enough life to do it all in) describes me to a tee, and I believe this college is the place I could do this in. Being a shy person for most of my life, many things were difficult for me. Specifically, last summer I had the opportunity for a summer job.…
1) Please write your biography in a tweet (140 characters, or less): I am Meaghan Mairead McCrane, and yes my initials are MMM. I am from Berkeley, CA. My wide span of interests ranges from playing piano and singing to being on student government to swimming. My favorite thing on this earth is the ocean. (149 words) 2)…
“Everyone please give it up for Harmony Samuels.” The auditorium then became silent after one of the staff members had said that. A man with dark skin and nicely dressed in a gray suit soon came up on stage to give us a speech. “Don’t ever let anyone tell you can’t do something, keep believing in your dream work for it, and it will come true.…
It my biggest fear to interact with people because of my shyness and introverted personality. The transition from China to Canada was difficult for me. It’s a completing new world for me, unknown of anything even the language. When I stepped out the airport, everything is different and tough. I felt hopeless, there will be no opportunity for me.…
December 11th 2012 was the day that changed my way of life. It was the last day I ever got high on Cocaine. I got so high, I wanted to kill myself and had to call my dad to pick me up. Maybe this is not a big deal to you but. However, the fact I had to call my father in the middle of the night because my addiction had gotten so out of control, was pretty much the lowest I could ever feel.…
Gardening was a ‘forced’ hobby for a good portion of my childhood. Since elementary school, I worked with my dad in our back yard; I would dig holes, carry bags of manure, and plant flowers and trees. I complained that it would be easier to go to the store and buy a bag of blackberries instead of toiling in the sun for hours to achieve the same thing. I never imagined that I’d end up gardening for fun. Every year, my brother and I would collect the fruits of our labor; every year, I’d appreciate my efforts more and more.…
Of all the courses I decided to take this semester, Professional Communication has by far been the most beneficial. The material covered in this course provided me with skills for future application. Unlike other courses, the material is relevant to my professional career development. Overall, this course impacted my self-view, especially my abilities. Personally, the material can be applied to allow to take more risks and experience situations which provoke internal fear.…
My educational journey begins The beginning of my education starts through elementary, middle school, and high school. In the beginning of kindergarten I was a very shy and scared little girl, I did talk to anyone in my class the first day. I didn’t know what was going on most of the time in class but this kept me from learning because I didn’t ask many questions or ask the teacher for help.…
Confidence. Confidence is very essential in life. If you do not have confidence in yourself, you will not manage to accomplish your goals in life. In addition, you will always feel shy when addressing a group of people.…
Gibbs model of reflection 1 Introduction College life turned out to be much different than what I expected and I was not ready for it even when I thought I definitely was. I was raised in a closely-knit family comprising of my father, mother and younger brother and me. All my life, till the day I left home to start a new chapter in my life, my parents had monitored my every move and essentially spoon-fed me because they wanted the best for and therefore I never really understood what the word ‘freedom’, that my other friends would talk about, meant. From making food, to managing money, my parents had done everything for me to the point that all I had to worry about was managing my studies, in which they also aided me by paying for private tuitions so I could clear the doubts that I had. Life was simple.…
but if I am around people I know, but I can keep up a conversation easily. For example, during my speech class I got nervous before every speech I gave because I was presenting my thoughts in front of people I don’t know, but during school presenting in front of my class I am not nervous at all because I know…
As a child, I was always withdrawn, almost as if I was in my own world entirely. I tried my hardest to become extroverted, but overtime problems arose with my speech and social anxiety. No one knew at the time, but this part of my personality impacted me a lot as I grew older. I developed a low self-esteem and became very self-conscious of myself.…
but I was still incredibly shy, solo and ground presentations or speeches at school gave me anxiety. I opted out of a lot of opportunities because of how shy I was and that was very hard to deal with now that I’m older and I now wish I could go back and attack those opportunities I missed out on. Present day I am still shy but not as bad as it was in middle school and before that, if anything I loved growing up shy even if I didn’t get to experience some things because I wouldn’t be who I am if I hadn’t grown up being so shy. It is a personality trait that I will cherish because even though it took some things away from me it gave me a lot more…