When do you really know exactly when you know yourself? Knowing who you are is a lesson only taught by life itself. It’s a lesson that requires time and experience to really grasp the meaning of it. As time goes by, the value of self-knowledge increases and it becomes something very beautiful. To know one is to know who you are as a person; to know your beliefs, your roots, and your culture. It’s knowing how you react, how you respond, how you maintain yourself. It is knowing everything that makes you who you are and what you bring into this world. If it were not for self-knowledge we would all be influenced by other people and become something we are not, therefore losing our identity in this universe. We are all beautiful in our own way, even though we might have some strengths and weaknesses, but we must show the world who we are.
Personally, I have many strengths and weaknesses, but there are only a few that stand out for me from each category. Let us start with my weaknesses. What makes me weak is overloading myself with responsibilities and work. Sometimes I stop and think, and ask myself, “Why am I doing this?” Right now I am a member of the Diversity Dream Team, the representative of the Cooperative International Studies Program (CISP), the co-vice president of the Spanish honor society, I’m taking two advanced classes, I’m considered the star player of my basketball team, from what I’ve heard. That’s not all. I also have a life and a job. People often tell me, don’t spread yourself too thin, but I’ve been doing this for the past two years and I have gotten use to it. I do not know why but I always seem to be the go-to person. People say it’s because of my high maturity level and because of the way I carry myself. I have not done anything to combat this weakness because I’ve grown to like it, but I will have to do something about it soon or else I will set myself up for failure.
On the other hand, I will also have my strengths that define me as a person. I believe that my work ethic puts me aside from everyone else. Many people consider me as an over-achiever for the simple reason that I do my work. Most of the time I do my homework and projects early to have them done, and I like them to be organized and perfect; if not the best in the class. People say that if you set your mind to it, nothing is impossible. That is exactly what I do, whether it is in academics or in sports. Even though it is not easy, it is worth putting myself through it because it brings success and the great feeling of accomplishment. Another strength of mine is communication. There are a small number of students in my school that are fluent and can communicate in two languages, and I am one of them. This year I have become more vocal because of all my responsibilities and because of my role as a leader in my school. Communication is the key to living in harmony and what an advantage is it to be able to do it but in two completely different languages. I have been truly blessed with that skill and I will never take it for granted.
Thinking about one’s strengths and weaknesses is always a hard thing to do depending on the person. For me it is because I consider myself humble and modest. I do not like writing about my strengths because it feels like I’m bragging about something other people may not have. It feels like I’m being self-centered and obnoxious as I mention my strengths, but as I was writing I felt proud of the strengths I have and not as proud of my weaknesses. But what makes me weak now can only make me stronger in the future; a lesson that will be taught to me by Mother Nature in the near future.
Personally, I have many strengths and weaknesses, but there are only a few that stand out for me from each category. Let us start with my weaknesses. What makes me weak is overloading myself with responsibilities and work. Sometimes I stop and think, and ask myself, “Why am I doing this?” Right now I am a member of the Diversity Dream Team, the representative of the Cooperative International Studies Program (CISP), the co-vice president of the Spanish honor society, I’m taking two advanced classes, I’m considered the star player of my basketball team, from what I’ve heard. That’s not all. I also have a life and a job. People often tell me, don’t spread yourself too thin, but I’ve been doing this for the past two years and I have gotten use to it. I do not know why but I always seem to be the go-to person. People say it’s because of my high maturity level and because of the way I carry myself. I have not done anything to combat this weakness because I’ve grown to like it, but I will have to do something about it soon or else I will set myself up for failure.
On the other hand, I will also have my strengths that define me as a person. I believe that my work ethic puts me aside from everyone else. Many people consider me as an over-achiever for the simple reason that I do my work. Most of the time I do my homework and projects early to have them done, and I like them to be organized and perfect; if not the best in the class. People say that if you set your mind to it, nothing is impossible. That is exactly what I do, whether it is in academics or in sports. Even though it is not easy, it is worth putting myself through it because it brings success and the great feeling of accomplishment. Another strength of mine is communication. There are a small number of students in my school that are fluent and can communicate in two languages, and I am one of them. This year I have become more vocal because of all my responsibilities and because of my role as a leader in my school. Communication is the key to living in harmony and what an advantage is it to be able to do it but in two completely different languages. I have been truly blessed with that skill and I will never take it for granted.
Thinking about one’s strengths and weaknesses is always a hard thing to do depending on the person. For me it is because I consider myself humble and modest. I do not like writing about my strengths because it feels like I’m bragging about something other people may not have. It feels like I’m being self-centered and obnoxious as I mention my strengths, but as I was writing I felt proud of the strengths I have and not as proud of my weaknesses. But what makes me weak now can only make me stronger in the future; a lesson that will be taught to me by Mother Nature in the near future.
