As a first-born child to my loving and exited parents, they enrolled me in every sport, club, and opportunity so that I could learn and grow from these wonderful experiences. I was constantly moving and doing, while still taking time for family and friends to develop social skills. I hopped around from activities until I was about nine years old. I had consistently been doing some sort of gymnastics this whole time, and decided I wanted to focus on that one thing. All of my friends at my elementary school started to focus on soccer, and while nothing with a ball ever held my interest, I wanted to ‘pick a sport’ just like my peers did. After a year of gymnastics, I decided it just wasn’t for me. Consequently, a few weeks later, I heard an announcement at my elementary school that all fifth graders were welcome to try out for the middle school dance team in the spring. That intrigued me, and dance seemed pretty similar to gymnastics, …show more content…
It does not scare me whatsoever, and it is such a great personality trait for me to have. As I said before, I’m not the most outgoing, and don’t have a go-getter personality. I’m shy, slow-to-warm-up, and sometimes passive. However, I’m always up to try something new, especially if no one else is. It’s kind of funny, most people won’t do anything unless their friends and peers do so. However, I feel the opposite; I want to try something new without feeling the pressure of everyone else following, or me following. My inner-leader emerges most when I can let my light shine, and not worry about sharing it with anyone else. One of my faults sometimes, is that I am a people pleaser. Don’t get me wrong, it ‘fills my bucket’ when I make others happy, and it sure does get the job done. However, sometimes I’m too preoccupied with helping others that I take the spotlight away from myself. Nonetheless, whenever I’m already by myself, I can soak in the limelight, and lead with confidence and