This I believe to be true, that I am in control of my own destiny, and in being in control of my own destiny I believe I can shape my future to my liking. A future that sees me successful, prosperous and fulfilling my dream of becoming a doctor. I have held this belief since recent but it was sparked in the fifth grade when I stopped being just an average student. I rose above that class of student to be the honors student I am today and in doing so it began an over haul on my beliefs. I instigated that first spark by wishing to get above the invisible average class of student I felt I had been subjecting myself to. The class I am talking about is of students who don't receive bad grades but don't receive good grades either. I was in that class of student for almost my entire …show more content…
I didn’t care for the average Jaxen anymore, so I began to try, to try and rise above that class. Every morning I'd get up, and promise myself that I wouldn't just do the bear minimum, but that I would work to succeed. Following this change in mindset I began to receive good grades. My teachers were appreciating the work I was putting in, and by eighth grade I had received straight A's for the first time. That's when I realized that I held true control over my own life. That I and I alone controlled my own destiny. All life is, is a report card, and I showed that I could change what that report card read. In realizing this I believed that I could actually achieve my dream of becoming a doctor. That I was fit to join the competitive world of medicine. I showed I controlled who I was and who I would become. This belief that of being in control of your own destiny was strengthened this summer when I wished to obtain a better endurance for the 2016 soccer season. I wished to influence my future to my liking, so I began to run and work out three days out of the week. As I did this I began to see a change. I began to run for a longer duration at a faster