How Adversity Changed My Life

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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that its stupid,” noted Albert Einstein. I was a fish judged by its ability to climb a tree until my step mother entered my life. She sees people’s potential and helps them achieve it, and for that she is the most inspirational person in my life. I always wanted to sing, dance and perform but I had two left feet and the voice of a frog. The one thing my mother noticed was that I love to work. I do not really mind a struggle; adversity is my competitor. The stronger adversity gets, the stronger I get because I refuse to loose. So, she taught me how to sing. Breath by breath, wrong note by wrong note, discouragement after