Throughout my seventeen years of life, I 've been rejected far more than I 've ever been accepted. I let my fear of being denied discourage me from taking on great opportunities. A life challenge that I faced and overcame was: doubting myself. There was a position of Chief of Miami-Dade Schools Police Explorers that I wanted to apply for. People who supported me felt like I shouldn’t uphold that title because I spoke horribly in front of people. It was a tough pill to swallow, I felt like I wasn’t worth being Chief; there were times I cried myself to sleep because of it. Eventually, I was tired of crying over my situation instead of improving it. So, I decided to prove them wrong, I worked up my resume, got recommendation letters, and most