My most life changing accomplishment to date is achieving the highest rank in Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout. Something which only four percent of all scouts have achieved. It was a long and rigorous journey which lasted ten years. It all began when I joined Cub Scouts at the age of six, I was just a shy kid not knowing what the world had planned for me. I went through cub scouts like most other kids, but with one major difference I earned every single belt loop possible a goal which I had set for myself. Sure that was an impressive achievement for a ten year old kid, but I always knew I was destined to do something greater. I officially became a Boy Scout at age eleven, still shy and unaware of what was to come. I quickly learned many of the necessary …show more content…
Just as them I grew too, I soon took over as the resident big kid even though I was only about five foot five at the time. Not long after this I became life scout and began working towards eagle. Which not only requires extensive planning, but also extreme hard work and dedication. I hit a few bumps in the road once I got my project approved, I had several unexpected delays which set me back several months. I had to adapt and overcome these obstacles so that I could complete my project on time. At some points I thought that I would never finish my project, but with the help from my friends and family I was able to complete this next step in my journey. After I had finished my project, my journey was far from over I now had to balance school, work, and scouts. Next came the interviews, which test your knowledge of your project and scouts in general. Then the final stage of waiting patiently for the final interview to decide your fate. On the night of November 18th, 2015 I had my final board of review, I am not going to lie I was extremely nervous. The interview went smoothly and only lasted half an hour, but it felt like and