Who I am not...

My college process has been exhausting and at some points stressful, filling out applications, writing my college essay, talking to coaches, meeting with administration, filling out financial forms and the list is endless. What I have found to be fun and creative were the additional essays that have been required from some schools and for scholarships purposes. For a scholarship I am applying to the essay requirement was to write about who you are as a person, but I decided to talk about who I am not. 

It’s easy for me to say that I’m nice, confident, have a strong work ethic but that’s unoriginal, everyone says that. I want to inform whoever is reading this that I’m unique and not based on the characteristics that I possess but for the characteristics I don’t possess.

 I’m not lazy. I love to work because I believe the stronger you work the closer you become to reaching your goal, at least that’s what my parents told me. If I was lazy I wouldn’t be running track, instead I would be lying in bed doing nothing. If I was lazy I wouldn’t be studying my butt of for every test I have in school, instead I would be watching T.V. all day long. I could give you endless amounts of examples but I think you get the gist of what I’m saying. I’m not lazy and I never will be because I want to be the best I can be at whatever I do.

 I’m not a shy or nervous person and you could ask anyone who knows me. I love meeting new people, it doesn’t matter how old you are, if you're a celebrity or not, your gender, I will not be afraid to go up to you and greet you. Most people would be nervous but nerves prevent people from doing or saying things they want to do or say, and that’s not the way to live. That’s why I’m also proud to say that I’m not afraid of confronting people. If shyness and nervousness take over you won't be able to express yourself, you won’t be you. Something that all parents including mine have taught their children is “ don’t be afraid to be yourself.” Yes, it’s easier said than done but once you become yourself and aren’t nervous or shy it will become a norm, I know this for a fact.

 I’m not mean and I’m no pushover. I have never seen a reason to be mean to someone, I find it to be exhausting, and when you think about it, it is. You say cruel words and you think of plans to make someone's life miserable, which is mentally draining, so why be mean? It’s honestly easier to be nice, but being nice doesn’t mean you to be a pushover. I don’t like when people take my kindness for granted and use it as an advantage to hurt me. That’s when you have take those individuals who do that to you out of your life. It’s unnecessary to push someone over.

 I love who I have become, not for the characteristics that I have always had but for the ones that I have never had. I know I am going to do great things in my life because of the person I am and the person I will NEVER be.