Overcoming Obstacles Essay

The Importance of Overcoming Obstacles
Adversity is something that can increase ones mindset in a positive way. Going through hardships can help develop a mature mindset overdue to principal. It gives people self-confidence and assurance to not run away from adversity.This gives people a break to step back and look at life situations and the bigger picture on how life can be tough. For instance Magic Johnson. In 1979, Magic Johnson was drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was very successful, he played with the Lakers for 13 seasons and won 4 championships. Then in 1991 he made the announcement that he tested positive HIV. He had to retire and start to think of a new life for himself. He never gave up and always kept a positive attitude.
I believe this to be true because most people learn from mistakes. These mistakes help people grow as a person. There are many resources that can help people overcome adversity. A very influential person that went through many obstacles and challenges is Muhammad Ali. One of the biggest obstacles he went through was against the U.S government. Muhammad was drafted to be in the army and refused. He refused because he didn't think it was right to kill people. When he stood up to the government they took away his medals, championships, and was not allowed to box for 3 ½ years. After a long battle with himself and with people that didnt believe in him he rose above his own adversity and became one of the most influential boxers in the world. Till this day Muhammad Ali continues to rise above his obstacles. He is now battling one of the biggest battles he's ever faced, Parkinson's Disease.Even with this disease he still chooses to live his life to the best of his abilities. His life is a perfect example of the importance of overcoming challenges that people face
For me it has been my insecurities about playing soccer. When i first started soccer i thought to myself “ i'm never going to be good at this.” Even though the work was extremely difficult i learned later on as the years went by soccer is my passion. I always wanted to be better than i did in the previous game and that's what pushed me to overcome any obstacle that came my way. My will to overcome my challenges has been greater than my fear of failing. Other difficulties i have faced is school. School has never came easy to me. I've always had to work extra hard than all the other kids. Someone important to education world that has overcome many obstacles in her lifetime is a young girl named Malala Yousafzai. She is from Pakistan a country where girls were not allowed to have education or attend school. Under a code name “Gen Makai” Malala began to blog her life story about being under the Taliban's control. Malala shared this information with BBC News, people from all around the world heard her story. When the Taliban found out, they issued someone to shoot her. The gunman called for her name and when she was spotted they shot her in the head, neck, and shoulder. She survived but she was in critical condition. All the hardships she had faced encouraged her to never gave up on trying to give other girls just like her an education and a chance at