Personal Reflective Essay To St. Francis
One of my activities that I am passionate about is basketball. I will use my basketball experience to add to St. Francis’ tradition of community, pride, and excellence by contributing effort to St. Francis. I know my level of effort really well because I have experienced a combination of bad and great effort in basketball. These examples helped me realize what I need to do to excel not just in basketball, but in school, and generally in life.
One example is that one basketball game I was tired, and I didn’t feel like trying, playing, or running at all. When the game started, I got pretty lucky on making some of my ill advised shots. I scored eleven points, but wasn’t proud of myself. I wasn’t hustling on and off the court and my defense was …show more content…
Francis middle school summer camp and the basketball camp there as well. The basketball camp they had there really influenced me. They had a quote of the day which I found interesting. One of the quotes they stated made me think and search my soul. The quote was E+R=O. This meant that the event + my response = the outcome. I thought this over for a long time and realized that it applied to me. I talked about it to my parents and that’s when I realized that I matter and what I do can change the outcome. One example that I have used this equation, is when I was about to start Eighth Grade, and I didn’t really have a plan for how I would get my summer work finished and how I was going to be organized. For the past couple of years, I didn’t think I needed to organize that well to get good grades. This strategy didn’t work. So before the start of Eighth grade, I wanted to have a specific plan that would help me organize and be prepared for the upcoming school year. This strategy helped me get better grades and excel further in life. I thought this strategy changed the way I respond to things, and help me get better outcomes later.
Over these experiences, I have learned the true meaning of effort and have discovered my best effort, as well as the thought that I truly matter and that I have a voice. I will use these experiences at St. Francis, by bringing the mindset of working hard
One example is that one basketball game I was tired, and I didn’t feel like trying, playing, or running at all. When the game started, I got pretty lucky on making some of my ill advised shots. I scored eleven points, but wasn’t proud of myself. I wasn’t hustling on and off the court and my defense was …show more content…
Francis middle school summer camp and the basketball camp there as well. The basketball camp they had there really influenced me. They had a quote of the day which I found interesting. One of the quotes they stated made me think and search my soul. The quote was E+R=O. This meant that the event + my response = the outcome. I thought this over for a long time and realized that it applied to me. I talked about it to my parents and that’s when I realized that I matter and what I do can change the outcome. One example that I have used this equation, is when I was about to start Eighth Grade, and I didn’t really have a plan for how I would get my summer work finished and how I was going to be organized. For the past couple of years, I didn’t think I needed to organize that well to get good grades. This strategy didn’t work. So before the start of Eighth grade, I wanted to have a specific plan that would help me organize and be prepared for the upcoming school year. This strategy helped me get better grades and excel further in life. I thought this strategy changed the way I respond to things, and help me get better outcomes later.
Over these experiences, I have learned the true meaning of effort and have discovered my best effort, as well as the thought that I truly matter and that I have a voice. I will use these experiences at St. Francis, by bringing the mindset of working hard