Research Paper On Nazim Rashid
There are many people we meet in our lifetime. So many in fact that many are just passing faces that after time don’t even have a name. Some people last longer and become friends or even family. Then there are the few that truly have an impact on you that affect you in ways where you will never be the same. That person for me is my former saxophone teacher, and mentor Nazim Rashid. Nazim was vital in changing the negative thoughts that had haunted me since childhood, helped me understand how to deal with any difficulties I had as a teenager and laid a strong foundation that I rely on to this day. Vivid memories fill my head when I think back to my time with Nazim Rashid. He was a jovial man bursting with positive thoughts and affirmations.
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I had been kicked out of school after deciding it wasn’t worth it if no one cared why should I care. After being kicked out of school my father shocked decided something needed to be done. He suggested I take up an extracurricular activity and after some thought I decided on learning to play the saxophone. I had a long interest in the instrument and figured maybe I could learn and it would spark a change inside of myself. Upon buying a saxophone the salesperson recommended a teacher he knew that had been playing and teaching for years. That person was Nazim and little did I know the true impact of my future lessons with Nazim …show more content…
What I did not know is that he had just as much experience as a counselor and life coach. With this experience he quickly saw through all of my reasons for not practicing and trying to learn how to play. I opened up about my past struggles with just about everything in life and the family struggles I had. To me it all made sense how could you expect anyone to succeed with all I had been through. To him it was all just an excuse and not a reason. Nazim told me that I had the power to make my future and even my present. I could not see it his way and dug in with my beliefs. I had thought my way since I could remember and how dare someone tell me otherwise. Suddenly, months after trying to get through to me I relented to his way of thinking. I decided why not try it another way. My life had not worked out the way I was happy with so maybe it actually could be better. Maybe I was not destined to fail but I could be destined to
I had been kicked out of school after deciding it wasn’t worth it if no one cared why should I care. After being kicked out of school my father shocked decided something needed to be done. He suggested I take up an extracurricular activity and after some thought I decided on learning to play the saxophone. I had a long interest in the instrument and figured maybe I could learn and it would spark a change inside of myself. Upon buying a saxophone the salesperson recommended a teacher he knew that had been playing and teaching for years. That person was Nazim and little did I know the true impact of my future lessons with Nazim …show more content…
What I did not know is that he had just as much experience as a counselor and life coach. With this experience he quickly saw through all of my reasons for not practicing and trying to learn how to play. I opened up about my past struggles with just about everything in life and the family struggles I had. To me it all made sense how could you expect anyone to succeed with all I had been through. To him it was all just an excuse and not a reason. Nazim told me that I had the power to make my future and even my present. I could not see it his way and dug in with my beliefs. I had thought my way since I could remember and how dare someone tell me otherwise. Suddenly, months after trying to get through to me I relented to his way of thinking. I decided why not try it another way. My life had not worked out the way I was happy with so maybe it actually could be better. Maybe I was not destined to fail but I could be destined to