Personal Narrative: My Metamorphosis In High School

My metamorphosis came about when I entered high school. My English teacher assigned a project in which we began mapping out our high school experiences so that they attract the attention of our desired colleges. After class, I opened up to her about how I did not have any direction in life. I had no clue what I wished to be or even why I was going to school. To my surprise, she didn’t ridicule me. She simply asked me to recall a time that inspired me when I was a child. It could be anything from a superhero movie to the first time I learned about the planetary system. Out of habit, I claimed that I was never inspired by anything. She then retorted that if that were the truth, why was I still being driven to exist. Without purpose, creatures lose the will to carry on so something had to have incited my passion to keep me active for all these years. To this day I am amazed by how a simple phrase could move
I created this company to combine engineering with track. During track season, my teammates would always complain about how difficult and tedious it was to put on their spikes. Therefore, I invented a device that would install spikes into track cleats easier. However, constructing this product was no simple task. I had to effectively balance managing my company with, participating on the track team, being a member of Key Club, FBLA, CSF, Math club, and AVID. I joined the Young Entrepreneurs Academy and attended extra classes every Tuesday after school in order to receive funding for my company. Throughout the program I created a business plan, constructed a website, and learned how to operate CAD software in order to properly manufacture my product. I even collaborated with a few local engineers to help me 3D print the casing for my product and began working as a school tutor to pay for the supplies I needed. After all the technical tasks were complete, I began the long process of patenting my