College Admissions Essay: Becoming Who I Am Today

There were many people in my life who have helped me to becoming who I am today. Everyone is human after-all, even leaders make mistakes and have flaws, but their flaws allow me to learn and improve myself to become a better person. There are four people in particular who have demonstrated leadership in all its forms, and have inspired me to want to walk in their footsteps. My parents are two of my biggest influencers, they taught me from birth to the individual I am today. My mother was a natural leader, she was the one in control most of the time, She was extremely hard working, strong-willed, and driven. My mother wasn't the brightest student in school, she barely got accepted to the local university in her city, she had the lowest grades of her year. She realized that she did not understand the course materials and was failing her courses, her professor told her to resign and not embarrass her family. She was furious and wanted to prove them wrong.
She taught me a lot, and really helped me grow and inspired me to want to walk in her footsteps. I don't believe any child would want to sit still for a whole hour playing the piano, I sure did not. I have had piano teachers in the past whom were unpleasant and rude, which made me dread going to class every week. My parents realized I was unhappy with my previous piano teacher and switched to Joy in hopes of making my experiences more enjoyable. Joy was a elementary teacher, so she was extremely empathetic towards kids like me. She found ways to let me actually enjoy the beauty of music, I got to pick the songs I liked to listen to and played according to my likes and dislikes. She was creative in the different activities we did each listen, and made me enjoy and appreciate piano. Her positive attitude made me feel less stressed out and more relaxed, this allowed me to be more confident and let my personality shine. I really appreciated my piano