Personal Narrative: Lessons Learned In College

Through the years I've been in school there have been many lessons I have learned. These can be described in three standard phrases, mind over matter, anything is possible, and treat people the way you want to be treated. All of these things came into play when I was in elementary school and high school. Coming into college I have been able to apply these rules to my advancements in school. All these lessons comes in to play when you’re in college because there are a lot of things that mess with your head and distract you like grades, sleep, or people back home. These phrases allow somebody to stay focused on what is in front of them.

Mind over matter is a phrase that has been used in several contexts. In general, it means that if you truly commit to something and set you mind to doing it then it will
I was at school and there were open soccer tryouts. From all my friends I was the only one who played basketball. All of my close friends had been playing soccer for years so I knew I was at a disadvantage. At first I was doing okay because I wasn't tired yet. But over time I got tired and played horrible. Soccer players have crazy stamina that I wasn’t used to or didn’t think I could surpass. I was able to convince myself in my mind that I could do this and get through it. I fought through the tryout and still made the team because I convinced myself that I wasn’t too tired.

The next lesson I learned is that anything is possible. I applied this idea by seeing all the other successful athletes and famous people from Canada. A couple years ago I saw a basketball player on YouTube, and the caption said “#1 in the Nation.” When I first saw this I thought it was another kid from the United States but I learned he was from Canada and had been ranked in the U.S. for one the top High School recruits. His name was Andrew Wiggins and it was while I was in the 10th grade at Saint Francis Xavier High