Success Interview Research Paper

Success Interview

When I first heard that I had to interview someone and write a paper about how successful they are, I’ll admit, I thought we’d be interviewing a bunch of wealthy old white guys that never knew the meaning of failure. To my surprise, Josh Mitchell was neither rich nor elderly. After being thrown off I quickly jumped back in and told myself that there must have been a major factor that helped him find an easy path to success. After just a few minutes of speaking with Josh, I realized that his success was not built on money or social status, but alternatively the problems he went through in life. I used to think success was only achieved by being smart and born into a well off family, but after talking to Josh Mitchell, I now
In his senior year, it seemed almost impossible for Josh to be able to graduate at the current rate he was going about his grades. One of Josh’s teacher’s saw this and began to push and pull him out of his slump and help him bring his grades up enough so that he was able to graduate, even if by a slim margin. He then went to UMD, proceeded to get kicked out because he was still going through his depression, went to Anoka Ramsey Community College, ended up quitting, then finally went back to UMD after several motivating factors. One of the greatest reasons he was able to progress was through the support of his family and friends, who always pushed him but never past his comfort zone. He also told us that there were some people in his life who told him he’d never be able to do it and even that helped to fuel his energy to get back into it and complete college. When asked why he took a year off before going back to college again, he stated “You should never go to college for anyone but yourself”. Josh was very persistent in life and refused to give up even when those around him told him he’d never be able to do it, he tried his best to prove them wrong, and