Irish author, Charles Handy, once said, “Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning” (“Charles” 2017. Par 7). Handy attempted to convey that growth is prompted by change. This assertion is a lesson that I learned first hand when I moved from Tennessee to Michigan at the age of ten. The move pushed me into adolescence, and I transformed into an entirely different person that year. Later down the road when I saw myself headed down the wrong path because of my lack of concern for school, I was reminded of Handy’s words. I told myself that if I changed my ways constructively, I would grow as a person. I immediately adjusted the effort I put into school, and as a result, I excelled in my classes and made a drastic improvement
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I stopped making irrational judgements, I viewed people for more than what's on the outside, I embraced the positive people around me, and I thought more optimistically. When sophomore year rolled around, my contrasting attitude left me excited about learning. I was geeked to further my education every day in and out of the classroom. I actually put effort forth in all my classes, and the growth I experienced throughout sophomore year was abundant. I wasn't stressed out all the time, receiving A’s for my hard work was rewarding, and I was finally happy with the path I was on in life. The prodigious success I had sophomore year, taught me to embrace change because of the positive growth I underwent.
As humans, we find change scary because we fear the unknown, however, I strongly believe change is necessary to grow as an individual. Throughout my life, from a juvenile to an adult, I have experienced an abundance of change, which has constructed me into the man I am today. Whether that change be involuntary, such as my move from Tennessee to Michigan, or voluntary, like my conscious decision to change my way of thinking; if handled correctly growth and knowledge are always a result of
I stopped making irrational judgements, I viewed people for more than what's on the outside, I embraced the positive people around me, and I thought more optimistically. When sophomore year rolled around, my contrasting attitude left me excited about learning. I was geeked to further my education every day in and out of the classroom. I actually put effort forth in all my classes, and the growth I experienced throughout sophomore year was abundant. I wasn't stressed out all the time, receiving A’s for my hard work was rewarding, and I was finally happy with the path I was on in life. The prodigious success I had sophomore year, taught me to embrace change because of the positive growth I underwent.
As humans, we find change scary because we fear the unknown, however, I strongly believe change is necessary to grow as an individual. Throughout my life, from a juvenile to an adult, I have experienced an abundance of change, which has constructed me into the man I am today. Whether that change be involuntary, such as my move from Tennessee to Michigan, or voluntary, like my conscious decision to change my way of thinking; if handled correctly growth and knowledge are always a result of