Olymipcs/ Determination

Olympic contenders spend years getting to where they are today. Training is there life and is more important than anything else. I could not imagine being that determined to do anything. Even waking up to go to school is a huge struggle for me. I generally lie in bed for five minutes debating whether or not getting up today is worth the hassle or if I should go back into hibernation mode untill tomorrow. I always find a reason to get out of bed and start my day but, never the less I always need convincing. How can a person commit years of their life without the grantee of a gold metal?

Granted I most likely do not seem like the most driven person but when I decide to do something it will be done. I have changed schools more than the average person for one reason or another. Ever since sixth grade, each time I changed schools, I researched websites, organized tours and meetings, decided on a school, sent transcripts and my dad just signs the final documents. The thing that drives me the most is taking control of my own life. I can not stand waiting around for authority figures to decide what is best for me. I am not saying I will not listen to their advice but I refuse to just be the effect of other people's actions. I do this so when ever something goes wrong in my life, I can not blame everything on my parents, like normal teenagers, because I am the only one responsible. Like wise when something goes well I have the satisfaction of knowing I made it happen in my own life. The thing I am most determined on having is a life filled with failure and triumph all controlled by no one else but me.