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There are moments in a persons life where a single event can make a drastic change in that persons life. I was always the shy, quiet guy who just sat around and observed. I was never really a leader in anything I did. I was just a normal guy living in a normal world. My life changing experience took place when I was studying abroad in Israel last year. I was on a football team for about 2 months. My teams record was 2-7 at that point and we really didn’t look like we had any chance of making the playoffs. That’s when my friends all got together and decided that it was time for a change and that I should be the quarterback leading this team. I was excited at first, but a little nervous at the same time. When my first game came, words couldn’t describe how nervous I was. I went to Kraft stadium where the games were played, it just happened to be that my first game at quarterback was on a Saturday night. I got in my first game and played pretty well, we won both our games on that night. I had this great feeling in me, I led my team to victory. We finished the season 9-9 and missed the playoffs by one spot. But, it was still one of the greatest times of my life. I went from being the quiet guy to being a leader. I was the one telling people what to do, and calling the plays. I even made up the plays. That was my first real leadership role, where I felt like I made a difference.

I live in Great Neck, i’m 18 years old. I have one older sister and 2 younger brothers.I make the commute to Baruch everyday, which wastes about 2 hours of my life a day, but what can you do. Baruch has been a pretty good experience so far. I’ve met some cool people, and created some great relationships. The work has been a bit different from what I was accustomed to. I never had to do so much work before in my life. I plan to major in accounting and I hope to pursue a career in that area.I have a personal motto which goes like this “with hard work comes success.” This is my motto because I believe that if i really want something, I can always achieve it. If I have to fight for it or work hard for it I will if it’s important enough. I tell myself all the time, “if you want this your going to have to work for it.” I believe this motto will help me get far in life; and hopefully, with help from Baruch, I can become a leader and accomplish a lot during my college years, and eventually a lifetime.