“Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them” – Robert Jarvik
No one gets anywhere by sitting around and playing it safe – if you have never failed, you’ve done something wrong. I do not let anything stop me, except for the occasional law of physics. I became an Eagle Scout at the age of sixteen, been to five foreign countries (not counting layovers), am responsible for 300 Sea Scouts across three states as Liberty Flotilla Boatswain, and translated for foreign dignitaries, just to name a few. As I sit writing this post during my five-hour break between classes, I realize that this is the first time I have had any great amount of time to myself. So why do I do all of this? Well, why not? I like it and want to keep pushing myself to do more. Yes, there are obstacles and yes, I have been told that some of the things I want to do are impossible. But I don’t care. I see everything through to the end. Sometimes I have to step back and think about how I am doing something; other times all it takes is brute force and sheer determination. If I fail, I try again. If I can’t succeed on my own, then I ask for help from those around me and give credit where credit is due. And because I know that it is often difficult to achieve something alone, I help those around me, regardless of how big or how small it may seem. I don’t quit and I don’t let those around me quit; that is who I am.
