Strengths&Weaknesses?

by Lily Poon

My name is Lily Poon but my friends call me Poon. I was born in New York and was raised in Brooklyn. Like many people no matter where I am from, I have my strengths and weaknesses.

One of my strengths that I am very proud of is liking who I am. Many people criticize, tease, or bully others with hurtful words. When these bullies says hurtful words to me, I simply ignore them. I believe that I do not need someone else telling me who I am. I don’t believe in someone trying to put me down or telling me that I am unable to do something. Liking who I am creates a sense of confidence for my self. I believe that I can do things, get things done, or accomplish things that would make me proud of my self. I am not impressing others, I am impressing my self.

Another strength that I have is being athletic (even though I think I am currently out of shape). I tend to play sports, especially handball. I play at least twice a week when it is nice and warm out. It is my source of exercise and I can have fun while I’m at it. I also used to play volleyball in high school but since there is not many places with volleyball courts, I some-what stopped playing. Another activity I like to do is biking. I used to bike all the time as a child but after a while, I stopped due to school and laziness. Starting from two years ago, I began biking again. I like biking because it feels relaxing; I can get my mind off things for a while. I also enjoy the speed, especially going downhill and it is another great source of exercise. Lastly, I like to swim in the summer. When it is very hot out, going to the nice cool pool is perfect. Same as biking, it is relaxing and it is a great source of exercise.

Weaknesses- I think I have plenty. One of the famous ones is procrastination. Even though I keep track of time and I get my work done on time, I do procrastinate a lot. My laziness tends to kick in and I don’t finish my work and leave the unfinished work until last minute. I still get it done before it is due but I sacrifice sleep to finish it. Due to this, I lack sleep and I show up to school very tired.

Another major weakness I have is that I get distracted easily. My friends like to joke that I have “ADD” because my mind often wonders and find random things around me very interesting. This is the major reason that leads to procrastination. I often find an interesting video on YouTube which leads to another video on the related videos which leads to even more videos. This can be quite time consuming. Next thing I know, it’s already 12AM!

I probably have more strengths and weaknesses but I think these are the major ones.