Today's blog has been written by SOS intern, Marisa Hernandez.
When I graduated from high school in 2007, my plan was to go
to nursing school at Austin Community College for two short years and then I’d
be done. At ACC I found that the science classes were not doing it for me, so I
would drop a class and switch it for another, only to have to take it again the
next semester if I wanted to get into nursing school.
Dropping
classes turned into withdrawing from classes, which turned into flunking
classes. I was so unmotivated, so unsure of what I wanted to do with my life,
and after too many withdrawals and an extremely low GPA, I ended up getting
suspended from ACC. That was my rock bottom. I was so upset with myself for getting
to that point; for disappointing the people that meant the most to me.
After
two semesters of sulking, I became motivated to get back on track; I no longer
wanted to disappoint anyone, especially myself. My plan was to start classes at
ACC again in order to boost my GPA so I could get into a good university; that
plan was easier said than done. It took about two years to pull myself out of
the hole I had dug, but I found along the way that the guilt of allowing myself
to get to the point of being suspended was holding me back, it was my road
block.
When
I would get really stressed during this time, I would find myself in tears, so angry
at myself. I would think over and over, “this wouldn’t have happened had you
known what to do with your life” or “you would have graduated by now had you
stayed on track.” These same thoughts would play in my mind and they would stop
me from working. I would get in horrible moods because I thought these negative
things, and it would affect my work and the people that were closest to me.
These negative thoughts were my road blocks. They held me back from moving forward
in my life.
Fast
forward two years later to today. I am one year short of obtaining my Bachelor
of Arts degree in Communication from St. Edward’s University. I have moved
passed those road blocks, and although they come up from time to time, my
mindset is much stronger now.
Everyone faces road blocks in their lives,
but it’s how you overcome them that will ultimately make you stronger and
successful. Road blocks come in many forms, ranging from negative thoughts,
guilt, and even people. It’s important to know that these road blocks can be moved, you just have to know you’re strong enough to
move them!
The
key to overcoming any road block is having the confidence in yourself to know
you can overcome it, and knowing you are making progress. Surround yourself with positive influences, be it people, your
environment, or both, and you will see a world of difference. You do have
what it takes to pursue any passion, any dream, any goal that you want. You
just have to overcome a few bumps before you get there.
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