Advice

            If I could give advice to my younger self I would have a few things to say. No drastic changes because I have achieved a lot in my high school career. One of the biggest things I would say to myself is to open up socially a little easier. I am very open now but my freshman and sophomore year I keep to myself more. I should have been my normal weird self all the time and not have worried what others would think. That is the way to find your real friends. I learned that a little late but it was not anything major. I still have all of the same friends. Another minor change would have been my work ethic. I have good work ethic now but it could have been better. I used to wait to the last minute a lot in my younger years. I did not do it as much as I grew older except for right now because I am growing tired of school and just want it to end. Senioritis has finally kicked in.

The biggest piece of advice I would have given myself is to not doubt myself. I still doubt myself now but not as bad as I used to. I always think of ideas and doubt whether they are good or not and then I later find out they are. I always doubt whether I am right or wrong. Because of my doubt it took me a long time to finally see the potential I had in wrestling. I wish I had realized this much earlier. I feel I could have placed more then once in the states if I realized this. I needed to be more aggressive. Being aggressive would have made me do much better. I would have been intimidating to my opponents I would have made them quit. If I were aggressive they would not have wanted to wrestle me. Being aggressive is how you break your opponent. It would have made wrestling a lot easier on me.

Next I would tell myself to get more involved. I am adequately involved as it is now but I should have been more involved. I wish I had stayed with the clubs that I started. It doesn’t matter how stupid the club is. In the long run being a member of so many different clubs and after school activities looks good. I was not thinking about that. I cared about what others would think of me. I now realized that that is not important. I should have stayed in all of the clubs I started they would have been great achievements to add to my resume.

Lastly I would have told myself to get more sleep. I never got enough sleep and I was always tired. To this day I still do not get enough sleep. I need to take my own advice and start getting to bed earlier. Sleep is a necessity in doing good in school and sports.