My Main Academic Goal

Due to my Dyslexia, my main academic goal was to complete school without anyone finding out I had it. I knew that if I just tried harder than everyone else that I could succeed at it. My habits included reading at least 3 books a month and then compose a book report to complement. I would also attend math tutoring three times a week to stay on top and sometimes ahead of the class. I understood that even when things seemed harder for me than most, I just had to try harder to understand. Attributable to my competiveness and self pride I’ve always strived to be better than the next and refused to let anyone see me down. Which lead to me maintaining a positive attitude no matter what I just knew I could not let it get to me. I knew that nothing was out of my reach I believed that if I worked hard enough than I could succeed, and that was with anything in life not just overcoming Dyslexia. I believed that in life some have to work a little harder than others; I understood that because of that it didn’t make them a weaker or lesser intelligent individual, but it made them stronger and more determined. I expected that I would succeed, that I would even go farther than the standards I had set for myself as long as I maintained a positive attitude and not give up on myself. A few habits that could have held me back were constantly giving up, not wanting to study, preferring to watch television instead of reading and most of all not trying. Encompassing a negative attitude or a lack of self motivation and determination could have also been a few standpoints that I would have prevented me from achieving my academic goal. By not believing in myself and knowing my capabilities and impelling myself to want more and achieve more, I would have not been aware of all that I can achieve with or without Dyslexia. I expected that I would do better, so I did better. If I had expected to fail than only I would have to myself to blame. Failure was never an option.