I believe that self-motivation is an inherent trait that I possess. It is a trait I am proud to have and one that has influenced many of the decisions I have made in my life. When I was little, my mother never had to hustle me into studying or tidying my room. As I grew older, I often felt impelled to act on something that I felt was lacking or could be improved upon. In addition, I have a penchant for taking on new challenges, especially those that I have no prior experience in. For example, being a sports-inclined individual with null experience in committees or management-related activities, I decided to sign myself up for a spot on my faculty club’s management committee in my freshman year in university. Even though I had no experiences to back my election campaign, I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and had accomplished what I set out to do. A continuous source of self-motivation has driven me to achieve the many things I never thought possible. It has also given me the strength and will to overcome the frequent obstacles in life. Self-motivation, I am sure, is a trait that has set me apart as a unique individual.
BOBAG commented at September 13, 2009 at 11:32 AM :
Hey gwen,
I have just done my post and commented on sherlynn's and I just read your's and I think many of us will be blogging about the same thing.
Self-motivation and challenging ourselves.
Funny what this blogging exercise brings out in us.
Just a thought, what would have been your takeaway point from your experience in engine club?(assuming u did get in, haha)
cheers
Michelle commented at September 13, 2009 at 9:22 PM :
Hello Gwen,
I too had a hard time writing mine, but I guess it was quite a rewarding experience at the end. Okay, now on to yours.
Your personal statement is interesting, language is correctly used. Examples/experiences were stated clearly. In all, it does convince me you're a self-motivated person.
Regards,
Michelle
Brad Blackstone commented at September 14, 2009 at 5:36 AM :
Gwen,
I like this statement: clear, concise and well focused. It also doesn't force me to work too hard in analyzing the language use. Just a few problems:
1) It is a trait I am proud to have and has influenced many of the decisions I have made in my life. > It is a trait I am proud to have and ONE THAT has influenced many of the decisions I have made in my life.
2) ...and accomplished what I have set out to do. > this is the perfect place to use a past perfect tense verb
Thanks for the fine job.
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g. commented at September 14, 2009 at 7:00 AM :
Hello all,
Thank you for your comments.
Feodor: Yes, I did manage to get into engin club. What I learnt is that organising one pageant constitues an insane amount of work and thankfully, was a worthwhile effort because it was a success. And most importantly, you need more than one individual to accomplish great things; you need a team.
Brad: Thank you for pointing out the errors! I will
make the changes!
Cheers
Gwen
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