“You know that little voice in the back of your mind, telling you to stop? Well you can train that little voice. I taught mine to shut up.”
After having to pick a topic for our I-Search, I feel like
everything after is child’s play. I’m not at all saying writing is easy, but
now we all know that it is possible for us to write on one topic over the
course of a quarter or semester. The I-Search paper helped build our confidence
and helped make the process of picking a special topic go smoothly. This was a
very enjoyable process for me and I think others felt the same way. I was on the
struggle bus initially, but managed to make it through. Each time I was having
more fun writing and the writing was flowing quickly! It was fun to have people comment on my blog
and to get to view others’ opinions on your writing and topic. Commenting on
other classmate’s blogs was a nice way to interact with kids from other
classes.
The only interview which I would have strongly desired and
feel would have made an awesome interview and post later would be a
professional. It would be a professional athlete who struggled and really had
to push and change their state of mind in order to progress. Of course there
are other people and other aspects to life where you "gotta risk it for the
biscuit", but sports, in particular, interest me.
In my first post I had several different ideas I could sort
through, but I ran with this topic. I wish I could look into the other topics,
like living the most fulfilling life and getting something out of every day.
Writing about my feelings, thoughts, and interview really gave me a new
perspective – a positive viewpoint. Being mentally weak or not strong is indeed
not a trait to be ashamed of. Maybe over-thinking is a characteristic of an
introspective person, as I am. It could also be seen more in introverts, which
would be interesting to research more about.
I’ll leave you with some closing thoughts regarding the topic
specifically. It is good when you have to push your mental strength; it means
you are getting somewhere! It is not a huge
concern. I thought that I was too weak for my own good, more emotional than
everyone around me. Maybe so, but it is normal as there are hundreds of articles and research regarding my topic. I know had a research post, but I keep finding
more. Here are 6 tips from a Navy SEAL to achieve mental strength:
- · Put teammates first
- · Second-guess yourself
- · Allow yourself to fear (what happened to “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”??)
- · Control your emotions physically
- · Break big goals into small targets
- · Have faith in yourself
This blog
project inspired me to start reading again and I think this would be a good
start, going right on with my topic. So, I want to read this book..
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