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How My Optimism Will Help Me Press On To Greater Achievements In The Future
We would all have a time in our lives when we thought nothing was going right, when there are a bunch of obstacles we don't think we can face. But, those obstacles are what make us the person we are and the person we will be in the future. Being pessimistic about bad situations won't help us achieve our goals for the future; it will only bring worst obstacles that will be harder to overcome.

In August 2013 I moved to the United States. At first I was going to live in Miami, but that didn't work out and my parents wanted to move to Tampa. At first when I moved I was really excited because it was something new and different for me, but as time passed I became less and less thrilled about it. I really missed my family, and even though I Skyped and face timed them, it wasn't the same. I was really negative and didn't feel like I would succeed. Months passed and my optimism was growing. I began seeing that being able to learn a new language in a new country is a blessing that not everyone could be able to do and that was what inspired me to not be so negative about it.

Optimism also has helped me with sports. When I lived in Spain, I used to practice gymnastics. I wasn't the best at it, I admit. I fell a thousand times before I was able to accomplish something new, but I didn't give up. Something I always reminded myself was to forget the mistakes I did in the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future, and that is how I overcame most of my failures. If I would've given up, I would have never learned how to do gymnastics. And I'd definitely regret missing out on that opportunity. I had to use optimism, and tell myself that if I practiced, I'd learn, I'd do better, and I did.

I also have optimism when it comes to school and tests. It wasn't easy to study or do homework at first when I moved. I had never been a straight A student. In Spain I always got distracted in class by the littlest of things, but my grades were good. That changed when I got here though. I couldn't concentrate at all. When I was studying everything was a blur-- the difference in language was overwhelming. I thought I was going to fail every quiz/test I took. Telling myself that didn't help me, so I tried to look at the bright side. I started to think about my future, and about how if I studied everyday my English would improve. And that is exactly what happened. My English isn't still the best, but I have improved because of my optimism.

In conclusion, optimism is really important for achieving goals in life. Without it there would be many things that I wouldn't be able to do right now. I am not the most optimistic person out there, but I know that optimism can help overcome so many obstacles in life. I know there will be more obstacles in my future. I will use my optimism when I'm following my dreams, when I'm going to high school, to college, and when I'm on my own trying to figure out who I want to be. My optimism will help me press on to greater achievements in the future by helping me believe in myself and believing that every mistake I do now will be a lesson to learn for my future.