Passion and Perseverance

   Diana Nyad is truly inspirational and I can only hope that some day I will have the same amount off passion for something as she did for the swim from Cuba to Florida. It is already incredible that she swam that distance, but to do it at the age of 64 is something out of this world. She failed four times and still had the motivation to attempt the swim one last time. She trained endlessly and never lost sight of her goal.
   Passion and perseverance is something everyone needs to achieve the goals they want to reach. How will passion and perseverance help me succeed in college? First, let's talk about passion, I think passion will give me the extra push I need to never give up on a dream or goal. I have a deep passion for one day becoming a principal for an Elementary school. Sometimes I'll day dream and think what it would be like to become a principal. I imagine all the kids and knowing that I have the opportunity to create a learning environment and atmosphere for the kids to learn and grow. I think about this goal everyday, and it's all I want. I want it so bad that I will never lose sight of my goal. I have had teachers who have helped me become a better student and others who have set me back, and as a principal I could hire the best candidates who would teach my students what needs to be taught. This is my passion and their is nothing more that I want than to reach this goal.
   Now we'll talk about perseverance. Perseverance is pushing through the obstacles and the rough patches to achieve success.  I am no good at math, seriously, and everyday I have Math class I push through the fact that I am compltely lost and try to understand what my teacher is doing. I am going to really need perseverance in Math class, so I can reach my goal of having good grades in college. I know sometimes I might get assingments that seem impossible t do or homework that I won't know how to do, but I will just have to push through it to achieve my dream.
   Passion and perseverance will help me achieve my goal and anyone else who has these two in mind. I can only hope that I will keep the passion I have to reach my goal and the perseverance to make it happen.