There are many times when I would start some task and then beat myself down, constantly telling myself that I cannot complete the task at hand. Due to having a very pessimistic attitude towards daunting tasks, I am forcing myself to look at the positive aspect of things that may seem scary to me such as taking a huge test (ACT for example), going on college visits, etc. It is very important that whenever you are faced with challenging and daunting tasks that you raise your head high and just do them. The awards will be great if you can overcome the fear of failure, for example if you take the risk of taking an AP Exam and you study right, you can pass the test and then receive money for college despite the fact that you were scared in the beginning.
There have been many times when I was faced with daunting tasks, times when I would tell myself that it will not be worth even trying to complete a task because I would most likely chicken out and fail. I have had to battle with my pessimism everyday, because when I am about to do something, my mind automatically goes south. When I was 13, I decided that I would tryout for a competitive club soccer team. I had never played outdoor soccer in my life, I was always used to a smaller indoor soccer field with all sorts of different positions than outdoor soccer had. I figured that I had no chance at making an outdoor team, since most girls that were my age at the time had already had many more years of experience than I did with playing outdoors. I did not trust my skills enough at first, but I decided to give my all to the tryouts and played my heart out despite how scared I was. I made the club team and since then I have been getting better each day that I practice and now I love soccer more than ever. Seeing this small victory, I know that even though a decision may be daunting and scary, it is best to try anyway because you can gain rewards bigger than you can imagine if you do not give into the fear that you might not make it to the end.
Another example of not giving up even when the odds are not in your favor is with the women's and civil rights movement advocates. The odds for gaining rights seemed like it would never turn around. Many women and African-Americans were either imprisoned or killed for fighting for what they believed was right. It was very important that they attempted a very daunting and dangerous task, because without those individuals that fought for what was right, there would not have been the changes made that would allow women and African-Americans to vote or have the same rights that everyone else had at the time. It is very important that people who see an injustice in the world, or even in their backyard, are able to find the strength to attempt to fight that injustice so that they can bring that injustice to a halt.
In conclusion, there are many times when an individual will be forced to face a very scary and daunting task. It may seem at first that it is not even worth trying to attempt to do something, but it is very important that you try your hardest to overcome that obstacle, because you may be able to overcome that task and gain rewards far beyond your wildest imagination that you would not get otherwise.
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