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When growing up, people go through many changes, the most obvious is appearance. Lately I've been talking to my friends little sister who happends to be 11 years old, and it makes me smile how young she is because i remember how i used to be. Its funny to me though, how young kids want to be older than they are, and actually think they know about things that are far beyond them. It made me think of the changes that I have gone through because i really dont remember what it was like to be that young. It seems so long ago. But there is one thing about myself that i have noticed a lot since i was very young, and that is how motivation affects me.
Young children need motivation to do things because certain things children do not know they need to do. When i was in elementary school, i knew that i needed to do good and get good grades because thats how it was supposed to be. So because my parents said so, i worked hard to get the grade but at the same time i didnt really know why i was doing it. Everyone wants to make their parents happy, and when you're young like that, your parents are who you look up to. I would do that work to make them happy, but i hated doing it, so that mad me not want to do homework because it was something i didnt like doing.
The older i got the more i began to realize that the work i had to do was for my benefit, not to make someone else happy. Although i think that parents should be proud of what you do. When finally realized that the effort i do in school is for me, that was when i started doing much better. I still wanted to make my parents happy, but at that point i felt that it was more important for me to be proud of what i did because i was motivating myself, and i didnt need someone to remind me why i was doing it. I started doing much better in school because i put in the time in something that i knew would benefit me in the long run.
I know it was kind of late, but I'm glad that i finally realized that i need to look out for me. My motivation is what keeps me going. I know i will get some help along the way, but it will be help on something that I want to do for me. Before i started doing school work for my own benefit, I really hated school and now I really enjoy it. I want to learn as much as i can and even though i get tired of it sometimes, i really like going to school because i want to have a good future living the way i want. I know going to school will insure that for me. And besides school, my motivation to do well for myself is something instilled in me that i know i will never lose.