The Switch

After my second year in high school, I made a finis that would turn expose to be life history changing. This decision wasnt life changing in the office that getting hook up with or going to college would be, hardly I really learned a lot around myself that summer. What Im about to tell you is what happened when I switched from marchland rope to Football. I will explain to you why this switch was such a big deal to me and what I learned about myself from it. Switching from Marching Band to Football after mySophomore year of high school changed the way I saw myself because I found I crap a strong enough will to follow my heart despite public debate with others, I have a strong desire to be in control of my life, and I have an aggressive side that had not sh consume itself before. date making the decision to change from bingle activity to another, my own self- cartel and confidence really took over and helped me to deal with the controversy among my friends and teammates. M y friends and band theater director wanted me to stay in the marching band because I was a section leader with three years of experience ho was up for the Drum Major seat.Naturally, this put me under a lot of loving pressure. On top of that, my new teammates on the football game team werent on the nose thrilled to have a tuba player trying out for the team. They used to make fun of me quite a bit, until I be myself out on the field, that is. Another significant hurdle was telling my parents that I wanted to switch. I knew that my parents said they would support me in any decision I make, that isnt life threatening, but I wasnt sure if they would condone me playing football, which is probably one of the most angerous sports in the world if you dont practice fit technique.The fact that I was able to deal with all this and still raise up to my guns showed me I was strong enough to follow my heart and cut my own path. Especially after considering the craziest part out of this square thing, before this I never had been one to go against the grain. I had been a people pleaser my whole life and was afraid of making anyone mad at me. So, now that IVe explained the item I found myself in, the reason I put myself in that po investion was because of a realization I had while sitting in the stands with the and at a football game during my sophomore year.I realized that I didnt transport sitting on the sidelines watching the action happen. I wanted to be out there in the middle of it. It made me think about how I always took the path of least resistance in all(prenominal) aspect of my life. I was always trying to make everyone around me golden when I wasnt completely happy myself. Watching that football game, I matte up like I was the stands watching it go by, powerless to influence to grad of fate. This mindset is what helped me to strengthen my will to follow my heart and do what I wanted to do. That night, I discovered my desire to have control of the b illing my life was going in.On top of wanting to steer my life in the direction I wanted, that night I also discovered that I have an aggressive side that makes want to prove what Im worth, fght to win, and be remembered. In every sport Id ever done up to that point in my life, from Baseball to Karate to Wrestling, every single one of my coaches Id ever had told me that I dont have a mean bone in my body, and I thought they were right. I always had a hard time with being competitive because I didnt want to hurt anyone nd I was somewhat content to sit in the dugout or on the sidelines unless subbed in.That is, until I had this self-realization one day in the stands. After that, a fire lit in my belly that hadnt been there before and I was ready to show everyone what I could do. This fire didnt go away and, actually, still hasnt to this day. And so, I Joined the football team and said good bye to the marching band as my first official act of taking control of my life. Looking back, I dont regret being in the marching band for three years, but I do ish I had played football all quartet years of my high school career.Unfortunately, I never felt the press to play until that moment of self-realization that my life would pass me by if I didnt take hold, that night in the stands. And I never would have had the end to follow my heart without that fiery passion in my gut that was light that night. In the grand scheme of things, this decision was very minor in nature, switching from one extracurricular activity to another. However, for me, it was a very significant and self-awakening experience where I discovered how strong I can be.