I am the eldest of three boys. The age gap between me and my brothers are 4 and 5 years respectively. As we were growing up, I was the kuya and I was always the leader. I was dominant and I made the rules in the house, in the car, and whenever we play. This was how things were until we became adults and are capable of making decisions. This was when I realized that I may think I am right but it does not mean that they are wrong. Since then, although they would still consult me on things that would involve us, I would let them decide what to do, where to go, what to eat. We would have different opinions sometimes but we learned to respect and consider one another. We discussed things until we arrived at a decision. I saw that they became empowered and independent. I also felt that i am more respected and admired rather than feared.
Growing up, I studied in an all boys school and I felt I was just average. I just went along and did not exert any effort to be better. Probably did not know what it was to be better. However when I was in 7th grade, I topped the first quiz of the school year. I was surprised because it was my first time and I did not even study that much. This was when i realized that i can do better and that it feels good to be on top. So i started studying more and as a result i maintained the top position in class and i became the favorite of teachers. That time i was in a regular class. Because of my almost perfect grades after the first trimester, for the first time, the school transferred a regular student to the honors class in the middle of the year. I felt really proud and happy. I also found the environment in the honors class more motivating. I was surrounded by the top students in our batch and made friends with them. Since then i studied hard to maintain my position in the honors class until i graduated from highschool.
Because of this experience i realized that with hard work anything is possible. This was when i started making goals for myself. I told my self i want to study in UP for college then UP College of Medicine for medical school. Both of which I was able to achieve.
Up to now i do not stop setting goals for myself. A few years ago i started my career and got married. God has blessed me with a good start and i was able to build our home. Now i am looking for opportunities for financial freedom and i am hoping that by taking this course i will be able to find what i am looking for.
I believe that these two life events are just some of my defining moments. In the first, I learned that even though i was the leader being the first born, the time came when I cannot just impose to my siblings my decisions. By empowering them I earned their respect and loyalty. In the second, I became more self-aware in what I can do and can achieve. Because of this I became more ambitious and started setting higher goals for my self. Being self-aware has brought me to where I am now and to what I've become.
Submitted by:
Alejandro L. Garcia 3
Leadership
AGSB Clark
R140053
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