Considering all the people who have taught me valuable lessons in the past I would say that the most important lesson was one that helped build my character. I would describe myself as a competitor and risk-taker; these characteristics had, convincingly to me, stemmed from past experiences with a friend. My friend was extremely competitive and had great capacity for planning activities. I recalled a time when we partnered up for a fund-raiser for our school, selling chocolates. My friend was a great sales person and easily sold a lot of goods, and unfortunately I was unable to make much sales. This is the first time I felt the need to compete against my friend, but don’t get me wrong because it was actually a healthy competition. As we continued with the fundraiser I took note of the reasons for my friend’s success and compared it to what I was doing before. By the end of the process I recognized a lot of skills and qualities my friend had which I didn’t and sequentially I worked hard to make up the difference. All in all, being able to compare and compete with others was what gave me the room to develop my own personal skills. Without competition I would probably not have figured out my weaknesses yet. Many thanks to this friend who staged such a valuable opportunity for me to recognize and improve myself.
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