Things I like most and least about myself

The thing that I like most about myself is my work ethic. When I begin doing something that I truly have an interest in, I persevere regardless of obstacles and strive to do my best work. This is a quality that has been developed through high school, but in a different way because I was truthfully not interested in the majority of topics studied. In my future academic endeavors I hope that my motivation will rise as I explore areas of interest to me and that are relevant to my own career path.

Though working hard is a valuable quality, over-working is not a good thing. Because I am constantly putting my full effort into what I do, I tend to get caught up in details and spend too much time focusing on small things in attempt to perfect my work rather than making more significant progress in other areas. This is something that I must focus on to maximize my own efficiency in the future.

Second Semester iQuest

As I look forward to this semester, I am considering a change in projects. The hindrances in my current project have proven to be difficult to surmount in a cost efficient way, so there is still more work to be done before the signs can be marketed. I had a two week break from volleyball between my club and high school seasons and I am in the second week of that break right now. With high school season beginning next week, my schedule will become considerably busier. Given my interest in the sport of volleyball already, I must decide whether it is possible for me to create a project out of my participation in the sport. I am already interested in coaching at some level and have gained experience coaching at the lower club levels as an assistant earlier this year, but I would need to find a coaching opportunity during the school season to use as an iQuest project. If I can find a way to learn more about coaching during the school season and continue to work as an assistant coach for my club team in May, I may be able to use volleyball coaching as my project. I have not yet had the chance to sit down and talk with my coach yet, but I will look to do so in the coming days. As the president of a local volleyball club (different from my own club team), he has other teams playing at the same time as our high school team that I may be able to help out in some way to further my own volleyball knowledge and playing strategies. Because of the relatively small number of boys' volleyball players in the area, coaching opportunities for high school boys are not too difficult to find and I believe that I have good connections with club teams to find a position to work with players.

Regardless of the project I pursue, I will certainly continue helping my dad with the sign project at home. If this continues to be my second semester project I will assess the problems we have encountered and create a new schedule. If I change my project to coach volleyball, I will need to find a way to quantify my goal.