Hero’s memoir

Personal growth has always been my life’s journey.  I believe that I was born for a specific reason and this gives me the drive I need to push through any challenge that I come across. Life is full of valleys and mountains which requires one to have more than one quality to overcome each situation. For instance, the principles I applied in my childhood years are not the same ones I use to operate as a youth. Personal growth is not always channeled towards overcoming problems but as a landmark of humanity and a showcase of one’s life. No matter how wealthy one is, the impact left on others will live on. Thus, I strive to make a mark in everyone’s lives. One of the most ways of achieving success and long-lasting humanity in one's life is done through one's personal growth. Personally, the essence of growth is rooted in survival. Life is meaningless if one was to stay in one place. In my daily life, personal growth is manifested through my behaviorism, outlook on life, and how I treat everyone that I interact with. Any human being that one comes across, will openly confess that they do not want to stay in the same place for too long. Everyone wants to progress, fulfill their dreams, celebrate small wins and feel like humans. One day, I was told to give up my money for a greater cause. One of my friends had lost her mother and I was to take charge of the situation and help her during the mourning period. Rather than forego the luxuries that I am accustomed to, I decided to hold my friend’s hand as she underwent one of the most painful days of her life. During this period, I learned to make sound decisions in an open-minded way that would not come across as rude or selfish. The chance to help my friend was not only noble but forced me out of my comfort zone.  Such situations forced me to make open my mind to other situations in life as I dealt with a mourning friend.

My life is based on decisions I make, I take full responsibility for any decision made in the past and the ones that will make in the future. The chance to come up with more than one way of solving problems emerges from the ability to be responsible and hold oneself responsible for every action taken. Sometimes, actions and words define reality as the perception surrounding the actions is closely tied to personal growth. The extent to which one grows is dependent on owning one’s actions especially failed actions. Thus, personal growth materializes through actions and even the decision-making process. The mistakes made in my younger years have always opened up new opportunities to solve present. Therefore, I can always map out my growth process through the actions I have taken throughout the years. This is evident that my personal growth is an indication of where I am in life and how I deal with more of the situations I find myself in. In the long run, I take responsibility that I have ever done in the past and even in the future. As time goes by and I gradually mature into the person I want to be, my mind is broadened and I appreciate the people around me, and given a chance to impact their lives, I gladly do it. Time is only a factor that I consider due to human mortality. Man can come up with ways of improving his situation without interfering or impacting the lives of others. Hence, positively impacting the lives of other people around me seems to be the best mark to prove progression and ability to grow out of the ashes. The reasons I highlight positively impacting the lives of others as a mark of personal growth is due to the human sense of belonging and human ability to replicate it through the actions of other people.

 One of the most impactful people in my life is my parents. They did not only give me life but taught me how to live peacefully with other people. In my younger years, they ensured that I  would regularly live with other people and even gave me the chance to choose people that would mentor me and discipline me whenever they were not there. After I knew that they were opening up to the world, I accepted and obeyed their will. Few years down the line, I learned how to accommodate people who had different opinions. For instance, whenever I acknowledged that I would be answerable to more than one adult. Unlike my peers who were only answerable to their guardian or parent. This forced me to develop a sense of responsibility for elders. Anytime I would be a call to answer to any mistake or mischief, I would gladly accept the consequences that would come with my actions hence in the long run I became more responsible.