Since starting  college I have increasingly (and unawaringly) began challenges in a way that I have named the “How-hard-could-this-actually-be” Ideology. Simply, when facing a tough challenge in life, be it an essay, a job interview or a scholarship application  I simply say to myself “how hard can this actually be” which primes me with motivation and confidence to do just about anything.

It started when I was doing laps for a sports team tryout and I was seconds away from pulling out due to me being fatigued and unfit, a flash came across my memory of a scene from the movie Dodgeball. When the main character, as timely as my moment of despair bumps into Lance Armstrong, an athelete whom many may be familiar with. I thought to myself of the struggles that he has had to overcome in life,and  what he has accomplished and then compared them to my measly laps, which provided me with the motivation to carry and not drop out. This ideology has stuck with me ever since. (more…)