A very reflective afternoon of resume writing...

I've been re-writing my resume today for what seems like the gazillionth time which has led me to reviewing old resumes, achievements I've made, grades I achieved, as well as re-reading old comments of feedback given to me by people who have truly inspired me to become who I am today. Naturally, tears have flowed. Why? As I'm reading over written references and the comments my teachers in high school made about my work in school, memories and emotions have flooded my mind. These people believed in me. They saw my potential and saw that I tried my best. Even in the beginning of grade 12 when I nearly failed all of my subjects and times were tough at home and school as a result, they continued to believe in me and could see that I was working to capacity.

I guess my lesson from reading all of this is that yes, I am intelligent and I can do anything if I believe in myself. I've realised that my problem over the last couple of years with not working to my potential and altogether not doing too well along the way (until now) is because I've been giving the advice to others that I really needed to take on board myself: Believe in yourself. After all, if I don't believe in myself, who will. I am a very capable young woman with a great life ahead of me; I just have to believe that I can achieve whatever I set my mind to and that I can do anything to a very high level if I just keep believing in myself and smiling.

:D