Success Through the Eyes of Evan Rader

I define success as being able to achieve whatever goal you may have even through all of the goals and obstacles that you have to face along the way. One area in my life where i have been very successful is maintaining my health. I have had Type 1 Diabetes for the past 14 years of my life, however I have maintained a relatively very successful and healthy lifestyle. I achieved that state of success through the help and care of others and also through years of trial and error. Jim Valvano once said, "Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first steps to succeeding.'' I define failure as an obstacle on your way to success. One area in my life where I failed is my 9th grade English class. Although I did not actually fail the class I did pass with a D, which in my mind might as well be failure. I think what led to that sense of failure was my lack of overall motivation. Micheal Jordan once said, "I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.'' I personally more motivated by my success rather than my failure because sucess to me is viewed at as a reward.