"Let's see what you're made of."
“Let’s see what you’re made of.”
Twice in my life, I’ve heard this phrase uttered too me. And twice in my life, I’ve shuttered upon hearing it.
Case 1: While serving an LDS mission in Tempe, Arizona, my Mission President gave me a unique assignment – today I can’t remember what it was, but I remember I wasn’t happy; granted, I was 19 at the time, but I was not happy when he charged me it. And then he said the fateful words “Let’s see what you’re made of,” when I spoke to him about my concerns. How I replied. I told him that I didn’t come out on a mission for him or anybody else, and couldn’t give a damn about proving to him my worth.
I really showed my spitfire, fury personality in this situation. I didn’t think I had to prove myself to anybody, but myself.
Case 2: One month ago, I was struggling about living in Pittsburgh. I missed Jamie, I missed my friends, and we didn’t have friends here. (Greg’s idea of meeting people was to go to the bar every night, get drunk, and believe this was a social setting; needless to say, it was annoying.) I approached Jon Walton, telling him my delema. And what was my reply after long discussion: Let’s see what you’re made of. Needless to say, I was not happy, again. More so, I was furious.
However, that night I went home and thought about his words; and, instead of getting mad I was intruiged. And one thing Jon said to me that rang true was how competitive a person I am. Thinking about this, I became extremely excited about this challange. Knowing how competitive I am, I want to be the best at everything. And more than this, I believe I’m the best; I truly believe I’m a lot better than I am.
From this encounter, I decided to take a different approach to life in Pittsburgh. I began to not care about meeting people, but instead concentrate on myself. And from this, meeting people would follow. This approach worked. I’ve been enjoying Pittsburgh, enjoying myself, and concentrate less on missing Jamie; but instead, I concentrate on the unique situation I’m in. And all the positives it has.
I’ve been enjoying life, and work. Gaining as much as I possibly can from both. I’ve learned a vast amount regarding the Steel industry, and what I am capable of. And now I seek out and embrace the challenge; I want to prove to myself how good I am, and what I can accomplish. And I’m doing it.
Presently, I thank my mission president and Jon for their words, it made me prove my worth to myself. I believe they understood my competitive nature, and knew this was the way to motivate me. And they did.
Twice in my life, I’ve heard this phrase uttered too me. And twice in my life, I’ve shuttered upon hearing it.
Case 1: While serving an LDS mission in Tempe, Arizona, my Mission President gave me a unique assignment – today I can’t remember what it was, but I remember I wasn’t happy; granted, I was 19 at the time, but I was not happy when he charged me it. And then he said the fateful words “Let’s see what you’re made of,” when I spoke to him about my concerns. How I replied. I told him that I didn’t come out on a mission for him or anybody else, and couldn’t give a damn about proving to him my worth.
I really showed my spitfire, fury personality in this situation. I didn’t think I had to prove myself to anybody, but myself.
Case 2: One month ago, I was struggling about living in Pittsburgh. I missed Jamie, I missed my friends, and we didn’t have friends here. (Greg’s idea of meeting people was to go to the bar every night, get drunk, and believe this was a social setting; needless to say, it was annoying.) I approached Jon Walton, telling him my delema. And what was my reply after long discussion: Let’s see what you’re made of. Needless to say, I was not happy, again. More so, I was furious.
However, that night I went home and thought about his words; and, instead of getting mad I was intruiged. And one thing Jon said to me that rang true was how competitive a person I am. Thinking about this, I became extremely excited about this challange. Knowing how competitive I am, I want to be the best at everything. And more than this, I believe I’m the best; I truly believe I’m a lot better than I am.
From this encounter, I decided to take a different approach to life in Pittsburgh. I began to not care about meeting people, but instead concentrate on myself. And from this, meeting people would follow. This approach worked. I’ve been enjoying Pittsburgh, enjoying myself, and concentrate less on missing Jamie; but instead, I concentrate on the unique situation I’m in. And all the positives it has.
I’ve been enjoying life, and work. Gaining as much as I possibly can from both. I’ve learned a vast amount regarding the Steel industry, and what I am capable of. And now I seek out and embrace the challenge; I want to prove to myself how good I am, and what I can accomplish. And I’m doing it.
Presently, I thank my mission president and Jon for their words, it made me prove my worth to myself. I believe they understood my competitive nature, and knew this was the way to motivate me. And they did.
posted by Matty at 5:44 PM
3 Comments:
Wow! Inspirational. I enjoyed how you articulate and portrait your thoughts with a simplistic clairity
You spelled dilemma and challenge wrong. You have also made several grammatical errors. It is not believeable that you said "damn" to your mission president. But worst of all you said that you focused less on missing me. How rude! If I didn't love you so much we would break up right now!
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