What Passion Brings to the Picture: The Difference Between Making your own Path and Following Others
I recently attended my first high school competition that was not about volleyball, I took part in FBLA's SSLC event. For context, I am an extremely dedicated volleyball player who loves competition and all the strong emotions that come with it. Believe me when I say I love getting mad on the court. It makes me that much more willing to go up there and slam the ball right in front of the opposing team's face. Much like volleyball tournaments, I had to wake up at the crack of dawn to take part of this FBLA event. My morning went much like how it would have if I were going to a game. However, when I stepped into the conference, I realized truly how similar these two competitions were. I could feel the tense competition and smell the desperate need to win one of the sparkling plastic trophies. Nobody had sacrificed their Saturday to come watch others win, not if they could do something about it. I didn't think much about it then but why were we all gathered at this random loc...
