Throughout life, I have had those people that have been rooting for me. The people that I can't stand to let down.These are the people that expect the most out of me and the people I strive to make proud every day of my life. Without these people, I can honestly say I have no idea where i would be in life today. I want to take a minute to thank them for everything they have done for me.

I have been asked, "Did your parents make you participate in all these things? Did they force you to get good grades?" I've always smiled, shook my head, and answered "No". You see, I was never pushed or told to be involved, get good grades, work hard. I was expected to. Growing up, I began by setting high expectations for myself. Never settling for what's simply good enough. The people I was around began to expect the same things out of me, which made me work even harder than before. I was no longer worried about letting myself down. I became worried about letting down all the people who expected me to succeed.

I have also lived by example. I have so many hard working individuals in my life. I have had the best influences growing up. I look around me and see how hard my family members work and I admire their drive and strive to be just like them someday when I grow up. Because honestly, I'm not "grown up" yet. I have so much left to accomplish and discover in my life, I might as well still be a five-year-old kid, sitting in kindergarten, drawing pictures about what I want to be when I grow up.

I hope that one day I will be able to make all of my motivators and influences proud. Of course, I want to be happy, I want to be successful, I want to make a difference to someone. But what I want most of all is to show all of those people that they were right to believe in me.