" She was unstoppable"

"She was unstoppable. Not because she did not have failures or doubts, but because she continued on despite them"-Beau Taplin

Over the years I have learned that in life you may not always be the winner. Is this an easy concept to grasp when your younger? Absolutely not. Growing up I've seen this occur in many instances as I'm sure others have to in their life. Today in the world, I feel that it's always a competition with everything you do. Whether it being the student with the highest GPA, getting the captain of a sports team, being selected as an officer for a club or organization, and I am sure there are a plenty more examples to name. I have looked at situations to where sometimes the results don't seem necessarily fair or equal. Rejection is part of life, and it has taken me a while to understand that concept regardless of how happy I am about it. You may work for something that you are passionate about, and will do whatever it takes but sometimes you just won't cut it. I've learned this recently with auditioning but has that stopped me? No. With dwelling over failure, it can create a blockage to want to give up on working towards something you want, this can be either applying for scholarships, jobs or even just improving on a talent or skill. But the thing that people don't tend to see is how failure can be a step closer to success. I have heard the phrase many times of "fall down seven times and stand up eight" which in my situation I always keep that as a motive. You can fall down multiple times, but if you don't stand up, how will you ever succeed your goal? I try my best to be unstoppable even when some days it seems impossible, but that is what support systems are for, and luckily I have been pretty lucky to have gained a pretty strong one that is always there to help me pick me up when I do fall. So letting other people's accomplishment should never define you because it's not your story, eventually everyone has their turn in the spotlight and when your time comes, it's because you chose to stand back up.