Success

What is success to a person that doesn’t even want to try? I know that when I come to school I’m working my hardest to get A and B’s and I won’t take anything less. Do whatever you want; call me a nerd or an overachiever because those are only a boost to my confidence and intelligence. I could come up with many better ones to belittle yours. People ask me, “What is your motivation?” I have two things that keep me going: My mom and success. I want to be able to look back and say I worked my ass off and it payed off and got me to where I am today. Believe me, growing up I got distracted a lot. I have a short temper and a loud mouth to match and that’s a very bad mixture. I remember every time I got in trouble I was thinking, "You don’t scare me, but my mom does." When they reached to call her, my heart would be jumping, and when I left for home I would take my time because I knew that when I got there a belt would be waiting. My mom would serve up a whooping and then after she would tell me that I would be thankful in the long run. I remember I would be so mad but looking back now I am thankful because she gave me a great work ethic. Right now I’m on the road to success and it feels amazing, like I can almost touch my dreams and I hope someday that I can just repay my mom and be successful.

Written by: Delante Madden