Rafi Arnob, Period 8, 9/22/21

 SITHS

Rafi Arnob

9/22/21

Ms. Fusaro 

Rafi Arnob, Period 8, 9/22/21

At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why?

Ever since school started back up on the 13th, I’ve had this looming dread follow me around. It’s just starting to set in that in less than a year, I’ll be a college student. Unsurprisingly, a lot of my goals are set with that realization in mind. For example, I hope to score higher on my last SAT in October, I want to finalize my common application by the end of this week, and obviously, I want to end my high school experience with strong grades. However, while all of these goals are very important to me, my central goal (at this point) is to be a “PSAL All-Star”. During all of my time here at tech, I’ve gone through many changes. Most of life’s aspects have not remained constant; friends, personality, passions and whatever else are always evolving and I’m forever grateful for that. However, football has always been there for me. After a bad day, football cheers me up. My teammates cheer me up. I can’t express how great of an outlet the sport is for me and because of this, I want to end my high school career on a strong note and go out on top. I want to look back on my senior season and reminisce on the “good old days”. Winning a tangible award such as being an All-Star will make it that much easier. 

How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal? 

There are days where I don’t want to attend practice, or I’m suffering from minor aches and pains and my body yells at me to stop. However, in these instances, I think back to my goals and the idea of success drives me to push on. I know that if I don’t pour in all my effort into this last sprint, someone will. Moreover, I show resilience outside of the athletic sphere. When I see my friends go to the movies or amusement parks, I want to attend as well, but I know that to be one of the best football players in the city I’m going to have to make sacrifices.     Honestly, practice becomes an obstacle sometimes (i.e. getting in the way of test prep or a party) but I know that unless I give my maximum effort, I won’t be satisfied. 

How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal?

In my environment, being a PSAL All-Star is considered quite prestigious, and being the competitive person I am, I desire to be the best. By earning such a prestigious title, I can tangibly prove that I am one of the best football players in the city to my contemporaries. More importantly, I can display my hard work and success to my parents. Growing up, my parents emphasized the idea of success and often encouraged me to avoid spending time on meaningless activities. Even though I know that football isn’t a meaningless activity (whether I win some title/award or not), I want my parents to think that as well. The best way to do so is to show them that I am successful and have something to show for that success in the form of a PSAL All-Star title.