In high school, I felt a huge desperation to try and fit in with the "cool" crowd. In my opinion, the "cool" crowd, also known as the popular crowd, were the athletes in my school. They received all the attention and people just seemed to know who they were. I wanted that.
For much of my high school career, I tried desperately to be good at sports. In middle school I was a member of the volleyball, basketball, and track teams, but was definitely not a stand out star. I decided to try some different sports in high school. From powerlifting, soccer, and cross country...none of them provided me with what I had hoped for.
Luckily for me, I did discover something I was naturally good at in high school: public speaking and horseback riding. It hasn't been until nearly 4 years after my high school graduation that I have come to appreciate my God-given talents. Sometimes I think back to how I wish I could have focused more on the things that I was naturally good at because who knows where they could have taken me. And since then, I've learned a lot more about myself and what I am naturally good at.
Everyone hass a natural talent. Do not go against it. Who knows where it can end up taking you. You know yourself better than anyone so do not let a person or other people guide the path you take in life. Use your God-given talents. Love them. Appreciate them. I wish I figured this out sooner than I did. I learned that what I wanted in the beginning turned out to be something I would not have truly wanted. Fitting in turned out to be a lot better because I was (and still am) surrounded by people who could positively influence my natural talents and help me improve them.
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