Talking about a person who has encouraged me to achieve my goal, my sister Emily immediately comes to my mind. So to give you a little more background of my sister, she is natural public speaking. She is intelligent, confident, and engaging in front of a crowd. Knowing that, I was super hesitant when I told her I wanted to participate in an english speaking contest at my school, but it turned out she was super supportive and incredible. You know, she never made me think that my goal was silly, although she know that I was a nervous Ra as I thought of speaking in front of a large crowd. So she offered practical help by volunteering to be my audience and suggesting topics for me to say. She even did some, uh. She even listened to my presentation as it stumbled through my speech and offered some constructive criticism. More amazingly, she always reminded me that I had something to share and I need to let the power inside me out to everyone. And yeah, she even, like, emphasized my strengths to me, like my storytelling abilities. Hearing her unwavering beliefs made me believed in myself, too. So the day had come, and I actually won the first at the competition. And I think that this was such a rewarding experience for me. Without her help, I couldn’t have achieved such a reward and proud accomplishment in my life. And yes, she really made me think that, uh, pushing me out of my comfort zone will result in some rewarding works.
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When I think about someone who encouraged me to achieve a goal, my sister Emily immediately comes to mind. To give you some background, she's a natural public speaker. She's intelligent, confident, and engaging in front of a crowd. Knowing this, I was incredibly hesitant when I told her I wanted to participate in an English speaking contest at my school. But she was incredibly supportive and encouraging. She never made me feel like my goal was silly, even though she knew I was nervous about speaking in front of a large crowd. She offered practical help by volunteering to be my audience and suggesting topics for me to speak about. She even listened to my practice presentations, even when I stumbled through my speech, and offered constructive criticism. Most amazingly, she always reminded me that I had something valuable to share and that I needed to let my inner strength shine through. She even emphasized my strengths, like my storytelling abilities. Hearing her unwavering belief in me made me believe in myself too. The day of the competition arrived, and I actually won first place! It was such a rewarding experience for me. Without her help, I couldn't have achieved this accomplishment, which I'm incredibly proud of. She really made me realize that pushing myself out of my comfort zone can lead to truly rewarding experiences.
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