Personally speaking, I don’t consider myself as a decision maker. I often hesitate, elote and overthink. I choose to err on the side of caution. But let me tell you about the difficult decision that I made recently. It was about 3 months ago, I wondered if I should leave the group or not. The reason that I hesitated at that, the group provided me with many opportunities to challenge myself as well as being a good relationship. That’s why it was hard to leave, but then I left. If I were still a member of that group, alongside my studies, I would have to participate in many group activities. And then I… and this made me feel overloaded. And then I decided to leave and focus on my studies at another place. It wasn’t that I cut myself off from them. I did with it less frequently, but I felt quite sad and disappointed. But then I decided I knew that it was the right decision for my future. And after my stress started to improve and I felt less stressed, I also had more time for myself to recharge and relax. Looking back, I am glad I made this difficult decision because it highlights the importance of prioritizing and sacrificing for my future. Who knows after I reached my goals, I will reconnect with them and go there again.
Band 7+: Describe an important decision that you made
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Personally speaking, I don't consider myself a decision maker. I often hesitate, deliberate, and overthink. I choose to err on the side of caution. But let me tell you about the difficult decision that I made recently. It was about three months ago when I wondered if I should leave the group or not. The reason I hesitated was that the group provided me with many opportunities to challenge myself as well as good relationships. That's why it was hard to leave, but then I left. If I were still a member of that group, alongside my studies, I would have to participate in many group activities. This made me feel overloaded. So, I decided to leave and focus on my studies elsewhere. It wasn't that I cut myself off from them; I interacted with them less frequently, but I felt quite sad and disappointed. However, I knew that it was the right decision for my future. After my stress started to improve, I felt less overwhelmed and had more time for myself to recharge and relax. Looking back, I am glad I made this difficult decision because it highlights the importance of prioritizing and sacrificing for my future. Who knows, after I reach my goals, I will reconnect with them and go there again.
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