Normally I make decisions according to the situation. I have made some decisions in my past life. I got good reason. But here I would like to talk about that situation which was very important for me. I was in 12th standard of the school. At that time I was playing too much video games, scrolling the phone and used too much time on phone. As a result my performance was declining. I really remember that that was the time that exam was only 6 months to go. So I decided to score 19th the board exam to surprise my parent. So that’s why I made a decision to stop using phone. And that decision was very essential because if I get good score then only I could get an admission in the best engineering field. I knew it was not a piece of cake for me but I made up my mind and never step back until I achieved success. Hence I avoided using all gadgets and started doing meditation and yoga to relax my mind. As a result I began concentrating on my education and planned my schedule for preparation. Before the exam I completed my entire syllabus and revised it twice. When my result was announced I had achieved 92% in that board exam. I felt over the moon and I surprised my parents.
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Normally, I make decisions according to the situation. I have made some decisions in my past life for good reasons. But here, I would like to talk about a situation that was very important for me. I was in the 12th standard at school. At that time, I was playing too many video games, scrolling on my phone, and spending too much time on it. As a result, my performance was declining. I remember that the exam was only six months away. So, I decided to score well in the board exam to surprise my parents. That's why I made the decision to stop using my phone. That decision was essential because if I got a good score, I could gain admission to the best engineering programs. I knew it was not going to be easy for me, but I made up my mind and never stepped back until I achieved success. Hence, I avoided using all gadgets and started doing meditation and yoga to relax my mind. As a result, I began concentrating on my education and planned my schedule for preparation. Before the exam, I completed my entire syllabus and revised it twice. When my result was announced, I had achieved 92% in that board exam. I felt over the moon, and I surprised my parents.
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