# data[].attributes.body
"Focus on your actions, not the outcome. It is what you can control."

My childhood years were wonderful. At school, I was a nice but jealous child who cried whenever I didn't succeed, became upset when I didn't get what I wanted, and even broke down when someone was better than me at something. I was a naive, competitive child who believed that if I worked hard enough, I would succeed. I sometimes wished I were someone else because I was envious of them. My life became all about studying as a result, made it into the with honors list and even joined the school band since the top two students in my class did as well.

# data[].attributes.body
However, fate has a way of changing someone. When I reached high school, all my efforts seem futile. A lot of my classmates were excellent and despite my efforts, I keep failing to become an honor student. I was jealous of those who was able to and got discouraged. I felt like I wasn't good enough and was scared that I betrayed the expectations of people who believed in me.

I felt like I hit rock bottom at high school, however, the situation opened my eyes to the reality of life. Effort is important but not all efforts are rewarded with success. I began focusing more on my efforts rather than the outcome. I stopped focusing all of my energy on studying and started interacting with people more. I changed my way of thinking and it healed me.

# data[].attributes.body
When I reached college, it was a new environment. I started enjoying life more. Up to this day, I upheld the principle that efforts is worth more than the outcome. It is ok to not be the best all the time.