I believe that hard work is a major key to being successful in life. To me, nothing will get done if you do not work hard. Working hard can not just come to you though, to work hard you have to have a good work ethic. When all else fails in life, the best thing you can do is simply work hard. I believe that working hard will make our society much better.
People that work hard are much more likely to be successful than those who do not. To be successful, you have to have a good work ethic. A good work ethic keeps me positive and wanting to do better. When I work hard, I get a great sense of pride in myself. I feel much better when I can tell myself that I succeeded. I try to not slack as much as I can because I know that I will get nothing done.
My personal experiences with working hard have been tested many times. Before last year, I never really wanted to work hard for sports. My talents in sports never really came from how hard I worked. But last year, I finally started having competition against me. With my bad work habits, I had no chance of staying on the team. While we were running after practice one day, my coach pulled me to the side and told me about my work ethic. It really was in bad shape. Coach had begun to even consider me being kicked off the team. So I knew that there was only one thing to do, and that was to work harder than I ever have. After that talk, I began to be the best person I could in all areas of life. I strived to be the best athlete, student, person, or anything else I could think of.
If I would have stayed on the track I was on before, I would not be where I am today. Without working hard, I would not have near the good grades that I have in school. I definitely would not be the same athlete that I am, If I would have been one at all. I learned that working hard is one of the best things you can to in life. I strive to be the best person I could possibly be. These days, you really can not get much done without working hard. This economy has gotten much tougher. We all need to be able to earn our keep in this world. And working hard is the only way that this will get done. \
All in all, I believe that life may give you your ups and downs, but without working hard, you will not be able to make anything of those "ups". I believe that life is what you make of it, and being lazy will surely not make the best out of life. When I found the value of working hard, I vowed never to be lazy as long as I can help it. Each day is a new day for me. I get another chance to make my life better than the day before. And I will not be able to make my life better without working hard.
