Actions are better than words.

Everyone has once,around new years, written a few resolutions and vowed that they will be accomplished by the end of the year. Be honest, have you really every done them? I have a bad habit of writing down and promising myself to accomplish, almost impossible stuff, by the end of the year. Such as, loose 35 pounds or not have one "argument" with my mother for the whole year. I'm so pumped up and determined in the beginning, but normally punish myself in the end.  This year I will make it easier on myself and do small things that could happen. I, Sydney A., vow to accomplish these goals by the end of 2013, with help from friends, family, and the world around me. If my goals are not accomplished I will not give up, I will still try to reach my goals.


One of my easy goals that I  can do is to be able to do a cartwheel. Every time I gain the confidence in myself to do one I either one, do it, but crash and burn so badly my confidence disappears in the imaginary wind, or two, I'm about to do it and then chicken out and get discouraged. I was in gymnastics for maybe about 3-4 months and my teacher always would yell at me because I could never do it. To help me accomplish this I will do specific steps. Step 1:  On Fridays, after school, a teacher named Ms. Ashley and I, will go out to the field and practice them. Step 2: It could help if I figure out each step in the cartwheel and then practice those steps at a time. Step 3: I will watch as many videos that I have to, like this one, to do a cartwheel. My teacher always told me that I never kick high enough for it to be straight, so I can work on kicking off with more power and straightening my legs. I am determined to accomplish the cartwheel because I have never been able to do it. Who knows maybe after that, I can practice doing all kinds of flips and gymnastic stuff.

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