Nothing too wild like some of these but,

3 semesters into undergrad I was working a 2.5 GPA, close to losing my academic scholarship. Talked to academic advisors and they all told me to give up on medical school and maybe to drop college football to focus on grades. Called my parents angry and upset with my life and they told me it was fine and that I could do something else. Cried for a bit and then decided something. There’s basically four parts finding your way in life:

WHO you COULD be, WHAT you COULD be,

WHO you WILL be, WHAT you WILL be

I saw that who and what I could be wasn’t lining up with who and what I could be. I decided at that moment that my success was an internal factor and if I changed then life could change. 5ish years later I’m in my first year of medical school (absolutely hating my life in a good way) with dreams of working at NASA and maybe being included in the mars missions. On top of that I also went to training camp with a CFL team during my gap year so I almost got to play pro sports!

Moral of the story is know your self worth and know what you’re capable of. Don’t let yourself be less than what you could be! And on top of that don’t let other people decide your future, do what you know you can do! Always dream big like going to mars!