Michael Zeiler Hour 6 Monday, October 28, 2013 Exhibit: Cross Country Benchmark: Personal Management Skill: P108

Go beyond what is asked to improve personal, educational, or work-related projects. !s a high"school student # am much more than sim$ly a student% # do many e&tra things other than home'or( and essays% # do stu)) that hel$ to de)ine me as me% # do things that # am talented at and also en*oy doing+ things that also hel$ me and 'ill ma(e me a better $erson in the end% One o) these this is Cross Country% # ha,e done Cross Country all )our years o) my high"school career% # am not e&ce$tionally talented at it and # do it more to be the team-s musician than a highly ,aluable runner% # don-t get any e&tra glory )rom it and don-t get much $raise% Ho'e,er, # do it *ust the same% # do it because it hel$s me as a $erson% #t hel$s to (ee$ my in sha$e both $hysically and mentally and # also learn many great li)e lessons along the 'ay )rom di))erent $eo$le% .his sho's my ability to P108 Go beyond what is asked to improve personal, educational, or work-related projects. # consider my li)e to be a $ro*ect so anything that im$ro,es my li)e is something that also im$ro,es a $ersonal $ro*ect% .his is a ,ie'$oint that 'ill ser,e me 'ell in li)e% #n my career # 'ill also need to go abo,e and beyond the call o) duty% # 'ill ha,e to do things that 'ill hel$ me and my 'or( that # am doing at the time% # 'ill ha,e to )orce mysel) to ta(e ste$s to $ut mysel) ahead in my 'or( and in my $ro*ects% .his 'ill also come into $lay in my $ersonal li)e% # 'ill ha,e to do e&tra things in my $ersonal li)e that 'ill ma(e me a better $erson% # 'ill also do things that 'ill $ut me ahead o) the rest o) the $ac(% .his could include things as sim$le as running and (ee$ing in sha$e% Ho'e,er, no matter 'hat, this 'ill be a ,ery use)ul tool%