Your Personal Butterfly Moment Assignment

Please recall a small event in your life that was actually a catalyst for a huge change in your life.

In a brief essay of 100-200 words, please share what the small event was, what was the huge change it
led to and finally, predict what MIGHT had happened if the small event had had turned differently.

At the age of 7, I wanted to do a sport or some sort of activity after school. I thought it would help me
make more friends and also it would give me something to do. I took up Wrestling. The next year after I
tried soccer. I knew I wouldn’t’ve been able to do both so I had to pick which one I wanted to do. I was
leaning more towards soccer, so the day I went to quit, before I even mentioned it, my wrestling coach
asked me to compete in a tournament. I agreed, thinking I wasn’t going to do good anyways. I ended up
getting first place. This achievement created inspiration to continue to wrestle and forget about soccer.
Over a span of 7 years (7-14), I was determined to keep getting better. So, I started exercising to get
stronger, and I started talking some boxing as well. I later quit wrestling so I could pursue exercise and
MMA. To this day, I still exercise and box 5-6 days a week. If I never agreed to go to the tournament, it’s
possible I would have never started exercising, and I wouldn’t have been inspired to eat healthier. Also,
in 2021 when someone tried to steal my mom’s purse out of the cart in Walmart. If I didn’t exercise and
know how to defend myself, I wouldn’t have been able get her purse back.