Academic and personal achievement write up:

The personal achievement that I have been proud of is balancing my education through IB and
balancing my social life amongst my peers. My academic achievement that I am proud of is
doing well on my IO and getting a high mark. With balancing my lifestyle, it was very difficult
because I had a very busy schedule between sports, work, school, and friends. It became a very
difficult task to balance my lifestyle and use time management to ensure time for myself. I would
find myself overcompensating in one aspect of my life and not the other. I would only work on
homework or only hangout and have a social life. I had to find a good balance in my life so I can
be content in all aspects of my life. Doing well on my IO helped my overall predicted grade in IB
English and it was the first piece if literature that I wrote that I was genuinely proud of. The
skills I learnt in both my academic and personal achievement were time management, work life
balance, communication, and dedication. I had to learn time management when balancing my
work life and social life. This is because I had to make sure things were done on time to be able
to have the freedom I want and be able to have that balance. Time management was when
important when having to complete my IO because it was a harsh deadline and if it was not
completed my then I would be unable to had it in. Communication was a skill that is quite
important, and I had to apply it to both my academic and personal achievement. I had to
communicate with my family to make sure times align with my busy schedule and had to
communicate with teachers when needing help with aspects of my IO. I learned that I had to
have social and academic life balance otherwise I would burn myself out and really struggle. It is
important for my mental health to have that balance and is needed to be happy and content with
my life. These connect to my future as I must use all the skills that I have learned and adopt them
into my everyday life. It is important to use communication, multitasking, and communication
when ding tasks in my everyday life.