Assignment 8 - Brenden Knuckles

Fears: Drowning, being unprepared, losing chicken

Annoyances: My little brother, that stupid vibrating phone, people being visibly rude
Accomplishments: Haha
Confusions: Being confused, how they get those wooden boats into the bottles
Sorrows: school, work
Dreams: financially well-off, making games
Idiosyncrasies: I had to look this one up but playing games, being humorous
Risks: Losing at a game of Risk, Losing my license and not being able to drive on my own
Beloved possessions: Every single piece of technology that belongs to me
Problems: public speaking, organization

My fears are what guide me as to being a better person. Except for the first one. Other than swimming, I don’t feel that drowning can really guide anyone. But I digress. Let’s get on the subject of unpreparedness. I have always hated, hated, hated public speaking. And still do. I can’t pinpoint as to why I do, but I feel that people understand that. If I have to speak in front of class, even if it’s the most minor thing in the world, I completely fall flat (metaphorically and literally). I learned back in debate class (I know, right? I took debate class to try to fix public speaking issues, but obviously it didn’t work) that unpreparedness is what killed me. If I went up to speak in that class and didn’t have anything written down, I’d act how I would usually act. If I went up there and knew what I was gonna talk about, then I would be able to say what was needed to say. Although to be honest, around the end of the year talking about Donald Trump was what guided me into my speeches. Anyways. Unpreparedness, I feel, is the reason why people don’t enjoy public speaking. But that might be wrong. Being prepared, being confident, and also looking good is the best way to make sure you don’t (expletive) mess it up like they would in the movies. Unpreparedness, and chicken, are what guide me into being a better person.