Undergraduate / "making a mark in the National Canoeing Championship" - Describe a personal challenge [4]

Hi all,

I am applying for a postgraduate scholarship on the following title: Describe a personal challenge that you have faced. How you met this challenge and why.

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A personal challenge I have faced (one that has also shaped my values), is making a mark in the National Canoeing Championship in 2002, where my team won a silver and two bronze medals. As the newly appointed Captain of NNP Canoeing Sprint Team, I have transformed my team, from an inexperienced group without professional coaching to one with individuals who are each physically and mentally prepared with confidence to compete for victories. Initially, with limited resources, no boats and equipments, only loaned ones, it was almost an impossible task to lead my team to compete in competitions. I was in a state of despair and helplessness.

However, at the end of my education stint, I am proud to say that the team has proven their worth. During my last semester of studies, the school decided to invest in boats and equipments for the team due to its promising track records in competitions.

In conclusion, I am happy with what I have achieved till date. But, I have also learnt to realize that life is not just about pursing goals and gaining achievements, it is also about having my own family, raising kids and providing them with the best quality of life and education and being filial to my parents. The pursuit of love and not forgetting one's roots are equally important as well. I have just gotten married late last year with huge finances spent on the wedding, housing and renovation. I hope to be able to secure a scholarship to finance an MBA so that I can continue with my planned career "master blueprint" and in the near future, set-up my very own consultancy firm to fuse business ideas and engineering methodologies to solve organizational problems.