1. The growth of my individual self has been predominantly characterized by logic and utmost
discipline. These conditions were rather self-imposed as from the age of 8 I had established what
i called the wall of logical steps. At first I thought I had to be a doctor and then It changed to
genie en mechanic ( mechanical engineer). I thought that the essence of my life was to work in
the science field, as long as I did that I would love life. After 5 years the “ logical steps to
success” had been fulfilled mainly because it stopped at high-school graduation- that was as far
as i could think by then. I did take AP classes for the sole purpose of challenging my intellect; I
did get involved in more than two leadership roles; I did attend a leadership camp; I did strive for
academic excellence. I did not, however, device another wall of logical steps to serve as guidance
through university. By the end of high school i had infested myself with the beauty of the
world’s best philosophical novels and all it led me to understand is that success could only be
made by taking the right decisions when it matters most. As i understood this, the wall of logical
steps tumbled down. I was not about to plan my life but to shape them with goals and direct
every moment of my life towards that goal. Stress level went from 100 to 50. In the rest of my
high school experience I understood that the world of science although logical was limitless
because it welcomed the greatest of creative minds. My focus Shifted, I started building myself,
by practicing and building skills that I thought a creative mind had to have.
In my 12th grade year I designed a Leadership program that was focused on bringing students
(including myself) at my school to engage in professional activities in their field and to start
building entrepreneurial and leadership roles. The whole program was dominated by the idea that
each individual had to be a self-starter- one that can propel his own ideas into reality. This

2. program had me working with students with varying interest. I remember having to design a call
to awareness plan with a student who painted vulnerability and her focus was the beauty of the
true self. In 12th grade i fed off of such inspired students. On my own i worked on discovering
much more about my field of interest . I spent my free time reading about oil economics as well
as the engineering side of the field itself. At this point I knew that petroleum engineering was
the field of studies that i had to pursue. Unlike before it was a certainty. By graduation I had
made myself a promise to work with love, loyalty discipline and creativity.