The Confident Man or Woman :: College Admissions Essays

The Confident Man or Woman Im one of those spate that are never satisfied. Thats not to say that I dont enjoy life, far from it. Its more that I am always analysing, thinking and predicting. The outcome of all this, is that I like to try different ways of doing things. Sometimes the new way doesnt work, sometimes it does and I try to bed it down before moving on to the next improvement. Perhaps, part of the reason I am this way is that Im task oriented, (a psych term if ever there was one). As a rule, I dont care how I get there, but once I set myself a goal, I dont stop till its achieved. I rarely think about ego, my own or anyone elses, nor do I tend to worry about peoples feelings. This has dropped me in a lot of hot water, both in my private life and at school. I say that something is not going to plan and therefore needs to be fixed and the person responsible for that thing invariable takes offence. Clearly I am calling into question their right to exist as a human being. Why are so many people so thin skin? If I dont feel anything negative towards someone, and therefore no hint of sarcasm or accusation should enter my words, and I am stating nothing but facts and concord objectives, where is the justification to take offence? Are we so far down the road to political correctness that we can no longer even call on the carpet about areas that need work, without being accused of being insensitive, authoritative, etcetera? As another example, while playing tennis doubles I ask my retainer to cover more of the centre-court when I am receiving. I explain that the server has a wide angle serve which is forcing me to return from outside of the court entirely. Do I get a nod of agreement and a more effective team? No. I get hostility because the message inferred was that my retainer was not pulling her weight or was responsible for the last point lost or some other imagined insult.