Zack Ballinger
by Becca Weiss
I really enjoyed Zack Ballinger’s presentation and his story. He really made all of us feel really comfortable and we were all really engaged in what he had to say. He talked about this life growing up and how to handle your mental health throughout all the ups and downs in your life.
One quote that he kept repeating that really stuck with me was something along the lines of with every success there is always going to be a struggle. I forget the word he used but I really liked it because basically, he's saying to succeed you have to have failure. I feel like a lot of people, including myself, forget that sometimes. No one is perfect and I think that's really important to remember when you fail instead of being so hard on yourself for messing up.
For example, if I was a perfect volleyball player and never messed up anything I did, it would not be as rewarding as it is. I need to fail to succeed. I was also really inspired by his life growing up and how he pushed through all his challenges in life. But I also loved how he mentioned after everything he did that was super cool like graduating college he also told us that it was actually a struggle and it's not just fun and games he gave us the reality of life and I thought that was cool because most people don't show their failure.
Moving forward after this presentation I view life in a better way knowing that it’s okay to mess up and your mental health is important. Do what makes you happy in life because you only have one and it's very short so make the most of it while you can.
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