About Me
My name is Miguel Varela Jr and I am a senior at Sport and Medical Sciences Academy
in Hartford, Connecticut. I grew up with a passion and love for sports, music, and clothes but I knew I’d connect my capstone to sports because I’ve grown up playing sports and constantly am involved in a sport whether its football, basketball, or track. I’m a very passionate and driven person when it comes to the things I love so I knew I’d connect my capstone with the things and people I cherish the most.
All children inherit characteristics from their parents, such as brown eyes or curly hair,
but I inherited much more. My parents both came from low-income households, and
as a child, I witnessed them work hard to move my sister and I from living in our
grandmother's basement to having our own home and experiencing the life my
parents never had. My parents are the epitome of perseverance and hard work,
and I was raised to be the same way.
Mission Statement
As I am now, I value hard work, patience, and growth. My mission is to try and take
n every experience possible while I am alive. I never want to be regretful of not making
a decision because I was scared or hesitant, if an opportunity presents itself I will take
action. With my hard work and focus I feel like I can do anything I set my mind to, so if
and when those opportunities present themselves I will be successful. I want to be
portrayed as the person who works very hard at what they want to achieve and lives
life to its fullest extent by trying everything and taking every opportunity like it won’t
ever present itself again. The number one thing I live by is being better today than I
was yesterday and I feel like I bring that energy everywhere I go. I may not be the best
at everything or the smartest but the one thing I can promise is that I will be better at
whatever task I am doing tomorrow than I was today. I am strong willed, hard working,
and focused so I know I will practice what I preach.
n every experience possible while I am alive. I never want to be regretful of not making
a decision because I was scared or hesitant, if an opportunity presents itself I will take
action. With my hard work and focus I feel like I can do anything I set my mind to, so if
and when those opportunities present themselves I will be successful. I want to be
portrayed as the person who works very hard at what they want to achieve and lives
life to its fullest extent by trying everything and taking every opportunity like it won’t
ever present itself again. The number one thing I live by is being better today than I
was yesterday and I feel like I bring that energy everywhere I go. I may not be the best
at everything or the smartest but the one thing I can promise is that I will be better at
whatever task I am doing tomorrow than I was today. I am strong willed, hard working,
and focused so I know I will practice what I preach.