I have seen the best and the worst in myself during the years of discovering my identity and the confusion of my roles. I believe you have to see the worst in yourself to motivate yourself and become the best you can be. There are four main stages of adolescence: physical development, intellectual development, emotional development, and social development (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015). I moved through the majority of these stages much faster than most teenagers my age. I feel more empowered and more rational than a lot of other people my age, which is great. I have a very positive outlook on myself and everything I do now. I have done better in my classes and feel more comfortable in my own skin since I developed my own sense of