Joe. Essay about a person who has had a significant influence on your life

PROMPT: Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you and describe that influence.

I always dismissed Joe every time he would create conversation with me. Nothing about him stood out to me that made me want a friendship with him, nor did I think there was anything special about him. I was wrong.

When I first met Joe, I thought nothing more than he was just a regular kid who went to my school. Everyone seemed to like him; he had a bunch of friends, he played football and from what I knew, was relatively smart. As time went on the two of us became friendlier than I had ever expected. I'm not sure exactly what it was, but something about Joe intrigued me. Joe was always busy with something to do or had people to go see. And as we grew closer, I started to wonder more about his life.

Joe always seemed to have it all together, which don't get me wrong, he did. Only it was the day Joe opened up to me that I realized the underside to everything behind his curtain.

All because of one guy I will be forever changed. It is because of Joseph that I know that being wise comes from making mistakes. I know to be brave you must be fearless and know when to take risks. Although being scared is okay at certain times and don't be afraid to show it. And the most important characteristic Joe has taught me is how to be strong. Joe is the strongest guy I have ever met. Once hearing his story I realized, he is strong because he was once weak. And even though he was once weak, he got through it.

I used to think I already learned everything I needed to know. To my disappointment, I barely knew anything. Joe helped me grow as a person. He gave me inspiration to improve. He gave me insight on specific things I may or may not have ever realized on my own. And most importantly he gave me support, which he still gives me to this day. From Joe's constant encouragement and shared knowledge, I'll continuously work toward improving myself.

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I think your essay is really good but I wonder that what is your purpose when you prepare the essay like that? For a special test or a mere story.

This could be because arcording my view, I am preparing for IELTS, so, in this test, a topic card will show some questions and the best way is focus on them to save the time because we just have one and half minute to present.