Letters from Recent Graduates
Welcome to a new season of High School Magazine.
To start off the new school year on the right foot, we asked some of our recent graduates to give us tips on how to succeed in the coming year and beyond.
Compare Apples to Apples
In high school, everyone told me how talented an artist I was, so I dreamed of becoming an illustrator.
In university, though, everyone seemed much more talented than me, and they all worked so hard that I felt small in comparison.
I thought about giving up my dream of becoming an artist.
Then one day, I happened to see a drawing I had won an award for from middle school on the kitchen wall.
I was embarrassed because it wasn’t very good.

People say you shouldn’t compare apples to oranges, and they’re right.
That’s why it doesn’t make sense to compare yourself to Internet personalities or even people in your real life.
Maybe they had an advantage, or even a disadvantage, that you didn’t.
If you are going to compare yourself to anyone, the only fair comparison is “yesterday-you.”
Only you know where you started and how much effort you’ve put in.
I couldn’t see the progress in my ability when I only compared myself to others.
Everyone develops differently.
I’m able to see now the drawing in the kitchen was full of mistakes that I no longer make.
It is empowering to see how I have improved rather than to envy the success of others.
Your competition isn’t the person next door or the influencer on social media:
it’s you.
Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Up
Do you share your opinion in class discussions, or do you just stay silent and keep it to yourself?
Like many of you, I often found myself in the second group.
A little black hole inside of me swallowed my voice when I considered speaking up.
The consequences of being ridiculed or being wrong were always on my mind.

Then, after a particularly heated conversation in class, I asked myself, “What am I afraid of?”
I was scared that bad things would happen, but I never thought about good things.
When I noticed others taking risks, I knew that I needed to do the same in order to participate.
Many people are scared to speak up, but a lot of them do it anyway because they think it’s worth it.
So I left my comfort zone and started to speak up.
I grew intellectually and socially by expressing myself more clearly.
I got closer to friends who liked how open I was with them.
Now I have more people with whom I can talk, share my ideas, and learn new things.
Remember, taking the risk of expressing yourself can be extremely rewarding in unexpected ways.
Use Energy on What You Can Control
As I worked through my second year into my third in college, I had more troubles balancing school and personal life.
I would get excited, anxious, worried, and bored all at once and then separately.
I would get exhausted when I had to write a report for my courses, mediate a disaster between friends, and respond to the comments on my online journal.
I was drowning in a sea of responsibilities, concerns, and anxieties, and that was when I read an article with a simple insight.

The article advised me to draw two big circles, with myself in the center.
The smaller circle is my circle of influence, and I have direct control over the things inside it:
what I eat and drink, how I behave, or what I do after school.
The bigger circle is called my circle of concern:
things I worry about but have no direct control over.
For example, I have no direct control over how my professor will react to my report, but I do have control over the amount of research I do for it.
Believing that everything was in my circle of influence left me stressed out and constantly exhausted.
By wasting less energy on my circle of concern, I was able to invest more energy into things that mattered.
I no longer worry about what my friends think, and I focus on my own actions.
I don’t get anxious over what might be on the test, and instead I put in every effort to understand the concepts themselves.
Now, I only put my mental and physical energy into my circle of influence:
eating healthy, staying in shape, and working hard.
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Letters from Recent Graduates
최근 졸업생들의 편지들
Welcome to a new season of High School Magazine.
High School Magazine의 새 시즌에 오신 것을 환영합니다.
To start off the new school year on the right foot, we asked some of our recent graduates to give us tips on how to succeed in the coming year and beyond.
새 학년을 제대로 시작하기 위해, 우리는 최근에 졸업한 학생들 몇 명에게 다음 해와 그 이후에 어떻게
성공할 것인지에 대한 조언을 달라고 부탁했습니다.
Compare Apples to Apples
사과를 사과와 비교하세요
In high school, everyone told me how talented an artist I was, so I dreamed of becoming an illustrator.
고등학교 때, 모든 사람이 제가 얼마나 재능 있는 예술가인지 말해주었기 때문에, 저는 일러스트레이터가
되는 것이 꿈이었습니다.
In university, though, everyone seemed much more talented than me, and they all worked so hard that I felt small in comparison.
하지만, 대학교 때, 모든 사람들은 저보다 훨씬 더 재능이 있어 보였고, 모두 너무 열심히 해서 저는 그에 비해
작게 느껴졌습니다.
I thought about giving up my dream of becoming an artist.
저는 예술가가 되는 저의 꿈을 포기할까 생각했습니다.
Then one day, I happened to see a drawing I had won an award for from middle school on the kitchen wall.
그러던 어느 날, 저는 우연히 부엌 벽에 결려 있던 제가 중학교 때 상을 받은 그림을 보게 되었습니다.
I was embarrassed because it wasn’t very good.
저는 그것이 별로 잘 그려지지 않아서 당황스러웠습니다.
People say you shouldn’t compare apples to oranges, and they’re right.
사람들은 사과를 오렌지에 비유해서는 안 된다고 말하는데, 그들이 옳습니다.
That’s why it doesn’t make sense to compare yourself to Internet personalities or even people in your real life.
그것은 여러분을 인터넷 상의 인물이나 심지어 실제 생활의 사람들과 비교하는 것이 타당하지 않는 이유입니다.
Maybe they had an advantage, or even a disadvantage, that you didn’t.
아마도 그들은 여러분에게 없는 장점이나 심지어 불리한 점이 있었을 것입니다.
If you are going to compare yourself to anyone, the only fair comparison is “yesterday-you.”
여러분 자신을 다른 사람과 비교할 생각이라면, 공정한 비교 대상은 ‘어제의 당신’ 뿐입니다.
Only you know where you started and how much effort you’ve put in.
여러분만 어디에서 시작했고 얼마나 많은 노력을 했는지 알고 있습니다.
I couldn’t see the progress in my ability when I only compared myself to others.
저 자신을 다른 사람들과 비교했을 때만은 제 능력의 발전을 볼 수 없었습니다.
Everyone develops differently.
모든 사람은 다르게 발전합니다.
I’m able to see now the drawing in the kitchen was full of mistakes that I no longer make.
이제 저는 주방에 있는 그림이 제가 더 이상 하지 않는 실수로 가득 차 있었다는 것을 알 수 있습니다.
It is empowering to see how I have improved rather than to envy the success of others.
다른 사람들의 성공을 부러워하기보다는 제가 어떻게 발전했는지 보는 것이 힘이 됩니다.
Your competition isn’t the person next door or the influencer on social media:
it’s you.
여러분의 경쟁은 옆집 사람이나 소셜 미디어의 인플루언서가 아닙니다. 바로 여러분입니다.
Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Up
목소리 내는 것을 두려워하지 마세요
Do you share your opinion in class discussions, or do you just stay silent and keep it to yourself?
수업 토론에서 자신의 의견을 공유하나요, 아니면 그냥 침묵으로 일관하며 혼자만의 의견으로 남겨두나요?
Like many of you, I often found myself in the second group.
여러분 중 많은 사람들처럼 저도 자주 두 번째 그룹에 속했습니다.
A little black hole inside of me swallowed my voice when I considered speaking up.
제가 목소리를 내야겠다고 생각했을 때 제 안에 있는 작은 블랙홀이 제 목소리를 삼켰습니다.
The consequences of being ridiculed or being wrong were always on my mind.
조롱을 당하거나 틀렸을 때의 결과가 항상 마음에 걸렸습니다.
Then, after a particularly heated conversation in class, I asked myself, “What am I afraid of?”
그러다가 수업시간에 유독 격앙된 대화를 나눈 후에 ‘내가 뭐가 무서워?’라고 스스로에게 물었습니다.
I was scared that bad things would happen, but I never thought about good things.
나쁜 일이 생길까봐 두려웠지만, 저는 좋은 일에 대해 생각해 본 적이 없었습니다.
When I noticed others taking risks, I knew that I needed to do the same in order to participate.
다른 사람들이 위험을 감수하는 것을 보았을 때, 저도 참여하기 위해 같은 일을 할 필요가 있다는 것을 알았습니다.
Many people are scared to speak up, but a lot of them do it anyway because they think it’s worth it.
많은 사람들이 목소리를 내는 것을 두려워하지만, 그들 중 많은 사람들이 그것이 가치 있다고 생각하기 때문에
어쨌든 그렇게 합니다.
So I left my comfort zone and started to speak up.
그래서 저는 제 안전지대를 벗어나 목소리를 내기 시작했습니다.
I grew intellectually and socially by expressing myself more clearly.
저는 제 자신을 더 명확하게 표현함으로써 지적으로, 사회적으로 성장했습니다.
I got closer to friends who liked how open I was with them.
제가 마음을 터놓는 방식을 좋아하는 친구들과 더 가까워졌습니다.
Now I have more people with whom I can talk, share my ideas, and learn new things.
이제 저는 대화하고, 제 생각을 공유하고, 새로운 것을 배울 수 있는 사람들이 더 많아졌습니다.
Remember, taking the risk of expressing yourself can be extremely rewarding in unexpected ways.
자신을 표현하는 위험을 감수하는 것은 예상치 못한 방식으로 큰 보람을 얻을 수 있다는 사실을 기억하세요.
Use Energy on What You Can Control
당신이 통제할 수 있는 것에 에너지를 사용하라
As I worked through my second year into my third in college, I had more troubles balancing school and personal life.
대학교 2학교에서 3학년 때까지 공부를 하면서 학교와 개인 생활의 균형을 맞추는 데 더 많은 어려움이 있었습니다.
I would get excited, anxious, worried, and bored all at once and then separately.
저는 한꺼번에 또는 따로따로 들뜨거나 불안해지거나, 걱정되거나, 지루해지곤 했습니다.
I would get exhausted when I had to write a report for my courses, mediate a disaster between friends, and respond to the comments on my online journal.
저는 제 진로에 대한 보고서를 작성하고, 친구들 간의 재난을 중재하고, 온라인 저널의 댓글에 답해야 하면서 진이
빠지곤 하였습니다.
I was drowning in a sea of responsibilities, concerns, and anxieties, and that was when I read an article with a simple insight.
저는 책임감과 걱정과 불안의 바다에서 익사하고 있었는데, 그때 간단한 통찰력이 담긴 기사를 읽었습니다.
The article advised me to draw two big circles, with myself in the center.
그 기사는 저 자신을 중심으로 두 개의 큰 원을 그리라고 조언했습니다.
The smaller circle is my circle of influence, and I have direct control over the things inside it:
what I eat and drink, how I behave, or what I do after school.
더 작은 원은 제 영향력의 원이고, 내가 먹고 마시는 것, 행동하는 방식, 또는 방과 후에 하는 일 등
그것 안에 있는 것들에 대한 직접적인 통제권을 가집니다.
The bigger circle is called my circle of concern:
things I worry about but have no direct control over.
더 큰 원은 제 우려의 원이라고 불리는데, 제가 걱정하더라도 직접적인 통제권은 없는 것들입니다.
For example, I have no direct control over how my professor will react to my report, but I do have control over the amount of research I do for it.
예를 들어, 저는 교수님이 제 보고서에 어떻게 반응할지에 대한 직접적인 통제권은 없지만, 그것을 위해 제가 하는
연구의 양에 대하여서는 정말로 통제권은 가지고 있습니다.
Believing that everything was in my circle of influence left me stressed out and constantly exhausted.
모든 것이 제 영향력의 원 안에 있다고 믿는 것으로 인해 저는 스트레스를 받았고 끊임없이 지쳤습니다.
By wasting less energy on my circle of concern, I was able to invest more energy into things that mattered.
제 우려의 원에 대해 더 적은 에너지를 낭비함으로써, 저는 중요한 것들에 더 많은 에너지를 투자할 수 있었습니다.
I no longer worry about what my friends think, and I focus on my own actions.
저는 더 이상 친구들이 어떻게 생각하는지에 대해 걱정하지 않고, 제 자신의 행동에 집중합니다.
I don’t get anxious over what might be on the test, and instead I put in every effort to understand the concepts themselves.
저는 무엇이 시험에 나올 것인지에 대해 불안해하지 않고, 대신에 저는 개념 자체를 이해하기 위해 모든 노력을
기울입니다.
Now, I only put my mental and physical energy into my circle of influence:
eating healthy, staying in shape, and working hard.
이제, 저는 건강하게 먹기, 몸매 유지하기, 그리고 열심히 공부하기와 같은 제 영향력의 원에 대하여 제 정신적,
신체적 에너지를 쏟을 뿐입니다.
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