1. Introduce previous thoughts on life and my own mental health
2. Discuss how I started to live more because nothing mattered
3. Now I have something to lose, and now I am afraid of death because I have experienced how precious life is
Outline for This I Believe Essay:
-Introduction
-Main Topic (This I believe: I am on the right track in life)
-Why have I felt like I am not on the right track?
——(over thinker)
——(everything has to be perfect)
-Examples from this semester:
Confident in classes (specific classes related to my future career)
Year I graduate
(Life it is so much more than school too)
-Conclusion (Revisit all examples I stated)
This I Believe Essay Outline
Introduction:
•Topic: I believe in protecting your own peace and wellbeing before others
-do what makes you happy, not what makes others happy
Body:
•Personal Experience:
-grew up surrounded by a very large and diverse group of friends
-Lots of arguing, jealously, overall challenges
-eventually narrowed down to a small, closely knit group
-“people pleaser”, making choices based on what will please others
•How personal experience shaped belief:
– spent a long time focusing on the happiness of others
-after splitting, I felt more at peace with myself and less stressed
-I should be my number one priority before others
-having fewer close friends is more valuable that lots of distant/unreliable friends
Conclusion:
-important to know yourself and works best for your own mental health and wellbeing
-put yourself in situations that are not harmful/will hurt your mental health in the long run
– be mindful about who you choose to share your life with
Outline:
Intro:
– Quality time builds deep, meaningful connections with other people
– Going out of your way to spend quality time with people you love
– One of my love languages is quality time
Body Paragraphs (ideas):
– Dropping by my grandparents’ house for a meal 2 times a week
– Yard work with my dad and grandfather
– Going out on drives with my mom / going on photography adventures
Conclusion:
– Building personal connections with people shapes character
– Truly knowing someone happens by spending time with them
– Spending quality time with people creates similarities and common interests
Outline:
Intro: I think for my intro I am going to do something along the lines of what my topic is and what I am going to talk about and why I’m writing about it.
Body (personal experience): I am going to talk more in depth about how I got to the title and some of the memories that helped me choose what to write about. I will go into detail about some of those memories and how they helped me with my topic. I will probably put a few “stories or memories” here to help show the point of my essay.
Conclusion: not entirely sure how I am going to go about doing this yet but I think that I will use it to continue the point I was trying to make and end everything on a good note with how it impacted me and helped me grow as a person.
Intro: why this is important to me/ where i got it from
-My parents fighting and on and off relationship due to lack of communication
-I learned what not to do from them
Body 1: Why is this important for everyone to know
-Deeper connection with people we love
-Ability to understand others perspective
-Ability to articulate your own feelings in a helpful way
L-ying gets us nowhere
-Overall problem solving abilities get enhanced
Body 2: How to openly and honestly communicate
-Be completely honest, do not be hurtful but be honest
-Do not push feelings or thoughts away (Making a list or taking notes sometimes helps us remember things in difficult situations)
-Be open to others thoughts and opinions
-DO NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS let people clarify
-Take time to think and process this is challenging and taxing mentally
Conclusion: This is a difficult thing to do
-A lot of people never learned
-Remember it will be hard
-It is extremely rewarding in the end
-Negates further fighting in most circumstances
I am not sure what my topic is for sure going to be about yet but I know it will probably have something to do with time and memories maybe? With that being said, the outline would look something like this:
Intro- I will open up my topic and probably go into why it is important to me. I may also introduce the “story” portion here, but I’m not sure about that yet. I won’t go into too much detail in this paragraph but I will just introduce my topic.
Body- If I don’t end up putting the story in the intro then I will write that in here. The body paragraph is really going to go into more depth about the topic I choose and its importance to me.
Conclusion- The conclusion paragraph will be summarizing my points I made in the body paragraph and a little from the intro and will really be tying up the loose ends and summarizing everything up.
Outline: I believe that true friendship will find everyone.
Talk about:
-Having good friends at home but then realizing that they aren’t actually that good.
-Only having one amazing friend at home and not really clicking the same way with anyone else
-Coming to college and finding 7 amazing friends that truly feel like family
Intro: briefly talk about background with friendship: Small town, not many choices for friends
Body: Becoming friends with my best friend at home. Coming to college and meeting my second family. Realizing that my past friendships weren’t actually true, long-term friendships.
Conclusion: Tie up story by connecting it to my belief that true friendship will find you even if it takes a while. Bring up the importance of being exposed to new people. College was my way of getting away from seeing the same faces for the last 18 years.
Comfort zone – it’s something that’s talked about often in society. I’m sure we’ve all been told to get outside of our comfort zone, but have you listened? It doesn’t just happen, you have to seek it out. Many don’t. Lots of people stay in the comfort of their home, their dorm, their job, their life. Maybe they’re afraid to take the initiative to do more, or maybe they don’t want to.
Growing up, I was often told, in response to difficult situations, “Good thing you’re so tough.” At times that was frustrating to hear. I took it as invalidating. That was, until I realized what it meant. When I did, I felt a new sense of strength, I can do hard things. I want to do hard things. There’s a sense of reward you get when completing hard things, one that you don’t get anywhere else. But more than that, there’s a sense of guilt, maybe FOMO, that you get if you remain comfortable. There’s a couple ways you can go about that guilt. First, you could wallow in it. You can feel bad about yourself and the situation you’re in. Or, you could turn it into motivation.
The experiences I’ve had because I stepped outside of my comfort zone are unmatched. The more afraid I am to do something, the more fun I have while doing it. Whether it be traveling alone at a young age, or even just going to college, if I was afraid of it, I knew it would be the right decision.
Intro:
Introduce title “Being kind is punkrock”
Kindness isn’t soft, its rebellion
In a world full of noise and chaos, choosing kindness is an act of resistance.
Body:
Kindness builds real community (the backbone of punk)
Kindness as a lifeline when you have nothing to give
My dad and his bees (Bees=Kindness)
Kindness as a break in the cycle of hurt
Superman, D.C., and Marvel growing up
Conclusion:
Reaffirm that kindness isn’t weakness
Punk isn’t about being loud; it’s about being alive. And being kind, raw, real, and vulnerable, is the loudest thing a human heart can do.
Intro:
Tell a story about why I believe in self-discipline
Body:
Benefit of self-discipline + explain
Allows you to live healthier and happier + increases productivity
Gives you more free time, and more accomplishments
Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
Let’s you grow as a person
How it benefits others
You can help those how need it because you have helped yourself
Conclusion:
Write about how this helps everyone involved.
Body:
The idea that it can never be proven or disproven. The theory goes against chaos theory, which states that all natural systems are inherently unpredictable. Does the theory go against free will?
Conclusion:
Determinism says that there’s only one outcome based on all preceding events, but it doesn’t mean free will doesn’t exist. Determinism doesn’t mean you have no control over your actions because they’re predetermined, it means that the action you take in a situation is the only action you would’ve taken.
Introduction
*Hook-
The things we hear matter. Maybe it’s to a favroite song, or to a lecture by a professor or an upcoming exam. It might even be the weather- Will it rain later today? Should I dress warm? Or oftentimes, it’s the news, which can be for better, or usually in my experience, for worse. We listen to all of these things because they matter. They matter to us because they inform our thoughts in one way or another. The same principle applies with listening to people.
Tie into the statement “I believe that listening is learning”
Body
Lead main statement into a story
One event from past, or maybe little moments
Conclusion
Give closing statement that ties into theme
In not 100% sure what I will write my essay on yet but it will most making connections with people.
intro: talking about friendship and being kind to everyone
body: my experiences with friendship and finding my closest friends at une
being kind to everyone and why its important
conclusion: restating claims
Introduction
-Belief statement: “Your best doesn’t have to be good, what matters is the effort you put in to be better”
-Context for belief: Dealing with depression has allowed me to be kinder to myself
-Purpose: Explain how my belief guides my daily life and personal growth
Personal Background: Living with depression
-Daily Challenges:
-Difficulties with basic tasks such as getting out of bed in the morning and starting my day
-How someone’s best can look different each day
-Core Realization:
-The quite choice to keep going counts as strength
-Effort even when small is still meaningful
Transition to College
-New Environment:
-Leaving home and adjusting to independence
-Navigating new routines, relationships, responsibilities, and expectations
-Search for Purpose:
-Wanting life defined by more than grades or tasks
-Understanding that purpose isn’t a sudden revelation
-Purpose is built through everyday effort, learning, and persistence
Challenge of Comparison and Expectations
-College Culture:
-Feeling like others have everything figured out
-Pressure from comparison and perceived expectations
-Re-centering on Belief:
-Purpose grows from honesty, persistence, and showing up even when it’s
-Examples: asking for help, pushing through low days, choosing progress over quitting
Extending Belief to Others
-Empathy for Peers:
-Recognizing others also struggle with expectations
-Wanting to create environments where people feel safe to be imperfect
-Message to others:
-Effort is enough; progress matters more than perfection.
Conclusion
-Reaffirm belief:
-Effort has value even when imperfect or invisible
-Courage lies in continuing forward despite heaviness
-Final idea:
-Every small effort moves you closer to discovering your purpose
-Restate: This I believe.
15 thoughts on “TIB: OUTLINE”
1. Introduce previous thoughts on life and my own mental health
2. Discuss how I started to live more because nothing mattered
3. Now I have something to lose, and now I am afraid of death because I have experienced how precious life is
Outline for This I Believe Essay:
-Introduction
-Main Topic (This I believe: I am on the right track in life)
-Why have I felt like I am not on the right track?
——(over thinker)
——(everything has to be perfect)
-Examples from this semester:
Confident in classes (specific classes related to my future career)
Year I graduate
(Life it is so much more than school too)
-Conclusion (Revisit all examples I stated)
This I Believe Essay Outline
Introduction:
•Topic: I believe in protecting your own peace and wellbeing before others
-do what makes you happy, not what makes others happy
Body:
•Personal Experience:
-grew up surrounded by a very large and diverse group of friends
-Lots of arguing, jealously, overall challenges
-eventually narrowed down to a small, closely knit group
-“people pleaser”, making choices based on what will please others
•How personal experience shaped belief:
– spent a long time focusing on the happiness of others
-after splitting, I felt more at peace with myself and less stressed
-I should be my number one priority before others
-having fewer close friends is more valuable that lots of distant/unreliable friends
Conclusion:
-important to know yourself and works best for your own mental health and wellbeing
-put yourself in situations that are not harmful/will hurt your mental health in the long run
– be mindful about who you choose to share your life with
Outline:
Intro:
– Quality time builds deep, meaningful connections with other people
– Going out of your way to spend quality time with people you love
– One of my love languages is quality time
Body Paragraphs (ideas):
– Dropping by my grandparents’ house for a meal 2 times a week
– Yard work with my dad and grandfather
– Going out on drives with my mom / going on photography adventures
Conclusion:
– Building personal connections with people shapes character
– Truly knowing someone happens by spending time with them
– Spending quality time with people creates similarities and common interests
Outline:
Intro: I think for my intro I am going to do something along the lines of what my topic is and what I am going to talk about and why I’m writing about it.
Body (personal experience): I am going to talk more in depth about how I got to the title and some of the memories that helped me choose what to write about. I will go into detail about some of those memories and how they helped me with my topic. I will probably put a few “stories or memories” here to help show the point of my essay.
Conclusion: not entirely sure how I am going to go about doing this yet but I think that I will use it to continue the point I was trying to make and end everything on a good note with how it impacted me and helped me grow as a person.
Open and honest communication:
Intro: why this is important to me/ where i got it from
-My parents fighting and on and off relationship due to lack of communication
-I learned what not to do from them
Body 1: Why is this important for everyone to know
-Deeper connection with people we love
-Ability to understand others perspective
-Ability to articulate your own feelings in a helpful way
L-ying gets us nowhere
-Overall problem solving abilities get enhanced
Body 2: How to openly and honestly communicate
-Be completely honest, do not be hurtful but be honest
-Do not push feelings or thoughts away (Making a list or taking notes sometimes helps us remember things in difficult situations)
-Be open to others thoughts and opinions
-DO NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS let people clarify
-Take time to think and process this is challenging and taxing mentally
Conclusion: This is a difficult thing to do
-A lot of people never learned
-Remember it will be hard
-It is extremely rewarding in the end
-Negates further fighting in most circumstances
I am not sure what my topic is for sure going to be about yet but I know it will probably have something to do with time and memories maybe? With that being said, the outline would look something like this:
Intro- I will open up my topic and probably go into why it is important to me. I may also introduce the “story” portion here, but I’m not sure about that yet. I won’t go into too much detail in this paragraph but I will just introduce my topic.
Body- If I don’t end up putting the story in the intro then I will write that in here. The body paragraph is really going to go into more depth about the topic I choose and its importance to me.
Conclusion- The conclusion paragraph will be summarizing my points I made in the body paragraph and a little from the intro and will really be tying up the loose ends and summarizing everything up.
Outline: I believe that true friendship will find everyone.
Talk about:
-Having good friends at home but then realizing that they aren’t actually that good.
-Only having one amazing friend at home and not really clicking the same way with anyone else
-Coming to college and finding 7 amazing friends that truly feel like family
Intro: briefly talk about background with friendship: Small town, not many choices for friends
Body: Becoming friends with my best friend at home. Coming to college and meeting my second family. Realizing that my past friendships weren’t actually true, long-term friendships.
Conclusion: Tie up story by connecting it to my belief that true friendship will find you even if it takes a while. Bring up the importance of being exposed to new people. College was my way of getting away from seeing the same faces for the last 18 years.
Comfort zone – it’s something that’s talked about often in society. I’m sure we’ve all been told to get outside of our comfort zone, but have you listened? It doesn’t just happen, you have to seek it out. Many don’t. Lots of people stay in the comfort of their home, their dorm, their job, their life. Maybe they’re afraid to take the initiative to do more, or maybe they don’t want to.
Growing up, I was often told, in response to difficult situations, “Good thing you’re so tough.” At times that was frustrating to hear. I took it as invalidating. That was, until I realized what it meant. When I did, I felt a new sense of strength, I can do hard things. I want to do hard things. There’s a sense of reward you get when completing hard things, one that you don’t get anywhere else. But more than that, there’s a sense of guilt, maybe FOMO, that you get if you remain comfortable. There’s a couple ways you can go about that guilt. First, you could wallow in it. You can feel bad about yourself and the situation you’re in. Or, you could turn it into motivation.
The experiences I’ve had because I stepped outside of my comfort zone are unmatched. The more afraid I am to do something, the more fun I have while doing it. Whether it be traveling alone at a young age, or even just going to college, if I was afraid of it, I knew it would be the right decision.
Intro:
Introduce title “Being kind is punkrock”
Kindness isn’t soft, its rebellion
In a world full of noise and chaos, choosing kindness is an act of resistance.
Body:
Kindness builds real community (the backbone of punk)
Kindness as a lifeline when you have nothing to give
My dad and his bees (Bees=Kindness)
Kindness as a break in the cycle of hurt
Superman, D.C., and Marvel growing up
Conclusion:
Reaffirm that kindness isn’t weakness
Punk isn’t about being loud; it’s about being alive. And being kind, raw, real, and vulnerable, is the loudest thing a human heart can do.
Intro:
Tell a story about why I believe in self-discipline
Body:
Benefit of self-discipline + explain
Allows you to live healthier and happier + increases productivity
Gives you more free time, and more accomplishments
Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
Let’s you grow as a person
How it benefits others
You can help those how need it because you have helped yourself
Conclusion:
Write about how this helps everyone involved.
Determinism outline
Intro:
The theory weighs heavy on my mind.
Body:
The idea that it can never be proven or disproven. The theory goes against chaos theory, which states that all natural systems are inherently unpredictable. Does the theory go against free will?
Conclusion:
Determinism says that there’s only one outcome based on all preceding events, but it doesn’t mean free will doesn’t exist. Determinism doesn’t mean you have no control over your actions because they’re predetermined, it means that the action you take in a situation is the only action you would’ve taken.
Introduction
*Hook-
The things we hear matter. Maybe it’s to a favroite song, or to a lecture by a professor or an upcoming exam. It might even be the weather- Will it rain later today? Should I dress warm? Or oftentimes, it’s the news, which can be for better, or usually in my experience, for worse. We listen to all of these things because they matter. They matter to us because they inform our thoughts in one way or another. The same principle applies with listening to people.
Tie into the statement “I believe that listening is learning”
Body
Lead main statement into a story
One event from past, or maybe little moments
Conclusion
Give closing statement that ties into theme
In not 100% sure what I will write my essay on yet but it will most making connections with people.
intro: talking about friendship and being kind to everyone
body: my experiences with friendship and finding my closest friends at une
being kind to everyone and why its important
conclusion: restating claims
Introduction
-Belief statement: “Your best doesn’t have to be good, what matters is the effort you put in to be better”
-Context for belief: Dealing with depression has allowed me to be kinder to myself
-Purpose: Explain how my belief guides my daily life and personal growth
Personal Background: Living with depression
-Daily Challenges:
-Difficulties with basic tasks such as getting out of bed in the morning and starting my day
-How someone’s best can look different each day
-Core Realization:
-The quite choice to keep going counts as strength
-Effort even when small is still meaningful
Transition to College
-New Environment:
-Leaving home and adjusting to independence
-Navigating new routines, relationships, responsibilities, and expectations
-Search for Purpose:
-Wanting life defined by more than grades or tasks
-Understanding that purpose isn’t a sudden revelation
-Purpose is built through everyday effort, learning, and persistence
Challenge of Comparison and Expectations
-College Culture:
-Feeling like others have everything figured out
-Pressure from comparison and perceived expectations
-Re-centering on Belief:
-Purpose grows from honesty, persistence, and showing up even when it’s
-Examples: asking for help, pushing through low days, choosing progress over quitting
Extending Belief to Others
-Empathy for Peers:
-Recognizing others also struggle with expectations
-Wanting to create environments where people feel safe to be imperfect
-Message to others:
-Effort is enough; progress matters more than perfection.
Conclusion
-Reaffirm belief:
-Effort has value even when imperfect or invisible
-Courage lies in continuing forward despite heaviness
-Final idea:
-Every small effort moves you closer to discovering your purpose
-Restate: This I believe.