# @fitqueenirene on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BWnx5A8BcaF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76313257-fitqueenirene-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/276bda6afb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-07-16T20:53:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Irene Pappas (@fitqueenirene) — https://gondola.cc/fitqueenirene

## Caption

When I was 18 I failed out of my first semester of college. Yes, there were some reasons that would offer explanation - I was roofied and ended up on crutches with a broken ankle, and pretty much lost all motivation to go back to class. But my "default" at the time was to quit on myself, so that's what I did yet again. 
Luckily after returning home my parents immediately made me enroll in community college. I felt like a failure in a lot of ways, and even though people always told me I was smart I really started to doubt it. After finishing my general education credits I transferred to study fashion retail management and helped my sister open her store talltique. I ended up graduating with almost perfect grades, taking 6 classes my last semester to graduate early. 
While I did need that boost to remind me what I was capable of, the most important part was finishing what I started - which was the first major step in learning how to believe in myself. 
#fearofsuccess #fearoffailure #faith 
Wearing bodyangelactivewear use code "Irene" for a discount! Photo by dennisstever

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