Personal Writing: Realizing My Powers As a learner, I have experienced many successes and accomplishments over the past seventeen years. One of which I recall very early in life. I learned to tie my shoes at the age of two. This accomplishment meant a lot then because it showed my parents and others that I had the ability to learn quickly. I found that I could practice something for long enough and get good at it. I was encouraged because my brother, who is older than me, could not tie his shoes, and I could tie them for him. Learning to tie my shoes at such a young age helped me to begin other things early