Jane was not a confident （自信的） girl before because she was fat. As a result, Jane became very shy. She was afraid to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud in front of others. It seemed that she felt afraid of everything in her life. She used to believe that she would be like this all her life.
But one day, her friend Paul's words changed her mind. He inspiredJane to make a change to be better. He said, "If you can give it a try, you will have a chance to make a change. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse. " Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, "Why not have a try?After all, I had nothing to lose. "
The first thing Jane did was trying to lose weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. After that, she became a member of the school swimming club to make more friends. These taught her that she could change herself.
A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She made her decision to take part in the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak out her feelings in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize!
After the competition, Jane made a to﹣do list and started changing quickly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she became more and more confident.
Jane was still improving herself now. And she will never stop.
①Paul gave Jane his advice to make a change.
②Jane lost 90 pounds and made a lot of friends.
③Jane got a big prize in the speech competition.
④Jane was not confident to say hello to strangers.
