What makes your first draft good?

I have to admit, my first draft was not all that good. It stills needs a lot of work. But the best thing about my first draft is that I had a particular story to tell. Its easy to believe in something but not experience that thing that you believe in. I was in that particular dilemma. There are many positive things I believe in but have not had the chance to experience them and when writing an "I Believe" essay, you need a story to tell so I had difficulty finding something. Good thing I did.