Life of Goals and Happiness Helen Keller once stated “when one door of happiness closes another opens; but often we stare so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that opened for us.” Throughout life many live in the past instead of the moving on and growing. When I think back and believe to be looking at a closed door it was when I was growing up, opening a door to a relationship, new opportunities and being able to reach out of my comfort zone. I did not realize how much of an impact these little things could cause. Growing up and staring at a closed door of happiness for me was holding on to my childhood. No wanting to leave home for college after being here for 18 years. The changes I would have to make and the new life challenges I would have to face. Leaving home which too me is my close knit hometown of family and friends. Wanting to continue to be “daddy's little girl” twenty four/seven. All the little things growing up has to offer scared me. Growing up threw more challenges at me to test me and my goals. I can not give up on my goals it is a baby step to life. Going off to college terrifies me, but to fulfill my dreams of becoming a vet with a specialization in reproduction would not be achievable, I was showed by my dream and heart to close the door which, lead moving on to the next. My next door of happiness after closing the last I chose to “put my big girl panties on” and grow, which lead me to a relationship.This was more than a door of
The realization of lifetime goals denotes an individual’s success. As such, as an ambitious person, I usually work towards the achievement of my lifetime goals. Personally, I have several lifetime goals that I seek to achieve both in the short run as well as the long term. In this respect, I have a dream of becoming a lawyer specializing in international relations. Furthermore, I also have a lifetime dream of becoming a professor in the social sciences field of Psychology. Moreover, I have a lifetime goal of establishing a non-profit organization that would offer support to the underprivileged groups in society. I believe that my determination in academic and extra-curricular undertakings will play a central role in fostering the
My childhood was a happy one, for a moment at least. The first seven years of my life had gone by in a flash living in Bear, Delaware. I don’t know if I had so much fun that somehow, I transported myself into the future. The next thing I knew my family along with the new addition of my younger brother Ethan was moving to Powder Springs, Georgia. This tendency to stop and look at my existence at specific points in my life continued through 6th grade with the family moving again to Dallas, Georgia. Fast forward a few years after 8th grade my family and I moved for the last time to West Chester, Pennsylvania. I have moved a lot and it caused a lot of stress and uncertainty but I don’t regret it for a second, because from this constantly winding journey I learned one important lesson. There are challenges and obstacles everywhere you go but your reaction to the situation will decide how successful you will be in life.
Knowing what I excel at has given me the ambition to rise to the challenge of earning a college degree. I have attempted on line school seven years ago and I had to make the difficult decision to withdraw from school when my family and financial obligations became overwhelming. I look back on that experience and have been able to analyze myself and now know what was lacking in my life at that time. I was not close with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I was attempting to control all the angles of my life alone instead of allowing the Lord to help me. In the midst of my struggle for control I was unsure of my own strengths, passions, and abilities. Since that time I have been working in the human services field as the assistant director of a local adolescent girls group home. Working with at risk
Create a list of goals you want to achieve in your life or moments you want to experience. Consider all aspects of your life from the wellness wheel above. The purpose of this activity is to let go of the grips food has on your decisions and allow yourself to move freely through life with a sense of purpose (let go of the timeline and any minute details) let your imagination run wild and create intentions that you would like to move
Scholarships are more than just an amount of money; they are are steps to help reach your goal. If I was awarded this scholarship, it would put me one step close to paying for my college education and my goal to help people. My personal goal for when I get out of college is to work for the agricultural sector of the government and to be involved in politics. I have a dream of one day being in the position where I can develop an organization that would teach inner city families how to produce food on their own. I would teach them the basic concept of urban agriculture, which is growing produce in a heavily populated town or municipality. My goal would be for them to realize that they do not need to rely on government handouts to survive; they
Doing enough to just simply get by and pass was my only concern, but whenever I picked up a psychology textbook and began to understand the reason behind certain aspects of life and the function of certain parts of the brain, I became fascinated with all of the things I missed out on life. A new goal was set for myself to pursue a higher education once my life was settled back in and I was comfortable with where I was at. Reading the newspaper allowed me to catch up on current events and look into them more if they gained my interest. Solitude became comfortable to me and being alone started to feel like home I was so caught up on my writing and gaining knowledge that it was my motivation to push harder and become a better version of myself. Drinking coffee all day and spending hours in my room studying was fun to me and gave me a
I am a ambitious, self-motivated, work alcoholic but down to earth person. I like to balance professional and family life. Professional life gives you exposure, confidence and a sense of achievement. I believe the fulfillment one gets from one’s work is very important for wellbeing. I am looking to work for a progressive organization in a highly motivating and challenging environment that provides the best opportunities to grow and utilize my potential to the fullest to achieve the organization’s goal while achieving my personal goals.
The goals of my past are the result of my present and my future will be.
As a home school student, I have flourished in activities that otherwise would not have been available to me. My high school has centered around politics and speech and debate tournaments. The flexibility in my schedule has allowed me to travel to pursue my goals. My parents have allowed me to maximize on my experiences throughout high school.
There have been many experiences in my life that affect the way my goals are fashioned and
My life goal is to become a family nurse practitioner and serve as a primary healthcare provider for rural areas such as Amarillo along with its surrounding locality. Healthcare in rural areas is often limited or inaccessible, which often impairs the patient’s outcome, limits educational awareness, and leads to a shortage of support services for families. Once established, I would desire to open a clinic to serve those whom are particularly susceptible to the diseases of poverty such as those belonging to the lower income, rural, or minority demographic. Poverty increases the risk for chronic diseases and mental disorders, for instance, depression, malnutrition, and infant mortality are more prevalent among the poor. My objective is to provide
When some people look back on their childhood they see happy times full of family memories, traditions, love, and encouragement. When I look back on my childhood I remember drug abuse, visiting my step father in jail, going without utilities, and playing the role of a mother at the age of eight. I knew I was different from other children. I knew that my parents depended on me to play the role of an adult. They depended on me to get up every morning and get my brother and sister on the school bus. I knew they depended on me to go straight home from school every day so I could babysit. I would wake my mom
As a child and even as a teenager one tends to make dreams and set goals for life. On occasion these goals are far stretched and sometimes even fairy-tale like, we tend to see life through a rose-colored glass, not taking into account the many sidetracks life throws our way. At that stage in life our goals tend to be less focused and somewhat unreachable. However, the process of growing up, or maturing, tends organized and center our goals, we learn to make compromises and set goals for our goals. There are different types of goals, short term and long term. I have learned to separate the many goals I have into three main categories: family, professional and personal.
As I take a look back on my life, I realize how great it has truly been. I had an absolutely amazing childhood and I am beyond blessed for it. I grew up in a home with two loving parents that have been with me through it all and now of days that is something to be truly thankful for. My parents taught me to strive to be anything that I wanted and that I could be anything that I set my mind to. These dreams changed throughout my life as I grew older and as I grew into the person that I am today.
My whole life I have always wanted to become a successful engineer, and graduate from the University of Cincinnati. Some of my goals in life are to go to the University of Cincinnati. Another one of my goals is to become some type of engineer. But as of right now I would like to be a aerospace engineer. To be honest I really don’t know what influenced me to want to become and engineer. But something about engineering always appealed to me for some reason. But lately my engineering teacher has had a positive impact on me and is really making me like engineering and the overall field. So I guess that Mr. Smith has influenced me into being an engineer. My plan b is to be an engineer too. But this type of engineering would just be easier to