“Work hard, never give up, and most importantly always stay humble and kind”, these are just a few things my dad would say to me when he had the chance or felt that I needed to hear that. My mom would say, “Mickey, as long as you believe in yourself, you can do anything”. To this day, I live my life through proverbs, quotes, and advice from a variety of people. I am very family-oriented. Most of the things I do is in hopes that I can add some type of valuable contribution to my family. To begin to tell my story, I will first start by talking about the people who had the biggest influence on my life.
Everything my parents have done, has been for my siblings and I to receive a higher education. From pre-school up until the fifth grade, my mom would sit down and help me with my homework. If she did not understand something I would have to wait for my dad to come home from work and ask him. They did the best they could; however, once I began junior high, my parents were no longer able to help me. Books, teachers, and peers were the resources I turned to when I could not comprehend something. My parents bought me books that would have practice problems, writing prompts and examples with explanations, and science experiments. Quickly I realized that if I wanted to excel in my academics, I had to find ways to learn and understand the material. It was then in the sixth grade when I developed a passion for math.
Math was exciting and challenging, yet felt as if it came easily to me.
Growing up, I was always the one expected in my family to succeed. My mom would always talk about the future; I would go to college, a privilege she couldn't obtain herself, and become a doctor to make enough money for our family. This was the career path I've always been interested in since I was a child. This helped shaped my goals in life and inspired me to work hard so I could make that ongoing dream a reality.
I had two hard working parents who went above and beyond to ensure that my sister and I had a good childhood by trying to grant as many requests that they could. They always stressed the importance of hard work to achieve anything and everything we set our minds to and education, but I was very young so education wasn't that high on my priority list. I wanted to become a truck driver or a construction worker, but after my dad suffered a back injury at his job I knew that I wanted to fix his
My parents grew up in families with little parental direction. Attending school, overcoming adversity, getting a job and becoming successful were up to their own making. Although my parents did not go to college, they took advantage of other opportunities to better their lives so that my siblings and I would be able to attend universities. They worked hard to get jobs even without college degrees, and then worked harder to maintain those jobs; subsequently, this furthered their positions in their workplaces. By setting an example of making the most of what life has to offer, they influenced me to seize every opportunity that crosses my path. Going to college was not an opportunity my parents could take advantage of, but it is one that I can.
For eighteen years now my parents have influenced me to do my best in academics and extracurricular activities. Both of my parents have gone to college and both have had successful careers. My dad was a highly recognized Police Chief for Waukesha County and is now on the
I come from a loving and supportive family that has always encouraged me to work hard and if I do, I will be able to achieve anything I desire. I was taught to reach for the stars and to pursue my dreams. I am a true believer in setting goals, staying focused, and being persistent to achieve all I aspire: to be a CTO or CIO in corporate America.
My parents want nothing more than for me to be successful in my life. For example, they did not think that they were going to have enough money to send me and my brothers through college, so my mother decided that she was going to go back to school so she could become a successful lawyer. She did that and she finished second in her graduating class. She now has a high ranking job and my parents feel confident that they will be able to get the four of us through school somehow.
That there would be difficult moments where I would have to work my way up and work hard for the things that I wanted to accomplish. They always encouraged me to keep moving forward with new dreams to accomplish one after another. My parents did all this because they wanted a better future for me than the future that they had for themselves at first. I say at first because today my parents have proved to me that anything is possible. My father might not have completed school but he is exceptionally intelligent as a business agent, including being the best of the best in his own job. And my mother, what can I not say about her. She proved to me that it is never too late to accomplish your dreams by going to college and obtaining her G. E. D., and knowing her she will most likely continue to a degree. Seeing all the things that they can accomplish makes me proud to be their daughter because they bring me hope. Them having lofty standards for me, allowed me to keep working harder for my dreams and even setting high standards for myself. A 70% on my report cards or even progress reports were not permitted by my parents at all. And if they did appear, I had better be prepared for the big trouble that I was going to be in. As a child, I didn 't really understand what all the fuss was about. But then I realized, the reason why my parents insisted on me having such high grades as I do now was that they were looking
"Education is the key to success" my father always said. This is a motivational quote that will always stick with me because of the impact it has made in my life. Even before my school days I watched my parents whip my siblings into shape to push them to succeed beyond expectations. My siblings worked exceptionally hard in school which paid off when they received awards and recognition. This pushed me to follow in their footsteps and lead me to do well in school and to have a driven mindset. Being a very humble person, I always had friends of different upbringings and futures. Good companions of mine who went to school and did well tend to be better off financially and emotionally. Seeing others progress always and still does makes me want to do well in every educational aspect I am in. I insist on seeing all the work I have put in and will continue to put in pay off. When I use this drive of education to complete college I wish to find the job of my
When, I was in high school in the first years that I was failing my classes and I started to think that my teachers were responsible for my failing the classes because they did not explain to me the correct way. I always told my parents that teachers are not good in explaining to their students. I always put excuses to not do my homework and told my parents that teachers do not assign me homework. In my second year of high school, my teachers start having conversations and meeting with my parents that they need to talk with me to start working hard and be more responsible in my classes if I wanted to succeed in life and get a career. My parents talk to me more often and got closer to me and my brothers to help us to be more successful in school.
My parents never focused on my grades so I’d always have a loose structure to work with. Although they would make sure I was studying, they never showed me how or when. For most children, their childhoods are a test trial for the incoming test: college. Their youth served as a testing for different strategies and techniques that would help later down the road.
Similarly, my Mother advised a great deal in my choice to continue with my education. Back in 1988, when I was seven years old, my mother graduated college with a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education. Watching her work tirelessly while trying to raise me, work full time and attempting full-time credit hours, instilled in me the desire and drive to achieve my goals. She has been my role model as a non-traditional student. She helped me achieve a workable school/work/life balance. She has been my constant cheerleader since my decision to return to college and pursue an undergraduate degree.
Entering into college, I wanted to do public health, but I wanted to be a doctor to please my father and to satisfy his hunger to have a doctor in his family. My father made sure his children went to college, and if they didn’t, it was clear they couldn’t stay in his house anymore. My parents struggled to support all of my siblings and supply each of us with everything we needed. I never realized the struggle until I got older and understood the value of money and time. My parents never wanted my brothers and I to work while we were in school, they wanted us to focus on our grades and activities that would help us get into college. Overall, the support from my family and seeing how hard my
My mom has shown me what hard work and determination look like and where it can get you in life. Working hard Ned Chloe going yourself is the best way to reach goals of success and fortune. Everyone works, but if the work is not challenging limits then it is not worth it. In the movie Good Will hunting Will is a genius who struggles to leave his current
The one thing that stayed constant in my ever changing childhood was the need and thirst for education. My mother would stress the importance of education and how it was the only way I would ever rise above the tragic world we lived in. Also, she explained how the only way I would get an education was to succeed in school, earn scholarships, and get a college education. This is advice I took to heart and used continuously to grow myself. My mother did her best to make me perfect my spelling, grammar, and mathematic skills. She would force me to read for an hour a night. Over time, these things came with ease because I craved learning new things. I wanted to learn how things worked, solve puzzles, and understand the world around me. School became a sanctuary in which I could escape the penitentiary of my circumstances. My devotion to studies began here which later bloomed into my love of the sciences, overall
My family taught me how to help those in need and to not take what I have for granted. I truly learned this lesson when I went on service trips. The part I enjoy the most on these trips is when I go to a worksite and see how happy I can make the people who are being benefited. I also learned that everyone in this world has very different lives. But the odd thing is that some people who live in poverty are extremely happy. Not everyone needs money or a huge house because they know what is truly important in life to them. That taught me the lesson that you can always find the bright side out of anything. Life may give you a hard time, but it's your job to be able to preserver and bounce back from the hardships. One of the most important things