Five Year Road Map Analysis

Nine years ago, I never could have imagined I’d be writing this essay. I was a senior in high school, and, like the rest of my classmates, I was apprehensive about the future. Unlike my classmates, I felt like I had missed the proverbial “you need to get your life together” message. I watched my classmates apply to colleges, their majors already decided and their future careers mapped out. While I was an above average student, I felt I lacked the decisiveness my classmates seemed to have. I did not feel passionate about a career or even a field of study. I felt defective. This was compounded by the financial strain I knew attending college would have on my family. It seemed wasteful to try to “find my passion” at school while squandering

When I first started college, my academic goals were to learn as much as possible, join a Christian fellowship, get into the criminal justice program, decide whether or not to go to graduate school, and to graduate in four years. In addition, to also to either get a job or get accepted into an internship. My overall goal was to enjoy and make the most out of my college experience. My career goals back when I was a freshman, were to figure out if I want to join law enforcement or go to law school and find a job in the field of criminal justice, while being happy working the job. Over the course of two years, some of those goals have been achieved and some goals have been changed.

Because I have identified several tools given to me – and that I am aware of my purpose, I can now set goals. My most immediate short-term goals as a college student include: becoming proficient at balancing my time well, soaking up the information that I am being taught, making great grades, serving my community, traveling and studying abroad, and attaining internships and scholarships.

In chapter one, Joel Samaha discusses the road map of criminal procedure. Throughout the roadmap, the author demonstrates the overall guidelines as to how one is eventually institutionalized. The author claims the vast majority of law abiding citizens seize to surpass the first part of his ideal journey. However if an individual is charged, they will undergo a series of five components.

My academic goal is to earn my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Argosy University within 36 months and graduate with at least a 3.75 GPA by successfully completing two courses every session, effective September 8, 2016. This long term goal will be achieved by accomplishing various short term objectives such as achieving positive attendance/participation in each course while earning at least 90% on all my assignments. My motivation to reach this goal is provided by both intrinsic and extrinsic sources. I pride myself on setting an example for my children to follow. I put an emphasis on never losing interest in developing new skills and remaining relevant. Additionally, I look at earning my degree as a way to boost my confidence, which has been lacking since I left the workforce to provide full time care for my children. This inward stress I place upon myself is a positive force and my intrinsic motivation. My extrinsic motivation is provided by the prospect of career growth and increased compensation. In the military, once an enlisted member attains the rank of Chief (E-7), each consecutive advancement is more difficult. Being the recipient of an academic degree gives me a competitive edge for promoting through the

When I received the prompt to write the following paper, I admit that it did not seem overly inspirational. One one hand, it is essentially the sort of icebreaker “tell-me-a-little-about-yourself” that I've written time and time again. On the other hand, I always tense up whenever I'm asked about myself. (Sure I do things, but do I have hobbies?) And discussing my goals for my first year at Oswego seems to be part of that category, in which I also have to scratch an area where I myself rarely explore extensively. I have found that setting goals, especially very specific, detailed goals, somewhat jinxes the success I hope to obtain. It is almost a non-confrontational sort of way to avoid dealing with the sting of failure, which also diminishes the possibility of success.

Henry David Thoreau once said, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Ever since I was young, I have repetitively told myself this for my everyday future. Being a senior stepping into the real world in just a few months is intimidating, but a challenge that I am more than ready to face head on. In this upcoming fall, I will be attending The University of South Dakota striving for a bachelor degree in a mental health field of study. I believe that I have chosen this field of expertise because of the influence my parents have had on me, and possibly, most importantly, always pushing me to be a better, more understanding human being.

Sometimes a task can seem monumental when you try to visualize the entire thing, but if you break it down into smaller goals suddenly it can become manageable. When I first started to consider going to college so that I could make a better life for myself. I thought it was going to be almost impossible. It wasn’t until the spring of 2013, when my mother was murdered by her landlord that the law and fighting for justice really hit home for me. Working along the side of my lawyer and doing research for my mother’s wrongful death case. I felt empowered and in an environment that was for me. It was a way for me to cope with the death of my mother and at the same time fight for justice.

Starting my senior year I had an idea on what I wanted to study when I would graduate high school and receive my diploma. I have so many feeling mixed together. I feel excited because it would be my last year in high school ,but at the same time I will feel nervous because I don’t know what would be the next chapter of my life. I would be able to take over my life and make choices that I would like to achieve my ultimate goal is to graduate high school on time and of course with good grades. The college that I would be attending right after I graduate is Fresno state to accomplish my course classes that I would need to take to be a Medical Assistance. I will be accomplishing my goal by focusing only on school and keeping up with all my school

My need for achievement is of paramount importance in nearly all of my decisions. As a freshman in at the University of Maryland I think a lot about my future. I plan on going to graduate school after I graduate with my bachelors in computer science, a dream I have had since I was a child. Everything I have achieved thus far is part of my goal of attending a great, prestigious graduate school. The Opportunity Canvas Analysis speaks of seven different areas an achieving individual uses in order to be successful. An important achievement component I use is setting goals for myself and others around me. Accomplishing my goals is important to me and it is essential to have small group goals in order to achieve the overall goal. Another important

In the latter part of my high school years, I was continuously asked, “What are you going to do after high school?”. At the time, I didn’t really know for sure what I was going to do after high school, and my uncertainty about my future lingered until my senior year. Once senior year rolled around, I became aware of the reality that I truly needed to decide what path I was wanting to take following school, because the time to make that decision was approaching quickly. I began devoting serious time and effort to thinking about my future, and that was hard for me to do, because up until that point in my life, I had never really given that topic much serious thought. It is for this very reason that I am eager to complete the Whole Life Concept project, because I know that it will help me get a better understanding of what it is I am good at and passionate about, and will help me to be able to begin to make decisions about my future based off of what I learn. I also believe that this project will allow me to propose my short term, long term, and complete career long goals. The Whole Life Concept Project will allow me to understand the nature and extent of technical and non-technical skills and knowledge that will be required of me to know, and to know well, in order to achieve my goals. I have put some serious thought and time into considering potential career paths for myself, and I did a lot of research on the subject fields that interested me. I knew that I wanted to do

As I’m getting closer to graduating from Topeka High school, there is so much to think about of what I want to do with my life after high school. I’m not sure what college I should go to, what career I should pursue or even find what I am passionate about. I’ve been struggling with this pretty much ever since the second semester started. With little time left and a lot to think about, I was about to give up on my future all together. But then, I was talking to my mother and she told me,

The process of writing this paper helped me define my future goals and objectives. Before I started this assignment, I have no idea what I want to do in the future. I always thought I will just graduate and start working. I originally have no plan of what I am going to do in the future, I kept having the mindset of I can think about this when I’m about to graduate, but through thinking of the goals and objectives, I actually managed to find out what I want to

Well here it is, the senior project. The assignment everyone dreads, however, the assignment that must be completed in order to graduate. With that in mind, I have been giving much thought and research into what I want to accomplish after high school, and I believe that I have found a career that I will enjoy, a college I wish to attend, and a location I would like to live in. No plan is ever perfect, but my hope is that I can be prepared for the future which is approaching rapidly.

I have learned that it is very important to set long and short term goals for myself. I have also learned the difference between the two. A long term goal is around a year long and a short term is well less than a year. For example; my present long term goal is my associates degree. My short term goal is to complete my assignments along with my daily