Graduation Speech Essay

When I ask myself what I want to accomplish, I have a tendency to answer the much larger, broader questions. Rather than simply think of a career path I’d like to embark upon, or accolades I’d like to earn, my mind instead wanders to more metaphysical accomplishments. For example, I desire to accomplish things that can only be possible when a group of people are working

comprehended that my dream is never over, it is actually a new stage for me to accomplish

When I was younger, I would often return home to a familiar question: So, what did you learn today? My answer would always be "nothing" or "stuff." As I look back, I never lied, yet, I never told the whole truth. Many people think that you don't know anything with only 18 years of experience; I think they're wrong. I've learned a lot about myself and others from the relationships I have built throughout the years. I believe my most important lessons were "people" lessons. Those are the ones which could never be taught out of a book or in a lecture; you have to go out and experience them for yourself.

WOW! So much has happened since June. The SV FFA and ag department had a rough start to our year losing three of our students who were on the FFA officer team to other schools. Even with this bump in the road, the four officers that remained visited Mt. Shasta City and had a blast bonding and learning more about each other at their officer retreat in August. Once school started we found three new officers and attended COLC (Chapter Officer Leadership Conference) where the entire team learned about their diverse leadership styles and were able to bond together as the official Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Officer Team for the 2017-2018 school year. If you see them around, congratulate President Cindy Hinze, V.P. Maddison Seely, Secretary Maya

Life Goals When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. – Confucius (“Confucius Quotes”). Everyone has goals, whether they be small or very large is up to the person. Furthermore, I believe by setting goals and planning on how to achieve those goals, they become more achievable. My life goals are to own the Houston Rockets, be the Commander of a spaceship, and obtain a superpower.

Dreams! We all have dreams. Desires! We all have desires. Deep down, we have our truest, most personal ambitions we want to achieve.

In previous years, at my high school, we were given the opportunity to be present in an elementary school classroom. For an hour each day, a group of us would ride to the elementary school to help out teachers that needed an extra hand in regards to maintaining their classroom, and allowing them focus more on their lessons instead of housekeeping responsibilities. Being surrounded by elementary age students for these few years really helped me develop deep love and passion for teaching young children. Life set me on a different career path as I attended Georgia Tech last year in pursue of a Business Degree. Throughout the year, as I sat in my business classes, doing my best to pay attention, but I could just tell that my heart was not into all that the business world had to offer. All along, I knew that my heart belonged in the classroom, and after careful consideration, I decided to transfer to the University of North Georgia at Dahlonega. Education 2130, was the first education class I had the opportunity to take, and it required 20 hours of field experience. My first collegiate field experience was nothing short of enlightening, and allowed me to immerse and expand my knowledge in the education world.

American author, Ernest Hemingway, changed the way I dream through his words, “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Prior to my introduction to the thoughts of Hemingway, I focused more on the numerical count that reflected the amount of goals I created, rather than the substance behind the aspirations and the necessary steps to accomplish them. Witnessing firsthand how easily a dream can become a distant memory has positively inspired me to improve the way I create, plan, and execute my goals. My current professional aspirations that span over a five year period, are a product of my labor in developing the skills to turn my dreams into a reality.

The best dreams are ones that scare you; one’s dream should be tremendously life changing that actually achieving it, is utterly bizarre. Dream big, there are no limitations to dreaming; it’s all an imagination. Keep in mind that simply craving and wishing for a dream is useless in comparison to physically changing one’s life to achieve success and develop talents worth sharing amongst others. These valuable yet terrifying dreams must become a reality as it would benefit society. Thereby I beg you, fulfill your Personal Legend. Embrace every obstacle in the journey. Life is precious, superficial emotions such as fear, cannot control us as it keeps humanity within ordinary lifestyle boundaries. On a more personal

Edgar Allan Poe once said, "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."

When I was 10years old , the only dream I had, was of becoming a fashion designer.I had everything planned , starting from my daily schedule to the structure of my house , even so that I had decided which of my family members would be allowed to stay with me when I moved to Paris ! As I grew older, I was more and more intrigued by everything and everyone around me. In a nutshell ,

Most people dream big dreams, especially when they are young. But the dreams are abandoned when obstacles appear or when we realize that dream fulfillment takes a lot of work. This can happen to any of us. The initial excitement calms down and we admit to ourselves that failure is a possibility, so we slide back to less challenging pursuits and more routine activities. Years later we sense the emptiness and feel the loss of dreams that we never fulfilled (p. 151).

We all have a calling in life. A few years ago while enjoying a delicious dinner with my family, I began to daydream staring through my kitchen window. Worried by the blank look in my eyes, my wife Kim leaned over towards me to ask what thoughts were going through my head. “I am having an epiphany”, I told her. I knew that if I push myself physically, emotionally, and spiritually I can succeed in the pursuit journey.

My earliest memory of a dream that I personally needed to fulfill was the dream to graduate from college. My personal desire to graduate from college was strong because I would be the first member of my family with a college degree and I wanted to set an example for my children.

Well, this is it, the day all of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. It seems like only yesterday we were picking our noses and flicking them at innocent bystanders or yelling childish phrases like, "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" or, wait, that was yesterday. Never mind. Anyways.