My Success : My Personal Success Story Of Success

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Sir Winston Churchill, a British politician from 1800’s says “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” Throughout my few years of living, I have learned that everybody is going to fail at something at least once. It is up to you to take all of your failures and turn them into success. It’s not going to only take one day but everyone is destined to be successful.

Success to me is definitely an abundance of wealth; however, I believe that my strive towards this means so much more. My hard work will not equivocate to the stereotypical desire for materialistic happiness. I will need a lot more than that in life, because I know that true success is to provide for the people you love in order for them to be successful as well. Working hard to earn as much money as possible will allow me to help my parents buy the house of their dreams. Someday I will help my children go to any college of their choice no matter the cost. I want to be so financially successful that no one in my family will ever have to lose an great opportunity simply because we cannot afford it.

Possibly my favorite part of the research process was the interview portion. I interviewed Mr. Aaron Fischer, superintendent of the Esko Public School district. I decided to interview him because, as a superintendent, he seems to be a pretty successful person. I thought he would have some interesting insight on success. A few questions into the interview he said something that interested me. When I asked if the word changed meaning for him now that he is older his reply was that when he was younger, he was focused on his own personal success (as most young people are). Whereas now, he is focused on the success of the students at Esko, the success of his kids, and the success of his family as a whole. Does this mean that success not only differs from person to person, but within different age groups?

Every since I was a little girl I never got to see what success really was, I grew up in a family that wasn’t the best that wasn’t truly even a family. But that is okay because if it wasn’t for them then I wouldn’t have achieved what will hold my entire future. I became successful and that is all the success I need to see. Finally at the age 28 I have realized that as long as you push yourself and set goals for yourself, nothing that has happened to you or that is in your path can stop you. You can have anything in the world you want as long as you put your mind to it and never give up. And finally as of last year I got my pharmacy degree.

After recently completing my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, even though this week has been very hectic with acclimating myself to the electronic learning environment, I am afraid this is just the lull before the storm. Discussion board postings, research papers, presentations, developing WIKI pages, and if I read correctly even learning how to blog are important learning expects that are of this program that are waiting just over the horizon. Organization will be a key factor in staying on task each week. I like several others, still hold fast to my trusty three ring binders where I keep the items I deem most important readily at hand for frequent review. My one item that I cannot manage to convert entirely to an electronic format is my calendar; I prefer to have a paper print-out in the front of each class binder where I can list each assignment on the day it is due. I have my own color-coding system to keep on track. Then I check each item off as it is completed, I have a quick visual confirmation, as well as a sense of accomplishment with just a quick glance when I see tasks marked off.

You can’t just close yourself off to the idea that you could be successful because it is so attainable for anyone. You need to have the right mind to do it. You will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself. By having a Growth Mindset, Grit, and being able to ask Strong Questions you will be able to succeed. A Growth Mindset is when you believe

During middle school, I used to always get made fun for everything, especially my grades, they used to get called a nerd. But for some reason, everybody wanted the answers to the homework that was due and help on a quiz or test whenever they were stuck. I used to feel very bad of myself because I thought I would never fit in with “cool kids” who just asked me for answers. This made me less confident and have low-self-esteem because I didn’t have any real friends. I triumphed and fought my very hardest to focus on my success and growth. I faced many challenges while doing this, for example my favorite teacher had passed away, I was going through a lot with my family and I didn’t really have friends. It was during these struggles

I had a strong inclination from the beginning of what it will take for me to be successful. The biggest struggle for me will be learning to live on less income. I have already reduced the amount of hours I am working on a regular basis, but how will I learn that I can’t buy the items I am normally used to having. When my friends come to me and say, “Amber, let’s go out tonight” will I be able to say I can’t because I don’t have the means. I will have to stay strong and true to my budget in order to make this area of my life balance in a way that is beneficial to my success in school. I know the type of person I am may lead to me saying, “Just work more.” But I also know that the least stressed I feel about completing projects/schooling, the better off the outcome of those assignments I am completing.

I think of success as four key parts mindset, focus, dedication, and discipline. Mindset is the major part compared to the other three parts. You have to strive to be successful, and believe you can be successful and then do whatever it takes to reach that goal. Every successful person has the mindset of they are going to reach their goal. Yes, they run into problems along the way, but instead of using their time worrying about it, they simply find a way to put it behind them and keep their goals in mind.

How do you think your personality is? Is it good, or is it bad? You may not know right now but I know how mine is with the success profile I have done twice already this year. You can really see the difference between the two. Some of the reasons behind this is because of JROTC, High school and my friends.

For my Personal Success Project, I’m currently bouncing around the possibilities of either a poem or piece of artwork. I’m very interested in both reading and writing poetry so I think that would be the simplest choice. Furthermore, I find the idea of learning and expressing that knowledge through other outlets besides worksheets most satisfying. I also love art and would love to be able to utilize that creative side of myself. If I were to create an art piece it would most likely be a painting representing the task at hand in an abstract way. Ultimately my decision will come down to the amount of effort I wish to express on the project. Therefore, if I plan accordingly and don’t put it off I should be able to execute either perfectly.

Being in elementary school in Mexico was such a hard time for me and the way I related towards people because of my self-worth issues. Lack of self-confidence is a problem I have dealt with that has made me the type of person who feels the need of approval from others. When I do things I think twice if other people would see it as a good thing or if I could do it better. Because of this I have been the shy girl and I had problems making friends at that time. When I finally got to have real friends or that is what I thought I did not realized at that time but they weren’t real friends. They just took advantage of seeing I was trying too hard to fit in. I thought helping them with homework, to pass tests, and doing them

Success is sometimes a long and winding journey. Many times you need to overcome the barriers that block you and naysayers who doubt you. Sometimes you need to fight though your own self-doubts to achieve success in your life.

My parents preach the phrase “Pride comes before a fall” to me and my siblings, stressing the point that too much confidence can end in consequences. I have always wondered though, how much confidence is too much? Is there a formula to measure how much confidence one contains, or even a standard number to know where you stand? Sure, a little confidence never hurt anyone and people love to be around a confident person, but too much confidence can wreck an individual. I found out recently what is too much confidence and learned the hard way.