Personal Goals Research Paper

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On a personal level I would like to get better at basketball as well as baseball. In three years i see myself being a little bit more involved in technology and graphic design. Sooner or later like every kid I will turn 18 wich mean time for a job i'm going to go into it strong I think i am going to work at Old Navy. I hopefully will be able to stay in this job as long as possible to make as much money as I can. These goals are important to me because it will make me feel good as a person. It is a good start as a teen to make money. School has prepared me because I will pick the right classes to assist me in my career.

Pursuing an education in the United States is the challenge itself. As an international student I have been overcoming it each day. As a non-homogenous endless process, new unexpected things arise every day, requiring new strategies of dealing with them. My college experience has been a journey filled with trials and tribulations, which I have personally grown from in ways I never thought I could. Having a different status and way of thinking always put me on the spot and showed me how much harder I have to work.

Moving my whole life to the United States was a special challenge to me. I had to be familiar with life style, environment, education system, culture, and tradition which are different from my country Iraq. Before I moved to the United States, I spent three years in a university in Iraq; however, these years in the university did not help me to get to the college level in the United States. It was like I needed to start from zero. I did not give up because I have a goal to be a doctor. Therefore, I took ESOL classes, passed Texas Admission Test, and now I am in my Junior year.

Going back to college has been an obstacle for me because I used to have a job that did not give the time to study. I was working 6 days a week from 7am to 11pm, it was almost impossible to do something else. I am a single mother with no family close to me, which makes things even harder. Since I am not from this country, language was another obstacle for me. The English I learned in my country was so basic and communicate with other people was really difficult.

As a high school student the greatest challenge I have faced was staying on track to graduate early. I am a senior in high school who is in the process of getting my diploma a year earlier than expected. Staying on track was a challenge for me because everything from applying for colleges to moving away from my home and getting the money for college was all thrown at me in a small amount of time. Money is a major setback when it came to applying to colleges because I was never fortunate to have money to pay to live on campus or even pay to be a commuter, and at that pay for all my classes. College is very expensive, so that is why I will be attending Mercer County Community College. I was required to take a lot of standardized tests; it was

My lifetime goal is to become a Humanitarian, but my lifetime career is to become an advanced nurse with specialties in various areas (in particular, the emergency room specialty.) Becoming a Humanitarian appealed to me greatly when I realized how much my community and family played a major part in my success. Which helped me realized that aiding someone in their success, just as my community did in mines, was a task I would enjoy reciprocating to others. My goal: to pursue a career I would enjoy greatly and during that time build my wealth properly and once I have a reasonable about of wealth, I plan to give that wealth back to various communities where I know that just a little extra belief in an individual could transform their 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

The most significant challenge that I faced is culture difference. Born in Indonesia, continuing education on America and being an international student has not been easy on me. This has been an issue for me when I leave high school early and when to a community college in Seattle. At that time, I was not even 18 years old and having difficulty when communicating with people.

When it comes to my socioeconomic status growing up would be describes as middle class, I grew up on a farm and had a great upbringing by my family. My statues didn’t have any effect on my social mobility because when I turned sixteen I had a car and was able to drive overall. I saw my self growing up as not viewed as poor or rich but kind of in the middle, I always had a place to stay and food to eat which I would create my parents in that. My self-concept was always high in believing whatever I wanted to accomplish I could achieve this goal in my life, what connects with that is when it comes to my goals I wanted to set for my life, I’m glad my parents have always been there to motive and encourage me on my journey through life. I’m from

My personal goal I wish to attain within the next year is purchase my first home. I am not sure where I would like to purchase my first home at this particular time because I am not sure if I want to stay in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana or move to Atlanta, Georgia. By being the only child and not sure if I want to move back home to Marrero, Louisiana, but I will continue to way my options before deciding on the exact location. Also, my personal plan within in the next year is to purchase a new car. In the next 5 years, my personal goals are to be in a committee relationship and traveling to Hawaii, Jamaica, London, Paris, Africa, and Costa Rica. Also, I plan to take my immediate family on a cruise to the Bahamas as an appreciation for helping,

My personal goal as a student at the University of Phoenix is to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management within the next two years. This goal is very important to me because of the impact it will have on my family, work and personal life. In my family it will set a positive example for my daughters, grandchildren, and youngest sister. My family has been a source of support throughout my years in college as I have pursued this degree while maintaining a full time job. Obtaining the degree will be an accomplishment not only for me but also for my family who has given me the encouragement to reach my goal. I would like for my grandchildren to remember their grandmother as a strong and educated woman.

Goal setting has always been an important factor in my life, because of that I have accomplished things that I am very proud of. Without goals it would make it very hard to succeed in life because there is nothing to work hard for. Goal setting is a constant reminder of the things that are important to you. It gives me the motivation to work hard every day so that I can achieve my goals. Goals are what keeps each of us different. Throughout my life, I hope to continue to set goals.

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.

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