The Highest Reward That God Gives Us For Good Work

Education has been one of the ways I have been able to add competititive advantage in my personal life. Although there are other components critical to my personal success. These include: determination, willingness to learn, and dedication. Having a great job that reaps monetary rewards is great, however, there are other factors necessary to be successful. These include my value as a human being, what do I do for others, how I am with my family, who I am as a fiancé and

Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” When it comes to success and achievements, people often believe that success is complicated and can not be reached easily. Many authors explain the reality on how we can accomplish our goals and become successful. We recently read several articles describing the keys that make us successful in our profession. The authors that discuss this journey toward achievement are Carol S. Dweck in her article “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids, ” Geoffrey Colvin in his piece “What It Takes to Be Great,” Malcolm Gladwell in his novel chapter “The 10,000-Hour Rule,” and Jonnelle Davis in “Liz Murray Shares

Throughout my childhood I have always had a drive to succeed in whatever it was that I attempted. My high school years were filled with many nights working at McDonalds after football practice, coming home late and hitting he weight room. There was a drive in me to be the best, the best worker I could be, the best football player, best student, I cannot pinpoint where that drive started, but it remains to this day. I have a natural drive to do well, not everyone wakes up pep talk ready in the morning, but I do, I look forward to each day and the challenges it presents. I feel as though through my faith in the Lord and hard work, anything

I want to how my boss that I will go above the call to do a job that is placed in front of me. I want to show that a job is important enough to me that I will do what it takes to better my knowledge to fulfill a job. I want to achieve my goals for myself too. I want to do this for myself. I want to push myself to make myself better. I want to push myself to achieve something greater than what I am today. I want to allow God to help me do the next best thing for me and my family. I know I can achieve whatever God puts in front of me as long as it is his will. I can do everything that he wants me to as long as I allow him to lead me through it all. I have failed myself and God so much that I want to achieve this goal. I want to be pushed to the end of this program. I want to have the satisfaction of completing this for me, my kids, and my job. I have seen many people without higher education, go nowhere in life. It inspires me to go back so I do not end up nowhere for my kids. I want them to know that life is important, but also that God can get you anywhere in

Grit Essay Being successful includes being persistent and hard working even through failure. The articles, “Is it good to fail occasionally?,” “What it Takes to be Great,” “Is success due to Hard Work and Determination- Or is There a Lot of Luck Involved?,” and the TED talk by Angela Lee Duckworth explain the various ways people become successful through hard work, practice, grit and a growth mindset. Continuous hard work and practice increase your chances of becoming successful. According to “What it Takes to be Great,” by Geoff Colvin, “ It’s activity that’s intended to improve performance, that reaches for objectives just beyond one’s level of competence, provides feedback on results and involves high levels of repetition.” (Colvin, #).

The three factors that I would attribute my success thus far to are my grit, mindset, and work-ethics. My grit attributes to me not wanting or allowing myself to fail by letting me do everything humanly possible to succeed. My mindset allow me to stay focus and achieve my goals and not be shaken by any doubt. My work-ethics is my resolve and, it allows to hold more doubts in my work which in turn strengthen my firm mindset. Both, my mindset and work-ethics gives me a reason to have grit to stay determined on my path to becoming an excellent student and achieve my college and career goals.

In the article ,The Key to Success, it says that no matter how talented you are or how high your IQ is, grit is the key to success. Grit and perseverance are the two

Furthermore, I am always willing to go the extra mile to accomplish something I want. I believe that this attitude was developed through years of piano and sport. I always try to approach work with this diligent attitude and the results show. I believe that with enough hard work, you can get yourself anywhere. Just because others are born with natural grace or intelligence, does not mean that I cannot surpass that with my assiduity.

People only learn things when they want to know more about it, or if it entertains them. Do you find this statement to be true? While sitting in a lecture that you don’t care about do you find yourself doodling or staring off daydreaming or are you actually listening and learning? Jerry Farber is the author of the article “A Young Person’s Guide to the Grading System”. In the article Farber argued for the current grading system to be removed. His thought is to introduce and replace it with a “Credit system” the credit system would change the way people look at the work ethic of a student (387).

There is no greater fortune than being surrounded by those who are smarter than you. The most compelling part of my academic career was being in a learning environment with peers that have the greatest ambitions. Contrary to my experience at school, my home life laxed on competitive spirit. Unlike most immigrant upbringings, my family was cautious about taking risks. This does not at all mean I grew up in a lazy environment; in fact, I have met very few people as hardworking as my parents. However, when a 7 year old me exclaimed my desire to attend a big university, my family told me to think “realistically.” That moment stuck with me and sparked something that I do not believe anyone saw in me before: my ambition.

I have a variety of strengths which include being a hard worker, being determined, showing commitment, being a quick thinker and being adaptable to any situation. These strengths constantly push me towards success. Hard work and determination allow me to expand my boundaries and attain my goals. In the past, I have used these strengths to complete the toughest course I took in high school with an average of 90%. Moreover, my high levels of commitment to any activity that I participate in is also an asset. In fact, I have been privileged to mentor younger children at my temple, dedicating 2 hours to them every Sunday. When faced with problems, being a quick thinker, allows me to think critically and solve issues with efficiency. Adaptability in

“Most of us did not learn when we were young that our capacity to be self-loving would be shaped by the work we do and whether that work enhances our well-being.” – Bell Hooks

Overall I highlighted the “average” area in regards to my work ethic thus far in this class and throughout my academic career. When it comes to my work, participation, and preparation ethic I consider myself to be average. In regards to my task completion/work ethic, I’m able to not only complete the required assignment but also complete them with a clear understanding of what is being asked, so I consider myself to be “above average” in this category. My personal expectations are to become “above average” in every category by the end of the semester, and continue that work ethic throughout the rest of my academic career and also in life. As of today, this is my assessment.

When analyzing who I am through a microscope there are a few qualities that may be put in the spotlight. To begin, one that catches my attention the most would be my overbearing need to continually strive for greater heights in all aspects of my life. If there was one attribute that made me who I am it would be this one. Academically I’ve applied this way of thinking throughout my high school career to push myself to do better than I had ever thought possible. For as long as I can remember I’ve always put an immense amount of effort into school. From doing all my homework on the playground in elementary school to countless long nights of homework with minimal rest in high school. I’m not the most intelligent person there ever

This leads to the question of why there are people who achieve success and others who do not even though they have the same level IQ (Suzuki, Yuhei, et. al pg#?). A study was conducted to see if grit has a major impact on success. Grit is defined as perseverance of effort and consistency of interest and has shown that it is an predictor for work performance as well as an academic performance (Suzuki, et. al, 1). Even with a high IQ a low level of grit will hinder one from being as successful (Suzuki, et. al, 2). An example of this would be, if two people had similar IQs but one of them is unable to handle or deal with stress; the person who handles stress better will most likely be more successful and perform better in a stressful work environment. If oneyou continues to work hard at something, oneyou will eventually understand it which will make oneyourself smarter (Hurley, 1). While it might be true that Grit plays a key role in intelligence and success, there is not a lot of evidence to support the importance of Grit. Sheer, determination, and will are not always enough. Most employers want employees who think quickly and can problem solve. Hard work is important but in many jobs intelligence will take you further.