Unforeseen Obstacles

Another road block I may face is I am always busy! If I am not at school I’m at work if I am not at work I’m sleeping or studding, there is never a dual moment in my life. Thankfully my boss works with me and cut my hours back so I could focus more on school, which helps a lot. I am also blessed that my parents and Aunt and Uncle support me, and push me to my fullest potential.

Going to school along with having a job can be arduous to balance. Working for five hours, three or four days a week can cause some hindrances. For instance, when I work until about nine on a Wednesday night and have to go home and study for two tests, it causes me to have to stay up late which consequently results in losing sleep. Even though this is a disadvantage when it comes to having a job, I've learned to adjust so that I'm able to accommodate it all. This also has permitted me to develop superior time management and multitasking skills.

In life, there are tons of challenges. Some are small and require little work to achieve, while others can be quite large, and take lots of hard work to accomplish. To be able reach these different goals, persistence must be shown, by always trying and never giving up when failure takes over.

The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

For me attending school again came at a great time in my life. My only child is away at college so i have very little going on with my time outside of work. I find myself with more than enough time to focus on my course work. The biggest obstacle in time management for me is getting in a new routine and discipline.

In the book The Impossible the story line follows two professional skateboarders who struggle to overcome obstacles in their path to greatness. One is Rodney Mullen who was not allowed by his father to skateboard. The other is Ryan Sheckler who riding a skateboard before he could walk. Rodney also had his grades to worry about because if he did not keep A’s in all of his classes he wasn’t allowed to do anything.

I would say that my issues are centered in the fact that my friends want to hang out all the time and I am not able to do that. With wanting to get into medical school, I know that I need to be studying a lot more than I did in high school. Some of my friends do not seem to understand this, and I can tell that some of my friendships are going to fade, but I have to learn to be okay with that. This is a hard fact to become okay with, but the fact that I am aware of this has set me off to a good start. Another issue with time management that I am still trying to face is simply trying to find the time to do everything that I need/want to do! I want to volunteer, spend time at the library, do my homework, go to class, join organizations, get involved in a research study and shower. Finding time to do all of this is ridiculous. I think my best bet is to honestly use something similar to the time sheet that I filled out for this

Everyone has busy lives especially those that daily, are juggling more than one task. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the life of a college professional, or someone who attends a job while going to college. Many struggle going to long work weeks to be able to afford their bills while they also going to school for hope of a better future. This is something relatable to a great deal of young Americans, and something that is becoming more common place in our older generations that later in life are choosing to advance their education. Between the exams, essays, late nights and long days how does one have time to forgo all these proceedings while simultaneously maintaining a social life? As impossible as it may sound it is achievable with the right tools, mindset and dedication.

Phillip stated his best part about college is being able to learn, having professors who actually care and being in organizations that are made to help minorities succeed.

Have you ever believed that you are unable to come over an obstacle? If so, then I will tell you that you were wrong. You might not believe me but after getting familiar with some examples of obstacles from my life, you will know it will take only three steps to come over an obstacle. Obstacles have never been easy for young athletes but they are not impossible either. To overcome the obstacle of making onto the sports team of Track and Field, I only needed a strong mindset, massive amount of practice and an abundance of confidence.

Obstacles and disadvantages are a part of life, and will always be there in your path. Some of the hurdles will be bigger than others, and some hardships will be easier than others. Whether it be a chair in your way or something you can't get over, obstacles will be there. The question is not how to avoid snags, but how can you turn the tables on them and have a positivist outcome. Flipping them to benefit you, and others around you to have a better outcome on the situation. There are three ways that I know that can help you achieve this, being optimistic, adding on to your armor, and using them as an advantage.

Once a person borns into this life, he or she need to understand "life is an obstacle." The important part it how can that person turns that obstacle into an opportunity. For me, every obstacle can be handled by working hard or by trying to adapt the situation, come up with a chance to do something new.

A person has the ability to work towards a goal and progress for a substantial amount of time. However, once someone has gained mastery of a subject, growth tapers off and plateauing begins. To further increase growth spiritually, mentally, and or physically something new must be pursued. Mastering artistry equates to pinnacle of success in my own life. My goal is to keep launching myself forward into new artistic endeavors to further the level of skill in my craft. Stalling out or falling into a metaphorical valley is not an option for myself. I am currently throwing myself into numerous amounts of art classes and projects so that, I rise to the top like cream. Being competent and conscious of the idea that any hobby, profession,

Describe a circumstance, obstacle or conflict in your life, and the skills and resources you used to resolve it. Did it change you? If so, how?

In my first leadership plan, I focused on trying to trust others, and giving up some control by being a more collaborative leader. Since I first wrote this plan, I have tried to take a more active role in being more trustworthy in my current leadership roles. However, one thing I had not considered while making that plan was that a key element of being able to trust others in a leadership setting is making sure they equally trust you back. Because of this, I have decided that for my goal I want to work to increase my transparency. I believe that those very close to me would be surprised by this being my goal, because around those people I am extremely transparent, even sometimes too transparent. This also contributed to me having very high