Things You Want To Achieve In Life Essay

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    “Do what you love and you won’t work another day in your life” This quote is a key aspect of the American dream. The American dream can mean something different to everyone. Many people do what they dread rather than what they love. They are always counting down the days until they can retire. The American dream can be taken in many different ways. To one person the American dream could be becoming a CEO of an organization and to another it could be getting as much money and owning the nicest house

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    review,Paulo Coelho’s books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people. It tells people that they should follow their dreams and should not be afraid of the failures they face when they try to chase that dream. it teaches you to learn from every life experience as however good or bad they are, they have one thing in common-they will tell you something that will help redifine you and chisel you into the beautiful moment you deserve to be in. It tells you that it is not the destination that

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    beginners luck and ends with the victors being severely tested.” The alchemist says this to Santiago at the end of the novel. In the beginning, the king tells him to go achieve his Personal Legend because he had beginner’s luck. “That’s the way it always is. It’s called the principle of favorability. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win. Beginner’s luck.” At the end of the novel, Santiago questions that if he was destined to fulfill his Personal Legend, why was the journey so

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    know many of you. So, I cannot be certain of how you feel, but, as for me, this year has been, by far, the most enjoyable and eye opening one of my high school career. Enjoyable because of the new, interesting friends I've made and of the fun times I've had, and eye opening because of my being forced to look towards the future. Not just day dreaming and imagining about the rest of my life, but finally having to sit down and make some definite decisions concerning it. For me and many of you, colleges

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    Korissa Gozdziak Summer Reading Project Activity #1: “Take 100% responsibility for your life.” This principle is all about the fact that no one can change your future but you - it’s all in our own hands to decide where we want to go. Excuses and blaming other people won’t get you anywhere. On page 14, it says, “You either create or allow everything that happens to you.” I’m starting to learn that this is true. Almost everything that happens to me - both positive and negative - happens

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    very important thing in everyday life. ( c) If we do not have any hope, we can begin to lose motivation to do things that we might have considered important.(D) Hope, Dreams and goals can push us to achieve things that we wish to accomplish and help us become successful in life. (E) “Hope involves the will to get there, and different ways to get there.” Angelina Atyam, In Uganda, didn’t exactly get what she wanted, but she helped give hope to other people experiencing the same thing she is.(F) Angelina’s

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    transitioning from college life to the real world will be realizing that you are on your own. Even though you may have friends and family to motivate and help you, no one can do what you can do for yourself. When you're in college, you experience a bit of the real world. You meet all types of people that have different beliefs and traditions. In college, you begin to understand more about who you are and what you want. But you have to know the difference between your wants and needs. Your wants could be mistaken

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    succeed in life a proper way. All of the words I chose will help someone have a better career in life since these skills could be in use at any time. First of all, the first word that I chose was integrity. Integrity mean someone is honest and they set high goals for themselves to achieve. Having integrity will help other people be able to trust you. It will help you have a better reputation and help people look at you in a better way. Integrity helps you achieve your goals and make you a better

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    change you want to see in the world. Spelman nourishes students ensuring that they have equal opportunity to be successful. Spelman demonstrates how African American women can not only achieve successful but also gain a sisterhood that will forever live among the students even after graduation. During NSO a quote Dr. Myra Burnett mentioned emphasized on the importance of knowing that you can be and achieve whatever you are willing to work for. Dr. Burnett states, “You can be whatever you want is an

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    purpose in life, it is the reason that God put us here. It is very easy to stray from your purpose in life and it is very hard to complete your purpose. Paulo Coelho’s wrote the book The Alchemist because he wants to get people to follow their personal legend and complete the journey that God meant them to take. The vast majority of people do not follow their personal legend because there are many challenges that you must face in order to complete your personal legend. Paulo Coelho wants to show us

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