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    confidence. It could be the littlest success such as making a pancake, but it can have so much impact on a persons self worth. Success can have many different definitions depending on who you ask usually, but at the end of the day, it's usually improving either as an individual or at a certain task. To begin with, I believe if you put your mind into something, you can do anything. Growing up, my family has always had high expectations for me and I've always felt very determined despite

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    In 1931, a man by the name of James Truslow Adams wrote a book titled,“The Epic of America”. In his book, Adams wrote about American success and its origins. It is here that the term “the American dream” was popularized. For some, the American dream is synonymous with success. For others, it is the opportunity to achieve success. These perspectives on the phrase have changed throughout history. Travelers across the globe look to the United States as the land of opportunity; to live “the American

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    The American Dream

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    goal for most people. The main goal once upon a time was to be able to live comfortably and provided for a family. Today the focus is on making as much money as possible with a little emphasis on the family aspect of the dream, stupid capitalism. For me, the American dream would be to have a solid family and create generational wealth for my family lineage, not any get rich quick schemes that we see in movies today like Jay Gats in The Great Gatsby who is a bootlegger in the 1920s to get quick wealth

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    Success can mean different things to different people. The definition of success can change for a person at different stages of their life. A person's culture, family, friends, experiences, and environment can be a big influence on defining what success is to that individual. We all hear the stories of people failing and failing until one day they make it to the top, beat the bad guy or pass the trial. The story can also go that they got all they desired or raised up from the ashes. All of these

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    Everyone has their own personal thoughts of what success really is to oneself. Everyone has their own definition and understanding of success. Some people think that being successful consists of having lot's of money, having material items, or even having things that most regular people don't have. Usually Material things don't last and can only make you happy for a certain amount of time just like money, people think that money is the major key to success but it's not just the only thing. Happiness

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    One of the most influential leaders I have had during my career, Captain Matthew Walker, truly aligned with this definition. I feel that he significantly influenced my career because we shared similar values such as success, family, and health. For example, he valued the success of everyone at the unit by promoting education and advancement and often gave members time during the work day to study and complete homework as well as personally taught college classes onboard the unit several days a

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    Definition Of Success

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    What if we all sat around and procrastinated and never worked hard? What if we were all unenergetic? We would never get anything done, and all our work would be very sloppy. What does success mean to you? Success has a different meaning for each person. According to Oxford dictionary success means the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. My definition for success is to get to your goal and having the feeling of pride because of all the hard work you put into. In order to become successful you must

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    allows you to excel and strive for improvem ents in that area. By acknowledging your weaknesses, you can identify and develop means to change them into positives. A famous quote by Dr. Phil on Dr. Phil’s show is “ you can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.” (McGraw) (HeihatchiT) A contrast I can point out in knowing your strenghts and weaknesses, is in sports, like me playing softball. One of the biggest strenghts I have is I can hit the ball. I am a long hitter and able to bring in runs. My

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    Honestly, after reading Ragged Dick i started to asked myself what part of my personality made me successful in life. I truly believe my success in life wasn't a part of my personality, more of a fake who accepted handouts. i never had to work for anything, cheated my way through school and basically life which may sounds a little unbelievable but it happen. Dick also was a bit generous , given clothes away , helping a young man get his 50 bucks back and offering to cover rent from Toms Wilkins

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    yourself. No one can ever take your Knowledge away from you. With me earning my degree I am one step closer to my career field, which is the business side of the health field. Also, my family is my motivation, they are the reason I’m striving to do better in life. And that’s why I want to continue my academic success. My educational goal that I wish to achieve is obtaining my 4 year degree. Achieving this goal will make me feel like the best mother ever. I know it will be hard at times because

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