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Personal Goals
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3) I dont compare myself with anyone nor do I get upset that others get an incredible
amount of help from their parents that allow them to: get awards that arent completely
their own work, get notes from upperclassmen (college graduates too), and so forth. This
helps me to be less aggravated and to accept my lineage and other personal stuff. I will
know that Ive completely accomplished this goal ,once I feel a lot less stressed at night. It
ll probably take at least a year since Ive been having those negative thoughts for at least
four years. To get over the negativity, I occupy myself with work to reach the level their
parents are at and further. It allows my mind to think less of what Im competing, instead I
have to think of how to better myself.
What: I want to set a schedule that makes me feel more productive while still remaining healthy.
Why: Ill be able to have a higher self esteem and at the same time benefit my academic future and my
life.
Who: Myself and perhaps the programs that hand out the awards, scholarships, and give recognition.
Where: Spencer Eccles building, school, and other programs that are mainly associated with the U of
U.
Which: Im required to watch out for any possible headaches, any bad habits that are bound to occur
that show signs of health problems. I have to sleep when time allows me.
How much: Too much. Just kidding. I dont think I can answer this question
How many: Again, I dont know how to answer this
How will I know when its accomplished: To keep this goal simple, once I get a scholarship, my
goal will have been fulfilled.
I am using every second to its fullest: finishing all of my presentations that are due next week
and the week after, completing the Lassonde project, studying for the AP test, and completing
schoolwork as well.
When: To remain realistic I will keep up this goal until Ive at least finished
two presentations and perhaps even gotten a scholarship. In other words I
have two weeks.
Lesson Material
My goal relates to the lesson material because....
It has to do with my mental well-being. My goal makes me personally feel as
though I have a higher self-esteem which takes some stress off of my mind. The
schedule Ive set myself will make me a lot less likely to procrastinate, instead I
ll occupy my mind with so much work that I wont have time to be negative. Its
better that way for me since it forces me to keep my mind away from thoughts
such as:people who are born with: benefits, advantages, and SO MUCH HELP.
This sounds more of me going on a rant than anything which is a reason why I
need to follow my goal that will hopefully make me feel more at ease mentally.
Beginning EHS
Health Project
Complete
Schoolwork...
BROS B-DAY
ENG.
PRESENTATION
BIO.
PRESENTATION
AP PACKET
DUE (5)
ENG. ESSAY
WORLD
HISTORY AP
TESTING
1) LASSONDE PREP
2) SOCRATIC SEMINAR
3) AP WORLD HISTORY
CLASS TEST
~ Balanced
Happy FINALS: CHEMISTRY, MATH,
Schedule ~& PROGRAMMING
EHS HEALTH
PROJECT DUE
6:15 ORCH.
6:15 AM
ORCHESTRA
CONCERT
EHS
HEALTH
TEST (?)
BEGINNING OF INTERNSHIP...
Meaning of Photo(s)
The meaning of the photo I chose was to show a little portion
of how my schedule looks like which is nothing compared to next
year. This is why I wanted to choose this goal; I want to get used to
having a strenuous schedule while also having to balance other
activities that arent necessary (extracurricular activities). I put a big
big in the center to remind myself the importance of sleep so that I
can make sure to make time for sleeping or else itll catch up to me.
The calendar's colorful because I know that Im going to be having an
interesting & complex life. In a way I was going to accomplish this
goal even if it werent a requirement.
Mood
I was excited at first when I finally saw my goal being
accomplished, coming to an end. However, I realized that this ruined me a
little bit. Going back to school everyone congratulated my partner and I,
mostly her, probably since Im not very social. That still doesnt mean that
anyone needs to congratulate just her ALL CLASS while Im sitting right
there. They act as though Im just a shadow As I suspected, she didnt do
her work at all so I had to sleep over to finish it, by the time I got there I
couldnt believe my eyes. She was complaining about how her dad was
doing the work but she barely touched anything! I ended up helping him a lot
but in the end she was able to sleep and function even better than me. Before
this I had two presentations and many sleepless nights finishing all the
teamwork projects (around three) assigned to me that I ended up finishing
myself for various classes. For the scholarship, my partner spoke very well
which is basically all a person needs to do to seem as though theyre the ones
doing the most work. I spoke about 45% of the time as opposed to her. On
the bright side, I got my AP test done, a scholarship, acceptance to the
Lassonde building, aced my presentations, and turned in all of my
homework. In other words I have straight As for the time being Im 90%
certain that Im not getting an A in this class after the exam.
Changes.
I shouldve probably done my third goal to overcome my mentality
that has to do with comparing myself to others and such. Something I forgot
about was the 6:15 early morning rehearsals for orchestra so I felt worse. I
did accomplish all of the tasks having to do with my goal but I didnt feel
very healthy: I ate more, had sharp headaches, wasted sleeping time starting
at the ceiling, etc. On the bright side, I was able to get through everything as
though I was fine.
Reflection...
Progressively speaking I feel as though I accomplished my chosen goal fairly well. The
only part I didnt follow was the health part; I figured before Id started that the two wouldn
t fit together (cramming work and health) but I just wanted to see whether a goal would
change the way I would act. There are so many factors in life that people just cant help; I
couldnt help the fact that the other teens in my team were: procrastinators, unreliable, paired
with me, and just as busy. Teachers always tell me to rely a little on team members but so
far that hasnt done anything for me but force me to pull all nighters. Its good to be able to
learn earlier on that I should just finish everything by myself just in case of any possible
problems life has in store. I originally chose this goal to make my self esteem higher but it
only got worse and now I feel even more inclined to get more scholarships and join more
programs. Next time I make a goal Ill have to think even more about the possible sequence
of events. On the bright side Ive learned some life lessons from trying to achieve a simple
yet complicated goal.