Ending Project...

Personal Goals
1)

2)

Im exercising and having a more nutritiously balanced diet in my house as well as

outside at the park; this is helping me to achieve a more healthier BMI than my past
one. The requirement for exercising is at least one and a half hours a day, while the
maximum calorie intake is 1900c/day (unhealthy foods are only allowed on Sundays).
When Im done, Ill be twenty pounds less; I plan on continuing this goal for the next
year.
Im setting a schedule that makes me feel more productive while still remaining
healthy. Im able to maintain a healthy lifestyle while still feeling productive which
is shown by how many awards, scholarships, and programs Im involved in:
Lassonde, ACT prep, programming, orchestra, etc. Everyday is used to its fullest; the
only lenient days are Sundays. Once I get to an ivy league college (after getting my
bachelors degree) and complete med school, Ill know Ive completed my goal. For
now to keep things simple Ill be complete when I actually get a scholarship. As long
as I dont see any signs of a deteriorating health I will be assured that Im healthy.

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.

I chose my second goal:

Im setting a schedule that makes me feel more productive while still remaining healthy. I
m able to maintain a healthy lifestyle while still feeling productive which is shown by
how many awards, scholarships, and programs Im involved in: Lassonde, ACT prep,
programming, orchestra, etc. Everyday is used to its fullest; the only lenient days are
Sundays. Once I get to an ivy league college (after getting my bachelors degree) and
complete med school, Ill know Ive completed my goal. For now to keep things simple I
ll be complete when I actually get a scholarship. As long as I dont see any signs of a
deteriorating health I will be assured that Im healthy.

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.

How will I accomplish this goal:

1) Spend at least an hour on each assignment
2) Drink a lot of water
3) Sleep when theres free time
4) Finish chores early so theres more time for work
5) Make sure to get partners in team projects involved, if not, finish
everything
6) Try to remain positive, dont think of anything negative
7) Do homework while waiting for three hours for mom to pick up
8) Study when theres literally nothing to do
9) Rehearse presentations whenever & wherever
10) DO NOT PROCRASTINATE

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.

Short Term Goals

that will help me towards my main goal...
1) Spend at least 7-8 hours doing something productive each day:
homework, researching, practicing presentations, and so forth.
2) Keep at least three bottles of water next to myself at school and
finish them before the days over.
3) Put on the alarm for 5 AM every morning the night before as
well as getting ready. That way the next day itll be simple to get
ready to take on the day.

Long Term Goals

Realistically speaking...

1) Get the Lassonde scholarship!

2) Get a plausible, or great AP score!
3) Go to every single camp that Ive applied to this
summer

One Week Later....

So far
Ive been studying for the AP test but the project for the Lassonde scholarship is due
next week. There has also been a lot of homework; Im getting ready for three upcoming
presentations. Its not bad since this week has mostly been SAGE testing and Ive gotten all
fours, except for math which was a three. My partner for the Lassonde scholarship hasnt
really put any effort, shes more of a last minute person, luckily things turn out though! I
dont like the fact that shes more known even though we get the same EXACT awards. I
hate to say this but I feel a little discriminated against, the first email sent to us they
accidentally forgot my name which is shorter than hers On the bright side, Ive seen
some good test scores this week.
Changes
Nothing has changed in terms of goals, Ive followed all of the requirements I set. The
only thing thats been changing is my mood, I always tend to compare myself to others but
once my name was forgotten I lost all motivation. I got really upset but I was done with the
required hours so I ended up writing some really dramatic story of a character thats based
upon me.

Beginning EHS
Health Project

SAGE TESTING CONTINUES UNTIL 05/13

Complete
Schoolwork...

TYPICAL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS & AP STUDIES

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.

Complete any assignments in EHS & (physical school (?))

6:15 AM
ORCHESTRA
CONCERT

EHS
HEALTH
TEST (?)

BEGINNING OF INTERNSHIP...

Study for ACT

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.

Two Weeks Later...

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.