“Goals are a way of life”
JOURNAL ENTRY #10
Source: https://news.continuingstudies.wisc.edu/talking-with-your-supervisor-about-career-goals/
MARCH 17, 2021
People all over the world have ambitions, hopes, and aspirations, whether they are adolescents, kids, or adults. Typically, their preferences change as they mature. It is due to the fact that people of different ages have different needs and opinions. It's fascinating how, when you grow older, you start to think about stuff you wouldn't usually think about. Regardless of how difficult it would be, most people would do their utmost to fulfill their ambitions, aspirations, and dreams.
When I was about five years old, I wanted to be a billionaire, as I assume most people did. Money is formidable because it helps you to buy many items, such as vehicles, homes, and utilities, as well as fly around the world. Nonetheless, money has the ability to fulfill people's needs. If you have money, you can do whatever you want to make yourself happy. That was my view when I was younger. When I became a fourteen-year-old student, the most essential thing I want to do in my existence is to marry and have a happy family, yes, I was a hopeless romantic. I've always imagined my wedding and my ideal life after marriage since I was just a little girl. There was a part of me that longs to be settled and to have someone next to me who cares for me. But another part of me is afraid of losing my freedom and not being really loved. It’s hilarious how I thought of this things.
These are just the things that I considered as short-term goals. Setting goals provides me with both long-term and short-term motivation. It also gives us the opportunity I need to seek bigger and more daunting goals. Achieving goals and constantly reminding myself of them makes me feel like I'm working harder to reach them. Setting goals and planning about my career is crucial for success, in my view. I've set several goals for myself, some of which I've met, but many of which I'm still working on.
One of my goals in life is to become more concentrated and structured in my learning environment. I want to be able to better balance my time when it comes to caring for my family, working, education, and other facets of my life. It is challenging for me to do this while still completing all of my daily responsibilities. For the second time this semester, I'm taking an online class. This has encouraged me to spend more time with my family, which is especially important during their formative years. I still have more freedom to learn through my own time.
Another important aspect of achieving success in life is education. It is difficult to accomplish the skills required in the world without some form of education. This presents me to my next goal: graduating from college. I want to progress from a learning student to a professional worker. To provide the best possible life for my families, I will need to graduate school and begin my career so that I will have the funds to do so while also setting a good example for them.
We need to keep this in mind that goals are a way of life, and they are what keep each person's life interesting. The accomplishments of major goals are frequently the result of the accomplishments of much smaller goals.
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