[KC]: Julius Caesar Issue Analysis

Hi, all! If you were absent on Friday for Homecoming festivities, here is the activity you need to make up on your notebook. We were introduced to some issues that will come up in our play. We'll discuss and debate these as we go along.

This is the ISSUE ANALYSIS activity. Copy the statements below into your notebook and, for each one, write whether you think that is TRUE or FALSE and why. 

1. It is better to have one best friend.
2. It is sometimes okay to betray a friend.
3. You should always trust you friends.
4. You should seek revenge on a friend if they have done something really wrong.
5. War is a good thing.
6. Sometimes being superstitious is a good thing.
7. It's never right to kill another person.
8. People should never compromise their beliefs or ideals.
9. Language is a powerful weapon, and,  in the hands of a skilled person, it can be used to manipulate others.
10. Power -- or even popularity -- can change a person. 

Be honest.  Be clear. Understand your beliefs.

Realistic Goals?

     Realistic goals are really essential in life becuase, they give clear ideals to follow and they give people a purpose to accomplish. On the other hand, unrealistic goals provide difficulties in actually completeing what you have set out to do. That just ends up not getting you where you wanted to be. Since, realistic goals are most likely achievable, they help one progress as a person.
     Some goals I have (that are pretty basic and common, haha) is to manage my time better, because I confess, I procrastinate A LOT. I also want to have good grades and give my full effort into my classes. I want to end this year having become a better person intellectually and personality wise. Plus, I would like to end this school year having given it my all and knowing I got the best grades I could get.
     To finish this off, I want to go to a BYU either in Hawaii or in Provo. I am not completely sure what I want to be, but being a criminal psychologist has caught my attention recently. Although, most importantly, I want to do something productive with my life and I want to be content with who I will become. :)
(Side Note: I apologize for posting late, it kinda... Slipped my mind that I had to do this...)

Life Goals Are Essential

     From elementary students to top-level athletes, a majority of the human society set goals for themselves. This is because setting goals keeps you motivated and allows you to make a long-term plan for yourself. Also, it is important to set realistic and time sensitive goals to help better yourself and to make sure opportunities don't pass you by.

     I have many academic and personal goals for this year that I am excited to reach.To start off , I hope to increase the amount of reading I do and to improve my comprehension skills. I really want to grow as a reader ,thinker,writer and as a person in general.Personally, I  really want to get used to helping the environment and community so it can benefit everyones´ daily lives.

     Currently I have numerous tentative goals because I´m still in the process of deciding what I want to do as a career. To begin with, I definitely want to to attend a four year college right after high school . After that, I want  to pursuit the careers of either being a dentist,doctor, nurse, or maybe even a lawyer. The reason I am so torn is because I figure that you really must love what you are doing because you spend more than half your life doing this one thing. Additionally, one of my main goals is to gain and improve  some key skills such as decision-making , and the ability to apply hard work and wisdom to everything I do. Lastly, I wish to be someone that people come to for help and advice along with someone who has a good reputation for being dedicated, thoughtful, ambitious and warmhearted. Although I don´t know what my future holds for me, I will do my best to try to guide it to the right path and I´ll continue to better myself by setting  realistic and beneficial goals.

Goals

     

     Setting small, realistic, goals are important because with each small achievement, you're pushing yourself to do better. Setting the bar too high causes stress and the feeling that you could be doing better. But when you set smaller goals for yourself, for example, finishing a book in a desired number of weeks, or getting a B or above on a test; you're easily achieving something that makes you feel good.

     Some of my goals for this school year are to get a 4.0 gpa or above, staying on top of all of my school work, and to be stress and worry free as long as I can be. Getting straight A's is really important to me because not only will it make me happy, I know it will make my parents happy as well and that's all I really want. I had a problem with keeping up with my school work last year, I won't lie. But so far this year I've been working really hard to turn all my work on time, and completed to perfection. So far, the school year has been pretty chill. Nothing too hectic has been going on and I've been pretty stress free, hopefully it stays that way. 

     My goals for my future are pretty well thought out. I want to go to a four year university that is in California, and then I want to go to nursing school. Once I become a nurse, I would like to get married and start a family as soon as possible because I would also like to be a mother. 

My Goals

Goals are essential for a productive life and achieving them could possibly shape you into a better person with healthier habits. Setting unrealistic goals for yourself however can damage your self-esteem and discourage you from setting new goals.
I hope to achieve many goals this year and in the future through hard work and self improvement. Some of my goals this year is to achieve at least a 4.2 gpa and to improve my personal record throughout the year in cross country and in track. Most importantly, I want to overccome my shyness and believe in myself more so my fears could stop holding me back from achieving my goals for the future.
My goals for the future are what motivates me to never give up in the present. I want to attend a prestigious, 4-year university and become a mechanical engineer. By becoming a mechanical engineer I want to leave an impact in the world by making advancements in technology that would benefit the human race and hopefully inspire others to help those in need. In addition, I want to support my family with financial problems that I will be able to solve when I get a job.

Goals

I believe it is important to set realistic goals because if you set goals you can't accomplish then you'll just end up feeling worthless. If you set the bar too high and don't achieve that goal then you won't want to set anymore goals because you feel like a failure. That happens to me a lot which is why one of my goals currently and for the rest of my life is to be an optimistic person.  Also another goal I will always have is, to take care of my mental health because I've had a lot of trouble with that recently. Especially being an athlete and not being there mentally could ruin everything for you.  For example if you think you're going to strike out you most likely are because you have that negative mindset.  Now for long term goals, I hope to attend a 4-year university, play softball there, and maybe major in some type of art/performing arts.  Besides school my goals in life are to travel, live my life to its fullest potential, and do the things I love with the people I love.

Goals

     Setting goals is important for everyone, even if some people don't have a high expectation of themselves.  Making a goal can motivate a person to do better and they will want to push themselves at what they are trying to achieve.  Goals are what make people better at what they do.  If someone wants to do better at their job or in school, then they will practice and they will eventually get better and reach their goal.
     Some goals that I have for this year are to get good grades in my classes, learn new things, and to have fun this year.  Most people would want decent grades and to learn things, but they might not see fun as a necessity, but I do.  If you don't have an enjoyable year, then you may not have the enthusiasm to learn, so you might not do as well.  Having a good time is important.
      My long-term goals are to first graduate high school, go to college, and then get a stable job.  I would like to go to college somewhere in the state, but I know that may not be a possibility.  I just like the state of California and the people in it.  I'm not sure what career I want to pursue, but I still have time.

GOALS

I believe it is important to set goals in life to try and picture how we want our future to play out. Setting a realistic goal can also be important to avoid disappointment and discourage. One of my goals for this school year is to maintain high grades. Another is to become more social and overcome my shyness. My main career goal is to succeed in my medical classes and eventually move forward to become an athletic trainer. If ever I find myself uninterested to sports medicine, I would still wish to be apart of the medical field. Striving to succeed and focusing should reach me to my goal, but I also can't let education take over my childhood.

Goals

Goals

It's important to set realistic goals in life because we would want to be able to achieve the goal we put out.  Also having a time-sensitive goal is important because we wouldn't want our goals to drag on for a long time.
My goal for this year is to be more comfortable sharing ideas in the class.  I hope to have better time management to balance out my school work and sports. 
My goals for the future is to get into a good college.  I want to continued to get good grades and also to pass my classes rather than wasting time taking the class more then once.

Goals

     Setting realistic, time-sensitive goals in your life is very important because these goals keep pushing you forward to other goals you have in life. Once you are able to achieve one goal, you know you are able to achieve other goals you have in life. Making them realistic and achievable makes it easier for you to actually achieve that goal that you may not think is achievable because you have already set the goals you need to achieve to do that in order to achieve that greater goal.
     This year, my goals are practically the same as always. I set the basic goals such as getting straight A's, getting into reading and becoming a reader, to be able to really improve on my writing, working on my vocabulary and grammar, and also cutting the bad habits and replacing them with good ones. The goals I have set for the future is to get into a UC or just a really good college in general, and also to have a job that I like and enjoy that can provide for my family in the future and now. I don't really have any other goals in the future because I don't know what there is planned for me yet, those are just the main goals I have.

Goals

        It is essential to set goals in life for a plethora of reasons. Goals serve as motivation and inspiration in our lives. They give us a purpose for working hard and accomplishing many tasks and feats, for without something to reach for, everything that we work for would be futile. Although it is necessary for one to create goals in general, time-sensitive goals are precisely what drive us forward on our path. Through the act of setting and striving towards goals, you improve your focus towards your wants and needs, and it is more difficult for someone or something to distract you from attaining your intended outcome.

        This year, I would like to expand the genres of literature that I enjoy reading. I don't often consider reading books in genres other than science fiction, classic literature, nonfiction, or fiction novels (preferably historical fiction), but I would like to broaden my taste in books. I would also like to improve my writing skills, for I feel as though my dexterity with words has declined dramatically since last year, and I have not been entirely complacent about my workmanship. I would also like to learn how to write in a way in which I minimize my amount of unnecessary detail, or "fluff," in my writing, especially for work in and for AP World History. Also vital to my success in this school year would be the ability to manage my time prudently. Currently (and in the past), I have a bad habit of procrastinating, and that would prove detrimental to my grade and success in my classes this year, for on top of multiple honors-level courses, I am taking a rigorous (and somewhat arduous) AP course, making time management imperative.
        Although I do not yet know exactly what I would like to do in my future, I do have a path that I would like to take, albeit not clear and perpetually changing. I know that I would like to jump straight into a 4-year university after I graduate high school. Whether or not that will happen is unclear at the moment, but even though it may not be my first choice, I am also open to the possibility of attending a Cal State. I am still unsure of what I would like to major in, but right now, I am leaning towards either history or chemistry. After college, I would either want to pursue a career as a historian, an aerospace engineer, or an anesthesiologist. My career choices vastly differ in subjects and qualifications, and I dwell on my future decision often, despite the time that I possess. Even though I would greatly appreciate a career that leaves me comfortable financially, I do not wish to take a job merely for its salary. I want to be happy in what I do, and I want to be able to spend time with my future family.

Goals

Establishing goals for your future is important to thrive as an individual. However, Setting far-fetched goals for yourself can be very stressful, and may leave you feeling defeated if you cannot complete these goals. For this school year my goals are to have straight A's, prioritize my schedule to be more effective throughout the day and be more involved on campus. Between my sport and school work, I want to get more time in for homework. As for my sport, my goal is to always give it my all, and to get a scholarship into a four year university. I definitely will have more goals, but those will be revealed in time.

My Goals

     It is important to set realistic, time-sensitive goals in life because some goals may take too long to achieve in your lifetime like reaching Pluto from Earth. If you set a goal that is too long, you will probably waste your precious time trying to reach your goal. If this goal is a profession that you are trying to reach and it takes forever, then you must live life with no pay or a small amount of pay until you reach the goal.
     Some of my goals that I have set for myself this year are things like getting good grades, making the volleyball team, become a better writer, and try to read more books because I don’t really like to read. These are really basic goals, but they are better than no goals at all to reach.
     The goals that I’ve set for myself in the future are to get into a UC, become an orthodontist, and be financially secure for my essentials. I want to go to a UC college because they are full of educated people who will set a good learning environment for me to study and pass my classes. While in school I will study to become a dentist and then go back to school again so that I can become an orthodontist. Becoming an orthodontist will definitely help me financially because it has a really high pay, so I might be rich in the future.

Setting Goals

As an individual matures, they set goals to help them visualize where they want to be in life. In life, it is important to set realistic goals because it guides us to become who we desire to be. However, when we set unrealistic goals, we become overwhelmed with the trials and never get started. In addition, if a person isn't able to achieve their goal, it makes them feel like they've failed in life, and they will waste their time regretting the chances they didn't take. Also, it is important to set time-sensitive goals in life because it provides focus and initiative. When we are conscious of a time limit for certain goals, it drives us to push harder to achieve our goals. Setting realistic and time-sensitive goals helps us regulate our time and resources accordingly so that we can make the most of our life.

This year I want to manage my time wisely so that I won't end up procrastinating which is a dilemma that I've dealt with for many years. Also, expanding on an idea has always been a challenge to me, and I hope to improve this by working hard and putting plenty of time and effort into my writing. Because English class will require copious amount of participation, I hope to gain confidence and be able to share my thoughts with others willingly. Also, I hope to be involved this year by participating in club activities which will also help me to communicate with others. Lastly, I want to be able to finish this school year with at least an A in every class and to receive a three or higher grading on the AP exam.

There are many goals in life that I want to accomplish such as finishing high school, going to college, and getting a job. Going to college is important to me because it will give me more opportunities in life, and it's also an expectation. However, I am still uncertain what I want to become when I grow up, but I want a career either in the mathematics or medical department. When the right time comes, I hope to have a job that can nourish a family and make me happy. Also, I hope to accomplish all of the goals I have outlined for myself in the future so that I feel satisfied and triumphant.

The Importance of setting Goals

  

Setting realistic goals is important for people because it reminds them of their interest and what they need to do in order to achieve it. It builds up their confidence and motivates them to work hard and not give up on it. Even if the goals they make are really challenging, it will boost their ability to always work harder than before. Time sensitive goals are important as well because it is a goal that will not be available forever. It can help them work even better than they could ever imagine. It helps them raise their expectations and create more goals throughout their life.

  My goals this year are pretty straight forward. They are to get A's in all of my classes and to work hard in the sport that I always love playing which is soccer. I just want to show my family that every year I work hard and I won't give up.

  My future goals are basically to graduate from high school and go into a four-year university. I haven't thought a lot on which one specifically. I just want to land in one that will give me a good review on my resume. Now career wise I also haven't thought a lot about either because I mainly want to focus on what's happening now. However that doesn't mean I won't ever think about it, I just don't want to get ahead of myself. Really I just want to be live a happy life and be successful. 

Goals

The importance of setting realistic and time-sensitive goals is simple: to motivate and encourage those who are willing to work for their wanting. Setting high standards may higher one's expectancies. My goals for this year are: to get three or higher on my AP test, finish the school year with no less than a 4.0 GPA, and to gain more knowledge than any of my peers in all subjects in school. I must excel academically. My goals for my future career are still undecided; I do not know exactly what I want to work as, but I know I want to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, become a business owner, become a cardiologist, or simply make it to the professional league for basketball.

Goals

It is important to set realistic, time-sensitive goals in life because that way, we all have something to strive for.  People think that life is a piece of cake, people think you can just walk into a room and everything you want will be handed to you, but that's not how life is.  In life, you have to work hard and work towards that career or job you want.  School can be frustrating, I know, but we all have to go through those seven long hours of math, science, English, history, and all other subjects, because I know we all want to be someone in life.  Sometimes I feel like teachers do not understand students.  Sometimes I feel like they are not aware that we have five other assignments for other classes, and yet they leave us homework that's due the next day.  I get headaches and I stress out because I get loads of homework everyday, even on the weekends.  But at the same time, I feel like it is a good way to prepare us for college or a university.  In college we're going to have many more harder assignments to deal with and projects that will take hours to complete, and the assignments we're getting now, its all just a taste of what we're going to be getting in the future.  This year, I'm planning on becoming a better reader and writer.  I want to challenge myself and go above the expectations, not just here in Ms. Colln's class, but in all of my other classes too.  We don't have much time left to think about that one question every grown up asks us, "What are you going to be when you grow up?" I already know I want to be a cardiovascular surgeon.  Ever since I was a little girl I knew I wanted to save people's lives.  I want to save people from all over the world, the race does not matter, nor does the age, I just want to help out anybody I can.   I want to maintain my grades and keep a high GPA so I can reach these goals and become the person I want to be.

Goals

     It is very important to set realistic goals in life because it basically shows you what you want and what you have to do to achieve those goals. Setting unrealistic goals could be unhealthy for someone because their expectations in life would be far greater than they're actually given in life, therefore making that person unhappy.
     My main goal for this school year is to get good grades, like A's and the occasional B. I want to end the school year knowing that I did a good job and put all of my effort into my education.
     My future goals are to finish and graduate high school, join either the air force or navy to pay for college (I'm from a low income family), and go to a four year university (if I make it out of the military alive), and get a well-paying job and live a happy life.

GOALS. Goals are really important not only in school situations but life to. I definitely have some goals that stuck with me since middle school and some new ones. I feel like not sticking to the goals that you set for yourself isn't doing yourself any good. My goals are to be more involved the rest of high school ,get good grades in all my classes, and to go off to a four year university . But I will definitely have more goals to come as I progress.

Importance of Goals

     Creating a hard to attain goal that will remain unachieved for a long period of time will open up a rabbit hole that you will continue to dig deeper into the depths. Therefore, the significance of reasonable and time sensitive goals will prevent chasing something unattainable and potentially leading to a lack of self worth. For this year and years to follow I plan on striving to broaden my selection of literature to indulge in, specifically philosophical pieces since understanding and questioning human nature fascinates me as well as hopefully influencing me to improve upon myself and my relations with others. Academically, I want to improve on my style of writing not necessarily for a higher letter grade, but for the sole purpose for me to be proud of my personal writing creations outside of school. In the future it is the obvious desire to go to a four year university and become a financial advisor to fulfill that dream I've had since I was little. However, it is more important to me to become a good father for my kids, and that career path would be an obstacle hindering the amount of interaction I'd be able to spend with them. Although, it would allow me to provide a stable household due to the gracious paycheck. As a whole these goals are not as prevalent or important to me since they're a rather large unknown and set somewhat in the distant future.

Goals...

    Everyone has something to strive for, something that keeps them going weather it be education, love, money, power etc. These are goals, they push people to do certain things to achieve what they want. Which will usually shape people's future and people become ambitious to do what makes them happy. Also, when people acknowledge that you have accomplish your goals you start to become a idol to them such as your siblings, and family members. Everyone will know that almost every decision you make is to help you accomplish your goal, since your only given certain number of opportunities to fulfill your goal.

  

   I mean , my goal this year is to become more social, and it is pretty hard, I am pushing my self to do things I have never done before which make me uncomfortable but overtime it will help with other goals I have. It can help make business relationships in the future. It also helps me stand out, since people tend to remember the outgoing and optimistic people and prefer to interact with those people. In conjunction with that, I also want to become more organized and not procrastinate as much because when I leave things till last minute I don't do as well as I could.

Goals

Setting goals for the future are important to thrive and push yourself as a person. The idea of a goal can boost someone’s motivation towards life. Having far-fetched goals can turn into mad hysteria. Sometimes goals can be nonviable; therefore, having a down-to-earth plan for your future is better to pursue. For this school year, my goal is to have all A’s in my classes and to prioritize my schedule in a more efficient way. Between my school work and sports I have to find more time for homework. As for the future, I plan on attending a four year college. I haven’t thought of a specific career choice to pursue yet because everything seems monotonous. Whatever my career winds up being, I would have to hope for a job that is enthralling and something that is engaging.  

Goals

Goals should be realistic because you want to have something you can achieve. If you set yourself a goal you know you can't complete, when you don't reach it, it kind of brings you down to think that you didn't achieve what you wanted to. 

Some goals that I have for this year is to, of course, pass, finish of the year knowing that I put all my effort, and to expand my knowledge. 

Some goals that I have for my future is to put my education to use. I don't want to spend s all this time at school and then never use anything g I learned from it because that would be a waste of time. Saying that, I hope school will get me to the right college for me so I can study what I enjoy and eventually get a career out of it. Knowledge and the stuff we learn is everlasting, we just have to put into use. 

Goals

It is important to set realistic goals for yourself because if you don't you might become lazy in actually accomplishing your goals. Then being lazy will just become something that you do in everyday life. Sure some people can make it through their entire life by doing just the bare minimum, but can we all get trough life being lazy? One of my goals this year is to improve on managing my time. Because I've decided to take a zero period to fit more in my schedule, I will need to better manage my time so that I'm not up all night trying to finish stuff that could have been finished earlier. For my future education I want to attend college to get a degree in what I've yet to decide. All i know is that I just want to decide and focus on something that will let me live a happy and comfortable life that I'm proud of. 

Goals

          It’s critical that we set goals on a daily basis, whether these be short- or long-term.  Realistic long-term goals are important in that they give us something to strive for, something that we can eventually be proud of ourselves for achieving.  Goals give us purpose, for without ambition, we as humans would be incapable of producing anything of sizable worth.  Time-sensitive goals specifically are what give us this sort of motivation.  Knowing there’s a deadline or that there comes a time when it’s too late to do something drives us forward.  Nothing lasts forever, and we’re only given a certain number of opportunities to fulfill our desires.  Personally, I feel as if my goals are rather typical, but they are nonetheless significant in my eyes.
          First of all. I can’t imagine anyone thinking of me as an outgoing person (and I acknowledge I’m not), but this year, I genuinely want to become more sociable.  I’ve always been extremely introverted, and, to say the least, I’m working on this, though internal change might not be visible from a distance.  As a bit of a perfectionist, I also want to learn to more quickly satisfied with my school assignments and work.  Overall, I would like to stop doubting myself so frequently.  Regarding more academic pursuits, I believe it’s important that I learn to better manage my time this year, especially because I’m currently taking a fairly demanding AP class and plan to take a greater number of AP classes my junior year.  Additionally, it’s important that I also learn to be more concise with my writing (those in my AP World History class probably know why I'm talking about this).  That being said, I should probably work on improving my writing in general too, as I feel I've diminished the quality of my work since freshman year.  I'll also be helping tutor AP Human Geography students this year and hope to succeed in doing so.  I've had little experience in teaching but honestly want to help others to do well in this somewhat challenging course.

          After high school, I want to obtain a college education, whether this be at a four-year university or through transferring from a community college to a university after meeting general education requirements.  When it comes to the topic of what sort of career I want later in life, however, is where my ideas begin to dwindle.  Perhaps I'd like a career relating to science, though even that I'm not entirely sure about.  Although financial security matters to me profusely, I personally just want a job that makes me happy and allows me to comfortably sustain my family in the future.

Goals

My Goals

Goals are a great essential in life, they grant steady plans to help better yourself for the future. In spite of that, creating unrealistic goals may cause you to leave yourself in frustration for not being able to accomplish them. As honors students, we all usually set higher standards for ourselves and we come to times when we criticize ourselves for doing the smallest things wrong. I learned that setting unrealistic goals leave me in disappointment when I cannot reach them. As of today, I plan achievable but, challenging goals. My goals for this year include finding better time management between academics, sports, and my social life. I aspire to go to a four year college in California and receive a bachelors degree once I finish high school. From there, if all goes well I plan to work in law. I would like to stay in California because I would like to still be able to see my family frequently, also going to school in your home state is more cost effective. I desire to study law since I know that there is never enough justice in the generation we have today. 

Goals

     Everybody has goals in life that they would obviously want to accomplish. However, I think it is important to set realistic goals in life because they need to be able to reach. It's not good setting goals that you wish for but can't happen. Goals must be possible for you to achieve and not wait for them to never complete. Furthermore, I think goals should also be time sensitive in order for you to not waste so much time in one that is not worth it. Make goals that may consume time but also be accomplished in that amount of time. Don't waste your life in a goal that will take you forever to achieve and at the end not being as valuable no more.

     My goals for this year in English class is being able to express my ideas and opinions more frequently and with confidence. I want to be more involved in the discussions in class. Also, I want to improve my writing in a way that would make it more interesting and well-written. As a reader, I would like to extend my vocabulary and read more fluently. To add on, I want to be able to understand and interpret complex pieces of literature more easily and fast. However, outside of English class, I would like to be more involved in school activities and clubs.

     My goals for the future are graduate for high school and go to a four-year university. This is an important goal for me because I want to have the opportunity to keep on learning after high school about the things that I am more interested in and could give me a happy life. This will also make my family proud of me which is something I always wish for. It could also help me improve the life of my family and others. Another goal I have is receiving a degree that is related to human health. This will give me the chance to help others. One crucial value I have is helping others whenever it's possible. I want to help people in as many ways I can and being able to help them in their health issues is one of them. 

My goals

  

     Setting goals are important because they provide a vision for us to achieve. It allows us to set the foundation of where we want to go in life. Some goals can be small and trivial instead of planning out grand achievements such as starting a business, earning your degree, or receiving your diploma. As a task-oriented person, I don’t have the ability to take out some moments of my life and replace them with the things I want to do. I often regret the chances I could’ve had if I wasn’t much of an introvert, so hopefully within this year I can improve my social skills even if I may come out as awkward at first. It’s a struggle to become a well-balanced person, but in time I will be able to achieve that by focusing more on my physical, mental, and emotional health. As an honors student, I feel that many of us are expected to earn A’s. Glorifying getting A’s is great and all, but sometimes you’ve got to cherish the other, less typically celebrated moments, such as retaking the test you failed the other day and managing to pass this time.

    As the future is nearing, I have no clue about what I want to be in life other than attending a four year college. Throughout the few years of high school left, I want to experience various things and find what I'm passionate about. I have an interest in fine arts, but I realized that it’s quite a dodgy terrain to traverse since most artists struggle financially before they become more publicized. I do get a lot of disapproving glances from my family and others for being interested in art, but that does not discourage me. It might be tempting to go into a career that’s more “practical”. But in the end, will you be happy? Sometimes I worry about how I can reach my career goals, financial goals, educational goals, etc. But then I reflect on how far I’ve come and where I’m going in life. I’ve came a long way and even though I have a longer way to go, I’m proud of myself.

The Littlest Things And Steps Along The Way Could Make The Biggest Differences

The Littlest Things

    My goals throughout this year and for many years is simple. It's to limit my mind on focusing on only one thing, the littlest things. Not weather I get A's or B's, or if I do win the CIF championships for Mayfair tennis this year. It is the littlest steps, the hard work to get the A's B's, the hours on court and in the gym, and the nutrition that matters, nothing else. Why? Because people who know what hard work is, know that you must work hard and continue and repeat because you love it, working hard and doing what you were born to do. 

      On the topic of Grades, this perspective is very efficient. On a test, especially in Math. The littlest mistakes could be the biggest reason why you have a grade that may not suit you. Don't think about Stanford, USC, etc. Don't think about, will I be good enough? Think about the little things, that you can do to make you better, because you WILL NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH. The fact that you will never be good enough, shouldn't scare you. It means the opposite, that you should work your hardest to be at wherever you will end up. In life in general, you can always improve with a brighter smile, and better attitude. That no matter where or who you are in life, you should stay humble, stay positive, and don't forget where you came from. In sports the little things, footwork and form can make the biggest difference. In shorter words, everything will come at the right time and place, it's destiny. You could work the hardest by studying, or practicing, many hours that you can still lose or get a bad test score. Losing or winning is not what matters. Although, unfortunately that's what the majority wants to see.  The big win, or The Big A. The thing to remember when you get to a big opportunity,  is that it is all the hard work you put in every little thing, every day you could, that got you to this big moment and now it is time to seize the opportunity and make the most of it. No matter whether you win or lose, that you really work your hardest, and try your best. Losing is sometimes better, because you come back as a beast, you've trained harder, and your faster, it makes you hungry for more. Trust me, I don't enjoy losing, I loathe losing. I mean, I was taught from 6 years old in soccer to be very competitive, with my father as my coach, so I understand what the feeling is like to both lose and win. When you win, it's hard to not let it get to your head. What helps me is not just losing, but remembering there is always another girl out there, working just as hard maybe harder to beat you, and you can't let that happen. Get up, eat, sleep and repeat. This is what you were meant to do and be, shine.

     Up to this year, It's been no joke. I mean I've held a raquet in my hand ever since I was 4. I had to choose at the age of 12, weather it was going to be soccer or tennis. It was tennis in the end, although I leaned much throughout my youth in soccer. Now I'm 14. Planning what I want to do, and all of that. Luckily, I've found my key perspective that I must use this year to be successful. You may be asking, how could a 14 year old girl be thinking this way, well I got injured which taught me to appreciate the things you have in life because tomorrow they may not be there. Also, which is the hardest thing to do in high school, to not get distracted with ANYTHING else that isn't tennis or schooling. Also, to understand that I must sacrifice things in order to get what I want in life, to be happy. Tennis and school are my social life, Friends and family are also important because they help me get through things. Which is why anything outside of that circle, I must not get distracted by to achieve the success I want in life.