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.