From an early age, I have been told that if you want something in life you have to work for it. My Parents taught me that nothing in life comes free. My family has not always been in the best financial standing if we wanted a toy or a certain brand of clothes we had to work for it. This is what I believe will help me get through college and through life. A great work ethic is not something everyone has in today's society. I believe that this is something I have the privilege to possess and it is all in thanks to my parents. However, I do not think that this is something that can only be applied in the business world, but in academic studies as well. Throughout my academic life I have not always been at the top of the class and there are subjects that I struggle with nevertheless I work to keep …show more content…
My desire to achieve is what dictates how I spend my spare time. Since my freshman year I have worked a part time job trying to fund the things needed to further my education. During my Junior year I took a full time job working 30 to 35 hours a week trying to save for a college education. My involvement in my work limited the amount of extracurricular activities I could attend on a regular basis, however I managed extremely involved in my church. I spend most of my time working at my church, Calvary UPC where I am involved in church leadership and help with fundraiser planning and execution. I have been working with the church from the time I was 12. I spent most of the time running a cash register and helping set up the fundraisers. At the age of 15 I was offered a role in church leadership. I graciously accepted the offer and started a job in the media department and an usher for the church offering. While I know that the involvement in my church can not take the place of activities at school, I do believe it is responsible for teaching skills that will help me
...ain a university degree. Implementing a personal plan only enhances this chance and I fully intend to do my part. However, I would like to acknowledge an Authority over my life that supersedes any plans I might have, and that is my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. My first priority is to focus on and increase in my relationship with God. The bible says, “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps” (Proverbs 16:9, NIV). Presbyterian minister Eugene Petersen sums my feelings up most eloquently, “…so, my task is not relying so much on my will, or fixating on how I think things should be done “…but to become aware of what God is doing so that I can respond to it , and participate and take delight in it.” (Clapp, 1987) Earning my college degree would satisfy one step in my greater mission to fully realize my highest potential.
Growing up, my parents never expected perfection but expected that I try to accomplish my best. The effort I’ve put forth in learning has been reflected in my grades throughout my high school career. I’ve entered myself in vigorous course work such as AP Government and AP English to become well prepared for my college career, all while maintaining a 4.4 grade point average this year. Not only do I engage in AP classes, but up until this year I had no study halls. I wanted my day to be packed full of interesting classes that I would enjoy learning about. My grades and choice of classes prove the effort that I put forth in my learning. Working hard now can only pay off in the future. Learning now creates a well-rounded human being. Working to learn is why I am so dedicated to my studies now.
Growing up my parents always taught my sister and I that we should always be grateful for what we had. Take care of all our toys and expensive things that they brought us. They taught us that you have to work hard for what you want and nothing is handed to you. Even though me and my sister always got what wanted we also knew that we worked for it and that made getting it even better. I believe my parents raised me pretty good. I always respected them and knew my limits, me and my sister had chores we had to do and if they weren't done by the end of the week we would have a consequence. This taught us responsibility and that in the real world if you don't do your job you would be fired or there would be a consequence you would have to pay. Lately I have noticed that a lot of kids in today's society are very ungrateful. They feel entitled and believe that they shouldn't have to work for anything. They think things should just be handed to them without any questions asked. I think I have a way to stop this rising trait in today's youth.
Students brought up in a system of incentives get accustomed working for grades. So yes. It works for many students to motivate work. But if "working" means learning, these external incentives teach the students the wrong thing to aim at, the wrong reason for doing it, and often the wrong way to do it. If we are hoping our students will be life-long learners, why would they continue learn in the grade-less post-graduation world? (Schwartz, 2011)
America was built around the idea that if you work hard and endure your hardships you will reap the benefits life has to offer you. As religious leader and author Gordon B. Hinckley said, “Without hard work nothing grows but weeds.” Many families in America continue to instill a hard work ethic within their children, and the prosperity of our country relies its citizens work. Although, living in a country where more vacation time is being offered sounds luxurious in the long run it only negatively affects problems concerning, obesity, less household funds, and increased feelings of stress.
To begin with, to achieve the American Dream hard work is a huge part of it. Nothing in life is just going to be handed over on a silver plate. In order to succeed having a good work ethic is a part of it. No boss wants to
Having a career, and going to school was extremely important growing up. One of the many traits I inherit from my grandfather was his amazing work ethic. He is a very hard workingman. Till this day, at his 95 years old, he still wakes up at 6am, to go open the bakery to sell bread. He is still changing oil, and washing his cars, he even told us not too long ago, he wanted to make the road trip one last time from Mexico, to California himself.
My grandparents, the ones who raised me, pushed this behavior into me from an early age. They never gave me anything that I did not earn. For example, they bought my first car but I had to pay them back in a payment plan system until I paid it off. Also, I was the sole payer of my car insurance and this is one of the reasons I obtained my job as soon as I could. Throughout college, I have multitasked and juggled my school work and job as it is something that I must do to survive most of my family want me to do it myself or are not in a financially stable situation to assist me. Sometimes it is frustrating to see students whose parents help pay their rent, gas, or car payment, but I am certain that coming from this type of family will benefit me in the long run. I want people to view me as somebody to look up to and if they view my hard work as a good value, it would please me to no end. Another professional behavior that I deem is a good aspect of me is my timeliness. I despise being late and if I believe that I will be late, I feel physically sick. One of my biggest fear is that
Throughout my life the lessons I learned from watching my parents have stuck with me. I worked throughout my entire college career, and my junior and senior year I worked full time, not because I needed to but because that is what I wanted to do. I have a very hard time staying idle. I rarely sit still for longer than a couple hours. Today I work full time, go to graduate school part-time and volunteer a 20-30 hours a week for a dog rescue.
A debate of work ethic plays a prominent part in matters of college cost, with many viewing the expansive cost of college as a justifiable challenge. A prevalent assertion that working diligently for college education is likely to lead the individual to feel more appreciative of their accomplishments. Financial crisis intertwined with
In my experience it may seem that no matter how hard I may try to balance school, work, and family something always suffers. I simply try to remind myself that if I work hard and try to maximize my time that I should be able to accomplish all I need to do. Even if I am not successful in doing so at least I know that I tried my best to balance everything thing out. In my opinion people need to give one hundred percent of effort or else they will not be
As I am preparing for a new chapter in my life, I have put a lot thought in about what I want out of life and what to look forward to as I get older. In order for one to achieve anything, they need to set goals to reach for. I have a handful of goals for my future, short term and long term, that I will actively work towards in my college years and beyond. In my time at UW Eau Claire, I plan to be involved and engaged in student activities on campus. Being active will help me meet new people, build a better resume, and have fun at college. At UWEC, I would like to get involved in anything musical, along with various clubs and Greek life. Similarly, another goal of mine is to have a job on campus. Having a job will not only help me make some
This academic goal is important to me because I have always had people tell me that I would not be able to do something and at one point I started to believe it, but I had seen a quote by Sugar Ray Robinson that read “To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.” By reading this quote and taking in what he was saying I realized I can not spend time trying to have others believe in me especially when it comes to academic goals. I realized that me graduating from college and getting a degree needs to be a goal I want to accomplish because I believe that I can and not a goal that I want to force others to believe I can especially when they do not believe in
Growing up and being raised by a single mother who used to work multiple jobs and always striving and striving to provide the bare essentials and necessities that were needed for her children to get by. I experienced and seen first hand exactly how hard life can be at times while watching my mother work as hard as she could to try and give her children the best that she was able to. It was always instilled into me at a young age that I need to do my best in school by studying and working as hard as I can so I could attend college and earn a degree to make a fulfilling and satisfying career for myself when I grew up, and so I wouldn’t have to work multiple jobs for minimum wage just to scrape by. As time went on and my mother got a good job, she was able to start making a better living for my brother
Being brought up in a strict but honest European household honesty, respect and hard work had been instilled since a young age. I would be taught that not everything comes easy in life so, you need to earn it. I have proved this throughout high school and continued this in life after school by keeping up with full-time university, football, and work. Ambition and determination is what has got me through these busy times while keeping a high standard of school and university.