goals

I am pursuing a degree for different reasons. I attended community college for one semester after I graduated high school. At that point in time I wasn’t interested in going to college to better my life. I honestly went to school at my mother’s suggestion, and because I wasn’t ready to work full time. I realize now, looking back, at the opportunities I missed because I wasn’t interested. Now that I have begun a career in the retail industry, I know that isn’t the life I want forever. I enjoy working with my hands and my mind in order to make something, in essence, beautiful. I want to have a happy and fulfilling career, not a dead end job. I know the “normal classroom” isn’t for me, and I want to learn a trade, which led me to ITT Tech.

The most important goal I currently have is to go to school and find a career that will enrich my life. For me, this is a now or never situation. I wasn’t happy in the path I was on, and I finally took the leap to make a change. In my opinion, networking is a field that is only going to grow. I have selected this as a goal because it is important for me to become a person who fulfills their dreams, and I’m proud that I have done this on my own. My next long-term goal is to buy a home of my own. I recall how fulfilled my mother felt when she bought her first home, and she cried tears of joy. At a very early age I have wanted to have things of my own, from toys to my own vehicle. I began working in high school because I knew in order to have things I had to work for them. For me, these two goals go hand in hand, and in order to have my very own home, I have to succeed in school to get there. In today’s world you almost have to have a degree to find a successful job.

For this class, my first goal i...

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...me stray from the goals I have set for my future. I have told myself that it must be extreme circumstances in order to slow down. Though the goals would remain the same, the process would change. The impossible for me would be taking a break from school due to illness or if it became necessary to return to work.

In order to reach this goal, I need a strong support system. In the moments that I feel like giving up, I know I need someone behind me, pushing me along. My mother and my partner are doing a great job at keeping me motivated. I am here now in part to them, because they gave my full support from the beginning. As long as I stay faithful to my goals, apply myself, and maintain this support behind me, I know I will beat the odds. I will have the career and life I have dreamed of and longed for. People can only find success if they put what they must into it.