Has there ever been an experience that not only has changed your development but also has recalibrated your entire life? If you were to ask me this question i would answer yes with great exuberance. I would also state that this occurred not even a month ago. I state this response with great joy simply because I enjoy the recalibration I have encountered, since this change can enhance a better future for myself. It has let me find my true passions and let me realize my true dislikes. Most importantly it has given me a new sense of maturity I feel that I didn’t earn! But in order to explain this adjustment that has crossed my path the reader must understand what and how my life was lived previously. Following this I can describe the events of my experience that leads to the pep talk that induced me into making the change that was essential in order to improve my future. Before I begin I must say I no longer advocate "partying". it is incongruous to my modified code of ethics I have also realized I am to young to be participating in such things. Keeping it as short as possible my life revolved around working and inciting a good time. Living in a complete fantasy world, I felt I had no responsibility, no worries, and only one rule; don’t fool around.what I didn't realize is that i had responsibilities to myself I was simply ignoring This lead to a proliferation of trouble, whether it had to do with school or my home situation. The worst part was that i was completely apathetic towards the trouble I was instigating. I was only interested in having fun which pathetically pertained to , either smoking, drinking, going out to clubs, or even a combination of the three. Soon enough my fast life perspective abruptly was impeded when I was f... ... middle of paper ... ... knowing what I truly love which is making a great future for myself. Though I am still making more modifications so I can succeed, I was incredibly lucky to understand this now instead of learning it the hard way. Also i exude confidence knowing i can be happy without subjecting my self to those harmful things i did ( i hate the idea of smoking , drinking, and dancing in a mosh pit of sweaty kids). I feel blessed knowing I still have a chance and knowing I am competent enough to prove to all that I can succeed. I take great satisfaction knowing the challenge I face ahead, knowing it will not be easy, but I am ready, I am willing, no one can stop me, and I have a great potential I have not even unraveled yet that will allow me to complete my goal . I am also incredibly proud to say that I owe all of this to my father, who has and i know will always be there for me.
A person does not experience many events that shape their life in a large way, whether it be for better or worse. I have had just one major situation that has sculpted me into the person that I am today. In February of 2008, I was diagnosed with a life changing disease; it would relieve me of the agony I had been experiencing for as long as I could remember, but also restrict my diet for the rest of my life.
My life, it has been one filled with many accomplishments, and yet it is also one that is tinged with hard times and struggles. Hence this has shaped who I am today and why I think I can succeed in the Leon S. Peters Honors program; because I believe our struggles shape our character, and who we will become. It leads us to our epiphany, our self-discovery of what we want to accomplish in life, and why we want to change the world for the better; this is the building block of what makes us human.
Before that life-changing moment, I used to immerse myself in striving for academic achievement in the hope of winning favour, acceptance and belonging in my family, but also for its own rewards as I found pure pleasure and passion in writing and reading.
In March, my PSYC class was presented with a challenge - to identify a personal improvement goal and to address this issue using an Immunity to Change map. My lengthy list of personal struggles was quickly narrowed down to one item with focused reflection. My improvement goal was to engage in productive thoughts and behaviors that would provide better time management practices. I was initially looking to improve my behaviors at home so that it would translate into success in all areas of my life including my career. With thoughtful observation and consideration, the Immunity to Change (ITC) map provided a developmentally raw process that continues to help me focus on my improvement goal today. Although I am still working on this goal, this process created more opportunities to make significant development changes above and beyond my initial intentions.
But I also believe this is has made me capable of maturing into a contributing member of society. I’ve been known to take a light-hearted outlook on life choosing to look at the upside of situations that I come across but I also understand when life calls for me to be a serious, smart and a composed decision maker. I still look back to the events that shaped me whether its being in my first class in the U.S. and putting glue on my lips thinking it was chapstick I will never forget the puzzled faces around me. It was a very embarrassing moment for me but when look back on I think of how we are oblivious to the limits of our knowledge; we only realize this when we look back and reflect on it. I believe that continuing my education to the highest level will help me realize my limits and overcome them becoming a better person in the process. What makes me unique is my drive to make an impact on the lives of many and not just myself. I believe that we all be graded on the degree of excellence we show in our lifetime and I intend working intensely so that one day my uniqueness will have made a
It was not too long before I discovered the faults in my erroneous living. I finally realized, and truly not a moment too soon, that if I did not start living for the present, my future would soon become my neglected present. I would have wasted my life doing meaningless things and I would have no experience to share with anyone who may be interested in the uneventful life I had led. After I came to this startling revelation, I grew even more apathetic in my depression. I truly felt that there was nothing I could do to remedy this situation and was at a total loss for solutions. Soon enough, though, I concluded that there was no alternative to hard work to change the current state of affairs in my life. It was then that I truly embarked on the most difficult journey of my life thus far. This being the journey of self-alteration and successfully changing my own behavioral patterns.
During my transition from childhood to adulthood, I have learned and accomplish many things within my education, community, and family. My transition from childhood to adulthood education made me come into reality that everything can’t be done for you and that you have to stay more focused and organized if you want to be somewhere five to ten years from now. My growth in the things that I do in my community such as church and basketball summer leagues made me realize that it is all right to participate and help out for the positive things in my community. In my family, my transition from childhood to adulthood help me to become a more mature and knowledgeable person.
Nothing has changed my life more since the realization that I had to make who I was something that I chose, and not something that just happened. Since this revelation nothing seemed the same anymore, as though I could see the world through new eyes. It changed everything from my taste in music, literature, and movies. Things of a dark and pessimistic nature used to hold a strong allure for me, and yet I found much of things I once enjoyed didn't seem to entertain me anymore. I remembered the mental state that I once held and now seeing how I have changed, know that I can never return to the prison I came from.
Dr. Munter's comments: The purpose of this assignment was to relate an event that changed the direction of your life. Not only does this student successfully accomplish this task, he does it with a certain amount of understatement. The instruction “to show, not tell” is beautifully and subtly completed. There is also a nice balance of long and short sentences, unusual similes, and the sense that the author allows the reader to view this event through the eyes of an eight-year-old. Overall, the writing is clean, simple in technique, yet powerful in its message.
I have learned that I am not the amazing communicator I once thought I was. I have many skills to practice and develop to become an effective communicator. Discovering my working style has allowed me to look more closely at my roles in various groups at work and understand why these groups don’t always work. I was also able to take away a better understanding for my learning styles and how to embrace them instead of trying to conform to a more traditional way of learning. These skills will aid me in my quest to be the first person in my family to earn a Bachelor’s degree. I can, and I will
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I have a very fulfilling feeling about what I have been able to accomplish in my life so far. I want the absolute best for myself and those close to me. I often go above and beyond to help those around me succeed and be the best version of themselves that they can possibly be.
Partying has become a huge issue in young adults because many parties contain alcohol and drugs. First, teenagers may attend a party because all of their friends are attending the same party as well. The biggest problem with partying is that many parties include alcohol and drugs. Because of this, parties are a huge disadvantage to young adults who fall under peer pressure. According to Josephine M. Palmeri, “Peer pressure or the direct or indirect encouragement from one’s own age group to engage in activities that they may or may not want to engage in is a major factor in the development of risk-taking behaviors.” (Palmeri, pg. 1) In addition, many of these young adults will see all of their friends drinking or doing drugs and think that they need to do it themselves. Unfortunately, there are rarely any parties that do not involve drinking or drugs. Consequently, easily influenced teens may not realize that the party they are attending involves alcohol or drugs, but when they are exposed to this environment, they begin to fall under peer pressure. In addition, today’s youth focuses solely on partying. When a popular teenager hosts a party, young adults feel as if they should make an appearance. Moreover, when a huge group of teenagers group together, they lose the ability to think for themselves. For example, a young, easily influenced teenager may see an older, popular teenager drinking or doing drugs and
In 1989, my life was changed when my family immigrated to a new country, hoping for a better future. My life in Korea was hopeless, because I was a failing student with not much interest in school. I spent the majority of my time in Arcades, wasting my coins on video games. Rather than studying with my friends, as I had told my parents I would, I obsessed over the games. The only positive aspect to my life was my private computer programming lessons. Programming in Apple BASIC presented me with an opportunity to create my own world. One day, my parents told me that we were going to move to the United States of America, and I developed a strong feeling that my life soon would change forever.