Have you heard the song “Satisfaction”? It was recorded by The Rolling Stones in 1965 and revived by Britney Spears in the year 2000. The song doesn’t say anything about life but the words give you the emotional effect you’re looking for if you are not satisfied with anything you do or have in life. It made me think about my values I hold in life.
When I was a teenager, I always wanted to have a good future for myself and for my family. I grew up wanting more money to buy all the things that we needed and wanted to have. I always dreamed of having a good life. I always had the feeling of resentment when I saw other people’s success and wealth. I told myself that life was not fair. Growing up, I imagined myself living in a mansion, driving a fancy car, and traveling all over the world.
But the kind of life I want right now is one filled with freedom, to have the liberty to be who I am and to follow my dreams whatever that may be. I need flexibility and a life without limits or constraint. I recently realized that I wanted to work for myself and not under the direction of someone else. I need to have the authority to make my own decisions and not to be under supervision. This is my vision to be free.
My goal is to have a life filled with honesty. I do not want to have to “fake it” through life and pretend that things are fine when they are not. I want the right to grieve if life is hard and to rejoice when things are good without having others judge me. As long as I do not hurt others on my search for happiness, then I will feel worthy of success.
Now that I’m older, I do not care about material things; it is the experiences of life that I want. I don’t want to get myself into debt and have to be stuck paying mortgages, payments for cars and other things. If I cannot afford something, I just don’t buy it. Freedom from the worry of debt and the guilt that comes with it is something that I wish for. I dream to be successful in my own mind and to not care what others think.
This basically sums up how my life is right now. Am very happy with what I have and what I have learned through my life. Am satisfied with the blessing I have receive up to know. According to Earl & Carol Diener, People who reports positive satisfaction may say as much about people as about the target of satisfaction (1996). I know that many time we may encounter with hard moment, but the point of it is to analyze what lead us to that and learn from it. As, I mention on my serious introduction, am married to my high school sweetheart and have two beautiful boys who every day fills my days with happiness and push me to become more of a better person. I try to the max to enjoy every second and every minute of my life, with the people I love and that gives me
Where I thought Money, fame, glory and power where my goals. I dreamed of becoming the CEO of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Moreover, the reason was that currently their CEO makes 14.5 million a year. Growing up I always assumed making more money would make me happy. As I grew up and started, working the goal was always to make more money. For instance, my first job I made $15 a day. I would tell myself if I only made $30 a day, I would be able to do this or that. As the years progress I went on to tell myself if I only made XX amount of dollars my life would get better. Now that I am making a decent amount of money now I can say okay life is better but it is not the money it is my lifestyle and my son that has enhance my
He further shows us that the people of today are richer than their grandparents but are not happier in their lives (from National Statistics of social pathology). Even with these facts, people in the United States still believe if they had more money all of their problems would be solved, but once they reach that next income bracket they are not satisfied and try to reach the next one. Myers et al tells us, "even if being rich and famous is rewarding, no one ever claimed material success alone makes us happy. Other conditions like - family- friends- free time - have been shown to increase happiness" (Csikszentmihaly 145). therefore we must find balance in our own lives, and not just focus on making money. Instead we need friends, family and even free time, as aforementioned doing an activity you enjoy such as listening to music or
My only life time ambition I have for myself is to be able to help each and every individual who comes my way needing help, becoming a social worker, a foster mom, and to adopt a child with Down Sydrome. I know and understand that my dreams might be a bit over my head for the average person, but I will accomplish them. At the end of my life when I am old, have gray hair, and my eye sight is even worse that it is now, I want to look back at my life knowing I was able to help everyone I possibly could.
I am often bombarded with a seven word question in life as I am sure many other people are. “What is your ultimate goal in life?” Many answers may differ, but my answer seems to always be the same; to seek happiness. If one can’t seek happiness what is the point of living? If you are miserable all the time and not living life with a positive mindset is there any so called “value” to your life? I’m not saying that you have to be happy all of the time because that is hard to achieve. Sometimes there are so called “punishments” in order to seek happiness, but once one achieves happiness it is a feeling that is indescribable.
Money constitutes the American Dream, because in America, to be successful in life means being wealthy. We live in an industrialized nation, in which money controls our very own existence. The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara establishes an argument about society’s injustice that entails financial opportunities by revealing the differences in living conditions between upper class and lower class. Another important point Stephen Cruz, a successful business person and a Professor at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, makes in his speech is that the American Dream is getting progressively ambiguous, because the vision of success is being controlled by power and fear which only benefit 1 percent of Americans. For most people, the American Dream is to be financially stable to the point of content; however, realistically the accomplishment of the American Dream is often obstructed by society’s limitations and influences from higher power.
For some, simply having infinite wealth and popularity is enough for them to be happy. For others, they need something that money can’t buy. Two books that express these qualities are: The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Both of these books describe the life of a wealthy man but each of them have different ideas of the American dream. Examples from these books will show how the American dream differs from person to person.
Your financial habits as a youth will usually follow you into your adulthood. As you grow older hopefully the amount of money you make will not be the cause of you acting like you are too good but it will humble you. Hooks described how she didn’t share the sensibility and values of her peers. Class disparity was important, it wasn’t just about money but about values which showed and determined a person’s behavior. A child develops certain desires and situations as he/she passes through childhood. While attending Stanford University, Hooks white, middle-class, Californian, roommate explained to her that hatred was “healthy and normal” (Hooks 419). Later on while attending graduate school she found that her classmates believed “lower class” people had no beliefs and values (Hooks
Think about what would make you happy right now. Most of us would say something that relates to money or something luxurious we see on TV shows. Maybe a new car will make you happy or the house of your dreams. We all have goals and aspirations. From a young age, we are programmed to want certain things.
Conclusion Time: The “glorious” life ain’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Because when a person wakes up from the fantasy of having everything they want, they are able to realize that money is nothing more than paper with a dead man’s face on it. The youth should know that there is more to life than wealth. Look hard, and they will be able to find what I’m talking about.
We are looking into being rich, or having more things than others, we are taking more time for material things and technology than for ourselves and families. Our society is so consume in the impossible that forgets about the little, but very important details that will make us happy. Our families, our neighbors, the wellness of our community and surroundings. If all of us give a little, and work to improve the way we live, caring more for others and ourselves, having a well-balanced life, we can make our community a much better environment, and we will be able to find happiness. As the American singer-song writer and musician, Ryan Cabrera said, “Sometimes the most happy people in life are the ones with nothing. We can't lose sight of the little things in life that should make us the
Just about every important event in life is presented as a milestone on the road to happiness. Childhood is supposed to be a happy time where the child is protected and kept from fear and danger. Getting one’s driver’s license is seen as a step toward that child’s independence, his freedom, his happiness. Graduating from high school and going to college or entering the work force is another step toward independence, freedom, and happiness. Getting married is usually done because the person one chooses as a spouse makes them happy. Having children makes a person happy usually, hopefully. The career one chooses makes one happy hopefully, or at least it makes one flush with cash if not happy, perhaps rich is the next best thing. Looking forward to retiring after wor...
I want to achieve both of these goals before I grow old but I also want to achieve them both without damaging the other. I know how people get carried away with their jobs and don’t pay attention to their families. I also now on the contrary some people revolve their lives only on their family that they forget about the world. Although my success and happiness may seem selfish , I believe these two aspects in life must be found within yourself making it about you. As people grow older they reminisce about what they did what their life and if they put it into good use. I know if I succeed in my carrier I would be helping and putting my passion into good use. Raising a loving family , I know would also create better people in the world that would put them at good use for others. I hope when I am full of wrinkles, grey hairs, and thoughts that I will not disappoint
Research a life goal Although I have many goals in life, these two stick out to me the most. They stick out in every decision I make and they help me make good decisions. What I want most in life is to become a pharmacist and to create a family with someone I love. I want the family most importantly because I was raised in a very tight Greek family.
Growing up, goals change dramatically. A five-year olds goal is to get the coloring page done. As people go through school, goals obviously change. A freshman’s goal may be to learn the school so he or she doesn’t get lost. Senior’s goals grow to finding where they will spend the next four years or what kind of career they will grow upon. Then, of course goals continue to change as people get older and enter into different stages of life. In this essay, I am going to talk about how my goals in different aspects of my life and how they have transformed, what they are currently, and what they may turn into in the future.