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Odysseus Dream In Budget Analysis

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In Homer’s The Odyssey Odysseus travels through many obstacles in order to get back home after The Trojan War. The Odyssey shows how you have to put in effort to get what you want in life. It shows that nothing in life comes to you, you have to try as hard as you can., and give it your all. The Odyssey was also excellent in showing the struggles in life, and the rewards. As Odysseus did in The Odyssey, I am going to surpass many challenges to my career goal. Throughout the poem Odysseus struggles to overcome difficulties. One thing he has to do is stay motivated throughout his journey. He states in the book “I long for home, long for the sight of home.” (5.86-86) I plan on doing the same if i want to pursue my dream in budget analysis. To do this i will need to stay focused on my goals. Odysseus also had to focus on small goals along the way. He ha many goals in one large goal. These goals will help you with success. This is represented as an action in the book when Odysseus says, “ filing into their places by the rowlocks my oarsmen dipped their long oars in the surf and we moved out again on our seafaring.” (9. 53-55) As with this I will face many challenges, such as …show more content…

This was also shown in The Odyssey when Odysseus and his men were trapped by the cyclops. “My heart beat high now at the chance of action my drawing the sharp sword from my hip I went along his flank to stab him where the mid rift holds the liver. I had touched the spot when sudden fear stayed me: if i killed him we perished there as well for we could never move his ponderous doorway slab aside so we were left to grow and wait for morning.” (9. 203-210) This phrase represents the need for evaluation. If Odysseus had attacked the cyclops. His men would be stuck, just like if I don’t think decisions through i could jeopardize my chances of

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