Personal And Professional Goals At The University Of Arizona

This semester will be my second at the University of Arizona, at 33 years old with a high school education, it is an understatement to say that it was fairly intimidating to be immersed in an academic community of fresh young minds straight out of high school. My strategy for this new chapter in my life has been to reflect on and use my past experiences for guidance and to have a clear set of goals that I continually draw upon for the motivation to keep pushing forward. The act of writing these goals down is not a new concept, in my previous career it was mandated that several times a year I would meet with a mentor and discuss and write down my personal and professional goals. I have continued this practice in my academic career. This semester I am taking 5 classes worth 17 credits, and I am working full time in a fast paced and high stress environment. The greatest challenge that I face is time, the time to commit to putting a full effort into all of my classes without any bias toward the subject of the class. A goal of mine is to show up prepared every day, to be actively engaged in discussions and lectures, and simply enjoy learning new things. I have made drastic personal changes to become a full time

This is one of my emotional goals that continually keeps me going in pursuit of all my academic or professional goals. I believe that all other academic or professional goals are inconsequential and are significantly more difficult to obtain if you are not happy in your personal life. Another emotional goal that I have is to focus on the being present in the moment and not worrying about future scenarios. I have struggled with this in all of my previous endeavors, and while it is good to have goals and future aspirations worrying too much about them is a