Returning to college has been an exciting and terrifying decision for me. My husband has encouraged me for 1-2 years, but my fear of failure overwhelmed me and kept me from pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree. I wasn’t even sure what I wanted to pursue. I’m now on this journey and ready for whatever it is that God has planned for me. I have worked hard encouraged my three kids as they transitioned their way through elementary school through middle school and on to high school and graduation.
The transition from eighth grade to ninth grade is one of the most difficult but unforgettable things a student must do in his adolescence. For me, it was filled with new opportunities of taking Ap classes and joining clubs. One of these cubs was Youth and Government (Y&G). For as long as I can remember my brother, Riad, has boasted about how amazing Y&G is and how it has changed his life. My brother is three years older then me, so as a freshman he was a senior in Y&G.
Congratulations, you have the unwavering commitment to go back to school. That degree is on the horizon and you’re willing to devote a great deal of time to studying but your
A specific example of a time I used the skill strong work ethic was at the daycare where I currently work. My boss seemed to being having a bad day so I put it upon myself to volunteer to do all of the sweeping and mopping and do all of the end of the day diaper changes. She usually does most of these things herself, but I don’t mind having more work to do and I like helping out. A time when I used my ability to work in a team was in my rhetoric class.
When first starting the essay, I had some trouble figuring out what exactly I wanted to write about. I had a lot of thoughts, but my problem was putting them all together in a manner that wouldn’t sound like a personal diary. It’s tempting to write everything I know and don’t know about myself, but I’m sure that that wasn’t the point of the assignment. As far as I can tell, everything I wrote in the essay is true. The only part that isn’t exactly correct is that I have a five-inch rubber ghost (it’s actually a mummy, but I changed it after your feedback).
I began my undergraduate education at Colorado State University in 2004. I declared my major as Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. At this point in my life, I had no clue what I wanted to do for my career and thought this would be the best option and give me the most diversity of career options. Going into my sophomore year, I began a job in the emergency department at the hospital located in the college town. During my first day, I got to see a variety of emergent and non-emergent medical procedures.
Finding motivation to attend college is easy, keeping the motivation to finish is the difficult part. I decided to enroll in college to earn my Bachelor’s degree in Business with a concentration in Finance. I hope that the degree will give me the opportunity to apply for a better position within the organization that I currently work for. A secondary goal of returning to school is to demonstrate to my son that attending college is required for many jobs and that returning to school as an adult has various difficult challenges. I have been working for the past nine years as an Assistant Financial Officer and am highly competent at my job.
This week when I started to examine the ways in which I went about my burnout prevention. I realize that during the week in which I needed it the most I used it not with the intention of using it. Which made me realize I do not think I have challenged myself with different challenging reflective ways to help myself. I have realized that during the course of the last week I have listened to two complete Harry Potter audiobooks to help with the stress. This did allow me to destress, however I realize that for me it has allow to feel my head shift from stress to no stressed.
Overworked. That’s the closest word that I could use to describe this week. I feel like this journal is going to be about me just bickering, yet there is some stuff you might want to read about. First of all, I have been sleeping three hours this week because of upcoming midterms, quizzes, and assignments due. I am sleep deprived and mentally drained and as my second year in college I have never had my life drained out of my body like a passing shadow.
Personal/ Professional Goals: For two years, I have been interested in furthering my career in social worker. I chose Walden University because I have a full time job. I am also a full time mother. My plans after I get my degree are to pursue my career in families and children service as a supervisor.
I 'm currently unemployed at this time. I pick out all the jobs I have had , I pick working as a machine operator . I always have loved working on machines or using machines. It makes you seem as if you are in control of what you are doing. Every morning when I began work, I set up everything I needed before I get started.
Turning Absence into Action Like countless numbers of children, I grew up in a single parent household. My mother worked effortlessly to provide me with a childhood full of sports, arts and faith. As a young boy I did not realize I was being raised by just my mother. Statistics on single parent households make you believe that I should have grown up in poverty, ended up in prison, felt lonely or participated in destructive behavior. Thankfully that was not my situation.
Starting over Starting over might be easy when you are young, but if you are middle age and already have a stable and calm life, it is very hard to start over. My family and I moved from Egypt to The US three years ago, so we had to start from scratch. We found systems in the US are different from my country. After we found a good residence, our concern was finding employment. I was a science teacher in my country, so I tried to find a job in the educational field, but there were a lot of requirements to get a job as a teacher.
Fear and lack of confidence is something that everyone experiences, but facing it can create opportunities one would never imagine. I would have never thought this one year ago, and I even have to remind myself today that fear has become a strong motivator for myself. My lack of confidence in my abilities has helped me become the leader I am today. Throughout high school I have struggled with confidence, but in various ways.
We have all heard the quote “If you dont first succeed try, try, again.” As one goes through life they will face series of struggle, hardship, and success. One will go through several twist and turns before they end at their final destination. But when those twist and turns become treacherous it can be easy to give up, slow down, and look back. It is important though to keep going, work through the difficult times, because soon one will be on the down hill slope.
