Sarah Johnson's life is a fulfilled, roller coaster of success. The things she accomplishes every day are hard to imagine for most people. Question is, what does she do? Is she an athlete? A caterer of some sort? Guess again. Ms. Johnson is an algebra 1 teacher at Lexington High school. She works long, hard days striving to help her students achieve success. But that's not all she does. Johnson also takes classes online to help improve her education even more. "I've always lived on the philosophy that if it's important enough to you, you make time for it." And that's just what she does; she makes enough time for her to teach her students the best she can, and works on improving her own skills. But that's not where she stops. Johnson also …show more content…
There must be something to spark Johnson's mind to strive to do all these things. What motivates her? "Curiosity mixed with a little recklessness mixed with a little bit of trying to improve myself all the time. I grew up in a family where knowledge was power, and the only way to gain knowledge was finding it yourself." Johnson explains, "As you can imagine, it fostered quite a competitive environment, and I guess this drive has just naturally followed me into my adulthood." Growing up with the mindset of success is the key factor that has driven her to this moment in her life. In order for her to keep up this hard work, she goes through each and every day with little goals to achieve. As Johnson works through her long day it is known to be tough when it comes to free time. "My personal schoolwork comes second. This involves staying late after school or working on the weekends. Everything else happens in the spaces in between. This can mean a rare afternoon free or a nice Saturday morning." True dedication is definitely Ms. Johnson's mindset for