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I placated and also blamed Others for my downfall. In impeller terms I made excuses. However, through it all I was granted another chance to prove to myself and to the university that this is where I wanted to be and that by any means necessary would do what had to do. So as I planned my schedule for this fall I knew that I needed a course that would help me take responsibilities for my actions, motivate me, and to inspire me to never give up so I registered for Strategic Learning ( L’S 250).
Through taking this course I have gain much knowledge and have learned different strategies to become successful , I’ve learned that my philosophy of success is o live my life based on what success means to me, stop living in fear and regrets, take responsibilities for my actions and stay motivated at all times. SUccess is what every person dreams of. In my opinion it is being able to wake up in the morning, take a look in the mirror, and be happy with who you are and what you have accomplished thus far. It is being sheltered, having food, and other necessities that is needed to live.
I believe people who are successful have learned to appreciate the good and the bad things in their life. Not only that, they appreciate where they have come from, because it has help to positioned them were they are now. Success does not mean being extremely wealthy, living in a big mansion, or having the designer and finer things of life but it is enjoying what is now and knowing what is to come. Having those special people such as family and friends there when their needed the most; giving you the love and support that is needed. Success starts with the mindset of being successful. Hint of success in terms of whatever makes a person happy and doing what you love. Success should to be limited because someone may not agree with your definition of success and your ways of being successful. I have always been a person who lived my life with fear of failure and doubts. I would make decisions whether I felt they were right or wrong and still have regrets. I was one Of my biggest critics and my inner defender was my best friend. I struggled and struggled with many things especially when it came to school. Many times I wanted to quit, give up, and say school is not for me.
Once I entered into this course, realized that a lot had to change if I anted to be successful. The way I thought, the way talked, the way I reacted to different situations, everything about me had to change. Why? Because I never seen anything in a positive manner. The reasons for many of my downfalls and not doing as well as I could have was mainly because I did not believe in myself. Had instilled in my mind that I could move forward in life with that mentality. One thing that I did not have before entering this course was communication skills.
I would need help in my courses and would be afraid to ask for help from my professor and fellow classmates. Over the eight weeks of this course, found this quote that has helped me which says, “We have or we have not because of the chances we did or did not take. ” use this quote as a motivation for success. It has helped me to realize that I have not been as productive as I could have been in school because I did not step out and take chances or did not step out and seek the help needed. I have actively taken steps and strategists different ways can get help from others. Eave learned that I must communicate my needs with others in order to get the help that is needed. Taking responsibility for my actions has been one of the hardest things for me to do. There have been times when I needed to study for test or do homework and had chosen to do something else. In many cases, I also procrastinated a lot saying that I would start studying the next day or would do the assignment due later that day. In choosing to do so, either ended up failing the test, not doing the homework assignment, or both because of me not making wise choices. After the fact, would make excuses and play the blaming game.
In order to strategies my plan for success, plan to focus on hat is Important and what I need to do reach my goals. For instance, if I have a test coming up this week and I really want to pass it my focus should be on studying so that I may do so. Self-motivation is another step that I can take towards success and accomplishing my goals. Over the weeks have written many motivating tips such as short term and long term goals and have successfully followed out with them. I have realize that journaling things and actually writing your plans out helps tremendously when you are setting out to accomplish goals.