Learning persistence and hard work may have started on that curb, but I learned that failing or a setback results in learning what does not work and allows me to eliminate an approach that does not work. ... Failing and learning is human. ... I keep striving for my goal until it is completed. I also learned that if you get knocked down or fall off your bike while trying to reach your goal, you have to get up and keep trying to achieve your goal. You can never let anything distract you from achieving your goal....

• Word Count: 758
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Goal setting is an important part of my career and personal development planning. ... However, achieving these goals isn't so easy. ... By setting my goals, I am creating a picture of my "ideal future." In order to identify my goals, I had applied the concept of SWOT Analysis that I had learned from EMGT 821 Strategic Management. ... I enjoy taking up new challenges at work and learning new areas of technology from my co-workers. ...

• Word Count: 278
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

You grow up learning new things everyday that affect you as a person. ... A Goal in life is something that doesn't just take couple minutes or days to achieve. ... My goal for the past 4 years has been to make an impact in the house music industry. ... The slower the goal planning is, the more promising it is in the future. ... Another goal in my life is to start my own graphic designing firm. ...

• Word Count: 522
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

I have not become apathetic about my education; in fact I love learning and strive to learn new things from whomever and whenever I can. ... This for me has pushed me in a direction where I am always moving to accomplish my own goals in music and the arts. ... My highs and lows throughout my constant learning process have taught me to not be dependant on others and have made me more aware of my capabilities. I want to learn until the day that I pass, Id like to be free restrictions and labels, and most importantly id like to achieve every goal I have set for myself and be able to provide for m...

• Word Count: 652
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Santiago's journey exhibits the necessity for one to speak and hear the truth, to execute goals rather than make excuses. ... After learning how tough and dangerous the path to the pyramids is, Santiago gives up and comes in contact with a glass merchant. ... In order to achieve this goal, he opens a shop to gather enough money to take him there. ... Everyone should stay persistent and not make excuses when things get difficult if you want to achieve a goal. ... First, after learning the cost to cross the desert, Santiago decides that the only way to accumulate enough money is to sell ...

• Word Count: 1004
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

For me, staying motivated is easy as long as I set long term and short term goals for myself. ... To get the grades I want, I have to put a great amount of effort into learning. This isn't all together a bad thing for me because I honestly do enjoy learning, although at times it can be frustrating when things don't naturally come to me as they seem to for others. ... This is one of my biggest goals even though I know it will be difficult, I believe I can achieve it....

• Word Count: 677
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Save the Last Dance covers issues such as family and racism, and shows how to reach a goal. ... During this whole movie, Sara is trying to reach her goal. She wanted to get into Julliard but she had to do a lot of learning. ... Then it adds goal reaching, something we all deal with. ...

• Word Count: 499
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

For instance, in spending four weeks in class with grown women all with the same goal. I found myself reaching beyond my limitations to accomplish my goal of passing this particular class with an A+. Learning as I went along form members of my class. ...

• Word Count: 614
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As writers, then, our goal isn't to convince the reader to suspend her disbelief, but rather to give her what she wants by continually sustaining her belief in the story. ... As characters act in ways that are credible and convincing in the hunt for their goals, the story remains believable. ... I am not a professional writer and do not do consistently well at any of these points, so learning about these helps me to be more aware of my writing and storytelling abilities. ...

• Word Count: 936
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Joe and his friends, on the other hand, are getting in shape, learning, and setting themselves up for a good future. ... Setting a goal for your child to meet is a good way to teach them things. ... Influence in the right direction is always positive for learning children. ... Children are constantly learning. ...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I mean for all those people at my house worried about me, wow, I didn't know what to feel, but in about 2 minutes, I felt the pain of my daddy's belt, yes the pain was real, and the reality was, I was learning a good lesson, you do bad things and you receive consenquences for your actions, and overall it was a good day, sure I got whooped, but hey I was learning a lesson, and I think I was a good one to learn. ... But this ADD wasn't all bad, I mean, I think I learned more things but not doing anything and wandering off, than I did by actually learning and listening. ... My youn...

• Word Count: 1186
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This was the one of the most important learning experiences in my life, because it has such a great impact on my future. ... My goal in life is to work with people and help them with their problems. ...

• Word Count: 560
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

This class made me see that to that point i really was just going to school for no reason at all, which made my attendance and learning effort non-existant. ... Without this class i would be working my life away at some low paying boring job, with no goal for my future. ...

• Word Count: 501
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Surprisingly Doodle achieves the almost impossible goals brother sets for him even though the results only benefit brother and go so far as to hurt Doodle. For example, the doctors say he will probably die and never walk, but on his 6th birth day he shocks his whole family by actually learning to walk and never having to use his wheel-chair again. ...

• Word Count: 566
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

I personally have a few goals that I would like to reach. ... I will reach my goal no matter how long it takes and no matter how hard the road is to get there. ... Even if it takes time and a few transitional jobs in the beginning of my search, I know I will eventually reach my goal. ... Change is not a choice, it is just the way things are and learning how to cope with it helps to relieve the fear and anxiety of managing the future. ...

• Word Count: 1100
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In my opinion teachers should emphasize patriotism and students should focus on learning to be proud of their country and of the heroes of the past. ... I agree with Gibbon, in the past heroes sacrificed people because they wanted to complete their goals. ... If we lose our faith to the country, Unfortunately we will stop learning and being lazy to go the class, even we will use drugs to soothe our self. ...

• Word Count: 854
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In my opinion teachers should emphasize patriotism and students should focus on learning to be proud of their country and of the heroes of the past. ... I agree with Gibbon, in the past heroes sacrificed people because they wanted to complete their goals. ... If we lose our faith to the country, Unfortunately we will stop learning and being lazy to go the class, even we will use drugs to soothe our self. ...

• Word Count: 854
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Since the very goal of the "government" is to have stability, it also aims for the stability of its people. ... Through this, I can say that if we want to open our eyes to learning the meaning of our lives, first we must be able to understand and distinguish what are the good times and bad times in our lives and what do we feel about it. ...

• Word Count: 804
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

I showed her the book and explained it was for school and asked if she was learning to read in school. ... This single block of 45 minutes fueled my drive to press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus, (Phil 3:14), for the rest of the week. ...

• Word Count: 760
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

We did a lot of learning activities and I led them through different educational projects. ... I learned a lot about life from them and I want to be able to teach someone else about dedication, goals, and becoming a better person. ...

• Word Count: 780
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

If I failed to accomplish my goals and my destiny I may not get a chance to impact there lives and the work I was put here on earth to do is left undone, because it was my specific task that was appointed to me. ... I have learned to embrace this uniqueness and appreciate the thought that I am me and I am learning that it is okay to be me. ... What ever the path I decide the main goal is to meet the needs of those whom I will serve. ...

• Word Count: 1450
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Case Summary The Briarwood Industries case depicts a difficult decision that one of their current employees, Diane Williamson, is facing. Diane is frustrated that another employee, Larry Jaccobi, was chosen over her for the promotion to Vice President of the company. Throughout her career Diane recognized Briarwood's potential for expansion into the foreign markets and capitalized on that by securing a multi-million dollar supply contract for the company. She felt that she was more than qualified to lead this company. In her emotional state, Diane informs Sandy McBride, her confidant a...

• Word Count: 2413
• Approx Pages: 10

Her original intentions after learning of the identities of the ghosts were to save the children from their corruption. ... Saving the children was her main goal when she learned of the horrible ghouls at Bly, but her own corruption and obsession led to the death of an innocent child. ...

• Word Count: 1267
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Santiago had fallen in love with a merchant's daughter before even learning her name. ... I know basic ideas of what I want my life to be like and I have some goals to accomplish, but I am not sure what my life will look like once I find my Personal Legend. ...

• Word Count: 1111
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

After learning of Nouty's death, he battles with a divided self. ... The goal is to live a love-oriented life in a conversion and when impulses and experiences don't leave with the initial shattering, the lingering traits of one's false self persist. ...

• Word Count: 1245
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School