Many people go through life without any sense of purpose, simply wandering through life. My purpose in life is to be a strong independent woman that is successful in life, despite people constantly trying to tear me down. My personal goal is to aid in the fight towards equality in all people, despite gender, race, or sexual orientation/identity. My academic goal is to be admitted and graduate from an Ivy League law school. My career goal is to become a judge. Throughout this paper I will discuss why I am not one of those people, aimlessly wandering through life without a purpose, and how my values, strengths, and interests will help me fulfill my goals. First off, my personal goal, to help gain equality for all human beings. I realize this
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To achieve financial stability, I plan on becoming a lawyer, and eventually a judge. The median pay for a judge is $115, 760 per year (Summary) which will put me far beyond just being financially stable. This goal is important to me for three reasons. First, because I want to be able to take care of myself and not have to depend on anyone else. Second, because not only do I want to take care of myself but my parents too. And lastly, because it ties back into my personal goal, fighting for equality. As a judge, I will have the power to make decisions that could make a huge impact on human rights. The biggest obstacle that stands in my way of becoming a judge would probably be networking. Although I am an extrovert (Personality Type Report), I have a really strong personality that may come off as rude. A solution to that would be gaining more experience in the workforce prior to becoming a judge in order to learn professionalism. Another solution would be to reign my personality in at certain …show more content…
Consistency basically means treating people the same, no matter what their station in life (Your Signature Themes). As a judge, your job is to interpret the law, with no exceptions, having this as strength would definitely work in my benefit. My second theme, Restorative, pretty much says I love solving problems (Your Signature Themes). This trait has definitely helped me be successful academically. If I do not understand something I do not give up, I work it out until I find a solution or ask for help. My third Signature Theme, Futuristic, is described as someone who is fascinated by the future (Your Signature Themes). This has definitely been beneficial in keeping me on the right path. Through the years I have been tempted to give up on my dreams and just settle for mediocracy yet this Strength has kept me focused by showing me what the future might hold if I continue going down the academic and career path I am currently going
To achieve financial stability, I plan on becoming a lawyer, and eventually a judge. The median pay for a judge is $115, 760 per year (Summary) which will put me far beyond just being financially stable. This goal is important to me for three reasons. First, because I want to be able to take care of myself and not have to depend on anyone else. Second, because not only do I want to take care of myself but my parents too. And lastly, because it ties back into my personal goal, fighting for equality. As a judge, I will have the power to make decisions that could make a huge impact on human rights. The biggest obstacle that stands in my way of becoming a judge would probably be networking. Although I am an extrovert (Personality Type Report), I have a really strong personality that may come off as rude. A solution to that would be gaining more experience in the workforce prior to becoming a judge in order to learn professionalism. Another solution would be to reign my personality in at certain …show more content…
Consistency basically means treating people the same, no matter what their station in life (Your Signature Themes). As a judge, your job is to interpret the law, with no exceptions, having this as strength would definitely work in my benefit. My second theme, Restorative, pretty much says I love solving problems (Your Signature Themes). This trait has definitely helped me be successful academically. If I do not understand something I do not give up, I work it out until I find a solution or ask for help. My third Signature Theme, Futuristic, is described as someone who is fascinated by the future (Your Signature Themes). This has definitely been beneficial in keeping me on the right path. Through the years I have been tempted to give up on my dreams and just settle for mediocracy yet this Strength has kept me focused by showing me what the future might hold if I continue going down the academic and career path I am currently going