Define Change Essay

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Change has been a big deal in my life since I was three years old. The reason being because my parents were divorced in 2004, so I was used to changing situations at a very young age. I got very good at this because I had a new surprise waiting for me almost every time I would go to the other parent’s house. I never knew whether it would be a good surprise or not. Because of this there was a lesson that I learned at a younger age than most people. The lesson being that, ”In order to live a good life you have to adjust to whatever life throws at you.”
This lesson hit me hardest when I was three months into my sixth grade year. At the time, everything with school was going good as normal but also as usual my family life was a raging fire of
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To me advance has two ways it defines change and plays into my life. The first being that since I was in first grade and up until now I have been in advanced classes. This played a big part in who I am today and is still impacting my life now. It has given me the drive I have to accomplish tasks because I was being pushed to do better. If I did not understand a problem whether it be school related or to my regular life, these classes and my family’s morals have taught me that you have to advance through it and use that experience to better yourself. The second way being that you can always advance in life you just have to find what path you want to go on and when the opportunity presents itself, do not hesitate to follow it. As I look forward to advancing my life and my opportunities, I will take on every chance in life as another way to advance myself. From a menial yet educational job at a dairy farm that showed me there was bigger and better things out there to pursue, to the mindset that gave me the motivation to find the chance at getting a job at the commercial business where I am working now. As I go through life I am starting to realize that every challenge is a door waiting to be opened to a new

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