Not Giving Up On A Goal

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Not giving up on a goal is hard when everything is going wrong. It is like playing the same song over and over again. It is more tiring to do the same things and not change. For me, I am not giving up on my goals, I do not want to be a coward or dumb. I want to improve not to be lazy. I have to really achieve my goal, so I won’t be a loser. My goals have to be improved more for me to grow as a person in my love life, my education, and my work life. My first change is my love life it has improved, but there are some problems that are still occurring. I improved in understanding my boyfriend much better. I now understand when he makes a mistake I would not get mad at him anymore. We still fight over what we do together and who’s going where. When we fight, we say things that we did not mean, and by going to another room to calm down, and come back to talk it out it will help us be happier. I have improved in saving my financial aid money, so I can go on dates with my boyfriend. Just by making a snack and taking it to school. I did not spend any of my money on fast food. My boyfriend and I have been on a couple of dates because I have saved …show more content…
I still have not been to the library to check out all my books. I can not afford any more books, so I should be looking at the library books because tests, finals, and exams are coming up. I still have not studied for any of my classes, and my grades are not where I want them to be. This needs to change because I do not want to fail any of my classes. Second, I have to really change what I am doing, I am procrastinating on my work for school. If I put it on my phone so I can remember what assessments are due by like a week in advance so I would not procrastinate. I am being forgetful and lazy. I have to do my work on weekends. Change for education is big because I want a career and to transfer. I can not do that if I am just

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