Essay On Life Lessons

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Life Lessons
Madison L Ford

Life Lessons
During my College English class, we had the opportunity to read The Last Lecture. In this book Randy Pausch tells about his life, and how he got to where he was. He faced many struggles in life, but with those struggles, he found out that everything he experienced happened for a reason. Throughout life we face many trials, but through those trails we earn life lessons.
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The first life lesson that has a big impact on my life is “Always put yourself in the other person’s shoes, if it hurts you, it probably hurts them too.” I believe this is the most powerful life lesson because some people do not know how words hurt. For example, I work at a grocery store and throughout the day I hear
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My main goal is to become a neonatal nurse. I have already taken the first step into this by becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant. If I did not believe in myself or have anyone else to believe in me, like my teachers, I would not be doing what I do today. If I did not trust in God, I do not think I would even be able to achieve all the things I have. Without God, I could not achieve anything. It is through him that I know I can do all things if I believe. I will continue to use this lesson in the future by always dreaming big and trusting in God to help me succeed. Don’t rest, do the best
Another life lesson is in everything that I do, I will always give my 100% as if there’s no tomorrow. This life lesson almost ties in with my last one. In everything I do, I will always do my best. Life throws many curve balls, and nobody knows what tomorrow might bring. It might be that tomorrow may be your last day. On the precal test, I will try my hardest. Even though I think I may fail, I’ll try my hardest in hopes that I may succeed. When I’m at work trying to help a patient, I will do it to the best of my ability because I never know if I will have a tomorrow, or if they will have a tomorrow. Be

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