The definition of success is typically associated with riches, popularity, or possession; however, success has a much more intricate design and definition. In high school, students are taught fundamental educational information such as arithmetic, language, the sciences, the arts, as well as other basic building blocks for an education. Beyond this, high schools also strive to give students some of the tools necessary to succeed in college. My private school was known as a great school for preparing students for the college life by teaching students different study habits, view obstacles from new perspectives, and other skills. While schools, as well as family members and friends, try to prepare students for college, nothing can truly help
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14). It’s very easy to fall into the trap that success can become an easily measureable, tangible trait. When this happens, a tendency then arises to place our self-value alongside success. Drew confirmed this hypothesis by stating that in high school, he measured his self-value alongside with his grades. “Our friends and families may not want a textured argument of happiness; they will settle for hearing a college name they recognize and good grades as shortcuts to assessing the situation” (Bader, 2011, p. 17). When we place our self-value alongside success, and define success as good grades and volunteer hours, we set ourselves up for disaster when failure comes along, which it …show more content…
The answer to this question can be found if we go back full circle. The universal definition of success, aforementioned in previous paragraphs, is to be doing and demonstrating what you desire in your life. As a personal reflection, one of my root desires was to be able to maintain a healthy GPA throughout my first year. Unfortunately, I lacked in several of my classes due to an inability to deal with an issue of laziness which, when combined with depression and other factors, caused me to underperform. I haven’t failed any classes, and yet I failed myself and in the eyes of some others, I do not look successful. However, I am successful in that I have been able to learn from this experience. Pulling out different strategies, forming new habits, and even forging new relationships with people are all results of failing to maintain a desirable GPA. Although, don’t let this fool you. Moving forward from success also involved making hard choices, such as cutting relationships, sacrificing hobbies, and even forcing yourself to change your way of thinking. Making touch decisions is one of the major steps in being able to achieve success.
The definition of success is typically associated with riches, popularity, or possessions; however, success has a much more intricate definition. Success is being able to be doing what you want in life. Success
14). It’s very easy to fall into the trap that success can become an easily measureable, tangible trait. When this happens, a tendency then arises to place our self-value alongside success. Drew confirmed this hypothesis by stating that in high school, he measured his self-value alongside with his grades. “Our friends and families may not want a textured argument of happiness; they will settle for hearing a college name they recognize and good grades as shortcuts to assessing the situation” (Bader, 2011, p. 17). When we place our self-value alongside success, and define success as good grades and volunteer hours, we set ourselves up for disaster when failure comes along, which it …show more content…
The answer to this question can be found if we go back full circle. The universal definition of success, aforementioned in previous paragraphs, is to be doing and demonstrating what you desire in your life. As a personal reflection, one of my root desires was to be able to maintain a healthy GPA throughout my first year. Unfortunately, I lacked in several of my classes due to an inability to deal with an issue of laziness which, when combined with depression and other factors, caused me to underperform. I haven’t failed any classes, and yet I failed myself and in the eyes of some others, I do not look successful. However, I am successful in that I have been able to learn from this experience. Pulling out different strategies, forming new habits, and even forging new relationships with people are all results of failing to maintain a desirable GPA. Although, don’t let this fool you. Moving forward from success also involved making hard choices, such as cutting relationships, sacrificing hobbies, and even forcing yourself to change your way of thinking. Making touch decisions is one of the major steps in being able to achieve success.
The definition of success is typically associated with riches, popularity, or possessions; however, success has a much more intricate definition. Success is being able to be doing what you want in life. Success