My Core Values Of Happiness, Personal Development, Growth, And Growth

My three personal core values are happiness/enjoyment, personal development/ growth, and excellence. I put happiness as my number one core value because I believe that happiness is more important than schoolwork. In order to succeed in the classroom or anywhere else I think that a person should first be happy. If someone isn’t happy then they probably won’t care about their work because they’ll be too sad to focus. My next personal core value is personal development or growth. I think that milestones are a great way to see how far someone has come. When things are measureable, it is easy to see growth. For instance, if I got a 75 on a chemistry test, I would want to work to get at least a B on my next test. When the next test rolls around, I pull out an 85. Knowing that I increased my grade on a test by 10 points makes me happy …show more content…
My three goals are to pass all my classes with a B or better, get more scholarship money to lessen the amount of college debt for when I graduate, and finally, to have better time management skills. I would like to get at least a B in all my classes because I want to strive for excellence. I think if I work hard next semester I could get a better grade than a B but I think having a solid B average would be good. I think that my most important goal would be having effective time management skills. I believe that if my time is managed properly I wouldn’t be stressed about schoolwork or assignments. I’m better at time management then I was at the beginning of the year but I still believe that I can have better time management skills. Next semester I plan on using my planner more and setting out specific times that I need to study. I am a person who works well with schedules so I believe that if I were to plan out three hours a day, every day, for me to sit in the library and get my work done then I wouldn’t be as stressed as I am currently. I believe if I stick to my plan then this goal