Goal-setting: Imagine the future
It is scary to talk about the ideal future because it is so big and far away. I sometimes do not even have the courage to dream. However, it is the time to figure out my ideal future and try to achieve it. My ideal future is to live a comfortable, happy life. I hope to have a stable job and live a fulfilled life. In my ideal future, I will be able to support my parents, buy own house, and control my life. I want to become an actuary in the future so that I can do things I love and be economically independent.
My ideal future can be broken down into personal, social, and career goals. I want to start with my personal goals. My first personal goal is to overcome my shyness. My second personal goal is to trust myself. Then, I would like to talk about my social goals. My first social goal is to contribute to the society. My second social goal is to take care of my parents. Last but not the least, I want to think more about my career goals. My first career goal …show more content…
My parents and I are all first-generation immigrant. My parents cannot speak English and never have a chance to go to college. At the same time, I am the only child in the family. I hope to support them so that they will be happy and live good lives. To achieve this goal, I need to find a good job, earn decent salary and spend enough time with them. The obstacles I might have are that I do not earn enough money and do not have enough time to stay with them. To overcome them, I need to study hard and try my best to start a great career.
The third important goal is to overcome my shyness. I am really sensitive and always anxious about people’s opinions towards me. It stops me from talking to people, making friends, or even applying for part-time jobs. To pursue my ideal future, I need to be brave and have the courage to “sell” myself. To achieve this personal goal, I will try to care less about people’s opinions and be
It is scary to talk about the ideal future because it is so big and far away. I sometimes do not even have the courage to dream. However, it is the time to figure out my ideal future and try to achieve it. My ideal future is to live a comfortable, happy life. I hope to have a stable job and live a fulfilled life. In my ideal future, I will be able to support my parents, buy own house, and control my life. I want to become an actuary in the future so that I can do things I love and be economically independent.
My ideal future can be broken down into personal, social, and career goals. I want to start with my personal goals. My first personal goal is to overcome my shyness. My second personal goal is to trust myself. Then, I would like to talk about my social goals. My first social goal is to contribute to the society. My second social goal is to take care of my parents. Last but not the least, I want to think more about my career goals. My first career goal …show more content…
My parents and I are all first-generation immigrant. My parents cannot speak English and never have a chance to go to college. At the same time, I am the only child in the family. I hope to support them so that they will be happy and live good lives. To achieve this goal, I need to find a good job, earn decent salary and spend enough time with them. The obstacles I might have are that I do not earn enough money and do not have enough time to stay with them. To overcome them, I need to study hard and try my best to start a great career.
The third important goal is to overcome my shyness. I am really sensitive and always anxious about people’s opinions towards me. It stops me from talking to people, making friends, or even applying for part-time jobs. To pursue my ideal future, I need to be brave and have the courage to “sell” myself. To achieve this personal goal, I will try to care less about people’s opinions and be