It was a warm summer afternoon near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. My family decided that we needed to get some exercise on our vacation. We decided that we wanted to go on a hike, so we went to a very popular trail which was called the Hanging Lake trail. At the top on the mountain there are beautiful waterfalls and a large lake with very eye appealing scenery, hence the name “Hanging Lake”. Cayden and I were not very excited for this activity. Both of us were complaining and saying the same exact thing, “It is vacation and we are doing physical activity? No! We should be relaxing.” My parents did not care what we were saying; however, They had their minds set that we were going to go on a hike. Once we arrived at the trail, both of us were still not happy with this situation, but we knew there was nothing that we could do about it. As we were walking to the start of the
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I did not know how long it took for them to make it up here because I was so engaged in the landscape. My parents were astonished when we told them that we made it up in around 29 minutes. They said that they had to take so many breaks because the trail was so tiring. At first they thought we were lying, but I promised to them that we were not lying. My parents were very proud that we actually stuck to our goal and accomplished it. That moment is when I learned something that has stuck with me from that day on. I learned that no matter how vigorous you think something will be, if you think of a goal and stick to it, then it will be easier in the end. Setting goals is important for becoming successful. A person without goals has nothing to strive for in life, where as a person who has goals and sticks to them will strive for greatness. Setting a goal to make it up the entire trail in under 30 minutes has impacted me into always making goals, no matter the instance. Setting goals has made me become successful, and I can thank my vacation to Colorado for
I did not know how long it took for them to make it up here because I was so engaged in the landscape. My parents were astonished when we told them that we made it up in around 29 minutes. They said that they had to take so many breaks because the trail was so tiring. At first they thought we were lying, but I promised to them that we were not lying. My parents were very proud that we actually stuck to our goal and accomplished it. That moment is when I learned something that has stuck with me from that day on. I learned that no matter how vigorous you think something will be, if you think of a goal and stick to it, then it will be easier in the end. Setting goals is important for becoming successful. A person without goals has nothing to strive for in life, where as a person who has goals and sticks to them will strive for greatness. Setting a goal to make it up the entire trail in under 30 minutes has impacted me into always making goals, no matter the instance. Setting goals has made me become successful, and I can thank my vacation to Colorado for