Trying to juggle school, cattle, a relationship, and your relationship with your family is tough. I do my very best in school and I try to keep on task as much as I can. And if I set a goal for myself I make sure I reach it. I am involved in many clubs and tennis so that helps fill up my schedule. I work with cattle all through the Winter to the Summer until I have finally made it to my last show of the season. I keep my relationships with my family, my friends, and my boyfriend in line and I make sure I give each of them my love and attention. I am devoted to my grades, my activities, my cattle, and my relationships but when I’m showing cattle, that is what I am devoted to most in the world.
It all starts in the winter. We have to find the …show more content…
This is where all the hard work pays off. All of the late night walks, early mornings in the wash room, and the the hours spent in the cooler during the middle of the day. This day is where the sound of mooing and fans buzzing in never ending. When the stench of tail adhesive stays around for the last day of the fair. My dad gives me his yearly pep-talk and sends me off to the show ring when is about my turn to go in. As soon as I walked in I could already feel the pressure. After a few walks around the show ring, I patiently wait as he names the Grand and Reserve Champion steers. Then all of a sudden, he paces towards me and there I am! Walking towards the third overall slot with my family and friends cheering and crying and screaming in the background.
What makes the American Dream is hard work. All your work pays off in the end if you give it all of your heart, time, and sweat. I know that if I work as hard in life as I do with my cattle, I will make it anywhere. I will reach my american dream. School, friends, family, and relationship may be a distraction for other people, but not me. Yes, it may be tough, but it’s not something I can’t handle.I am a hardworking young women and if I keep this up, who knows what I can do. I am devoted to reaching my american dream just as much as I’m devoted to my grades, my activities, my cattle, and my
It all starts in the winter. We have to find the …show more content…
This is where all the hard work pays off. All of the late night walks, early mornings in the wash room, and the the hours spent in the cooler during the middle of the day. This day is where the sound of mooing and fans buzzing in never ending. When the stench of tail adhesive stays around for the last day of the fair. My dad gives me his yearly pep-talk and sends me off to the show ring when is about my turn to go in. As soon as I walked in I could already feel the pressure. After a few walks around the show ring, I patiently wait as he names the Grand and Reserve Champion steers. Then all of a sudden, he paces towards me and there I am! Walking towards the third overall slot with my family and friends cheering and crying and screaming in the background.
What makes the American Dream is hard work. All your work pays off in the end if you give it all of your heart, time, and sweat. I know that if I work as hard in life as I do with my cattle, I will make it anywhere. I will reach my american dream. School, friends, family, and relationship may be a distraction for other people, but not me. Yes, it may be tough, but it’s not something I can’t handle.I am a hardworking young women and if I keep this up, who knows what I can do. I am devoted to reaching my american dream just as much as I’m devoted to my grades, my activities, my cattle, and my