Personal Narrative: A Career As An Athletic Trainer

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Mostly everybody on this planet have objectives in their life they wish to fulfill, whether it's becoming wealthy or finding prosperity in life ,or maybe even both. But it's all about what I can do to prepare for my goals that matter whether it's going to school or becoming a better person if I don't accomplish those goals then they'd just become unfulfilled dreams. But sometimes there are obstacles in your way that prevent you from achieving said goals. Sometimes those obstacles might be easy for some and maybe not for others.

My ambition at this moment is to stride to become an athletic trainer .I always wanted to be in the medical field and I felt this would be the way to go in the area of that field, since I enjoy both sports and helping

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