Pursuing A Career: Personal Narrative

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For the next five years, I want to improve my skills and abilities that include: communications, self-confidence, planning and organization, time management and reasoning and creativity. At the same time, I want to be the best wife to my husband and a great mother to my two daughters. For the next 10 or 20 years, I want to become a well-known and respected a real estate agent in Hawaii. Then I want to become a leader of my organization or create my own company with the ultimate goal to help others to achieve their dreams. I will accomplish these things through determination, education, hard work and perseverance.
When I look back on my past job experiences as a server and sales lady, I have no career plan. I consider how lucky I am to take

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