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“Goal Setting”
 

In life, we all have something dreams of a better life... of a life where things are exactly how we want them. I believe that the knowledge about goal setting is a big help on succeeding. The difference between living a fulfilling life and just living an average life is the quality of the goals you set for yourself.

I have a dream of how my life would look life if it were perfect in every respect. It’s a lifestyle who everyone is striving for; a big house in a private subdivision, a job where I enjoy and with a very good remuneration and of course a happy family. 

In my childhood up to my high school days, I really wanted to be a doctor, a dermatologist to be exact. I don’t know why, maybe because that’s what my parents want me to be, they told me so many good things that will happen to me if I become a doctor. So, I set my goals of being one. I started by planning of taking up nursing as my pre med in college. I applied for it as my first choice and medical technology as my second at University of Santo Tomas when I was in forth year. I chose this school because I know they are the best in the field of medicine, that’s also why it’s not easy to pass. But fortunately, I got a slot for medical technology. I took it after graduating in high school and then continued setting my goal of being a doctor. At first, my interest for my course is vast, I study every night and got good grades, but as the time passed by it decreases, I felt that I’m not really happy having a medical course. Actually, I don’t understand why I like to be a doctor but I dislike Science or any subject which needs memorization. There’s a point in time where I reflect about my goals in life, I questioned myself if that dream was really mine or my parents’. Second semester came and I didn’t felt the thrill. I still tried to love my course; almost all of my subjects are tough especially Organic Chemistry and Botany but I still tried to comprehend. But reaching the middle of the semester, I finally decided to talk to my parents about my shifting and I’m so glad that they understand. I chose Media Arts to be my next course; I learned it from my cousin who’s studying in College of Saint Benilde. A lot of my friends told me that it suits my character more because they find me artistic and I agree. I appreciate art, I even love art. Finally, I found the real me, the real life that I want to be. 

I went back to zero and started my new life here in De LaSalle Canlubang. No, not literally zero because some of my subjects in UST are credited. I meant my goal, I started a new setting. Now that I am here, one of my biggest goal is to be in the Dean’s list. I want to pay my parents back for understanding the shifting that I did even if a big amount of money that they worked for become useless and because of disappointing them about their dream of me being a doctor. And because I want to have a good records for me to have an impressive career so that I will have a great income and I will be able to support my family so that my parents doesn’t need to work in abroad anymore and we’ll be together again. Next thing is, I want to discover and share my skills and talents which when I was in UST, I wasn’t able to do. I am proud to say that I already auditioned for two organizations now and I passed, I am now a dance troupe and a badminton varsity and still passing on my academics. First term ends and second term is approaching and I’m continuously setting my goals for me to have a good future. I’m happy with all the decisions that I made and I now believe that I have a destination in my life now. I know where I am going and I can focus on the end result and get back on track if any obstacles get in the way because my goal is on set.