"The power of setting goals is an extremely valuable life skill. The New Year is the perfect time to start discussing what the future holds and how we can plan for positive growth and change both individually and together."
For the upcoming academic year, I believe to create sub-goals in a matter based on my progress. Normally, when I create my main goals with sub-goals, I set those goals purely based on my PLAN for success. This upcoming year, I hope to be able to accomplish as much as I possibly can to achieve my GOAL by creating, more or less, a stepping stone goal. Each stone that I step across is a sub-goal that I have achieved, which leaves me one step closer to achieving my dreams.
With the first semester finished, I have been able to identify my strengths and weaknesses. More specifically, I am able to identify which subjects I am strong in and which ones are more difficult for me. For example, French for me is a subject I enjoy and it is one of my strengths along with English and Math. However, I feel and have noticed that my weakest subject is the hardest class that I am taking. From this experience, I know that the more challenging classes I take, the tougher it is for me to do well in those. I am struggling in World History AP, comparatively to my other subjects, since I have never experienced a college-level course. Now that I have experienced and identified my strengths and difficulties, I have found a way to make myself a more successful person. With each of my classes, I have definitely been able to understand and grasp the concepts and standards learned, but applying them to tests is an issue that I face for a few. Being able to learn new test-taking skills will be a useful tool and my future goal for achieving this brand new semester. Test-taking skills is a real broad and general tool, but I can use it to help me better myself in taking the PSAT, SAT, and subject tests, my other up and coming future goals. I just need to find a way and a method for channeling all of the knowledge I know into a stamp of approval, hence a test.
Not only does this new year give me a chance to brighten up myself academically, but through some more personal goals. As some of you may know, I am a dancer and have been dancing for the past 10 years. I truly love dancing, as the art form connects me to my South Indian, Classical roots. I have really been working hard in dancing, practicing whenever I have the chance to and EVERY SINGLE DAY. No matter whether I am sick, or tired, or busy, even just 5 minutes in that one day makes a huge difference. Just last week on Sunday, my dance teacher inspired me with her beautiful words of wisdom. "Dance is not just a sport. Dance is not just an art. Dance is your life. Dance is your best friend." I quickly shed a tear just listening to this. With my deep love for dance, nothing comes to compare to it or even come close to expressing myself and my personality and character. I have a future goal next year in the summer. I am planning on performing a 2 hour graduation recital, or Arangetram. I have been waiting to perform this Bharatnatyam recital my whole entire life. But as many of you know, things like this do not come easy! Everyday, I have been practicing and improving and making sure that I enjoy the whole process every step of the way. There is no way that I can get this whole experience back. I can just picture myself standing on the stage after I finished me recital, thanking everyone, crying, and hugging my parents. With my friends and family, I know that I can accomplish anything with their support.
Outside of dance, I have decided to stick with no New Year's Resolutions, but rather have one resolution every single day, whether it be dance for an extra 5 minutes, or try to write your essays faster. This way, I can control myself, without slamming too much pressure. When I am hoping to accomplish anything and achieve my goals once set, I think to myself. "Setting goals might be a hard thing, but actually reaching them is a whole different dynamic!"
For the upcoming academic year, I believe to create sub-goals in a matter based on my progress. Normally, when I create my main goals with sub-goals, I set those goals purely based on my PLAN for success. This upcoming year, I hope to be able to accomplish as much as I possibly can to achieve my GOAL by creating, more or less, a stepping stone goal. Each stone that I step across is a sub-goal that I have achieved, which leaves me one step closer to achieving my dreams.
With the first semester finished, I have been able to identify my strengths and weaknesses. More specifically, I am able to identify which subjects I am strong in and which ones are more difficult for me. For example, French for me is a subject I enjoy and it is one of my strengths along with English and Math. However, I feel and have noticed that my weakest subject is the hardest class that I am taking. From this experience, I know that the more challenging classes I take, the tougher it is for me to do well in those. I am struggling in World History AP, comparatively to my other subjects, since I have never experienced a college-level course. Now that I have experienced and identified my strengths and difficulties, I have found a way to make myself a more successful person. With each of my classes, I have definitely been able to understand and grasp the concepts and standards learned, but applying them to tests is an issue that I face for a few. Being able to learn new test-taking skills will be a useful tool and my future goal for achieving this brand new semester. Test-taking skills is a real broad and general tool, but I can use it to help me better myself in taking the PSAT, SAT, and subject tests, my other up and coming future goals. I just need to find a way and a method for channeling all of the knowledge I know into a stamp of approval, hence a test.
Not only does this new year give me a chance to brighten up myself academically, but through some more personal goals. As some of you may know, I am a dancer and have been dancing for the past 10 years. I truly love dancing, as the art form connects me to my South Indian, Classical roots. I have really been working hard in dancing, practicing whenever I have the chance to and EVERY SINGLE DAY. No matter whether I am sick, or tired, or busy, even just 5 minutes in that one day makes a huge difference. Just last week on Sunday, my dance teacher inspired me with her beautiful words of wisdom. "Dance is not just a sport. Dance is not just an art. Dance is your life. Dance is your best friend." I quickly shed a tear just listening to this. With my deep love for dance, nothing comes to compare to it or even come close to expressing myself and my personality and character. I have a future goal next year in the summer. I am planning on performing a 2 hour graduation recital, or Arangetram. I have been waiting to perform this Bharatnatyam recital my whole entire life. But as many of you know, things like this do not come easy! Everyday, I have been practicing and improving and making sure that I enjoy the whole process every step of the way. There is no way that I can get this whole experience back. I can just picture myself standing on the stage after I finished me recital, thanking everyone, crying, and hugging my parents. With my friends and family, I know that I can accomplish anything with their support.
Outside of dance, I have decided to stick with no New Year's Resolutions, but rather have one resolution every single day, whether it be dance for an extra 5 minutes, or try to write your essays faster. This way, I can control myself, without slamming too much pressure. When I am hoping to accomplish anything and achieve my goals once set, I think to myself. "Setting goals might be a hard thing, but actually reaching them is a whole different dynamic!"
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