Tiffany Lo, Period 2, 10/22/20, Day A

 

• Goal Setting & Growth

• At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why

• How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal? (or these goals?)

• How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal? (or these goals?)

At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why

It is near the end of October and a few goals that I have are mostly college applications related or career related. Like every other senior, I am focusing on working on college applications, applying for financial aid and scholarships, and keeping my grades intact. This may be senior year, but this does not mean it is time to slack yet. College applications and grades are my current focus at the moment. I am also exploring business careers to see what I really want to do in the future. Though it may change in the future, this is what I am currently thinking of doing. However, I do not only have goals that focus on grades and school. I also want to focus on my physical and mental wellbeing. It is important to take care of ourselves. In the long run, I want to focus on keeping myself together to avoid the feeling of futility. 

How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal? (or these goals?)

Though it may be overwhelming at times knowing that I have a lot of work to do, I break it down. Everything becomes less chaotic when I organize myself and write down the things I have to do. Next to each assignment, I put either pink, orange, or green dots. Pink means that I have to get it done as soon as possible. Orange means that I have some time to do it… but if I procrastinate it… it turns pink. And green means that I am done. At first I see pink and orange dots, but I want green dots. This method has been helpful at helping me get things done. I feel more accomplished seeing these green dots, knowing I have less on my hands. When I feel accomplished, I feel motivated; it keeps me on track. Additionally, I have been resilient in my goals that focus on my physical and mental wellbeing. I have been keeping myself on schedule with being physically active at home. Since quarantine started, I have been home all day… I have not been allowed to go out so I have not been getting a lot of physical exercise. I am not athletic but I do like to workout sometimes so I have been doing yoga and cardio. Lately I have not been working out as much as the beginning of quarantine but I will be getting back into it again. 

How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal? (or these goals?)

The world around us affects my perception of these goals. While I may think it can sometimes be hard to reach my goals… There are also other people out there who have a tougher time than I do. We are in the middle of a pandemic and there are a lot of people out there who may be struggling with family loss or staying alive. Their priorities may be a lot more important than mines. Therefore, it reinforces my resilience to pursue my goals which are not as difficult to achieve than those of others who are less fortunate than I am. One thing that I keep in mind is that things will get better while acknowledging that it may take time. It helps to stay optimistic during dark times. Though things may not go as planned, it should not prevent us from giving up on them.