Eve Mooney, Period 2, Submitted 2/18/2021, Due 2/23/2021, Day A, Modern Mythology 2021

Eve Mooney

Period 2

Submitted 2/18/2021, Due 2/23/2021

Day A

Modern Mythology 2021

Goal Setting & Growth

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

At this point in time, my goals mainly revolve around college and my next steps in life. Since I will have to decide which college I am committing to very soon, as well as what major to pursue within the college, figuring out what I want to do in the future, or at least narrowing it down to a field, is a major goal for me. Other related major goals are trying to further understand myself so that I can understand what college/field would be best for me, and trying to obtain scholarships. In general, I want to focus on trying to understand myself, so that I can understand what would suit me best to pursue later on. My other major goals are staying fit, specifically exercising everyday for at least a half hour, eating healthier, and continuing to do well in classes so that I can keep up my current responsibilities and stay as healthy as possible to set routines I can keep up in college when I will likely be living away from home. Outside of responsibility oriented goals, I would also like to pursue my creative hobbies more often, like crocheting and creative writing, because I feel I have not had much time for them in recent months, due to college applications, college interviews, and my senior SERP project dominating my time since September.

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

I demonstrate resilience towards achieving my goals by planning for them. I try to complete all of my schoolwork the day it is assigned if possible so I have more time to pursue other things, and for exercise I have a routine that I plan to add to and have been making time for every day. For more college and future related goals, it is more difficult to accomplish them, since the task is very large and intimidating, with no clear answer. I have been trying to schedule a time to work on these goals each day, and making many lists and charts to fill out like what classes each college major offers or what programs are ABET certified for example, to help achieve this goal.

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

The world around me affects my perception of these goals greatly. Since we have been at home and completing remote learning for nearly a year now, the idea of living at college away from home and going to in person classes is harder to comprehend, which makes it harder to decide what I want to do and where I want to go. Also, my perception of the college workload is also difficult. Remote school has made it more difficult for me to complete assignments, and I have found myself procrastinating much more often. This is likely partially because most of school is done in my bedroom so there isn’t a clear distinction between school time and rest time, which has also made life more stressful. When we were in school in person, the library was an invaluable resource for me that kept me ahead with my schoolwork. In college, if we are in person, it is hard to understand how difficult the workload will be and how much time I will have to get involved with extracurricular activities like clubs, teams, or organizations, therefore making it harder to plan out what resources of a college I would be able to use and what I should plan for. The world around me also affects my perception of my other goals, as doing remote learning and its effect of blurring the lines between home and school has made it more difficult to complete tasks outside of homework with a due date, therefore affecting my other goals.