Reflective Essay

Olivia Mosley
Andrew Kinney
Reflective Essay
4 June 2010

My Lifetime Goals

My personal goals over the past years have made dramatic changes. When I was younger my goals were a lot more materialistic than they have become in the present day. I wanted to be famous and be just like Britney Spears. By dressing up, singing, and dancing around, I was completely convinced I was going to be just like her. Also, I wanted to have a seemingly unlimited amount of money and a huge house. Growing up was one thing that seemed to never happen. I wanted as much responsibility as possible and could not wait to be all grown up and living on my own. As I have gotten older and realized many of these goals are almost comical, I have changed my goals to be centered more around happiness for people surrounding me as well as for myself.
My goals today are not completely set in stone but I have a good idea of what I want my life to consist of. My first goal is to have a job I completely love which I believe is a job in the field of dietetics. Many people have a job they do not like and they always seem so unhappy because of their life in the workplace. I do not want to have to go home in a terrible mood every day because of my job. Another big goal is to have a family someday and hopefully have as much happiness within the home as my parents have made for our family. Of course there are other goals that are smaller like hurry up and become twenty one but I think I can wait a couple more years before gaining all the other responsibilities that come with being that age.
There were many instances where I realized I wanted to have a job in the health field. When I was very small and one of my brothers or parents got sick I would always take care of them and try my hardest to help them feel better. Seeing other people go through a sickness has never been something I would just sit back and let them deal with themselves. As I got a little older, preventing sickness was something I had became an expert at. I always made sure there was always orange juice and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables around the house. My freshman year of high school I had a class called Living Skills where we learned many things that would become useful throughout our lives. One section was over all the vitamins and minerals needed, their purpose in the human body, and what foods they could be found in. I was completely interested in that section of the class and that is when I truly learned I wanted a career that had something to do with nutrition. One thing I learned was that by eating healthful at all times, you can prevent most sicknesses and diseases before they even have the chance to begin. In a Speech class my senior year of high school I gave a lengthy speech about this fact and presented items that could be integrated into any diet to prevent sicknesses. I was surprised as to how many of my classmates did not know this information and that is when it hit me that I want to teach people how to eat properly and be extremely healthy by being a dietitian. Although dietitians normally work with clients who are already sick, they also often times help people prevent it by giving speeches or writing articles on their recent discoveries which is what I am truly interested in. I want to be able to fill people with knowledge on how a simple diet change can mean a dramatic life change. The world today is filled with so many unhealthy food choices and I want to make a difference. I want to be the reason someone decides to get something healthy instead of McDonald’s the next time they go out to eat. I plan to achieve this goal by attending college, majoring in Medical Dietetics, and perhaps getting my doctorate someday.
Many people have the goal to have a loving family when they get older but mine derives from the fact that I was grown up in an extremely loving home and all I look around and see is divorce and unhappy families. Being married to someone whom you are completely in love with, I believe, is the key. Couples need to love each other for who they are with their perfections and their flaws. Relationships take work from both sides and is not easy what-so-ever as I have learned from watching my parents. My parents have been the biggest influence on me for the family and relationship aspects of my life. They have taught me to love unconditionally, never take anyone or anything for granted, and to put other people’s happiness before my own. When I am older and have kids I want to be able to make the same impact on their lives as my parents have made on mine. I plan on achieving this goal by teaching my kids properly from the time they are born to the time I die. By being with someone I love unconditionally and completing my goal of having a job I love, this goal will be much easier to reach.

Alayna Morris: Reflective Essay!

Alayna Morris

English 110.01

Andrew Kinney

June 3, 2010

Reflective essay

                I have now officially finished three full quarters at OSU Mansfield. My first full year is complete! Although I have struggled picking a major this entire year. I feel like I cannot decide because it is such an important decision that will determine the rest of my life.

                Growing up all I have heard from teachers, neighbors and friends is that I would make a great kindergarten teacher because I’m so kind to others and children love me.  This may be what everyone else wants me to do, but I don’t know if it’s really for me. I always thought I would get older and do great things. In high school I was involved in everything! And that’s not an understatement. I was  class president all four years of high school, a Ski and snowboard club member for 4 years and President of the club 2 years, I was a four year member of student council, student body Vice President my senior year, the Editor in Chief of the school yearbook , a prom committee member my junior year, a member of foreign language club, a Letterman in softball and volleyball, Homecoming attendant my Sophomore year, a member of the safety task force and I was named the 2009 West Holmes Prom Queen.

                I realize now that none of that matters anymore I must make something of myself in the real world. English is the only class that I have done really well in. It comes easier to me that other subjects, plus I had a great teacher! J

                I have decided to go with early childhood education for my major for now. I will see how it goes I can always change my mind. It has great benefits and I get the summers off to possibly open a small business of my own. Once I have children and a family of my own I will get to spend a lot of time with them which will be a main priority of mine. This year has been pretty rough on me because my parents couldn’t help me much with the expenses of school so I have been working a lot and I have two jobs to help pay for my book and apartment. I was lucky that I had received some great scholarships from high school that paid for most of my classes this year.

                This year didn’t go as well as I would have liked I am definitely behind on my pre-requisites for the year. L I didn’t get to take as many classes as I should have because I was working a lot. Next year I am going to try to get my priorities straight. English this year was great and I definitely learned a lot. Working on all the papers definitely helped my understanding of works cited I feel more comfortable with it. Thanks for all your help and feedback you definitely helped my writing capabilities by giving me feedback, you always had a positive attitude and you made learning fun.