I was up for the challenge even though I had nothing to lose, but had much to gain. Due to the challenges I faced with my divorce, and the resignation of my job, I felt I losed everything I worked hard for. However, in the mist of having both it was tearing me apart for years. Therefore, difficult decisions had to be made in other to find myself again. Having peace in my life was not an option anymore.
My schedule doesn’t allow for a lot of give, so everything I do is with purpose and on time. I forget that not everyone has the same regimen and need to be so time conscience. I am also not good at adapting to change, which is a critical skill I need to work on. In being with the same company for so long, we have seen our fair share of change, and I do eventually come around, but I think I could do it faster and better if I were more flexible and adaptive when I first become aware of changes on the way. Sometimes we learn of change the day of, via email, and it definitely throws me for a loop.
But one thing, that I didn’t care for is that I was not a full time employee. I was a contractor meaning, I was like self employed with no benefits. Like I mentioned it was okay at first, but as time went not. I started thinking about what I wanted like more money, full time job and my own place for my own privacy. So was now looking for a full job with a large company.
A: Money! Haha It’s always the money. I wish I was getting paid more, but I really can’t be picky since I don’t have bills to pay yet and am still living under my parents roof. So I guess I’ll just have to deal with that problem and watch what I blow my money on from now on. Q: What are your strengths?
I will never forget my past because it was such a big part of my life. It gave me the confidence that if I really want to achieve something, I know I can do it. As I lost more and more weight, the new friends got to my head quick. I forgot who my real friends were; I left them in the dust just because I was so excited to meet so many new people. It’s funny what happens when everything changes so fast; one forgets about who really cares about them and who’s been there for them since day one.
I would work fewer hours at a new job which means less money. I would have to dedicate and change my surroundings and the people that were holding me back from pursuing my goal. I knew that even if those obstacles would be challenging I would always go back and remember my mother’s words “Where there is a will there is a way.” This has pushed me through every obstacle and has helped me while here at Argosy
Everything that Miss Moore put the kids through was to teach them a lesson and I feel like my parents did the same for me; they taught me a lesson to show me that life is not perfect and I do not get everything I want. Lucky for me, once I got out into the real world it was not shocking to me that everything did not go the way I wanted it to be. On the other hand Marissa had everything when she was younger, but once she got out into the real world it would be hard for her to accept life’s obstacles. Buying one’s way to happiness will never work and even though I still do not have everything I am happier than I ever
While she is on the Victory Tour, she allows no one to cater her needs because that’s not how she lived back at home. She likes doing everything on her own because she says. “If I do it by myself, I shall have no reason to be mad at anyone but me”. I’ve also been independent because I never had stable parents or guardians to rely on. From a young age, I moved out of my house, I had to get a job, and pay for my own necessities.
I ignore what people think about me; just like Chris ignores what his parents think about him. Also, like Chris’s parents, my parents are always expecting better from me, which I admit, is kind of annoying because I am always doing the best I can. They just expect better. Reading this book, I feel that every parent is like that, and just wants their kids to succeed in life, which is completely understandable. However, I feel that Chris took his “getting away” out of control.
Maybe some of the times were my fault for falling behind due to procrastination but a lot of times I blew it off because I didn’t know how to begin or how to do it at all. When I finally had enough I started to stay after school to receive tutoring and to make up assignments and it made me wish I had done that a long time before. Being able to actually do the work that was given to me was having so much weight taken off my shoulders. When it was time to start deciding what I wanted to study in college, I drowned myself in stress all over again. I saw everyone else around me getting their acceptance letters and I knew that they were set.