same hard work that had turned me into a good student, also turned me into a good…
People are becoming more and more desperate to grab a job when they can in this crippling economy. My grandparents, whom I will call Deen and Cindy, are still working the same jobs that they’ve had since their mid 30’s. Cindy was able to obtain work as an accountant for Kalama Exports. Five days a week, she works the same schedule, from six in the morning until five in the afternoon. While she might just be getting home, Deen is already gone to his job as a security guard for a retirement home. His job requires him to work from three in the afternoon until midnight, leaving him tired and worn out when he arrives home at about one in the morning the next day.…
Many older people continue working in various ways well past when most others retire. And if you can think of an example of someone who can't, then you have meet 1 but I assure you that there are millions out there that can. Personally I really admire them. I have seen people on their 70 still working, doing their groceries, driving, cooking, going to the gym, running errands, taking care of their house, in general living a great active life like any other person does. Here in Austin we do have tons of examples of this. For us to be witnesses all we have to do is to visit our farmers markets, parks and local events to see old this older people full of life and energy. I am a true believer in the reason for younger people to have this misconception of our elders is due to the social disconnection that we have today. In today’s world not many people take time to be with our elderly. Maybe if we spend more time with them we will notice that they are not helpless just because of their age. They just learned to think differently than we do and to do their thing differently than how we do…
Also, college makes you makes you a better person. College helps you become more responsible. In order to become great, you have to learn how to handle your business the right. Furthermore, you have to take everything you do seriously and do not give up on what you want to do. If you give up on college, you would have to deal with surviving from paycheck to paycheck. In conclusion, I do not intend on struggling just to make ends meet. I want to live like a very wealthy man that could handle his own weight and do not have to rely on other people to help…
The American Dream embodies this quote, and I agree with it. Who does not? As my former principal at the Florence Freshman Center used to say, “Hard work pays off!” Because of my own past experiences, I can attest to his saying. Since its founding, America has been the land of opportunity, and thousands of people have stormed to the country to better their lives. Even if the majority of them did not become wealthy, the country still held onto the sentiment, and it exists today. Nowadays though, many other countries around the world offer better opportunities for people, but foreigners still want to come to America. I believe that this ideal has helped the people everywhere to work harder and push for a better tomorrow. This ideal takes the determination in all of us and pushes it to the forefront. Once we embrace the idea that hard work eventually pays off, I believe that this is the catalyst for…
By taking continuing my education and preparing myself mentally to be able maintain good grades can help me in the long run. I still lack research experience and I haven’t done any volunteer work yet but I know I will get to that in my up coming classes. Time management will be my biggest issue; I won’t know how my living and working situation will be. Not knowing what the future holds worries me sometimes but I can’t change the future so hopefully I will be able to adjust to whatever comes my way and I know I am good at…
Fortunately, by the fifth grade my parents were able to rent an apartment nearby our school and had found jobs in multiple Brownsville restaurants. After the move, things became much easier and we were able to have a much simpler life, though we were never able to forget the hardships we experienced and the effort we put into enhancing our lives. Today, I am sure my successes as of now are gratifying my parents as I am in the top 10% of my class, the Co-Captain of the Golden Stars Dance Team, member of the National Honor Society, Piano Club, HOSA, and in TRIO UTRGV talent search program. I attend rigorous AP classes to improve my opportunity to attend a university and have the finest future I can give myself. Although my triumphs may not look like much to most, I can assertively say that the trial of going through difficulty to have a superior future has been overcome with the comfort of focus, strength, and the right set of mind to build a better tomorrow for my family and…
Being that education is the top priority in my household there is no room for slacking off. Education comes before anything extra. The harder I work now the better the future will be. Only the lord knows what the future will hold but as of right now I am working to a successful future with lots of open doors and opportunities.…
With longing for a bright future I was aware that I would be sacrificing hours of leisure time in favor of spending time studying, but I was undaunted by this realization. I acknowledged the fact that hard work pays off, and the only way to make a difference in my life and become the best version of myself was to put a little blood, sweat, and tears into my work. In addition, to committing my time to school I have…
I have to keep my job and where it is at though I have an apartment and bills to pay for. That's what driving me to go to college though I'm working at a dead end barely over minimum wage job , forty hours a week for a barely three hundred dollar check. So when the homework piles up before work I will do anything in my power to have that done before I go to work every time I clock in it gives me incentive to not do this job my whole live and have the same set raise for however much effort you put in. Another incentive is I don’t want my son to think he can just not get an education and have that same dead end job that everyone will have in their life, it did take a little push and awakening but when I make a decision I stick to the choice that I'm satisfied…
I agree with the speaker because in my own personal experience, I have learned that you must be proactive and strive for what you want in life. Through my high school and college years, not only did I succeed in passing my classes, but joining extracurricular activities brought more chances in deciding options for my future. In addition to that, I was able to be a part of a health occupations class where I had a chance to meet many people in different fields. Even though this specific class was not required and I had more work to do, taking the class allowed me the chance to open up more of my options and getting my name out there. Currently, I have made the decision to go back to school so that I may have more opportunities in my future to possibly go into a specialty field. I know that if I do not work hard and remain where I am, this will be all I know. There will not be any chances for me to go further or…
As a child I grew up in a poor household. Through the years my father struggled to pay the bills and we were living from month to month. I remember one time he came home and he was ecstatic because he made $100 that week. He worked around the clock to make ends meet. He would do any kind of side job whether it was buffing floors at his church or fixing friends cars. At the age of 13 my dad starting hitting the books and studying for his Real Estate exam. He bought the books and studied by himself for about a month before he scheduled his test. Once he became a Realtor he worked around the clock to get his name in the market. As a family we went from lower class to middle class because my father made the decision to do better. His focus was unparalleled, and once he made the decision to become successful, there was no stopping him.…
It just goes to show you work for what you want and you get what you want. I try so hard in life to create a better future for myself because, I enjoy the satisfaction that comes with it and wants me to keep striving. It started in high school and I can’t wait to see where my future leads me next. Whether it’d be another internship or opportunity to do anything for manufacturing you bet I will be doing it to…
No matter what you do or when you do it, hard work always pays off in the end. Hard work is what we have to do if we plan on going or doing anything in this life. We cannot sit back and take it easy all the time, we have to get out there and work for what we want. When we have to put forth hard work then you know the rewards will be that much greater. I’m here to tell you that hard work always pays off in the end. Hard work is what you have to do if you want to achieve the rewards from the effort you put forth.…
When I was younger, everything was handed to me. Well, not everything but most of what I wanted or thought I needed like new clothes, toys, the latest electronics things that cost money. When the economy started to crash thing had to change around my house. My mother lost her job and my dad’s pay was cut short plus on top of that he was sick for 8 months with a type of liver disease. We had to cut down on how much money we spent especially on the wants compared to our needs. With our financial struggle I had to learn how to live with the things that I already had and not want what other people had. Having my first job as a snow cone maker I also had to learn that you have to work for the things you want in life. Nothing in life is just handed to you, you have to earn it.…