Brian Wu, Period 8, 11/17/21

 Brian Wu

Ms. Fusaro

Modern Mythology 2022, Period 8

November 17, 2021

Blog 1

Goal Setting & Growth

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

At this current point in time, one of my main goals is to work on my time management and get my act together. Over the last two years of learning from home, I have gotten very lazy as a person and my work ethic is no longer what it used to be. I find myself holding off a lot of assignments till the last minute even though it would not take me long to do them if I just put my mind into what I am doing. This has become a big problem for me because I have a lot of writing to take care of for my college applications. There is a month and half until all my work is to be handed in and I have yet to start my Common Application essay and any of my dozen supplemental writing assignments. If I do not start working hard again and in an efficient manner at that, I will fall behind in everything and this will create a very stressful situation for me that I do not want to deal with. Ultimately, I want to bring myself back to what I was during my freshman year of high school, where the fire burning in me to work was stronger than any obstacle that came in my way.

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

This goal has existed since the beginning of the school year and I have been progressing little by little towards my goal. One of the many things that has helped me is having an hourglass. Whenever I am doing an assignment, I give the hourglass a flip and that is the amount of time I have to finish said work. If I do not finish before the time runs out, then I hand in the assignment as it is and get a bad grade. As a student, I take my grades very seriously and always strive to do the best that I can even if that is not the best out of everyone else. I do not like seeing red marks or a bad grade when I know that I can do better. This want to do good is a drive for me to complete all my work in the given time and it has been working really well for me. For assignments that I believe will need the extra time and care for, I make a schedule and an outline for the steps I must take to complete my task. Being organized and seeing everything that I have to do makes my work a lot more digestible and I seem to work faster when I feel organized. Whenever I complete anything in a given amount of time, I feel very relieved and a bit proud because I know that I am moving in the right direction.

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

One of the most motivating things for me is actually seeing others around me succeed, especially those that I know well. Whenever I see a friend do something great I always think “I have always stood side by side with this person. If they accomplished their goal, what is keeping me from doing the same?” And the answer to that is that nothing is holding me back but myself. Knowing that I am my own problem means that I have every solution to my problems and all I need to do is take a step forward. These same people who are succeeding are also sometimes the same ones who reach out to tell me that I am doing good or to help pick me up whenever I fall behind on something, which I greatly appreciate. Besides seeing others succeed however, seeing others fail is also a bit of a motivating factor to push forward in whatever I am doing. Seeing others do poorly creates this fear in my heart, a fear that if I fail, that will be the end of me. So sometimes, I am not only working towards my goals but also trying to run away from my downfall.