Arie Ioselevich, Period 2, 9/22/22

Arie Ioselevich
Period 2
September 22, 2022

Atomic Habits & Growth

At this current point in time, what specific standards have you set  for yourself? 

• How and why did you come to craft these standards? 
• How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving these standards?
• How do you assess yourself?  What adjustments do you make? How often?

Currently,  I am a senior at Staten Island Technical High School. In all honesty, I wasn’t very much involved with this school at all. I never attempted to make friends, join any sport teams, or really even put any effort into my grades. This is probably why I never really liked highschool. I always felt as if I didn’t fit in because of my lack of studying and not being part of a school team. The thing is, I’m actually quite good at swimming and I would have probably won a state title had I done highschool swimming. On the outside it seems as if I’m not a team player, but the truth is I simply didn’t have the extra time or energy to do high school swimming. Now that I am a senior and I have some more time on my plate, I think it’s best to set some goals to better myself and create good lifelong habits.

Since freshman year, a lot of people have been telling me the same things–that I should join the high school swim team, and that I should try harder in school. Hence, the following standards I have set for myself; I am going to join the high school swim team and be a leader there; I am going to spend an extra 30 minutes a day doing school related things; I am going to get to know my classmates better; I am going to graduate knowing I did all that I could to make the best of my senior year. In order to achieve those standards I have to know how to get to them. The swim team coach is one of my club teammates' aunts. I am going to ask her to get me in touch with her aunt so that I can join the team. I am going to be a leader here by correcting the technique and attitude of my teammates and by leading our relays to city championship titles. I will spend an extra 30 minutes a day doing school related things by setting aside the first 30 minutes when I get home from practice. I will do my homework, study for tests, and go over notes from all my classes. In order to get to know my classmates better, I will introduce myself in all of my classes, ask about their day, and attempt to talk/work with them on collaborative assignments. If I do all of these things, then I will graduate knowing that I made the best of my senior year.

Because of the nature of my standards, I do not feel it fit to personally assess myself. I will ask my friend Justin to keep me in check, and give me the push that I need when necessary. I will have him check in with me once a week in order to hold me accountable. This is a really big change because I am very individual/reserved, so doing this will also put me out of my comfort zone.