August 2015, I relocated to Jacksonville to embark on my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) at the University of North Florida (UNF). This marked a definitive step in my career transition process. Approximately three years ago, several life and work related events converged which caused me to re-evaluate my life. Personal triggers included - turning 50, my husband’s health issues and his post-retirement life-style change and my mother’s retirement and her subsequent move to Jacksonville
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necessary in order to succeed in life. Life is full of important choices and being responsible is one of the most important of them. Many things can alter our choices: friends, money, or life’s stresses can persuade you to make poor decisions. The dictionary defines personal responsibility as “taking responsibility for your actions, accepting the consequences that come from those actions and understanding that what you do impacts those around you”. In this essay I will explain my view points and experiences
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Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” have truly changed my life in a positive way. Before starting to read the book, I thought I was going to find myself with one of those books with difficult concepts to understand and to relate with, however, from the beginning of the begging of the book I was able to connect myself to the author’s ideas. Reading about what the author and his wife were going through while they were raising their son was helpful to me, as Covey tells us, his book was
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Limestone Kebob House. In my current situation I am trying to balance my studies and work. To balance work and study at the same time can be a very difficult thing to do. Although the thought of balancing work and study may seem overwhelming, it can be achievable with some planning and self-discipline. To be honest, I don’t have any professional experience. But I have skills that i have developed thought my life experiences.my strengths are my communication skills and my flexibility to adapt the
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Personal Responsibility Even though independence can possibly make you stubborn, being independent is my personal responsibility because it allows you to create a future for yourself and sets you apart from most others. In this essay I will discuss the power that independence has in creating a better future for yourself while showing that you have a strength that most others don’t possess. It is my personal responsibility not only for those reasons but also it was the way I was raised. “Personal responsibility
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helping them go back to their healthy lives is the best prize I could ever get. My mother was also in critical condition because of post-partum hemorrhage, when I was born, at home. According to my father; he was not expecting that my mother would come back to her life without treatment at the hospital. After the treatment by doctors and nurses, they brought her fragile life back into the world. Now we are together again. My mother’s story about the treatment that magically healed her at hospital inspired
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provided great role models for their children. My parents always told me that you should treat others as you wanted to be treated. I have built my values and ethics around this statement. This paper will cover some of the remnants of my parents. My younger years as a child, along with the career I have chosen. Then the paper will cover some academic goals. The information contained in this paper will explain why I am unique. Parents In looking back at my parents I can say that they were always honest
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AN ESSAY ON MY PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE BY Margaret Omotola Osunrinde tola.osunrinde@yahoo.co.uk Life is beyond a state of physical and biological existence; it is also a platform for self-realization, which is viable by self-determination, improvement and socialization. This is why I ensure to always strive hard and apply the principle of excellence in whatever I do. I know that my motivation would keep me in tune with life dynamics such that the harder I work, the better I score and the more fulfilled
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When my alarm rings every morning at 6:30, I know I have two choices; continue to slumber in my dreams or wake up and chase them. The good life starts with the desire to jump out of bed every morning with your chin up and spirits high to take on whatever may be thrown your way. It does not matter what type of car you drive, or what your wearing. The good life is based upon striving to reach the goals you set for yourself, performing kind, compassionate acts for others and making sure you leave behind
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there. As a 17 year-old senior, my imagination is still as big as it was when I was little. I might not have the funds to support my imagination but I will get there. I am going to college no matter what my circumstances are. I know once I step across that stage in a couple of months; I will also be stepping into the real world. I have to grow up and make choices that will contribute to everything that I want to do in life. My mother, my father, nor any of my siblings ever made it to college
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