So I graduated from a University about a month ago. That is crazy to believe! Going to school is something I did...pretty much 99% of my entire life. I have been so busy these past few weeks, that I haven't even took time to realize what kind of accomplishment that was. In my family, I am the first grandchild(out of 17 grandchildren, plus 6 great-grandchildren) to have any kind of college degree and the 2nd person, in my whooooole family to have a college education. Whoa.I feel excited and anxious to move on with my life. I have accomplished my first major goal and now I feel very confident that I can continue with my next major goals (buy a new car, a house, have a family, and open up my own boutique). I believe goals are important in life. If you are not aiming for anything, then what is the point of living? I have a lot of mini-goals as well as BIG goals. I am a person who enjoys instant gratification. I celebrate the small accomplishments in order to keep myself motivated and aiming to move on.
The best advice I can give to someone who has goals that seem unreachable is to think positive. I have a few friends who already have families and who think it is impossible to finish their degrees. I tell them to concentrate on the positiveness (is that even a word? haha..it is now.) My friend is three classes away from getting her Associate's degree. She complains that it will take four more years to get a Bachelor's degree going part-time. I told her to think...In four more years, I will accomplish something big and be able to take care of my family better. Although you will be sacrificing things for four more years, the rest of your life will benefit from this. Thinking positive is what got me through. Something I truely believe in.
So set goals(small & big) and celebrate accomplishments.
~Monica
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