Personal Reflection

Post date: Jul 17, 2017

Looking back at my old list of goals and what has been achieved, I can confidently say that I was successful in this goal setting and achieving process. I believe that true progress can only be made if a person is passionate towards the goals they want to achieve which has been my case for the most part.

While 5/6 goals achieved may seem like a good ratio, I was still disappointed with my results at the time. I had designated some time for my last goal which is, in truth, one of the most difficult goals but unfortunately I did not acknowledge that I would be given an excessive amount of schoolwork to complete at the time. Balancing schoolwork with outside work was a really difficult challenge that I experienced throughout the year, but I feel fortunate that I went through such a rigorous experience as it prepared me for any similar challenges in the future.

The next point that I want to talk about is the importance of friends and family members that aim to constantly pressurize you to achieve your goals. I have to admit that I found myself to be off track at times last year but the constant support from my parents who forced me to get back on track really aided me and allowed me to continue with my progress.

I also naturally found myself moving away from any entertainment tools while leaning towards educational tools at the same time. This is one of the many benefits that I experienced as a result of this process and I am proud to know that whenever I have time, I am now able to use it in an effective way.

I would also like to briefly mention my development and learning experience as a whole. The most important thing that I learned from this process is how to properly and effectively manage my time. Nowadays, I automatically find myself to be early by at least 15 minutes in any situation. Whether it is the time of arrival to school, or the time of arrival to watch a movie, I just always find myself to be early. This development is obviously a result of my goal setting and achieving process and I am glad that I have developed in this way, as arriving early often reduces the stress towards the outcomes of being late.

As previously mentioned, there was only one goal that I did not achieve. This is probably the only failure that I experienced in this process, but I also consider it to be a success in a way. Me writing about this failure shows that in the future, I will probably start with the hardest goal in the list, so that I could beat my current 5/6 ratio.

This is my reflection towards my goals. I cannot let myself down for not completing the last goal, instead I will always motivate myself to complete everything and have no loose ends in my new list of goals.