Tara+Y's+Goals+for+Freshman+Year+and+Beyond

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=Text of My Speech=

I am not the smartest, nor am I the strongest person in the world. I have never climbed Mount Everest and I have never explored the deepest depths of the ocean. I may never be famous or eat meat again. I will never reach perfection, but I will strive to go above and beyond in all that I do.

I am Tara Y and as I dive into my freshman year here I have a few goals in mind that I would like to accomplish. In academics, I would like to maintain a 4.0 grade point average or higher. I also hope my study skills improve and that my tendency to procrastinate will decrease. But my big goal is to learn the fine art of being able to focus, I want to absorb all the lessons being taught and to succeed in all of my school work with more than a last minute effort.

Another aspect of my life that I have goals is in athletics. I plan to attend Mavricks three or more times a week outside of school and start swimming again. Also improving my endurance and pain tolerance, considering my medical issues is ambitious, but I will work for it with great determination.

Even though school work and other personal goals will monopolize much of my time I plan to keep a healthy balance between my social life and school life. Staying out of drama is a high priority on my list, I firmly believe it is the last thing that anyone needs on their mind. And although I work at this daily, I am going to strive to be as kind as possible to everyone around me.

My top priority is to continue to advance in music, my biggest passion. I am currently working on guitar, piano, and singing, and my next step is to add the ukelele to the mix. Staying a vegetarian will not be a hard thing to accomplish after three years of going without meat, but I don’t want to give in. Also broadening my knowledge of the medical field for my future career of being a doctor is something I am going to put effort into. Finally, I plan to complete drivers ed and pass the dreaded test to get my permit by the end of this school year.

Every ambition I have listed throughout this will create the person I am bound to be in the future, from building up knowledge for my desired career choice and advancing in my favorite past time, to keeping my grades at a high level and working out at a constant amount every week. I want to make those around me proud and know that in everything I set out to do, I will either succeed or put my entire self into trying to.