Just as quickly as this semester came, it has now passed. Over the time I have spent slaving over textbooks, procrastinating on assignments, and just making the deadline for the biggest assignment of the semester I have learned and have grown from this experience. At the beginning of the semester, I was very optimistic about what the semester is going to hold, I was reaching for the sky. But unlike usual I did not fall short of my goals and my expectations, I persevered and came through. I reached all of my goals as of right now. Once final grades come in then I can breathe and actually look back and see if I made all of them come true. So far my goal of getting a 3.5 GPA is still a possibility, I feel comfortable where I am standing going into finals, but then again that could change. My next goal was to get an internship in sales. Because of the current pandemic, I don’t know if that will happen. I have applied for many internships but the majority of them have been canceled. I have two possibilities remaining and I am keeping my fingers crossed. My last goal was to be a better person today than I was yesterday and I feel like I have done this.

My Goals were not impossible but they did require a lot of work. For example, I have never been a smart student, I have always had to work twice as hard just to pass the class but for some reason, everything finally clicked this semester. I buckled down and got my grades up and learned more about myself as well as my schooling. It required long hours of reading and writing my notes. I figured out that if I go to class, take good notes, and rewrite the notes while going through the chapter after class helped me study and be more prepared. For my internship I applied to every position I could find, I did not care whether I was not the perfect fit for the description, I still applied because the worst they can say is no. Therefore I got a lot of opportunities to interview, but sadly, the majority of my internship programs were canceled. I am now hoping one of the two remaining internships work out so I can gain real-world knowledge. Lastly, I wanted to be a better person today than I was the day before. This one was actually the most inspirational one. This is a line my grandfather used to preach to my family about but I never understood it until I got to where I am today. I have been helping out people who need help, and I have been more open to people. I have donated my time as well as my knowledge to help others who need it most.

Paragraph 3: How will these goals help you after our course concludes?  This can apply to Spring 2020 or goals that are farther into your future plans (i.e. future internship, job, or career path).

The goal hat I believe will help me the most was being a better person today than I was the day before. This will help me in every aspect of my life. I will be more approachable and more likable which in turn will open up more opportunities for me. This will also help me become a better person overall. My GPA goal was set because it was something I have never done before. It was something I knew was possible just never had the drive to get it done. Lastly, my internship will provide an experience that I need for the rest of my life. This course helped me understand the importance of appearance whether physical or in words and how just the smallest change in your appearance will make the difference. The knowledge I have learned from this course it will help me pursue my sales career.