Thing #1

In considering the 7 1/2 habits of life-long learners, I find that accepting responsibility for my own learning and taking pride in it has helped me the most. One of the habits I continue to struggle with is having the confidence in myself to keep going.

On my recent path to a higher education and new career, I have found that accepting responsibility for my own learning and taking pride in my achievements has helped me stay focused and meet my ultimate goal - to be an English teacher. In the past I have waited for opportunities to come to me. I did not push outside my box to pursue the career of my dreams because I did not have the confidence in myself to push to the end. I have always been good at starting things and then letting them go when it became too difficult or interferred with my leisure time. Since striking out on this new path, I have put aside many of the hobbies I love to concentrate on the main goal - a graduate degree and teacher's certificate. I am learning to have confidence in myself as a learner and to stay focused on the end - or the goal I intend to achieve.