College Admissions Essay: 30 Years And Success

30 Years and Success. In society we ironically associate time with success. “By my late forties I should be established and able to settle down and begin enjoying the brighter side of life”. Many people have sequential life goals for themselves; career, marriage, children, early retirement. These landmarks reflect their idea of a suitable life. The only problem is if somehow those factors pop up out of order, they no longer feel like they are on a promising course to a happy life. Personally, I view things much simpler than that.
I define success as fulling purpose. I believe each and every one of us have something unique to give to the world. These God given talents and gifts are what influences culture, enriches diversity, and implements
change. We not only live for ourselves but for others and world around us. Fulfilling purpose does not even have to be a lifelong quest, we fulfill purpose every day. A simple smile could possibly saves someone’s life.
Dance is my passion and from a very young age, before even taking dance classes I knew I was going to be a professional dancer.
My life motto is “change the world one performance at a time.” In 30 years I may not be at the peak of my dancing career, realistically I might not even be dancing anymore. Although my true heart’s desire is to dance for a lifetime, retiring would not be the end of me. I would consider myself unsuccessful and practically a failure, if I lost sight of positively influencing others. As an artist I use dance to communicate. Whether I am performing or choreographing my goal is deeper than just a good show but rather, reaching a person in a way that words alone cannot. Even at my young age I see how my choreography has moved others. I expect nothing but more empowerment as I get older. More people should see what I have to offer. With my maturity should come new innovative ways to use dance. I hope to broaden the possibilities of dance. I want to explore how can dance be used in education, rehabilitation, and interpreting information. These are not set in stone. But rather parameters of where I want to go. I may end up researching the benefits of dance in all three areas; or maybe I only do one. Whatever I dedicated myself to, I must reach further than I can with my two
hands.
If I were to look back on my life at the age of 50 and realize I over looked multiple opportunities to interact with new people, I would be extremely disappointed. Communication is key general, whether it’s through art or speech. I am currently a Spanish minor for the simple fact that I believe being bi-lingual will put me in a position where I can interact with more people. A small goal I have for myself is to go a Spanish speaking country and teach dance. Not only will I be find ways to grow with-in a new culture but I will be able to impact students that may not speak English. Dance is universal. It brings people together. In 50 years I will have experienced people outside the U.S.
Whether I look back in 30 years, or 10 years my disappointment would be the same if I realize I lived my life without purpose. When you live in purpose, marriage, children, and/or successful career all come at the appropriate time. My life starts now, as college student. I am always thinking of how I can help others. People will forget the good dancer soon after they leave a show, however they will never forget a person who positively impacted their life.