I am a strong believer that the personality of people is strongly influenced by their experiences in life. This is because a person's worldview regarding life normally comes from values and beliefs that are instilled by experiences since experiences are a key part of a person's development. In my own life, this has certainly been true as well since I feel that my background and experiences have certainly been an influence when it comes to my views and philosophies. For example, one area that this happened was when while I was in my hometown of Houston where I saw a lot of people who had very little …show more content…
This is because personal and academic goals are a great way to increase the student's motivation which can be a very powerful tool to reach objectives. Becoming a lawyer is my own personal goal and also partially my academic goal since it is contingent upon gaining grades that will be sufficient for law school. I chose this as my dream job since it is very well paying when it comes to the salary but also because I will be able to help those that need legal service. So whenever I am tasked with achieving a certain academic goal, I use the motivation to get my dream job in order to empower myself to complete my tasks. Quite often this motivation is the way that I can overcome the struggles in life since I am reminded of the results that will come the day that I graduate from GCU such as higher wages and being closer to fulfilling my