Driver Readiness Page 2 of 10 Physical Readiness When you drive, you get information from all of your senses. You see, hear, smell and feel the motion of the vehicle - all of this input helps you to be aware of your driving environment, to predict what might happen, and to assess how to react. This information is processed by your brain and keeps you aware of changing situations. Sensory input helps your brain understand and decide when to accelerate, steer or brake. You also need to be in general good health with no injuries or illness that might prevent you from operating your vehicle safely. Vision Vision is the primary sense used in driving. About 90% of the information required for safe driving relates to vision. Since 90% of the information required for safe driving relates to vision, the degree of accurate vision is essential. Visual acuity refers to the clarity or clearness of one's vision, a measure of how well a person sees. Visual acuity is a measure of the ability to identify black symbols on a white background at a standardized distance as the size of the symbols is varied. This acuity is dependent upon the retinal focus, the sensitivity of the nervous system elements, and the manner in which the brain interprets the information. The well-known phrase "20-20 vision" refers to the ability to read given letters at a standard length of an eye exam room, specifically the distance from the patient to the acuity chart, which is typically 20 feet. Good driver vision includes:·…
In life, to successfully move forward I need to establish goals. “The tragedy in life is not reaching your goal, but having no goal to reach” (Leadership for Student Activities, 2005). I must have a plan of how I will achieve my goals and be able to identify when an important element of that goal is reached. Possible setbacks must be considered and purposeful schemes arranged for when the unexpected shows up. According to Deci and Ryan (1984), “Goals, whether trivial, routine, significant or life altering, are part of peoples everyday lives”.…
Knowing what you want out of life is only half the battle. The other half is a real opportunity to keep you focused, accountable and on track to achieve it.…
Having grown up in a single parent home with two sisters who did not complete high school, made the pressure for me to succeed unimaginable. The constant reminder of achieving greatness has stuck with me since I was eight years old. Throughout middle school I was top of my class, in high school I graduated cum laude with a 4.4 GPA and currently in my 1st year of college I am top of my intermediate/college algebra class, I scored the highest grade out of all 5 of my psychology teachers classes, and I have an A in my Philosophy class. My educational goals consist of gaining knowledge throughout my entire life, achieving higher than my goals, being as involved as I can possibly be with my college/ community, and continuing to prosper. Ever since…
I have been planning goals for myself since I was in the 7th grade. Some of those goals have already been accomplished and what joy has come over for me for making my dream goals reality. These goals change all of the time, from my major, to colleges and even where I want to reside after I graduate college. I have narrowed down my list though to a few more goals.…
If I am not helping other people reach their dreams, I’m not reaching mine either. I am so strongly devoted to making a difference in as many lives as possible. Furthering my education will put me on my path towards success. My view on success is much more than my personal accomplishments, it’s how much I can help others. I want my life to be the reason someone else’s life is made better. Helping others is what defines…
To conclude, my goals of going to college and being successful are very closely related. Both of these goals along with becoming a registered nurse and a fashion designer are priorities to me. I plan to chase after my dreams and succeed my goals with determination and hard work. I have a long road set out ahead of me, but giving up is not apart of the objective by any…
Every person, no matter their race, gender, or language that they speak, have huge goals that they want to accomplish in life. We spend our lives either receiving a college degree or performing on world tours in the pursuit of happiness and success. In the end, it’s not all about the long term goals but the steps to get me there. My long term goals are to travel, graduate with a master’s degree in Business, and make partner at a prestigious law firm.…
I have chosen to pursue my degree in the field of Health Care Administration. My long term goal is to one day be the top administrator of a hospital, or even open up my own Health Care facility. Five years from now, I would like to be employed in a health care organization. During that time, I would have the opportunity to get an introduction to gain insight first handedly as to what a health care administrator does, i.e. entry level management position, internship etc. Qualifications that I would already possess are my Bachelor’s degree, management experience, strategic planning. Additional steps that I will need to take to be even more experienced would be gaining more experience and training, and pursing my master’s degree within that field.…
The crucial first step towards setting and achieving personal goals is that you must realize you have to prepare for the future and not wait for it to happen. The retrospect of my life has had many changes and twists; it is in a constant state of development obliging me to focus, look at my values and how it has changed as I have matured. Contemplating at my career path, my educational aspirations will consist of obtaining my masters degree and practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the near future. Securing an administrative post in my related…
My parents hard work and accomplishments have taught me that I can do whatever I set my mind to do. At this time I am not sure what I want my career to be but I know I want to be successful. Everyone wants to be successful but not everyone is willing to work hard to be successful. My parents have taught me that the key to become successful is to work hard. In the end my goal is to work hard, become successful, and to repay my parents somehow for their hard work.…
Life is full of opportunities, its what and how you decide to go about these opportunities that decides your path in life. For people like me that like to plan ahead and make goals to a brighter future it is a simple task. I have established three different types of goals, two that will lead me to my long term goal of getting a job with the orange county sheriffs office. My personal long term goal is to move out of my home and live either with some friends as roommates or alone. My Academic goal would definitely have to be to get a B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice. To achieve these long term goals I’m going to need to build on a basis of smaller and less time consuming goals. For…
The graduate school that met my long-term goal is Jacksonville State University. My current career goal is to be certified as an Applied Behavioral Analysis; and to later pursue my nursing degree. I choose applied behavioral analysis because I am passionate about helping people and working with children. I saw it as a great opportunity to work with children and adults who struggles with autism and other developmental disabilities. The Jacksonville State University Psychology department is uniquely suited to support a broad range of behaviorally focus courses leading to the Masters of Science degree in applied behavioral analysis.…
Goals are what shapes everyone’s lives to what they are. Whether it be an abundance or lack of them. Myself, I have planned many goals so I can become who I really wish to be. Without my little goals to guide me along the way, who knows where I could end up in this world? Many of my goals are simple small ones like, get an A in English, perfect my cupcake recipe, or do well on the SAT’s; that add up to much larger ones such as get accepted to a good college and become a well known pastry chef. Well my goal of being accepted to a lovely college has already become true. In the fall I will be attending Johnson & Wales University for baking and pastry. My main goal at the moment however is to secure as much help as I can from people such as yourselves so it can be possible. Even though honestly I’m not the type to ask for help about anything, I need it. My goals mean so much to be to become someone and reach the education I need and deserve. Without it, how could anything else I wish to attain with my life become possible? Without knowledge and experience, how am I supposed to compete with highly trained chefs for jobs in such a competitive industry? Teaching yourself can only get you so far. I yearn for the knowledge about not only classical but modern techniques I could never figure out all on my own. Before my goal of becoming a great pastry chef can come to be, I must satisfy my wishes and goals to learn all I can. My goals to master the art of sugar sculpture, cake baking, and chocolate work. Granted yes some things I have learned already on my own such as gum paste manipulation and basic baking, but how would I ever learn how to create creatures out of sugar so delicate the tiniest touch could snap them? It would never be a possibility in my tiny kitchen; it takes so much room in there to even bake a cake. Just basically what I’m saying is this; without help to reach my education the goals I plan wouldn’t even matter. They would be impossible to…
My day was made tremendously better when I checked my email and found an application for graduation. It's baffling to think I will be finished with my Bachelor's of Science in Human Services this summer after just a short time of working hard. For so many years this goal has felt unattainable due to so many circumstances, but here I am about to mark off the biggest personal goals I have ever made for myself. It reassures me that by giving all my worries to God is the best decision I have ever made. He continues to bless me every single…