Doing What You Believe In...

When I was little I wanted to do everything. When I grew up I wanted to be an actress, doctor, model and a veterinarian. I wanted to do everything I loved which involved helping people and animals, wearing cute clothes while walking down the runway and acting in my favorite Disney channel show That’s So Raven.

David Frost once said “Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.”

Society today makes it their priority to pursue in a career that makes a decent amount of money because of the recession that today’s society is in today.  I believe that doing something you love is very important if you want to have success with it in the future. Being an engineer when you grow up because they make a lot of money isn’t always the best if you hate math and science.

Doing something you love is very important if you want to succeed. When you get a job, it would be nice if you can wake up in the morning feeling happy to go to work in the morning oppose to regretting it since you hate your job. If you do not love your job it’s a big chance that you won’t put in the same kind of effort you would if it’s the job you love. An example of this can be for a person that loves to paint. If they get a job at a bank they wouldn’t have any passion for what they’re doing. Even if their paintings didn’t sale, if it’s something they believe in they will have more joy in painting a picture than dealing with customers at a bank

.           I completely agree with David Frost in doing something you believe in and enjoy. Till this day I chose to become a doctor because I love helping people. It’s important to do something you love because like Frost said you will eventually have success in it.

What makes you beautiful?

People can define beauty in many different ways. Some define it based on a person’s character; others define it based on their looks. Personally, I define it based on a person’s personality. Being pretty on the outside is one thing, but having an ugly personality takes away from how pretty a person really is. Kevyn Aucoin once said that “Beauty had a lot to do with character,” and I completely agree. In today’s society, many people forget the true meaning of beauty. They get caught up in a person’s image that they forget how important it is for a person to be just as beautiful in the inside. If you like a guy that is really good looking on the outside but he has no interest in anything but his self then he really isn’t as pretty as you thought he was. Most beautiful people are unique and honest with themselves. A beautiful person is someone that is genuinely nice and who is not only interested in themselves but in others also. With all the wonderful things that fill their insides, they automatically become beautiful on the outside. If a person is beautiful on the outside but their heart is filled with negativity then that person becomes automatically ugly in my eyes. With all this said, it all boils down to beauty being in the eye of the beholder. What may be beautiful to one person can be ugly to another.  

Did curiosity really kill the cat?

Being curious is just human nature and everyone has experienced it at least 100 times in their lifetime. Whether it’s about the time of day, the divorce between Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, the neighbors that just moved in down the street or even the topics that’s going to be on the next math test, being curious is just something everyone experiences throughout their lifetime. It can shape them into the person that they are today.-

Bernard Baruch once said:

“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.”

            This quote deeply reminded of a five year old child who just couldn’t stop asking questions. (Like myself at that age) I would always start off with the question “What are you doing?” This proceeded with me asking why to every answer that follows. At that age, I was curious about everything. I asked questions like “Why is that book on the shelf?”  Or “Why is Barney purple?” I wanted to know about every single thing I perceived.  Anything that popped into my head at that age was being asked. I didn’t even worry if it was relevant to the situation; I just wanted to know why!

            At the age of 10 I was just as curious but my questions got a little but more complex. My questions evolved to “What is the name of the book on the shelf?”and “Where are we going during summer break?” or during excursions “Are we there yet?” I found out the time and place to ask a question and not to just ask about anything that popped into my head. This is the age when my grandma told me “curiosity killed the cat,” but I simply didn’t care. At that age, my curiosity led me into knowing the place where my mom hid my birthday gifts and that riding a bike with one hand is something only professionals and my older cousin can do.

When it came to reading my curiosity led me even further. When I saw a book in the library I just wanted to know what it was about and if I would be interested in it. Now as a 16 year old, I always ask myself what would happen if I wasn’t as curious as I was when I was younger. “How would I act now?” and “Would I have acquired so much outside knowledge?” Curiosity furthered not just my knowledge but shaped my personality as a whole. If I wasn’t as curious as I was, I wouldn’t have tried different ethnic foods, went on a roller coaster and discovered my passion for reading. Being curious changed my whole perspective on life and shaped me into the person I am today.

Is Your Career Worth it?

     As Marilyn Monroe once said, “A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.” A lot of people are deeply consumed with their work or school and forgets about their outside life. As a current AP student, school is my top priority but having an active social life is important also.

     As a high school student wanting to succeed, colleges not only look for a student that had a 4.0 all four years of high school, but an active 4.0 student that was involved in extracurricular activities in school and out of school. Colleges want a well rounded student that’s smart and active. In college there’s going to be a lot going on and they want to make sure that you can keep up with your grades and all the other things that go on during college without falling behind.

     In distinct careers it’s hard to have a social life. Actors, doctors, lawyers all have a hard time finding time to spend with their family and friends. Certain actors and actresses private lives are publicly announced to the world. Not only can they not have a regular social life with the paparazzi or frenzied fans, but their private life simply isn’t private. Doctors have it a little better since their social lives are not publicized but that’s only if they have a normal social life. They could be on call all hours of the night and might not be able to go on that second date with the guy they met at the book store or to their grandmother’s 87^th birthday. Even though these jobs take up a lot of time from your social life, they are well worth if it’s their passion and love for the job they do.

     Family is very important and a necessity for everyone. As Marilyn said, a career is great but not having anyone to talk to it about after it’s all said and done isn’t that great. Some people in today’s society work so hard to provide shelter and food for their family that they don’t always have time to watch a movie with their children after work or anything of that sort. The feeling of knowing that your family is there for you no matter how much time you spend with them on a daily basis is reassuring. Some people like Marilyn Monroe feels that their career is so time consuming and they don’t necessarily have the time they want to spend with their family and friends like others already have.