I have always had a passion for animals. As a young child, I was convinced I constantly needed new animals, but we never had the space to care for them. In an effort to fill my desire to be involved with animals, my mom decided to sign me up for English horseback riding lessons. Although I never really believed I would enjoy English riding, I went to the horse barn about two times a week to practice. Over time, I learned to enjoy the sport and I created a bond with the horse I rode; he became my best friend. We went to competitions almost every single weekend and I won multiple awards. When my parents separated I had to stop competing. I was devastated to leave the behind the horse I had grown to love, however, I knew that this would not be the end of my future with animals. Before I started high school, I had no idea what …show more content…
Future Farmers of America (FFA) was all about or that it would become a main focus for me during high school. As a freshman in high school I was not very involved in any extracurricular activities; however, when I heard about students showing animals through FFA my interest was heightened. I immediately knew I wanted to become involved too. I joined FFA and during my sophomore year I bought five rabbits to show at the Rockwall County Youth Fair. I was awarded with twelfth place. Although I had hoped to place higher in the competition, I did not become discouraged. If anything, I became more motivated. During my junior year I showed four rabbits and was awarded fourteenth place. My interest in FFA expanded outside of raising and caring for animals and I became involved with leadership and career development competitions. The leadership development competitions have not only been enjoyable, but they have also provided me with many great real world experiences.
These events have lead me to become more confident when speaking. With this ability, I have become better able to pursue my dreams. For example, after the first year I participated in the leadership development competition, I decided to run for a position as an FFA officer. I now hold the vice president position for the Rockwall FFA chapter. While I participated in these events last year, our chapter won district sweepstakes and I have been further motivated to continue my involvement in FFA. Involvement in FFA is a very important aspect of my life. My love for animals has only grown as I have undertaken the task of raising, caring for, and showing my animals while the leadership and career development competitions have provided me with valuable life lessons. FFA defines the exact person I am. Without this interest, I would have never learned that I would like to pursue a job in the animal field. I now possess skills that will help with my future and am grateful for the opportunities FFA has given
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For eight months I have been volunteering on weekends at Horse Sense Wirral, a horse rescue sanctuary, where aside from routine stable work I have been involved in the rehabilitation and treatment of sick and abused horses. This has taken a certain level of personal strength, but has helped me to become all the more determined to dedicate my life to alleviating animal suffering. I have also spent two weeks working at two different kennels and
As you walk to the other end of the stage and look out into the sea of blue and gold corduroy, you realize this it! This is the moment you’ve worked toward for the last four years. You’ve stayed long hours after school working on you record book, spent grueling hours memorizing speeches, experienced the joy of winning first place at a state CDE contest, and best of all you met so many amazing people and doors were opened to opportunities you never imagined. Finally, after all of your hard work, you’re receiving your State FFA Degree! All of this from making one simple decision your freshman year of high school, signing up for the FFA. What you didn’t realize at the time was that this wonderful organization would help you build leadership skills and teach life skills that you are going to need in the coming years.
While only a small percentage of the entire workforce was able to participate in the event, its intention was to provide employees with something to strive toward. It was also rejuvenating for those given the opportunity to attend. The event was inspiring and left you with the feeling that you work for a great company and they do care about you; so much so that they are willing to spend a lot of money and provide you with a wonderful experience . The event also focused heavily on the driving force of the company: the students and helping them to improve and change their lives. Employees returned to work feeling inspired and ready to do just that. The event provided the company with an opportunity to invest in their employees, reward them, and make them feel
There are a lot of reasons why I chose to pursue pharmacy as my career and they all point to the most important reason: pharmacy is a great fit for my life and is something I have become increasingly passionate about. It started when I was researching careers with my parents and my dad suggested pharmacy and, simply put, it sparked my interest because at the time it was one of the few things I thought I would not hate doing. A healthcare career has always been where I put myself in the future, mainly because most of my family members are in the healthcare field. However, I have never been one that could directly help the wounded or deal with anything gory, but am very intrigued by the growing science of pharmacy. As I continue exploring pharmacy, the more I enjoy learning about it and feel like I could excel in this career.
In one way or another, I have been taking care of animals my entire life. Growing up, I was completely dedicated to animals, caring for what could be considered a mini zoo. Naturally, as a child, I was set on a career as a veterinarian. Like most children, I was naive about the veterinary profession, but I had plenty of people to warn me about its challenges. Albeit initially discouraged from becoming a veterinarian, my search for a meaningful career not only revived my spark for veterinary medicine but also gave me the maturity and experience necessary to succeed in it.
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On stage, I anticipated third place, but was once again stunned when I placed second. This whole experience was life changing. Working for the National FFA Convention, I developed a work ethic to stick to something, and to do my best, even if it seems impossible. I also gained communication skills, and the ability to work outside my comfort zone. Even now it is hard for me to interact with others, but this accomplishment taught me that I can do hard things and I can communicate effectively. I learned how to perform research and express my findings. This experience was also very valuable for it directed me to my career path. It opened up doors as to my abilities, and gave me the confidence to pursue my dreams without fear. It taught me that failures happen, but enduring effort will turn failure into success. In my interviews, I learned that complete honesty is far better than false cover-ups. I became the person I am now because I was blessed with the experience. This project for some may be seen as a great award, but for me it's an invaluable occurrence which had more life skills and experience than a piece of paper can ever
Over the four years that I have spent at Good Counsel, I became part of many activities. Each helping me evolve as a person and become stronger yet. Simple lists could be made of every activity that I have ever been involved in but it could never express to a person what I have learned and how it helped me to grow. Every environmental club, science club, political science club, service work, and S.A.D.D. club I was part of had a very special message to deliver to me. Whether the message was one of responsibility, or a life lesson, I grew from it. The Political Science club opened me to many new experiences. It allowed me the chance to attend the Model U.N., where I was asked to address today's top world issues. This club was very beneficial to me because I was exposed to topics and ideas that I had not previously been able to discuss or learn about in a classroom situation. The science club allowed for me to experience extra educational situations as well. I took part in a hovercraft competition, which was very educational while also allowing me the chance to work with others for a common goal.
When I first start to be interested in working with animals is when my grandma showed me how to work with them to make them healthy again. We would take care of animals that we would find or my family would find and would bring to us. I would work with her to take care of any pets that were
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is an amazing organization that I am glad to of been apart of. When I joined, FBLA as a high school junior I never realized the loyalty it can cause in a person.A great thing about FBLA is its competitions. At the district level, I competed in two written tests, Computer Applications and Business Communications. Once the award ceremony started, I began to get nervous. I remember just sitting there thinking I
I was surprised by a call from an acquaintance that took horseback riding lessons with me a few years ago. She was looking for volunteers to assist at the Children’s Rehab Center. I accepted her offer, thinking of how much fun it would be to be around horses once again. My volunteer work with disabled children, horses and physical therapists helped me learn to be more patient with myself and others. What began as an opportunity to complete my service hours, ended as a gift to myself from a very special person.
“To many, the words love, hope and dreams are synonymous with horses.”- Author Unknown. Horses are my passion, because school has never been necessarily easy for me. Through hard work and having interests outside of school like my horses, I have been able to succeed in high school. If I’m being completely honest, I never Imagined college being something that I’d pursue in my future, not unless I would be studying something that I was truly passionate about and this for me is my horse.
As I watched my mother rush to get the pot to boil some water with tears in
Getting involved in our community allows us the opportunity to meet new people and have a greater understanding of all cultures that you may encounter. Community engagement can assist one in their academic learning and create connections with professionals that can help you establish a career. There’s hundreds of thousands of nonprofit organizations in the world, so why not be involved in one? Organizations like these are what turn the world into an overall better place. I think it is our duty to help those less fortunate around us. The conference made me realize that I, along with other college students, should take the initiative to be more involved in my community since the slightest occurrence could cause the biggest impact. Also, it made me realize that reaching your goals is not easy, it takes time and you should never quit. If college students all over the world would step up and become more involved in the community, we could make all the difference. We are the generation that influences others and we have the power to persuade others to be involved as well. The younger generation looks up to us and we should set a positive example for them. Seeing college students being so interested in volunteering could cause younger people want to do so as
I didn’t really know what to do with my profound love of animals. The only job I knew at the time was a veterinarian. That was the only thing I thought that I could do with my life since I wanted a job with animals. Well, my whole life I have been doing things that will allow me to make it to become a veterinarian. My whole high school experience, I have taken all