My Goals And Reflection: The Whole Life Concept Project

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My passion is serving others. I want to be able to work in a job that helps people and performs tasks for people that they might not want to do themselves. My goals for this passion is to graduate with a degree that allows me to work in a career field that enables me to work within my passion. I want to then join the U.S. Army and work as a combat engineer which would allow me to use my engineering skills while working in a career that allows me to serve people. I hope that after ten years I will still be able to work in the Army while being promoted within their ranks. These are my goals to positively impact society.
The Whole Life Concept Project is designed to help students identify what their passion is and what they would need to accomplish …show more content…

It is important at this stage of my academic career because a freshman may not know exactly what they want to accomplish in life. The model helps them find what they want to do exactly. A second reason it is important at this stage is so that they can identify what skills they would need to obtain for their passion. Knowing what skills they need can help them identify what classes would be beneficial for them so that they don’t waste any time or money. A third reason that thinking about the model at this point is important is so that they can see if their current major is the only way for them to achieve their goals. Knowing that there are other options for majors can help a student identify what major would help them most and which major would be the easiest to work …show more content…

The first skill was to be proficient in math. This is because engineers use math for almost everything. The second skill was communication. Communication is extremely important since not everyone will understand the language engineers use, but they still need to be able to follow what they say. The third skill was to be a leader. This is important because when working in teams it is necessary for someone to take charge and choose the direction the team will go in while completing an assignment. The fourth skill was discipline. It is important for engineers to be organized and for them to meet deadlines. This can come from being disciplined. The last skill was to be able to work in a team. This is important because an engineer won’t do everything on their own, so they need to be able to work efficiently and effectively in a team. The knowledge and skills that I would need to acquire can be gained from a degree in

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