Personal Responsibility Leads to Academic Success
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Personal Responsibility Leads to Academic Success
GEN/200
May 11, 2012
Albert Hernandez
Personal responsibility is very simple, holding yourself responsible for your own shortfalls, challenges, and successes, by learning to adapt and overcome obstacles necessary to become who or what you want to be and although there are always outside factors that influence decisions made, you ultimately have the final say in that decision. Through acknowledging that you are solely responsible for the decisions you make will allow you to seize the direction of your life and move forward on the path to success. Failing to acknowledge or accept that you are responsible for the decisions you make may adversely affect college success. Maxwell (n.d.), "It’s not always what we know that makes it a good decision. It is what we do to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision… maybe even a great one!” (para. 1).
As college students we face many challenges and have many responsibilities from financial to personal responsibilities to balancing personal and school time. I believe you have to first identify the challenges you face as a student. The key to making the best decisions for academic success is thorough exploration of the most significant outside factors including, time management, financial management, and health. Between school, work, family, and social obligations, finding time to get everything done can be a challenge. However with a solid time management plan in place this does not have to be an obstacle. Taking charge of your hectic schedule through analyzing the priorities and categorizing each task by level of importance is a must for success in personal and business life. Going to college or back to college can be stressful on finances. Developing a financial plan, such as a solid budget and plans in place to finance college are essential for alleviating this outside stress. These financial practices will carry over and lead to...
GEN/200
May 11, 2012
Albert Hernandez
Personal responsibility is very simple, holding yourself responsible for your own shortfalls, challenges, and successes, by learning to adapt and overcome obstacles necessary to become who or what you want to be and although there are always outside factors that influence decisions made, you ultimately have the final say in that decision. Through acknowledging that you are solely responsible for the decisions you make will allow you to seize the direction of your life and move forward on the path to success. Failing to acknowledge or accept that you are responsible for the decisions you make may adversely affect college success. Maxwell (n.d.), "It’s not always what we know that makes it a good decision. It is what we do to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision… maybe even a great one!” (para. 1).
As college students we face many challenges and have many responsibilities from financial to personal responsibilities to balancing personal and school time. I believe you have to first identify the challenges you face as a student. The key to making the best decisions for academic success is thorough exploration of the most significant outside factors including, time management, financial management, and health. Between school, work, family, and social obligations, finding time to get everything done can be a challenge. However with a solid time management plan in place this does not have to be an obstacle. Taking charge of your hectic schedule through analyzing the priorities and categorizing each task by level of importance is a must for success in personal and business life. Going to college or back to college can be stressful on finances. Developing a financial plan, such as a solid budget and plans in place to finance college are essential for alleviating this outside stress. These financial practices will carry over and lead to...