Possible Employment

After searching for a job online, I found an opening at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Waxahachie as a cashier. This job is appropriate for adolescents because it does not require any previous job experience and it does not require any special skills. While employed, you are expected to communicate properly with customers and answer phones in an appropriate manner while organizing the cash drawer. If I were to apply for this job, I would make sure to have my high school transcript, numerous recommendation letters, and a reliable mode of transportation. I would also research common questions that employers ask to prospective employees so that I can prepare adequate answers in order to present myself in a proper manner to the employer. In all honesty, finding a job through the internet was probably the easiest way possible to find a job. There are numerous websites that offer many suggestions for high school students in the Waxahacie area. There are many opportunities that are offered for adolescents that require little to no previous work experience and provide for a very school-friendly schedule.

Homeless to Harvard Reflection

The movie Homeless to Harvard was very inspiring and much more interesting than I thought it would be. The story of Liz Murray is one of heartache and challenge, but after watching the movie I believe that it should be shared with a much wider audience. Many adolescents in today's society have little to no work ethic and couldn't care less about working hard now in order to reap the benefits later in their educational career. The most inspiring and influential part of the movie to me is when Liz states in the beginning and in the end that she always remembered that her mother loved her. She went through so much trouble as a child because of her mother's addictive habits, and often times it seemed that her mother never even cared about her well being. However, through all the suffering and torment that she endured, she never lost hope in her mother and always believed in her mother's ability to show her loving nature. Many people, most likely including myself, would have given up on their family had they been in this situation. Liz never lost sight of her mother's true self and everything that she did during her childhood was for her mother's comfort and health. I have never had to endure the amount of despair that Liz went through, and I am almost certain that had I been in this situation, I would have given up on myself and on my family because of the absence of love and affection that is prominent in my life currently. Nevertheless, I hope that I would have been able to have the amount of resilience and devotion towards my family as Liz Murray. Hopefully, I would have also had her immense courage to break out of the way of life that she had always known and attempt to venture into a new and unfamiliar world full of judgement and punishment, yet still succeed despite her burdens.

My Budget

My budget was fairly normal and expected. However, one of the most surprising things about my budget was that I had extra money left over at the end of every month. This amount of money wasn't very large, but it was still surprising that I wasn't in a lot of debt. I probably missed and expense or calculated one incorrectly, which makes me very nervous for my financial situation in college. Having complete responsibility over my expenses is definitely intimidating and I'm not very confident at this point that I will be ready for my college career. I realized that having an accurate budget of your income and expenses each month can be extremely vital if I want to save enough money for later in life. In order to prepare for college early, I could start heavily researching ways to save money such as cheaper apartments and textbooks, and I could begin to put my money into a savings account for tuition and other expenses not included in my budget. 

My Top Career Choice

If I had to choose one career to follow, I would definitely choose Physical Therapy. I would love to be a Physical Therapist because learning about how the body works and how to help people after they get injured interests me very much. Also, I would love to have a career in which I directly help others medically, but I could never be a doctor or surgeon because I can't stand the sight of a lot of blood. I also get sick at sight of someone's internal body components on the outside of their body or broken bones, so working in an ER is definitely out of the question as well. However, being a Physical Therapist is perfect for me because I am able to help injured people rehabilitate after they have mostly been repaired by other medical personnel. Furthermore, the other careers that I have listed on my career project are mostly hobbies that I can do outside of my full-time job.

Stress Test

I got a 5 on the stress test and the website said that I probably have very little stress in my life. It also told me that I shouldn't try to shy away from stressful problems in my life. In my opinion, I think that I have a fair amount of stresses in my life. However, I think that I have just gotten good at letting things go, especially when it comes to blowing up or frequently being rude. One of the main stresses in my life is definitely school work. I have acquired the bad habit of putting off assignments until the last minute, which definitely adds stress to my life. Another one of the stressful factors is trying to handle my schedule (whether it be trying to make it to a party or go to a church event, or spend time with family). I constantly stress myself out because I always look at the bulk of my work instead of taking it one step at a time. However, I have gotten very good at organizing my work in order to complete it in a timely manner and juggling my calender. I also think that doing assignments one at a time instead of trying to finish them all at once really helps me stay calm.