During my first year of college, just like every other freshman, I ran around the buildings carrying an oversized backpack fully equipped with six textbooks, five hours of homework from the previous night, and numerous maps and schedules to help me navigate the school. I began asking myself why I was slaving over textbooks for more than three hours a night, and why I was struggling to stay awake in class the next day. I soon acknowledged however since kindergarten, I had been putting in laborious effort solely to please others and I had been receiving no satisfaction from either accomplishing goals or failing them. I learned that fostering so many difficult classes, and trying so hard would have to be done to please myself, not anyone else. With these princ
iples straight, fulfillment was once again possible. This was one of the most important lessons I learned, for it gave me my individuality, which is now a flourishing aspect of my character.
Once I settled into college academically, which took me a good part of my first semester, I began having fun, and realizing that schoolwork was not everything. It was from this point I realized I needed to balance the importance of social and academic life, as well as work life. This is when I got my first real job, working as a receptionist at a busy dentist office. It was difficult to learn the computer and filing system, but through hard work and perseverance, I quickly learned and became one of the top employees.
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