Overcoming Obstacles Essay Examples

“The one thing in life you can control effort.” This is a really nice quote. This quote basically tells the reader that with hard work and effort, they can achieve anything they set their mind to. When I was younger I wanted to join my school Football team. When you join the team you had…

Introduction Many students, whether they are attending a physical university or not, are opting for online courses. With the ever-increasing cost of college, online courses allow students to learn and earn a degree while maintaining a full-time job without having to worry about daytime classes getting in the way. Online classes also allow flexibility for…

Obstacles to Communication in Nursing Nurses are an essential component of the healthcare team, and often perform as a conduit of information between the physician and client, and between other medical team members. This is a precarious position to be in considering the Joint Commission (2012) estimated that “80% of serious medical errors involve miscommunication…

Psychological skill development uses four models. The four models used are self-regulation model, resonance performance model, athlete-centered sport model, and mindfulness-acceptance-commitment approach. Self-regulation deals with the behaviors and thoughts created by executing and reviewing one’s performance. The model is broken into three phases: first is the forethought phase has to do with goal setting and…

The Psychology Behind my Personality During mid/late adolescent years to early adulthood, people are sometimes in search for answers about themselves. In my journey of trying to figure out who I am, why I am the way I am, and what can I change about myself, I’ve found several psychological theories that have helped me…

I first came to America in 2002 from Mexico when I was one year old. My family came with high hopes and dreams of having a better life knowing it would be difficult to adapt to a new country with a different culture and language. We settled in Gonzales with some relatives and my father…

During the 20th Century, there have been devastating events which occurred across East Asia. Countries that have been hit by devastating blows have become successful in managing the success of the countries rate upward positively. Countries like Japan, South Korea, and China are the few countries in East Asia to be in a period of…

As Charles Rangel once said, “Americans have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American dream, yet have preserved to overcome them.” Firoozeh Dumas is just like the many immigrants who moved to America to fulfill the American dream, and with facing many obstacles and challenges her and her family never gave up on their dream….

When I was in fifth grade, I went in to band wanting to learn how to play either saxophone or flute. To my demise, I was not able to play either. The band director told me I wasn’t made for woodwinds; she told me to go in the storage room and take out the biggest…

The day I moved away from Michigan many things were running through my mind. As I took my last look at my home, I remembered all the fun times my family and friends had in that house throughout my life. Now I was moving to Pennsylvania to a boarding school and my family was going…