Personal Time Line and Accomplishments

My History

A Chronicle of my God-given talents, turned into projects or goal-oriented hobbies

Part autobiography/memoir; part inspiration for my readers to become active and accomplish as well as learn; part resume

My History

My experience with learning clearly begin when I was born, but when I began thinking about education in a deeper sense was in 2001, when I realized what low standards my high school was inflicting upon me and all my classmates.  They did not induce a love for learning, even though I was in honors and advanced classes throughout. I sat next to students asking whether I had done my home work when such a question was ludicrous. Of course I had completed it. 

The struggle to learn, belong, and live has run throughout most of my recent history and is explained here. 

 

  Many of my projects are linked to hobbies and books which changed my perspective on life, or enhanced it.  Or rather, created a new interest of mine. 
2005 Year of Change
  Teaching Internship(s)

April-June: INFJ and Enneagrams; Self-Discovery

Launched Erudition Education Website

Finally, I figured out who I am! The truth is that I’ve never been known to fit into any category of people except the blatantly obvious.  Knowing myself has always been the most important key to my life because I like to so many things, I couldn’t have a personalized goal in life until I have solid grounding in self knowledge. 

2004 April - Love for Literature & Reading

Education and Learning Articles and Book; "Foundations of a Complete Education"

I began an ambitious project to write a book on what it takes to attain complete education, and have written 10,000 words thus far.  It was put on hold from Jan 05 until now. I’ve found most of what I wanted to write is held within this treasure chest: http://www.motivation-tools.com

  • After reading Barbara Sher’s _Wishcraft_ I volunteered to create a success workshop for my teacher organization at the university.  I was well-received.   

 

  Finding people like myself: Benjamin Franklin

Held and presented a Success workshop at my university

Religion

2003

ADULTHOOD

Novel: Tough Luck

Gardening

Site: Thinspiration

Junior Achievement

  •  Entered the university with two years worth of college credits on my transcript, knew I wanted to attain a teaching degree.  Due to my enthusiastic goal to improve education I attained a generous teaching scholarship. 

  • Struggled with literacy due to my high school teacher’s lack of success in teaching me to love reading.  Though I realize now it’s not fully their responsibility. 

 

2002

 

Weight Loss Journals; I became obsessive with weight at the age of 16 and created a log of my calorie in-take.  I added motivational pictures of celebrities and wrote entries of my personal motivation to eat less, exercise, and stay thin.  Later, this turned into a scheme for healthy eating, and overall fitness and that is how it remains today. This serious of journals lasted a little less than three years, but only solidly complete (almost daily entries) for about 1.5 years.  From this experience I got over the need to stay thin, and now eat for health and, yes, to some extent, apperance.  I still need to make exercise a habit. 

Point: With our obsessions, we can sometimes learn to change for the better. 

Online Journal & Blog - To me, it was an online journal, but this was the first time I became interested in blogs.  I started one with deadjournal.com but always kept my hardcover ongoing diaries/journals underneath my pillow.  It's still hard for me to belive that I am a writer, because I write by nature.  Without much thinking, I simply write, and write constantly.  My thoughts, my teachings, my inspiration, and thought it all, I chart my growth as a human being. 

Continued to take college classes and tried to discover myself by exploring new interests, such as gardening, cosmetics, reading, and writing. 

2001 Dimensions Fan Fiction Website -

Novel: Rhythm

Career Search

 

Fed up with the school system’s low standards, and my uninspired, college-minded, socially inclined peers, I fled to college classes (I was a high school sophomore at the time) to seek higher intellectual grounds.  Found them, but most of my college peers were also not my type, I met people who were in college to get a great degree and make money.  But I enjoyed my classes by paying close attention to the professor and their ideas, but never was I an intellectual and may never be.  I like learning in social settings best.  I like to discuss ideas and how we can use them for the betterment of society. 

   
2000 Zine Editor

Working for my father's business  m

   
1999 BSB Fan Fic Estate Site

Summer: Began my journals/diaries

   
1998 Novel: Crowds

Working for my father's business

   
1997 Novel: Trailer

Novel: Things Change

1996 Short Story Writing: Jungle Witch

Creative Writer

Entered Florida schools, was disappointed at the lack of care to lack exuding from my peers. 

1995 Four Gemstone Queens: Developed concept further in 6th grade create a culture project

 Attended a school in Ohio where 5th grade was middle school and my classes were filled with overachievers.  I was considered average in that class, but as you find later on, I become the top student when I entered Florida public schools. 

1994 Began several spin-offs of my favorite TV shows by putting them into short stories starring me and my friends including the shows Pippi Longstocking, Space Cases, I Dream of Jeannie,
  Began writing
  As a child  I was spoiled, therefore I did not learn the meaning of hard work until maybe my late teens, come to think of it, I don't believe I still know the meaning of hard work. All that I've accomplished in my childhood and teen years was basically what came most naturally to me and required the least amount of effort.  I regret the fact that I was spoiled.  It hindered my productivity and literacy, and in turn the success and numbers of my accomplishments, for many years.  For example, during my Zine Editor Years...

Revised: 12-22-05

 

What drives me?

My pursuit of a complete education

First books which defined my goals in life: I Could do Anything and Wishcraft

Main goal: Accomplish, live happily, fulfill the duties God has placed upon me

My goal in life: Find fulfillment and enjoyment in life through learning and education.  All of life is learning. 

Components of my life, in terms of learning  
In Adulthood 20+

o       Formal Education: Advanced Knowledge

§         Elementary, Middle, High, Knowing lea

o       Career Aspirations and Preparation

§         Entrepreneur, Business

o       Hobbies and Social Activities, Relationships

o       Learning What I Don't know or Don't want to know

§         More about my religion, Science,

In Youth 6-19

·        Formal Education: Basic Knowledge

o       Middle school

·        Career Aspirations and Preparation

o       Becoming a teacher, Becoming challenged intellectually

·        Hobbies and Social Activities, Relationships

o       Hobbies: Singing pop songs, writing fan fiction and originals works, web site design, cosmetics and make-up,

o       Social Activities: Had a difficult time in terms of socializing, I always had several classmate acquaintances, and 1 or 2 close friends

o       Relationships: Few friends, Family

·        Learning What I Don't know or Don't want to know

 

August 2005

 

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