Critical & Reflective Thinking

Steve Jobs once said, ‘If you look very closely, most overnight successes took a long time.’ How can this quote be applied to your long-term goals?

This quote can be applied to my long-term goals in the form of education. For example, if you would like to get a good a job in the future, it is important to show good results, both at school and outside of school. By starting to work hard early in this fashion, it makes it much easier to achieve your goals in the long-term. And of course, the 12 years of school and few years of university is an extended amount of time. Additionally, if I decided to adapt the most useful skills to be successful (especially in higher education), that would be an added advantage.

I can think “outside the box” to get innovative ideas and persevere to develop them. I believe that simply thinking about something in a ‘disciplinary’ fashion is not of sufficient significance when it comes to creating successful ideas. Thinking about something differently is always great, and I have always tried to implement this in school subjects as well.

I am a strong student who is dedicated to a good education. – This year, I would like to continue to maintain high academic standards for myself by completing all of my work on time, and to the best of my ability. By doing this, I will receive As in all my classes.

I can help others effectively. – Watching informational videos and reading books of great knowledge is an excellent way to learn. Helping others when necessary is also an awesome way to teach someone something you know, while reinforcing current skills. I plan to help people in my classes throughout the year in this way.

I would like to get better at sports. – Since there are many strong athletes at Centennial, I would like to use this wonderful opportunity to engage in sports at the school, especially ones which I have never done before. This way, I will get better even at sports which I might not be particularly fond of.