Self-motivation and perseverance in pursuing respiratory care education

Self-motivation empowers individuals to take action when others hesitate and accomplish tasks that others may find too challenging. I believe there have been several instances, in my lifetime, which demonstrates my skills with self-motivation. It will be this ability to motivate myself, coupled with my desire and discipline that will allow me to successfully graduate from a respiratory care program.

The most poignant example, of my self-motivation abilities, is the one that exemplifies my belief that every obstacle I encounter includes a unique opportunity for me to grow and learn. During my life, very few things have been handed to me. I've had to work quite hard to earn almost everything I have and have accomplished, in my life. Some would see this as an insurmountable challenge. They would give up on trying to overcome this challenge, and not pursue a higher education. Instead many of my friends and family members have settled for the easier course of action of simply getting a job and living day-to-day. I, on the other hand, see this challenge as a character building opportunity. Having to work that much harder for my education has made me appreciate it even more. It has also shown me the incredible things I can accomplish despite the beliefs of others that this would be nearly impossible. I am now so much more experienced in areas such as time management and financial management, that if obtaining an education had been easy, so far, I would not have acquired these skills.

I really believe that each challenge I encounter is a blessing.