How might I tell a story about who I am and where I’m going?

I believe a story can be told in so many different ways. They can be conveyed by speaking, dancing, artwork, singing, and really any way you want. This is what is special about you, no person has the same story, you are one of a kind. 

In this project we explored the importance of organizing your life. With so much going on, it is hard to stay accountable and focused, but this project has focused me on setting goals and using organizations tools. 

What do you really want?

This was the name of the book we read. To make sure everyone was taking in information, our teacher asked us to complete the activities within the book while reading it. I chose to do the activities in my bullet journal. I have been bullet journaling for a long time, and it really helps me express my thoughts onto paper, while doing it in a fun and creative way. The book really got through to me because I sometimes struggle with what I want to achieve in life. It made me see that making goals, short term and long term help, and they help with what you want to achieve in the long run.

What is a SMART goal?

A Savvy, Measurable, Active, Reachable, Timed goal is a SMART goal. This is a great way to help set and achieve goals. An example of a non smart goal is “I want to improve.” This is not specific and it doesn’t follow any of the criteria of setting a SMART goal. An example of a SMART goal is “I want to improve at shooting in soccer, because now that the goalies are better my shots need to be low and hard. To show my improvement I want to score a goal in a bottom corner by the end of the month.” This goal follows all the SMART steps. When goals are this specific, they are easier to track and make for yourself.

Staying Organized

In addition to reading this book, we learned in depth about the apps Things, and Calendar. I have been using Things since the beginning of grade 8 and it has kept me on track and made sure I don’t hand in any assignments late. We learned to start time blocking in calendar. It tells you when events start and end, and you can even categorize them by colour and name! Once these 2 skills were set it was time to be set free, although for them to work you need to keep up with adding things to your calendar and assignments to Things. 

Final Video

The driving question for us to answer was ‘how might I tell a story about who I am and where I’m going?’ 

In the video, we included keynote animations which we had created beforehand. This was fun because in the video the pictures moved, and I thought it was fun to create them. We also included some goals we made and our plan to achieve them in the future. Although my final career decision hasn’t been made, I want to become a lawyer of some sorts. If I set myself up for success then I should give myself choices in the future, which is incredibly important.

Conclusion

Staying organized comes in many shapes and forms. You can be a messy person but have a base organizational person. You can also be a neat person and input events and scheduling right away! Do whatever works for you, but remember to stay on track and focus on the end destination, the final place you want to get to.

As my future is incredibly important to me, I want to set myself up the best I can. That starts now. This project has walked me through goals, organizational systems and really learning about who I am and where I’m going. These things all matter but the second I’m not organized it gets thrown away. So, I need to keep up with the systems I’ve put in place, and keep on track.

Thanks for reading!