“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him he goes wrong.”

What this quote is trying to say is to surround yourself with people of right doing. Be with people that will make your future better and brighter. Don’t hand out with people that are going to turn your future into a total mess. If you do hang out with the wrong people, try to make them become better. Show them that by them making bad choices, they won’t go anywhere or become anyone in life. Your friends may be your friends, but will they be there until the end? Are they going to help you succeed while you help them do the same or are they just going to leave? Create a future for yourself. Have in mind what you want to do, what you want to study, and what you want to become. Go out and reach that goal you have set for yourself. Don’t let CTWs come and mess up that living for you. Strive for the goal. In the end it will all be worth it. All you have to do is have faith and believe in yourself. Tell yourself day and night that you can do it no matter what people tell you. Prove them wrong by succeeding. Show them that their words don’t hurt you and you don’t care what they say. You know what you want to be and it’s their choice if they want to see you succeed or not.

Optometrist

Duties and responsibilities: Optometrist perform vision tests, diagnose sight problems, prescribe glasses, provide treatments, provides pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing an eye surgery, and promotes eye health by counseling patients.

Salary: The median pay was $97,820 in May of 2012.

Education: To become an optometrist you must have a completion of Bachelor’s degree and a 4-year optometry program.

Demand for this profession: The demand for this profession is to grow 24% from 2012-2024.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I think I would like to be one because they have a good pay and I would like to learn more about how everything in the eye works.

“Character is higher than intellect.”

What this quote is trying to say is that your character matter most. If you have a nice character then your intellect shouldn’t matter. Having the nice character, you can get through life. That will make you smart and bright and intelligent. You don’t need to be smart to do something, if you believe you can do it, the go for it. Don’t let anyone tell you something else. They may have a high intellect but you have a high character. Character is what’s going to help you when you need it the most. Being nice to people so you can have their trust and there will be no problem for them helping you.  

“I trust that my hard work will pay off.”

What this quote is trying to say is that if you believe in yourself, then everything at the end will be worth it. All the hard word, homework, schools, waking up in the morning for school, will be worth it once you know what you want to become in life. If you set a goals, strive for it. Do everything you can to make sure you accomplish what you want to do. Don’t set a goal then later on in life start slacking off. Stick to what you say. If at first you don’t succeed, don’t give up. Never give up on something you love doing. If you want to become a doctor, then start studying to become one. Set goals to accomplish the goals you set. All the hard work you’ve done all throughout your life, will pay off. Don’t throw away your dream because someone tells you, you won’t make it ‘till the end. Use that as advice to push yourself to work harder. Show those people that you're not a failure and you can do what you have set for yourself. You may have faith in other people, but you must always have faith in yourself. If you believe you can do it, then go for it. At first you may not succeed but don’t give up.  

“True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.”

What this quote is trying to say is that if you make the right choice you will be granted freedom. For example, if you go out and start doing drugs you may get caught. This will end up having a record, going to jail, or you stay under house arrest. If you do that, you won’t be able to go out anywhere except from your house to school and back. Why lose the chance in going out and having fun. You will be able to go out with your friends and eat, go to parties, have a good time. If you want to go out so you can do illegal things, then you won’t have the right to freedom anymore. You will be stuck at home bored. Your parents will be disappointed in you, they probably won’t talk to you for a while. Ask yourself this “Is the short term gain worth the long term pain?” Maybe for a little while you will feel good, but later on in life, you may think to yourself “Man I was an idiot for doing drugs. Now my own family is disappointed in me.” Do you really want to feel guilty knowing you can’t change what you did?

“They’re only truly great who are truly good.”

What this quote is trying to say is that a person who acts great are the good people. The people that go out and steal and do drugs, are the type of people you don’t want to be around. They will only lead you to failure. Hang with the good people. The people that study, do homework and actually care about their future. They’re the people that will lead you to success. Don’t mess up your career because you refuse to get rid of the friends that aren’t going to lead you anywhere. Hang out with people that you know are right for you. The ones that are going to help you on assignments or is going to be there for you when you need them the most. Those good people are the ones that are truly good. The ones that you want to have in your life no matter what obstacles come your way.