WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Paper Instructions – More Instruction on the attached File – Papers should be 3-4 full pages long (body only title page and reference page not included in page count).
No matter how old you are or what season of life you are currently in, this question always has significance. As you have learned this semester, development occurs throughout adulthood. Just because youve technically reached adulthood, it doesnt mean you have all of the answers or know exactly where youre going in life.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss who you want to be and to come up with a plan of how to get there. This is an exercise in thinking about where you are in life and where you want to be. I am not interested in where you want to live, or what car you want to drive, or how much money you want to makethese are external aspects of life. What I want you to do is think about the internal aspects of YOU. What kind of person do you want to be? If you are not quite sure what the answer to that question is, thats okay! In addition, even if you do have an answer, that can certainly change. However, for the purpose of this paper, you do need to come up with something!
Instructions:
Your paper will consist of the following sections:
1. Discuss who you want to be 5, 10, and 20 years from now (discuss each of these individually). In this section, you should also address each of the following questions:
a. WHO do you want to be?
b. What kind of person do you want to be?
c. How do you want others to think of you?
2. Discuss what you are doing in your life (now/currently) that will help you to accomplish these goals. Also discuss how these current thoughts and behaviors will help you to reach your goals. I want to see the connection between what you are currently doing and how that can clearly help you in attaining your goals in becoming the person you want to be in the future.
3. Come up with a plan of what you can do in the near and distant future to become your ideal person.
a. What are some concrete things you can do now to help you accomplish your goals? (Dont list abstract things, like thinking about xyz more or being more hopeful or optimistic. While these are good starts, I want to see more observable actions.)
b. What steps can you take to become who you want to be?
c. How can you make sure that you continue to grow as a human being?
4. Incorporate at least one theory or concept (must be something from the Bjorklund textbook that we covered in this class, this semester) into your paper.
a. Briefly explain what the theory/concept is.
b. Explain how this theory/concept supports your plan of action or how it will help you achieve your goals.
I expect you to use information that you learned in this class to tie into what you are writing about. Although this is more like a thought paper, your paper should be grammatically correct, without spelling or punctuation errors. Be sure to proofread your paper for typos. You must properly cite, in APA format, the textbook and any other sources to which you refer.
