My Unforgettable Daily Life

Goldie Barajas
9/20/10
English 1A
My Unforgettable Daily Life
Human beings thrive on learning. This may be one of the reasons mentors are present when one needs to acquire or gain certain knowledge. Mentors are those that teach people something unforgettable and meaningful. Mentors are wise and most of the time, leave an enormous impact on human beings. They are essential to those individuals that need to discover something, that will serve them eternally. I, personally, have learned and discovered various things from countless mentors in my life. Every little bit of what I have learned has been practical learning to my daily living. However, the most two important skills that I have learned, so far, have come from Dr. Alice, a counselor, I once met. Dr. Alice has been one of the most meaningful and influential mentors I have ever had, because she taught me time management skills and empowered me to not be afraid of being independent.
Time management skills are really important for me especially now that I am a college student juggling various roles in life. I am a student, an employee, a sister, a daughter, a friend, and most significant, I am a human being that has aspirations and dreams to fulfill. Before I met Dr. Alice, I could not figure out how to balance all of the tasks I needed to accomplish; I felt as if I was going to lose my mind sooner or later. It felt really overwhelming to realize I was not happy with what I was doing. I was not fulfilling every aspect of myself. I had to learn how to manage my time in order to accomplish every single thing I wanted to do and Dr. Alice was there to teach me how to make my twenty-four-hour day feel like a forty-eight-hour-day. She taught me how to do this by encouraging me to use a daily and monthly planner. This planner would remind me of my daily duties, allowing me to have a set schedule rather than going with the flow. Believe it or not, it was and is still very helpful to have a planner that tells me when it is time for homework, to eat, to relax, spend time alone, to explore and to spend time with loved ones. Time management skills have made my life extremely easier and I owe this to Dr. Alice. If it was not for her, I would have probably never learned that the basis for accomplishing everything I want is in managing my time correctly and in a healthy manner.
Additionally, Dr. Alice taught me not to be afraid of being independent. Being independent for some human beings is hard since we have been conditioned to depend on others from the moment we are born. We depend on our mothers to feed us and take care of us. As a result, trying to break out of the shell of dependence was harsh for me. It was difficult for me to understand that it was acceptable for me to let go of my mother’s hand in order to explore the world on my own. As time progressed, I felt some sort of guilt because I was becoming independent and needing less of my mother. I felt it was wrong for me to want to discover things on my own and to learn from my mistakes rather than having my mother protect me all the time. I wanted to be an independent woman and I felt that I could not accomplish this if I kept depending on my mother. This is when Dr. Alice taught me that being independent and letting go of my mother was not wrong because although my mother was not holding my hand anymore, she was still there to support me if things went wrong. Dr. Alice has taught me very well the ability to be independent, a lesson that I carry with me wherever I go.
I believe, what mentors teach you, are things that are supposed to be carried on into your future and be used by you in a positive way. Mentors do not exist and come to teach you something just for the sake of it. They appear in your life because you need them to appear. I needed Dr. Alice, so she was there for me at the right time to teach me time management skills and the ability for me not to be afraid of being independent. Dr. Alice has been a very significant person in my life. I will never forget what she has taught me, which is not a simple word or letter you learn in elementary. What I have learned from her are two important key factors that positively impact my daily life.