• I’d like to be more efficient at studying, but I get distracted.
• I’d like to exercise more, but I am very busy with schoolwork.
• I’d like to eat healthier, but other foods appeal more to me.
• I’d like to be able to write more, but I feel like I am limited on time.
• I’d like to go home to see my family more often, but a conflict always seems to arise.

• I’d like to be more efficient at studying, and I get distracted. So I need to find a quiet, comfortable place where I can successfully study and get tasks done.
• I’d like to exercise more, and I am very busy with schoolwork. So I need to take breaks from studying to go run or go to the gym.
• I’d like to eat healthier, and other foods appeal more to me. So I need to make sure that I am eating healthy foods and not just junk food.
• I’d like to be able to write more, and I feel like I am limited on time. So I need to set aside time to write because it is one of my favorite activities to do.
• I’d like to go home to see my family more often, and a conflict always seems to arise. So I need to plan accordingly and keep track of my time so I can visit them more.

“I grew up in Lancaster, Ohio, which is about thirty minutes away from Columbus. When I was 3 I moved to North Canton because my dad got a new job, lived there, and I guess I still live there. I’m an only child and people always tell me I’m lucky because of that, but I don’t really think so. I wish I could have someone else. It just can get lonely because you can talk to your parents, but it’s not the same as having a friend-type always there with you. I’m not really sure what I want to do with my life right now. I decided to come here to do respiratory therapy, but I’m not even really sure that’s what I want to do anymore. And, if it’s not, then I am going to end up going back home to become an occupational therapy assistant. Honestly, I don’t really know what my story really is. I feel like I don’t have one. I feel like there’s nothing important that happens in my life to make me have a story. I mean I guess I’ve gone through a lot, especially with this past year. I feel like I’m still trying to figure out who I am and what my story is and why I’m here doing what I’m doing. I don’t know. This is what I’m trying to figure out. I just don’t want to be defined by the things that have happened to me.”