Essay about personal and professional goals In my opinion, Adaptability is an important quality to a successful person, because life is full of inevitable obstacles: that can oblige us of taking a detour or squarely to renounce to a goal, in contrast, life is also full of unexpected opportunities: that reveal to us a better perspective that was unknown before, therefore we have to be able to adapt our plans depending on the situation, but in spite of that, we also have to set goals that will guide our actions and that will help us to pursue our endeavors, so I will try to summarize below in the best way possible, my personal and professional goals First, enriching my culture, discovering and understanding more things about the world is a paramount for me, I want to do that by traveling in as many countries as possible: United States, Peru, Indonesia, Maldives…, it will permit me to know more about peoples that are different from me in cultures, languages, believes and in history, I also want to try and practice new sport activities as: Skiing, climbing, Skydiving…, Furthermore, improving my financial situation is an essential part of my goals, as it will help me to be more autonomous, to achieve other goals more quickly, and to be a more active individual in my family. Finally, it is also important to me that I will be part of the development of my country in the future, by initiating projects for that purpose. In the short term, My professional goals are about mastering new technologies and gaining experience through working in interesting projects; I especially aim to continue to master Java technologies and to become an expert in that field, I also want to formalize that knowledge by getting the next Java certifications: OCPJP and Java EE certifications, in parallel, I want to continue to learn and practice software design: Design pattern, and software development process. Of course, the mastering of these skills is impossible without applying them in real projects through work, so I want to be part of interesting software projects in good IT companies, whether large or small companies, I am looking forward to be involved in projects including building a web platform, cloud computing… , last but not least, having a work experience abroad would be very beneficial for me, especially in the North American market as it is actually the most creative and dynamic IT market in the world.