Proudest achievements

Toss up between my first events management project where I was the project manager over 10 people getting an overwhelming first at uni and my lecturer gushing that it was largely down to me and being promoted to a Sales Floor Manager in a large Woolworths store when I was only 18. They will both stick with me for a long time and have definitely shaped who I am

Don't have many, but the one thing I am proud of is passing the immigration-integration exams, now for the nationality one ><;

Mine would have to be my business - I started an online shop with just £250 initial investment, and in the space of two years, I've turned that into a turnover of £17000 in the 2nd year.

That's AMAZING! well done!! So many small business don't work so you've definitely done yourself proud there!! My boyfriend and his friend starting a cocktail making class/mobile bar company but couldn't afford to keep it running because the overheads were higher than what was brought in, so devastating. Well done again!!

losing 4 and a half stone/63lbs and keeping it all off, I haven't gained back a single pound since my diet stopped last year.

also over coming some of my anxiety over the past year. I can now go out of the house by myself, pay for things myself, get on bus, talk to people easier, answer my own front door and some other small things. I couldn't do any of that a year ago.

Being told my boyfriend and i are good enough to perform our circus acrobatics after only one year of training. 🙂 now if only i can get over my stage fright....

One of my proudest achievements was being accepted to Richmond American International University in London. High school was hard, my parents went through a long, nasty divorce, my mom was depressed all the time, she worked 3 jobs to make ends meet, I worked full time after school, took care of my sister, her homework and her middle school social drama, I took care of the large house we were living in, took all AP classes and held positions in several school clubs, plus motivating my bf at the time to do something better with his life and him basically living with us to escape from his abusive father and crazy mother. So yeah there was a lot going on but my dream was to go to Richmond, to live in London, to hopefully move onto Oxford after, so that is what kept me going.

At the time I was accepted, only 30-70 (can't remember which) students from the US were accepted there every year, and there were students there from over 70 different countries, with a total student population of 3,000. It was my dream, a huge honor, and I was the first from my high school to be accepted there. I got nearly a full ride scholarship from them for the 4 years, which then would have been $120,000 in tuition, I just needed a cosigner for the first year (until I could build some credit history and get a loan myself - I tried everything and everywhere to get a loan but I couldn't on my own at that time) for about $10,000 for books, living expenses, etc and my grandparents agreed to cosign. I declined my other acceptances to Loyola Univeristy, Albion, and Rhode Island School of Design, then literally 2 days after I graduated my grandparents backed out because you have to show all kinds of proof of income and they did NOT want to do that because they do things they shouldn't with their businesses/taxes. So it didn't work out and I was absolutely devastated, but it definitely is my most proud achievement.

Also, once that was a total bust, I went to uni for a semester and hated it - it was in the heart of Detroit, a huge school, they didn't have the major I wanted or the connections Richmond had, so I decided to just go for my lifelong dream of becoming a cosmetologist, which I am also proud of. I'm proud that I graduated and passed my state boards, but more proud of not stopping at that and continuously trying to further my knowledge and experience when it comes to hair. Cosmetology school gives you a foundation, a basic foundation to build upon so really it's the progress I've made since I graduated that I'm most proud of 🙂

I really love this thread, m0rbi, and I'm loving reading about everyone's achievements... well done, everyone!

My one achievement that comes to mind at the moment was being the stronghold when my 61-year-old mother passed - she was the 'glue' that held our family together, the cheery, social butterfly, innocent and sweet... and sadly I hadn't much of a relationship with my very introverted, unsocial, and moody father till Mom was no longer there.

I didn't grieve her passing on 24/12/2000 because I held no regrets with her - we were best friends.  Instead, I listened - day in and day out - to my very emotional and negative father, who cursed the powers that be and asked endlessly why this happened to "him", whilst my sister took off and was never around.  I finally got to know my Dad so much better and, at the same time, kept a separate relationship with my sister.

I encouraged my non-Catholic father to join a bereavement group at my mother's Catholic Church, and he was able to talk about his feelings (something he never learnt to do), and he started to come out of the depression after about a year.  One night when I was paying my weekly visit to his house, and sensing that he was becoming a bit more stable, I stole a few photos of him from our family albums, took them home, scanned them, and set him up on a couple dating sites.  I knew he was ready.

😀

Surprisingly, he was incredibly pleased the next day when he started getting emails from women who wanted to meet him, and for the next four years, he met several women, sometimes one a week.  He did not give up hope, even though the 60+ women he met only materialised in about 3 he saw more than once!  Then the 4th serious girlfriend came around early in 2005, the year I was looking to move to the UK (couldn't have been better timing), and they tied the knot in September of that year.

:-*

My step-mum is an amazingly patient and strong and caring and knowledgeable woman, and I have always been most confident that Dad is in the very best hands ever... she tolerates a lot without getting emotionally involved and knows just how to handle his moods!  She's amazing.

And as it stands now, Dad and sis are still distant, but I make sure Dad knows one of his daughters cares about him by keeping in regular contact, and he continues to thank me for signing him up to internet dating.  I do feel I helped give Dad another life, because with my mother's passing, I was truly concerned if he'd survive much longer.

All I can hope for him is that the remainder of his life is happy, my young 84-year-old father is truly a precious man, and I just want him to be the happiest he can be.

My first proud moment was passing my uni degree with a 2:1 wahoo!
Second was becoming an Assistant Manager at work and buying my own first car
Third was starting my little shop as I didn't have any confidence to sell my things for a very long time!

well done everyone, i love this thread 🙂

Has to be dropping from a 12-14 to an 8 again (was an 8 when i moved in fella and shot from 9st 2 to 10st 8 1/2) and gaining back my abs and obliques!! My other 1 that is at the top with the above is sitting higher tiers in all my gcses and walking out with the best grades for my class 😀 xxx

Well done, ALL of you, seriously, let's keep this going, you're all such inspirations!!
Another of my proudest achievements was admitting that I had a problem this New Years just passed. I've since been to see doctors, psychiatrists and am on the waiting list for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with a specialist who deals with my condition 😀

Also @meeshybop - what's the name of your shop? I'm up in Scarborough on holiday with my partner this coming July ^.^

Walking away from the narcissistic asshole I dated on and off for months. He was my own flavor of poison. He caused me so much emotional anguish and I was very deeply attached and in love with him. But I had to cut it away for my own good and it was hard to cut the string but I did.

Oh it's just online as I work full time too! If you search vaudeville uk on etsy some items will come up and you can go to my full shop from there, I don't think I'm allowed to link on here tho 🙂 cool I love scarborough ! If you need any scarborian tips give me a shout, eat me cafe is worth a visit, it's just behind the stephen Joseph theatre !!

Click on the globe on the side bar under Meeshy's name for her shop 😉

Mine is probably my online shop too. I'm not a brilliant business person, so it's a miracle I managed it, but I've been doing it full time for 4 years now. It's been the hardest I've ever worked, but I've enjoyed (almost) every moment!