Kyesha Buckham
English 96
Wanda Haynes
Achieve Your Dreams­Remember Your ABC’s

I never had that inner voice that pushed me to get to my goals. So because of that I had to build my inner self motivation and the way I did that was by creating my own quotes I can use to motivate myself . “To achieve your dreams remember your abcs “ the title is very literal.
Wanda Carter gave words of wisdoms to live by in a very creative way. She used a skill that we all knew our ABCS, and provided us with phrases and terms not many of us know how to achieve and understand. Within each line a message is told, that I myself can very well relate to .
Take your own advice and stay positive in your path of success . That statement alone explains the message that Wanda Carter wanted her audience to receive. Her first line and one of the most important was “Avoid negative sources, people, things and habits”. Everyone has ideas, inspirations and goals that they want to reach. When those ideas are shared negative feedbacks and criticism are always thrown out that most people do not know how to handle. This poem is more like a how to , steps to reach success. With these phrases people that need a little push will feel like their in control . As stated in the last line “ Zero in on your target , and go for it”.
All of us need some type motivation and strength to push us to succeed, as Wanda Carter writes, “ Understand yourself in order to better understand others” With that said I had to find myself before I can understand the people around me . There are two very important letters that I can relate to more than the others . First , “Avoid Negative sources, people, things and habits “
This letter is stating that you have to learn how to dodge everything negative that comes your way. This is very hard task to do because something and someone is always waiting to pull you

back from success. The second letter is “Keep on trying, no matter how hard it seems. It will get better.” This is a very strong quote that I can relate to in many ways. The tone and attitude of the letter “K” is very encouraging and stern which I believe many people have a hard time doing.
Throughout my life I have encountered many obstacles that almost pushed me to quit .
Avoiding negative sources use to be a very hard thing to do. My family was my main source of encouragement but sometime they are the main source to discourage me with their negative words. I had to tell myself day by day that even though they are my family I must do what is best for me. I did not have to avoid physically but mentally I trained myself to “ Avoid negative sources, people, things and habits”. Secondly “Keep on trying, no matter how hard it seems. It will get better” , this quote was not an action that came easy for me. There were times when I felt I did all , I have struggled to get the best out of myself , so there no better coming . Again I had to train myself to believe in myself and the way I did that was by changing my attitude .
Everyday I wrote what I am working on and where I want to go with it , and if it does not work out I have to go back to that page I wrote on and write what else I can do to change the outcome .
These two phrases that Wanda stated in her poem outlines a few experiences I have been through. Achieve your dreams ­ remember your ABCS is a poem that I believe will help many cope in hard times . Also a positive way to diffuse the anger you have inside and find yourself again.
"Jews wandered in the desert for 40 years because even in biblical times, men wouldn't stop and ask for directions." (Elayne Boosler)
People are scared to ask for help , forgetting that a little positive steps can lead you the right way, and that is what Wanda Carter gave to us, a list of directions to reach success.