Ambition -estate manager (grammar+improvement)

Ambition is the desire for personal achievement. It provides the motivation and determination necessary to achieve goals in life. As human beings, we have ambitions. Some strive to become a doctor while some dream of becoming a teacher. We have desires since we were young and we all work hard to achieve our dreams. As a 16-year-old teenager, I want to become an estate manager of an oil palm plantation when I grow up.

The main reason I want to become an estate manager is because I love the wilds. Since I was young, I have enjoyed going to the forests. I love the wild plants in their natural habitats, such as the pitcher plants, wild orchids and the world-famous Rafflesia flower. If I become an estate manager of an oil palm estate, I get to wake up to smell of palm oil and take care of some oil palms in my dream workplace.

Secondly, I love to work and learn at the same time. Oil palms are interesting plants and I would love to do some studies on them. I have the opportunity to learn more about oil palms in my dream job than any book in the world. I get to plant them, take care of them and extract their palm oil. That’s not all, I might even get to learn about cross-breeding them! I can’t even imagine the number of possibilities open to me if I become an estate manager of an oil palm plantation in Sarawak.

I dream about working as an estate manager of an oil palm plantation because of the ways I can help the environment. As we all know, the resources on Earth are depleting fast and we will need to find alternatives to non-renewable resources, such as natural gas and petroleum. Besides that, some energy sources cause harm to the environment, especially nuclear energy. Palm oil has the potential of becoming an environmental-friendly energy source to take over the place of these non-renewable resources. As an oil palm estate manager, I can play my part in saving the environment by doing research on oil palms. I might discover something interesting and reveal it to the world.

I want to become an oil palm estate manager because of the good salary. According to a website, oil palm estate manager can easily earn around RM10000 per month. I would have the chance to live in a luxury life and I will never need to worry about money as I am financially stable. I can even contribute to society with the money I earned, such as making a donation to the old folks’ home and orphanage. I can provide a conducive living environment for my entire family. My children will not have to go through the difficulties I experienced during my childhood.

‘’The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary,’’ Donald Kendall once said. As a student, I am working hard to achieve my dreams. I put in a lot of efforts in my studies, especially in the Biology subject so that I can do well in my public examinations next year. I am curious by nature so I love asking questions related to the life of oil palms, such as growth, extraction and reproduction. I also take extra lessons in Biology outside school to learn more about the life cycle of oil palms. I am certain that I will meet the qualifications of becoming an oil palm estate manager if I continue working hard.

In a nutshell, to achieve something big, you have to dream big. However, a dream will always be just a dream if we don’t put in hard work. There are thousands of people wanting to work in the oil palm industry, I am just one of them. Because of that, I strive to achieve the best results possible in my studies so that I can stand out among the ocean of people. I am certain that my hard work will pay off one day in the future. Until then, I will keep on doing my best.

This is my essay for an English writing competition which was held for teenagers between the age of 16 to 18.

I managed to get the 3rd place out of 30.

Are there any mistakes?

How do I improve my writing skills?