What we think a story means one day may have a completely different meaning five years later. This makes me want to return to this personal narrative once I graduate, to see if I've gained a new perspective on the story. McAdams stated: “As people's motivations, goals, personal concerns, and social positions change, moreover, their memories of important events in their lives and the meanings they attach to those events may also change (Conway & Pleydell-Pearce , 2000; Singer & Salovey , 1993)” (McAdams). In relation to my personal narrative, I thought my story meant I would end up failing like my father, but as I grew up things changed, as did my goals in life. In the eighteen years that I have lived, I would say that I have been quite successful and it will continue to happen as long as my goals remain so. The principle that McAdams wrote about really opened my mind and helped me find true personal meaning