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Example Of Compassion Paper

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The first step in achieving my goal was identify what compassion meant to me. From my second meeting with Ericka, I knew valued it based on the value identification cards, it was a quality I definitely wanted to be as a leader. The definition on the value identification card is: "A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering". While I did not know my own definition, I knew this was not how I thought of compassion. Through my coaching sessions, Ericka pushed me to recognize the compassion I could not see. As my coach, she could see it in me; she could see how much I cared for others and sympathized with them. It did not click with me, and I dug in my heels during our sessions. I was stuck in the mindset that I was not compassionate, and I didn't know how to be. It was not until the weeks leading up to our final meeting that it clicked. Ericka had challenged me to think about compassion everyday and see where it got me. I was the furthest from being lovable and compassionate when it hit me. …show more content…

It is because of this that I learned my personal definition of compassion. The cool fact of this is that it is in my leadership philosophy that we learn to be better leaders by those who we lead and the relationships we have. I learned compassion from my friends as they helped me through my rough times. When trying to buy a thank you gift for a friend, I realized compassion is all the little things you do. Compassion is carrying someone's backpack because they are on crutches. Compassion is telling someone they look good in that dress. Compassion is remembering the tiny details about someone such as their favorite gum. Compassion is showing you care and can empathized with

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