A personal quality that is important to me and that I am proud of is my compassion for others. In a competitive and increasingly disconnected world, my compassion, something I once viewed as a weakness, helps keep me grounded. My compassion for others is what drives me to befriend new students, stand by and support my friends dealing with mental illnesses and drug addictions, take my dog on long hikes, life a vegan lifestyle, vote with my money, give up my seat for the old woman on the bus, help my sister with her math homework, give my teachers the respect they deserve, drive food donations from my school to the food bank every Friday afternoon after school, and spend my weekends at the aquarium trying, desperately, to convince people to take
The virtue that is most important to me, is empathy. To me empathy is understanding what people are going through and supporting/accepting them for being themselves. Empathy is not standing up to others because you don’t agree with them, but if you don’t agree with them, just understand that this is the way they think and it is good that they have their opinion. There are many examples of empathy in TKAM, but here are just a few.
Personal Character traits can help you grow as a person because with good character by you just being nice to someone you could make their day, and seeing them happy can make you feel
The author’s personal strengths are compassion, fairness, kindness, integrity, gratitude and open mindedness. These personal
It may sound silly, but the first thing that comes to mind when I think of valuing other people, even strangers, is sorority recruitment. At the beginning of my college career, I was extremely involved with my sorority. I loved participating in all the fun—Sing, Pigskin, open house songs, service, formals, mixers, etc. I met all of my best friends through my recruitment and we loved getting involved in our sorority together.
Character is presumably the most important trait that anyone can have. People judge based on character and it can shape who you are. I believe that I have good character and that I am a good person. In my opinion being a good person, doing what is right, and doing well in school are the three main things that shape your character from the beginning of preschool all the way
Everyday, I strive to exhibit these characteristics to the people around me. I believe the values of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism are important in everyday life because with out these morals, accomplishing a task and helping others would be impossible. Without dependability, dishonesty and corruption would occur, resulting in people not trusting each other. Without service people in need would not receive the help and support they deserve. A good leader is positive and helpful, leadership is important because it inspires other people and gives them a better outlook on life. Finally, patriotism is important because it teaches people love, loyalty, and respect; without love loyalty and respect, our country would crumble. I display dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism through setting a good example for my peers around me. Whether it is mentoring the freshmen through the Student Leadership Team at my high school, proof-reading my friends papers, creating new volunteer projects with the Red Cross Club, or sticking up for what is right, I aim to have a positive attitude in whatever I do. The way I see it, I can help my peers and family through setting a good example and displaying the four qualities of a DAR good
I chose loyalty as my first pillar of my “Six Fundamental Pillars of Character” because loyalty has been something I have cherished for my entire life. I believe being a loyal friend and/or family member is the most important characteristic for anyone to have. I believe this because if one does not have loyalty, what is their purpose?
Mercy Values are everything I demonstrate in my life since I was little by the way my parents raised me to church until I was older and now teaching my own son them. Important values I demonstrate in everyday life is Compassion, Excellence, Human Dignity, Justice, Sacredness of life, and Service. Compassion is very important to me I always take time and put my life aside to listen to anyone and really put myself in their shoes and know how they feel and do what I can to make them feel better this is with family, work, friends, colleagues, anyone I come across. Excellence, this means a lot to me. I am a very dedicated person that rarely gives up I try my hardest at everything I do I thank my dad and grandmother for this he has taught me to never give up and I
Perseverance. I believe that a strong core value for not only for me but also for my family is perseverance. I first experienced perseverance when I was in first grade. I come from a hispanic family meaning that spanish is our primary language. Neither of my parents knew any english and in first grade I started to get homework, which was entirely in english. I personally was not good at english either, so both my parents and I did not know how to speak the language. Consequently, I was not doing well in school as I would not get my work done and I would have a hard time understanding. When my dad saw that I was struggling he decided to learn english so that he could help me.
As humans, and particularly individuals, we all have personal strengths that we bring to our interactions with others as well as areas that perhaps need some more time and attention in order to improve upon them. In this journal, I’ll be focusing on four areas of strength I believe I have, as well as four areas the require further growth and personal change.
Trying to decide what your personal strengths are, is hard. For myself, I have grown in my strengths, and I’ve experienced my weaknesses. My personal strengths consist of: positivity, encouragement, laughter, and love. I pick these four because I feel that I am truly strongest in these aspects of my life. Being positive is a big factor in everything I do. I always want to be happy and joyful; not only to display Christ in me, but to make others feel the way I do. I want others to appreciate life and to feel any kind of uplift in his or her spirt. Positivity plays into encouragement. I make it my goal to make others feel better about themselves. My goal coming into college was to learn and know every person(s) name that I got the chance to meet. Just taking a few minutes out of your day to truly get to know someone, is such a blessing. It not only blesses me in new friendships, but it also blesses others because they feel that someone genuinely cares about them. Laughter is another characteristic I strive to pour out onto others. I laugh at practically everything. I love to laugh, and I love to make people laugh. I’ve learned the importance of laughter, and I just want to make one person smile every day. Love is my last of the four attributes. Love is so important to me. I love creation (Trees, birds, squirrels), God, and I love people. I just want the love that God has given me, to pour out onto others. I want others to know that I love them. These are my personal strengths
My open mindedness matters to me most. My experiences as a cross-cultural teen instilled this value in me.
I value certain characteristics in people, places to visit, people to spend time with, and activities I enjoy. David Mamet stated “What I value most in my friends is loyalty” and I also value loyalty along with honesty, commitment, kindness, and initiative in the people around me. Family, close friends, courteous co workers, and respectful neighbors also hold importance to me. I, like Arlen Specter, believe that “there is no higher value in our society than integrity.” I also treasure time to be alone to think and
In addition to my mission statement, my core life values are the foundation of my mission statement, which allows me to uphold my promises and standards. These promises and standards will afford me the opportunity to improve the life of others and myself for the better. Therefore, there are four particular core values that I live by each and every day. The four values are commitment, compassion, dedication, and optimism. The first core value, commitment, embodies the theme of loyalty and honor. I work hard each day to live up to the promises that I make to finish tasks, help others, and meet the expectations that I place on myself or by others. The second core value that I live by is compassion because I wholeheartedly believe in being kind to everyone and helping those in need. The third value that I live by is dedication. Along with the previous two values, dedication is an important factor because being dedicated to someone or something allows a person to display that person’s character of being steadfast and passionate—even in the face of adversity. The fourth and final value that is a foundation for my personal mission is
Throughout our lifetime, us as people decide to admire different objects, ideas, and people due to what pleases their thoughts and actions. The infinite examples of things we could’ve valued could’ve been toys, friends, book, etc.. But then we began to mature and begin to come out of our little shells to discover new products, views of the world, and new ways to advance in our technology and therefore influencing what we value today. And as I matured in my lifetime, I established a novel value to my parents the greatest.