One thing that I find truly amazing is meeting people from different backgrounds and getting a global idea while being in one place. Within the diverse cultures, everyone has some strengths, weaknesses, influences, and events that have impacted their life. Each person’s personality, goals, and achievements are unique to them; and there is no one else that can have the same exact dreams or way of being. In this paper, I will be elaborating on my strengths, weaknesses, skills, goals, factors with the greatest impact on my personal development, as well as major events that have influenced me. Everyone has at least one event or factor that has an impact on their life that affects their actions and decisions. One of these factors for me is my
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As Professor McCarthy mentioned in lecture, “motivation comes from within affecting direction, intensity and persistence of voluntary behavior.” I absolutely agree with him because I believe that when a person has a goal/dream, they push themselves to reach it. I always have a goal in mind so that I take the appropriate decisions that will get me there. I believe that when people aren’t motivated or don’t have a specific goal in mind, they aren’t as structured and tend to lack a central focal point. Besides motivation, I consider values another impact of my personal development. One of my strongest values is assisting others. In high school, I was a member of the Pre-Medical Society and attended yearly events and helped raise money to help the pediatric oncology section of a children’s hospital. After attending my first year, I wanted to make a small personal gift to each patient that came from my heart. I decided to make them candy pops with Santa’s or Christmas Trees and give it to them at the Christmas Party. The joy I received seeing their faces light up, showed me that even the smallest detail can make someone else’s day much better. The smile from the kids made me feel better with myself and I had a sense of making others happier for the day. This correlates with the feeling side of my personality, friendly and wanting to help others. Not only will my values and motivations impact my personal development, but also they will help me as a team
As Professor McCarthy mentioned in lecture, “motivation comes from within affecting direction, intensity and persistence of voluntary behavior.” I absolutely agree with him because I believe that when a person has a goal/dream, they push themselves to reach it. I always have a goal in mind so that I take the appropriate decisions that will get me there. I believe that when people aren’t motivated or don’t have a specific goal in mind, they aren’t as structured and tend to lack a central focal point. Besides motivation, I consider values another impact of my personal development. One of my strongest values is assisting others. In high school, I was a member of the Pre-Medical Society and attended yearly events and helped raise money to help the pediatric oncology section of a children’s hospital. After attending my first year, I wanted to make a small personal gift to each patient that came from my heart. I decided to make them candy pops with Santa’s or Christmas Trees and give it to them at the Christmas Party. The joy I received seeing their faces light up, showed me that even the smallest detail can make someone else’s day much better. The smile from the kids made me feel better with myself and I had a sense of making others happier for the day. This correlates with the feeling side of my personality, friendly and wanting to help others. Not only will my values and motivations impact my personal development, but also they will help me as a team