Tom Elemore Reflection

Throughout this paper I will provide an overall reflection on the presentation that was given during class by Mr. Tom Elmore. I will provide insight on what I learned from his presentation that is personally relevant to my life, notable attributes, and the meaningful life lessons that he expressed.
Mr. Tom Elmore is a part time instructor here at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has earned three degrees throughout his life. Three degrees that he has obtained are: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Master’s in Industrial Engineering, and a Master’s in Business Administration. He earned his Master’s in Industrial Engineering degree at North Carolina State University and his Master’s in Business Administration at East Carolina University. One of his credentials that he has is …show more content…
Mr. Elmore gave valuable insight on the countless number of life lessons he’s gained during his life time. One of them that stuck with the most are the three P’s. The three P’s stand for: priorities, principles, and purpose. Priorities are simply trying to figure out what are your big rocks in life; what is something that is truly important to your life? Second, Principles are doing what is right every day, trusting and developing trust with someone, Lastly, he mentioned purpose; examining what is your goal or ambition in life. These three aspects really made me evaluate my life and the way that I go about treating others in my daily life. Often times being extremely busy with school and work, I am one who often forgets to set aside time for my family and somedays even myself. It really made me want to actually sit down and prioritize my life. Personally, with the unexpectedly loss of my father three years ago, I believe in always taking of my body, mind, and spirit and also just being a genuine person to others because you never know what anyone is going