Core Values In Life

Rowan University’s five core values of the first-year writing program are something that is unfamiliar to me. Although I have completed my intensive college composition 1 class last semester we never went over this information in the course. After reviewing many of the core values I can still see how they can relate to my past experiences with other classes I may have taken. This semester I hope to use this as a prompt to guide me whenever I am writing to ensure that my essays’ are well written.

This is a summary of the core beliefs that I hold to in my everyday life; they are the groundwork by which I build my life. Although, I believe the whole counsel of God, these are the key doctrines that I believe to be the most necessary for my life today.

Being ethical as an individual defines who you are and what you stand for as a human being. As a professional nurse, being ethical defines how you treat and behave towards your colleagues and the patients. Nursing`s philosophies and worldviews influences an individual’s personal, cultural and spiritual values they possess as a professional. When these philosophies conflict with personal or cultural or spiritual values, then ethical dilemmas arise. Ethical dilemmas puts a nurse in a limbo as it is very hard to choose between what is right in the best interest of the patient.

This is how I came up with the idea of identifying my four values. I choose them because they describe certain characteristics about me and how I am as a person. These values that I have pick mean a lot to me very different ways. I used the exercise to identify what my five core values by all my accomplishments in these categories.

Core Value I. Understand that writing is a practice which involves a multi-stage, recursive and social process.

My personal values presumably act as a basis to recognize between what is right and wrong and thus, determine my daily actions and emotions. My mother, Jo Ann Smith and my education have both played profound roles in the development of my core personal values: personal integrity, responsibility, and ambition. Additionally, these influences have demonstrated that the rule-based approach determined what conduct is consistent with these key values.

The core values we wish to provide our people, amongst others, must be those which deliver and provide our team to be driven to make the right decision, the most ethical decision, and by doing so we will uphold our reputation and allow our stakeholders to reap the benefits of their investment, through growth and capital return.

Early on in my life, my parents stressed the importance of self-care and awareness and those concepts haven’t escaped my mind since. While in high school I experienced a depressive episode that lasted about 3 months. It was quite a difficult time for me, as losing my best friends and boyfriend within the same time lead to lose grasp on what I valued in my life. Without the support, I received from my family, my life would have been on a trajectory completely opposite of my current track.

Based on the path that my life has taken, I will say that I rarely have any meaningful items or people that are important to me. A few things that have become important to me or have interest me in my life are Devan and books. Spending time with Devan makes me feel comfortable and that I can be myself instead of acting fake to be important like I have to be around other people. Devan realized who I really was instead of who I was trying to act like. I have tried to enjoy playing sports to be like everyone else, but I have always been more interested in books that I can get lost in. Reading books makes me enjoy life and enjoy seeing how other people view the world even if the story is written as fiction. When reading any story that interest me, I love to read on what the author’s thoughts were on how they came up with while writing the story. When I get a new book that interest me, I will get lost in the way the story is told and will not realize what time or day it is. I will never put the book down if i fall in love with the story that the author is telling. These two things have become the most important things in my life and always will be because of the enjoyment I get.

As I’ve grown and matured throughout life, I’ve come to deeply value several special people and things in my life. My short time on Earth has produced personal aspirations and accomplishments that have reached amazing heights. I was raised in an environment that consistently encouraged and cultivated success through passion and continued diligence. Whether it involved my athletic career, my choral studies, my academic success, or my community involvement and service, my upbringing has always been a driving force in who I am and the success that I’ve experienced as an individual.

Another important tenet of my philosophy is focusing on the importance of my family. I believe it is our duty to raise healthy happy children in an environment of a healthy marriage. I have grown, struggled, and been very joyful in my marriage. I believe a relationship commitment is one of the most important elements to have in ones live to fulfill the growth process. Finding what one loves in life in terms of work and a committed partner are important elements of living the good life. The task of the individual is to resolve the questions in two areas: love and work. I would agree that spiritual fulfillment comes from being happy in both domains.

For thousands of years, we have created many complex, simple, and unique ways of teaching ourselves right from wrong or setting a precedent for subsequent generations to follow. When you think of virtues, philosophers like Confucius or Aristotle might come to mind. However, virtues don’t require to be simple like honesty and patience, but they can be standards like acceptance, empathy, or even using decent manners. However, times and culture evolve, so consequently so do the virtues we practice. Nowadays it may be rare to see people say please, but not uncommon to interrupt another individual. It is irrefutable that we are at a crossroads between virtues, and pop-culture, which makes it equally important to practice virtues to keep them alive in our modern world. By definition, a virtue is the moral excellency of a person, such as patience or honesty, but it can also be up to your own discretion. But the three most important virtues to me are, honesty, patience, and discipline.

Throughout my life I never thought about my future I always focused on the now, I wasn’t very sure what I wanted to do in this world with so much that the world has to offer it is very overwhelming. But the only thing that I was certain about was that I wanted to be able to support my family and have a career that will make the world a better place in my own way. There is only two things that I value in life and that is family and helping others. To get a job that would allow me to see my family and help others would be amazing. And I will stop at nothing to make that happen. Being able to experience new things would also be an amazing feature. I'm sure no one likes to be stuck in a rut. People want to be free and experience excitement. To be able to travel with family and being part of something huge to help not only yourself but others as well is something that I would pursue no matter what.

My success is predicated on the intangible core guided values that reflect the following comprehensive traits and qualities listed below. This list respectively reflects the six encompassing disciplines that I consider paramount for both professional and personal growth in fulfilling my goals and aspirations in life. Moreover, following these core guided values will be the baseline in order for me to “establish strategies so I can develop a system” (Maxwell, 2014, p. 107). Mentally having my priorities right will help ensure that I can stay on the right critical path (i.e. staying the course when achieving my own ideal-self goals by reaching realistic millstones) that will perpetuate my own future success and personal endeavors.

Friedman reading lists many core values, but the ones that are most important to me and have influenced me the most include: Physical Fitness, Creativity, Enjoyment, and Family. Physical fitness means, staying in shape through physical activity and healthy nutrition. This has always been a big part of my life. In my childhood I incorporated physical activity through different activities my mother would sign me up for such as, swimming, roller staking, and dancing. As I got older my main physical activity was dance, I grew to love it and it helped me stay in shape. Along, with this though I always tried to eat a healthy diet because my family has a history of high blood pressure. Being physically fit influenced me to make healthy choices and break away from my family’s history of health problems. It also, lead me to healthier eating choices now and more physical activity through other sports such as kickboxing which also builds disciple leading to a more organized lifestyle and doing better in school because of it.