My Values In My Life

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.

De bono (1933) quoted ?Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose?. Came to my mind when I first read Professionalism in Physical Therapy: Core Values published by American Physical Therapy Association. I believe that core values play a major role in determining one?s standing in the society, either as an Individual or an Organization. APTA (2003) stated that in 2002 eighteen physical therapists based on their expertise in physical therapy practice, education and research were invited by APTA?s Education Division to participate in a consensus based conference to develop consensus based document on professionalism that include Core values of the profession and its indicators that are fully consistent with core values and professional education matrix that includes educational outcomes, examples of terminal behavioral objectives, and examples of instructional objectives for classroom and clinical practice.

First and foremost, family is the most important value, which I cherish in my life. My family supports me financially, emotionally, and sometimes physically when I trip or fall. They also help me make important decisions to better improve my life. They do so much for me, so I feel obligated to reciprocate that love and care back to them. Without my family, I wouldn’t have anyone to rely on. Nor would I be the person that I am today. Regardless of all the stress and disagreements, we all want what is best for one another and I would be heartless if I didn’t care about them, after all that they’ve done.

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.

Every student is an individual, with his or her own personality and style. When teaching, I will remember and understand that students are children, not small adults. They will try my patience and understanding, then test the limits of my indulgence.

What are personal values? In our society, the values one would think of quickly would be honesty, responsibility, and fairness. My personal values align with these, but I would also add humility, loyalty, respect, and compassion. Even though these are the values that I believe in, I also realize that other’s values will differ from mine, some may be fairly similar while others may be vastly different. However, this is how it is supposed to be. If we all had the same values and thought the same way, we would not be different from one another rather we would be clones of one another. People’s values are developed by the conditions in which they grow up, who they are surrounded by, and by developing their own thoughts on the matter through

Five of the most important things in my life are my family and friends, my phone, my planner and the supplies it comes with, music, and my religion and faith. Firstly, one of the most important things in my life are my family and friends because they were always there at my best and worst and I know no matter what, I can always depend on them. Secondly, my phone is one of the most important things in my life because it holds all my memories and my thoughts within it. Also, it helps me stay connected to the world around me and helps me stay in contact with my friends. Another important thing in my life is my planner and the supplies it comes with because I’m a very controlling person and I like to control everything that happens in my life, therefore with my planner it makes me feel organized and in control of my life. Additionally, music is also an important thing in my life. Often when I am in a bad mood I always listen to music and it calms me down

Child abuse and neglect evoke may elicit strong reactions from me due to my childhood experiences of ill-treatment and neglect. I left my mother at the age of eight to live with my father and stepmother. My stepmother abused and neglected me in any way possible. Because of lack of policies to protect children in Africa, I had nowhere to go for help. I had no choice but to endure till I graduated from high school in 1994. Whenever I see or hear stories of child abuse and neglect, I become emotional as I recall all the hardships I went through during my youth.

Individual values can be defined as my biggest characteristics that can support me to achieve and accomplish my goals before I make any decisions. The most important values include helping others, friendship, family and achievement. These values have significant meanings that can be considered as the indicators in my life. The surroundings and people that I have been gotten along with are important, which have influenced and shaped my personalities that can relate to individual values that can help me to figure out the solutions when I facing and dealing with different situations.

When life seems to be taking a turn for the worst it is easy to see how many people and things that mean the most to us. It can get rough, but it is what we make out of the situation that helps us move forward and keep us in line for the next few hard times we have. When I look back at how I managed my stress this last semester I see that this relaxation class helped me through some hard times.

My life has always been about constant change. I suppose this is the reason that it is rare for something to take me by surprise. I was born in 1965 during an era that was filled with extreme radical changes. By the time I was 7 years old my mother was working on her third marriage and once again I had a new daddy. I am not in a place to criticize considering I practically followed in her footsteps having two children and three marriages of my own. With the grace of God I have now been married to my third husband for nearly twenty years and a man that not only do I love with all of my heart but a man that I could not imagine not being a part of my life. My two sons have turned out to be successful young men and although it has been difficult my younger son has made and stood true to his two children age 11 and 18 months and his wife of almost 13 years. I would like to think that I did something right while raising them.

To say that life has been one of constant motion is accurate. I have grown up many different schools, neighborhoods, and with people from all sorts of backgrounds. My environments have created much of who I am today. Through these diverse communities my values and morals have evolved over time. The way a certain population can contribute to shaping someone’s identity is crucial to their growth. “…neuroscientists are now discovering that at the cognitive level all three abilities – memory, location, and narration – are intimately bound up.” (Self np)  He’s saying that place and story are key factors in one’s identity.

For my life the thing that I value is my family and friends, exercising and participating in sports, and finally going to and getting an education. I chose these specific topics because I feel like these are incredibly important to almost everyone in the world. Each of the values have a enormous amount of appreciation because first of all, people need all three, family, exercise, and education. I have never felt so close to my family before, because they have been preparing me to be able to leave and somehow manage to stay a float when it was time to grow up. Just because your family is getting you ready for real life and trying to see how independent you can be, doesn’t mean they are not still going to help you with any questions you have. Exercising arguably the

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.

While the importance of my values and ethical behaviors is not a new facet of my professional life, as I emerge in the field of Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology the weight of ethical responsibility has heightened. According to Lefkowitz (2005), ethics are moral principles that govern a person 's or group 's behavior. Hence, after reviewing the American Psychological Association (APA) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2010) and the role ethics play in the field of I/O Psychology I this assignment presents a synopsis of the evolution and my influential experiences role of professional values, biases, and ethics. The foundation of my values is my Christian upbringing and my strong family values for the importance of demonstrating love, self-respect, honesty, benevolence, and respect for all people. Thus, as I maturated through my life, professional career and professional studies, these values have been influencing factors for the development of core principles that have influenced my workplace behaviors and decision-making. Thus, among the some of the principle themes that I subscribe to includes knowledge, respect for others, commitment, teamwork, diversity and inclusion, and efficiency.