Personal Statement My Personal Purpose

It is undoubtedly because of my parents, and their unwavering support, that I have decided to dedicate my energy towards helping others. Both of them inspired my love affair with science and medicine in their own ways, and not just through their support of me and my decisions. Before I graduated high school, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Her doctors were amazing, and the support staff we met with were equally incredible. This positive experience during this difficult period cemented in my mind that whatever I did, I wanted to help people. For years, my father struggled with prescription drug abuse, before finally checking himself into a rehabilitation facility. His eventual triumph over his addiction has inspired me in ways he could never imagine. Discovering effective medicines that do not hold a risk for dependency is an issue that is very personal for me and is something that I am determined to pursue once I am finished my PharmD degree.

My vision as an undergraduate student of the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) is to become a well-rounded influential leader and equip myself with a set of skills and values that will enhance me as an individual in my career. Thus, my goal is to succeed academically and socially, graduating with a distinction and having built strong relationships.

I want to improve my current piano playing skills by advancing at least two levels and be confident in playing in front of a large audience.

My first recollection of paid employment was as a paperboy. I remember walking my neighborhood saving money to purchase a bike, with the intention of accelerating my work hours and allowing for an efficient work model. During high school I worked as a counselor at the town summer camp. My work experiences paled in comparison to my peers, as I was absorbed in athletics and most specifically soccer. In retrospect I regret not seeking various forms of employment during my teenage years as I feel that I would have developed a positive identity of work.

Since an early age my passion has always been to help others. In every aspect of my educational career and in my jobs, I have always determined that helping someone is the goal. Helping people is a goal that can be achieved in any work field regardless of what one does. For the last five years, I have volunteered for a non-profit organization named “Hogar de Ninos: Semillas de Fe” (translates to “A Home for Children: Seeds of Faith”). In this organization, a group of young adults have traveled to the Dominican Republic once a year for a period of two weeks each trip. Our goal is to help the impoverished children. These children have been exposed to countless traumatic events including being physically, emotionally, and sexually abused. The organizations mission consists of helping develop these children

It is my aspiration to develop software and products that meets the needs of those who use them. When you take a look at the makeup of the tech industry professionals, it is common knowledge that there is a substantial gap in terms of gender and race. As a result, the products and applications created for social, business, or personal purposes created with a male Eurocentric type mindset. One basic idea of creating user products is making sure the product itself represents and attests to the needs of people. When the group creating products shows lack of diversity in identity, this can neglect to meet underlying needs or wants of different groups of people.

After taking the What Motivates You quiz I found out I am motivated the most by achievement and the least by affiliation. I was not surprised when I found this out. I’m not a person who needs to have friends or be surrounded to be happy. I am happy being alone or with a small group of people. I honestly don't want to form personal relationships with the people I work with because I feel like that could cause some drama. Achievement is definitely something I strive for, so I was not surprised when that was the one I scored the highest on. I am always striving to do my best at work. I want to achieve high level task. Power is something that I am unsure about. Part of me wants power because I don't like being told what to do and part of me doesn't

I have always aimed to become a physician. Many of my family members, including myself, have seen several doctors over the years. Whenever I would hear about doctors, it tended to be about MDs and not much about DOs. However, several of my friends, upon deciding to become doctors chose to pursue their careers within the osteopathic discipline. Then, when I started to complain about stomach pain and chronic diarrhea, I was sent me to a gastroenterologist who graduated from the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program and recommended that I apply.

As a child of an immigrant mother and father, I was expected to attend school, expected to be academically successful, and expected to achieve financial success. When I was younger, all of my classes seemed like chores and something that I was incapable of enjoying. When I took chemistry in the second year of high school, I went through a spiritual cleansing. I had never learned about the topic before and the idea of the arrangement of molecules and the idea behind their existence in this world brought forth a newfound fascination, almost obsession for knowing more. Since then, my love for chemistry has instilled a sense of discovery within me as well establishing a purpose for learning all similar topics in order to understand more about chemistry and its foundations. For instance, math, which I had previously considered to be a mindless chore transformed into a subject that I enjoy learning about because I can connect my newfound insights in mathematics to chemistry.

Growing up, having a sporting background has given me knowledge in both the physical and practical aspects of sport and this has made me decide to apply for a course in sport related degree with confidence and excitement.

The backdrop of my early childhood differed from most, having moved to Lagos from Illinois after the death of my father, it was common to see despair and extreme poverty. I was always in shock and awe of the living conditions that so many were faced with on a daily basis, including the limited resources that were essential for everyday life and overall well-being.

My professional and personal goals I am pursuing is to become a human service health specialist. I desire to open and become owner operator of an adult day care empowerment center. Being able to help with the disabled society on daily living task, this is what motivates me in pursuing my degree to become a professional helper.

A personal mission statement is a philosophy or creed that one plans to follow in daily life. It is usually designed with positivity, purpose, and with personal goals for every aspect of life such as career, finances, etc. It also focuses on personality traits that one would like to possess and the accomplishments that one wants to achieve, both short-term and long term. It also houses the individuality of the person writing it. Every person writing a personal mission statement is will produce a different statement. This is primarily because people value different things, characteristics and have different goals. The purpose of this paper is to explore my mission statement (Covey, 2013, pp.113).

My loving grandfather passed away after fighting two battles with cancer. He won the first but lost the second. He was a strong man and did not let anything bring him down, but towards the end, he was physically weak and fragile. Although he maintained a good spirit, love for life and a welcoming smile, it pained me to see him getting sicker. I felt helpless and at times angry but there was nothing I can do but to be there for him, and cherish our memories together that will last me a lifetime after his death. Living those sick days with my grandfather and the many visits we made over the years to the hospital and to health care providers seeking recovery and sometimes seeking farewells, intrigued my developing brain. I began to understand how complex and fascinating the human body is, but also how fragile and ailing it could be. I became familiar with medical professionals and I was inspired by their dedication, hard work, and wealth of knowledge, but yet their struggle with their limitations as human beings. Most of all, I was touched by how medical professionals asserted their competence and communicated their knowledge to their patients, but at the same time accepted their limitations and helplessness while showing genuine empathy to their sick patients. Therefore, I decided to pursue medicine, to replenish my thirst for knowledge about the complexity, fragility, and mortality of the human body. To understand disease processes and more importantly

My personal mission is to constantly strive to be the best overall person that I can be within my personal and professional life. My goals are to inspire and help others and myself around me to achieve greatness and balance that will to maximize our potential that will transcend the boundaries of our dreams.