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(Standards in Life)
I believe that in order to steer a life in a particular direction, on must incorporate standards and beliefs as a foundation to live by, especially in times of uncertainty. These standards in life are what you believe in and for the most part are unchanging. I come from humble beginnings. I was raised in a single parent home, not much money, struggling to make ends meet. Although my mother did not graduate high school and could not help me with my daily school assignments, she valued education and understood the opportunity it brings. So from the beginning, my mother always pushed me to do well with my academics and graduate high school. I remembered that even in my young teenage years, I knew I wanted to be successful. I remember that I wanted to live a better life as an adult that my mother did and if I had children, I wanted a better life for them as well. There was no blueprint for me to follow for success because there was no one around for be to imitate and observe what success looked like.
I was a basketball player in high school. I remember having been invited to play basketball on a travel team and spent the night at a teammates home the night prior to traveling to the game. My teammate's family was a hard working educated family that lived in a nice home that was well maintained. I knew from the outside looking in that this family was not materialistic, but valued everything that they had earned. This was an opportunity for me to see what success looked like first hand. That night at the dinner table, I told the family that they had a nice home and when I became an adult, I wanted to experience some of the same successes they have enjoyed. My teammate's father explained to me that they were by any means rich but they worked hard a cherished all of their accomplishments and valued family. That night at their home was a great experience and changed my life forever, giving me an opportunity to develop some concepts to allow me to move forward in my life and work towards being successful.
At this present time in my life, I am still working towards continued success but I also want to be an awesome husband, father and friend. I want to be a productive citizen in society always being curious to learn new things and grow socially, spiritually, economically and keeping my mind open to changes in our society and adapting to them while still maintaining my core principals in life. I would like to continue to grow professionally and have an impact on the students and co-workers I come in contact with. I am striving to be a living role model for my children, while also pushing them to levels above where my wife and I were in various points in our development in life. I want our children to be better prepared for the future and position themselves to be strong leaders in their communities and in the workforce.
Right now, while our children are young, my wife and I are balancing our own needs and wants as well as making sure our children have all of the resources they need from us to give them the best chance for success.
I would say that I have developed three different personalities in my lifetime to adapt to the three stations in my life. About every 5 years, I have had to recharge my thinking based on my experience so far , each time, editing my philosophies to fit my aspirations and the station in my life to be successful while not giving up my core principals.
I am almost certain that after my experience with The Master's In Leadership program, that my philosophies will change drastically with the knowledge obtained over the next couple of years.
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