Upon completing the personal values assessment, I found it very difficult to pick just 10 values that describe me best. However, among those I selected, I firmly believe that the three most important values that guide both my work and life include family, health, and commitment. Now, it is no mistake that I place family and health before commitment. It is both from the journey of life and personal experiences that I rank family and health as the most crucial values that guide my life. In fact, I view both family and health as the foundation of commitment at work and in my ever day life. From a very young age, I have seen firsthand how imperative it is place devotion to family above everything in life, hence why I chose family as two of my main groups in which I lead in life in the previous assignment.
The only way I can really express my reason for such values is through a personal story. With that being said, I was only six years old when I had to experience true hurt and heartache, something most children should never have to bear. My big sister was molested at just 10 years old, and from that point forward my families love and patience was truly tested. Through countless tears, counseling and court trials the only thing that got my family and I through such heartache was the support and love of each other, and that was not an easy task. As much as we loved each other, even our counselor said that we are special. Most families that experience this are torn apart forever. However, my parents were the glue to our family through it all. Together, they remained positive and were tenacious. They were truly Mother Bear and Papa Bear to the max, relentless in the courts until my sister could sleep peacefully at night.