Blog 5

I’m one of ten and we are a large tightly knitted family. Growing up, my parents placed a lot of emphasis on church, education, cohesiveness, respect, honesty, forgiveness, perseverance and communication. Today, these values influence my day-to-day activities especially as I make an extra effort to communicate with the fiancée or my son. In addition, no matter how bad the day is, I try to remain positive and keep pushing until the end of the day; then, I move onto the next day with the same mentality. In day-today activities, I used values such as honesty, respect, forgiveness; also, values learned while at church (God 1st & equality).

Furthermore, daily activities constantly change but I hold on to respect, honesty and perseverance. African Americans are typically communal in nature, therefore, I value the input groups and my close family and friends when completing assignments.  Finally, in reflecting on my cultural heritage, ethnic influences, religion, and values I’ve realized how much the aforementioned values instilled me have affected work habits and overall success.

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