My ultimate mission is to live a life I would not ever regret.
I value every single moment of my life because everything that happens to me really counts. I consider each life experience to be a chance to learn something new, to grow and become better. I wish feelings of curiosity and wonder could join me whenever I explore the world around.
I am at my best when I am doing the things I love. I am at my worst when I try to do several things at a time.
At work I really love to work on some project, a project that has a definite beginning, ending and some expected, measurable result. I do measure my career success as ‘directly observable, measurable and verifiable by an impartial third party’ (Ucol-Ganiron). Though it does not mean that I think that life is about taking scores. It is about what and who you love. It is about our quality of life.
In my personal life I really prefer to live with passion, enjoy the presence of people around me, share the precious life moments with my dearest and nearest, be a positive force in the lives of others. I also believe that if I had unlimited time and resources, and knew I could not fail, I would love to travel around the world.
Personal Responsibility Statement
Things to be done or changed
At the present moment there are several things I feel I really should change in my life. Among them are
my comprehension of self (I have to start loving myself first and ‘cultivate a mental attitude that will bring peace and happiness’ (Carnegie)),
my attitude towards my health (I wish I could take more care of it, attend gym, etc.),
my relationships with my friends (I wish I could spend more time with them),
my weaknesses (I need to transform them into strengths),
the way I see life (I want to feel the present moment to the full as tomorrow may never come),
acceptance of change and loss (I have to learn to become more flexible to new things and circumstances in my life and more tolerable towards the things I am unable to change),
the amount of time I spend at work or study (I wish I could travel more than I do at the moment),
the quality of time I spend at work and at home, etc.
Appreciation
Balance
Beauty
Challenge
Continuous Improvement
Creativity
Curiosity
Effectiveness
Energy
Enjoyment
Enthusiasm
Family
Friendship
Happiness
Harmony
Health
Humor
Joy
Optimism
Outstanding Service
Proactivity
Sincerity
Well-Being
Wisdom
When I imagine my 80th birthday, I think that I will be a person in good health and sound mind, a person who doesn’t regret anything in life, shares his wisdom with the family members and is able to live life with integrity and empathy.
References
Carnegie D. Dale Carnegie’s Secrets of Success. Dale Carnegie Training (2011). 5 March, 2016. <https://www.academia.edu/10083824/Secrets_of_Success>
Shindler, J. V. Creating a Psychology of Success in the Classroom: Enhancing Academic Achievement by Systematically Promoting Student Self-Esteem. 5 March, 2016. <https://www.academia.edu/6965317/Creating_a_More_Peaceful_Classroom_Community_by_Assessing_Student_Participation_and_Process>
Ucol-Ganiron, T. Jr. Human Capital and Career Success if Structural Engineers towards Designing a Career Planning Model. 2nd International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management (ICITM 2012), Vo. 49. (2015), doi: 10.7763/IPCSIT.2012.V49.1.
