Values

The bigger the value, the bigger the word.

My top values are responsibility, achievement and independence. The others

are very important to me as well, but these hold very strongly in my life.

Although I think that my core values will stay the same, their importance 

may change as life changes. 

Responsibility: 

I am very big on the fact that you can't blame others for your mistakes. 

To be a leader, you must be able to be responsible for yourself, as well as others.

This shows maturity. From a young age, I had to be responsible for the well-being 

of my younger sisters. If I feel like something has to do with me personally,

then I take it seriously because I feel responsible for the outcome.

Achievement: 

I am a very future-oriented person. I am always thinking about improving 

and striving towards something. It is not okay for me, or a leader, to be

okay with being just "average". We should always be looking to achieve 

something, it doesn't have to be something big but even something small. 

I am always striving for a 4.0, even though I know an A- would not kill me. 

Independence: 

I think that everyone needs to be able to be alone, to be able to do 

some things without the help of others. Concern for others is another

strong value I have, but without independence you would not be competent

and able to grow in whatever position you have. For example, I will

always try to figure out something for myself or plan something myself 

before I will ask for help, because I want to know I can do it.