MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY

People live their lives with different values, morals, and life goals. I am just as any other person when it comes to living my life; I don’t have a single philosophy in life, but multiple philosophies that keep me grounded. Three of my philosophies include the following: respect myself as well as others, never take life or those around you for granted, and everything happens for a reason. In the following paragraphs I hope to effectively explain each of my three philosophies.

The first of my three philosophies, respect myself as well as others, is as simple as it sounds. I believe with self-respect comes self-pride; without self-respect how can we expect others to take us seriously? Taking pride in your appearance, attitude, and one’s own character helps to shape other perceptions about an individual. One quote that always assist me in being mindful of others is, “I’ve