Relationships are important to me because they help shape who I am. Relationships help me advance in my career and my personal life. As we go through life we experience good and bad relationships including professional ones. I believe this helps us understand what we essentially want in life whether it’s being in a committed relationship, career, parent to child relationship, etc.
I must say over the past years I have had to eliminate some toxic people in my life. I had to realize who was helping and who was not. Today I love the people who are in my circle. We are all supportive of each other.
My mother is my best friend. We both have experienced so much and we have still managed to keep the mother- daughter bond. She is the one person I can go to when life trials and tribulations feel as if they are going to take over. My mother keeps me grounded and she is an awesome “counselor”.
I am thankful that my Dad is a positive influence in my life. He always pushes me to strive for the best. He knows my passions and always influences me to succeed in all that I do. Our bond is cherished and I am grateful that he has such a positive influence over my life.
I must say it’s not easy maintaining good relationships with parents, friends and others. There are so many challenges placed upon people and we all have different views on things. I feel that when two people sincerely care about each other’s well-being no matter what, that bond will never be broken. I always treat others how I want to be treated. I can’t always verbally express how much I care but I show it in my actions. I show people that I am dedicated to our friendship/relationship and I that I can be trusted.
In working in the early childhood field my relationship experiences will help me be the best I can be in building effective relationship with parents. I think in experiencing different relationship over the years gave me the tools to develop and maintain professional
