Personal Vision Statement

Recently in my Jobs for Cincinnati Graduates class, we had to watch an interview

between a Stanford grad student and Oprah Winfrey. Oprah mentioned that she took the saying
“full of myself”, which frequently has a negative connotation, as a compliment. She explained
that she is so full, that she can honor herself and give to others.My goal in life is to be that full. I
want to know that I am in such a good place mentally,physically, and financially enough that I
am able to help get others to that point.I believe that many of my personality traits like my
creativity, independence, optimistic view on life, and adventurous nature can make me reach that
point.

I am a very creative person. I can think of many different ways to solve a problem or put
things to good use. I use my creativity in the way I dress, how I decorate my room, how I
organize my homework and more. I could turn a plain poster board into a collage of what I think
is beautiful about melanin, or, I can turn an old turtleneck into a cute off the shoulder bodysuit.
My creativity is endless and can most definitely get me to reach my full potential.

I feel like my independence is one of my strongest traits. I am not the type of person to
depend on anyone for anything. I try to find ways to do stuff on my own before I ask for help.
I am not above asking for help, I just want to make sure i’ve done everything I can before I ask.
The ability to be independent is very important to succeed in this world. You have to have your
own back first before you can have anyone else's.. This trait directly corresponds to what Oprah
was saying.

I look at the glass half full. I try my hardest to look at the positives of every situation. Me
going to a new school because of grades is probably the most negative thing that has happened to
me. But although it was an overall negative, I looked at all the good things, like making new
friends, seeing how well I adapt to a new environment, and trying new things. In a world full of
negative, being an optimist is rare and I plan to take advantage of it to help others.

My final notable trait is that I am adventurous. I pretty much love to try anything new
and fun. I’ll be down for anything, well within reason. Being adventurous is so important
because you have to be willing to try new things and have new experiences to be successful. You
also have to just be willing to have fun and take risk. Fun is a big part of my life because if i’m
not having fun, i’m not going to enjoy whatever it is doing.
 Being full of myself is no longer an insult to me. It means i’m so much closer to my goal
of being so full, I can impact other lives. Therefore, I will let all my personality traits show so
much more to reach my goal of being complete. I mean really, how can I give now, if I don’t
have enough to give to myself yet?