The activities I engaged in today included working from 9am-1pm as a front desk receptionist at a salon, followed by lunch with friends and watching football games. Of these activities, two of my top five values related to my day. Friendship, because I enjoy the company of my coworkers and I believe they enjoy my company as well. I would argue that security is a value that was involved in my day because my job provides for myself, which is my basic need at this point in my life.

In relation to my family, I would say my values are closely related to my moms. I grew up an only child raised by a single mother, so her beliefs and values were all I really had to go on. She was always supportive of me to make my own decisions, but I don’t doubt that she had a strong influence on them. As far as my goals that I’ve yet to pursue, that would be continuing onto graduate school for psychology, and the only thing holding me back at this point is my bachelors degree. Another goal would be to obtain a job more closely related to my field of interest, but what’s holding me back on that is my fear of quitting my current job and ending up without one, as well as disappointing my coworkers.