Decision-Making Process Paper Stephanie McDorman MGT/230 Management Theory and Practice July 9, 2012 Bruce Yarwood Decision-Making Process Paper In April of 2011, I had to make difficult decisions in my personal life. I knew whatever decision I made I would have to live with the outcome of that decision. I had to choose between several important things during this time of year. For a split moment, I felt that some of these choices acted on my emotions, and not what was best for my future. Some of the choices I made were to get a divorce, resign from a descent job, and to began college to obtain my bachelors degree.
The University of La Verne’s core values have been present in my life throughout the years. Even though my mother wanted to attend college as I did, she didn’t have the option to so and that’s why she encourages me to try my hardest in school. When my mother was young, she dreamed of attending college in the United States and getting a job so she could support her family, whereas when I was small, I didn’t think school was important. Although my mother only attended elementary school, school was one of her top priorities because she felt like it was an honor to go to school, and if you went to school, you were considered to be lucky. My mother was an over-achiever and saw education as a way of showing that she was better than most.
Decision – Making Process Paper March 8, 2015 XMGT/230 02/06/2015 Decision – Making Process Paper Life is about proper decision-making. Every single person in this world is faced with a difficult decision that has to be made. For me, I had to decide to leave my current job to work for another. Although many would say, if the pay is better, I should take the chance and make the job change. However, when deciding to leave a current job for another, there is more that plays into effect.
The dissertation process has been an important journey for me in which I have developed my independent learning. It has, however, been challenging at times. It has been a time consuming process needing much focus and commitment. At first, I thought everything would be straightforward and that I could manage my time, but it was hard to juggle between my part-time work and family commitments. In order to prioritise the dissertation, I took a short period of time out from work and held back from family events.
MY SON My Son Consuela Richardson Columbia Southern University From the time I was 12 years old I had my entire life planned out. Typical little girl most people would say, but for the most part I followed my goals to the core. I played basketball, ran track, and also maintained a 3.0 GPA. I have always wanted to be a dentist and also had thing for fashion. So as a little girl I always said I was going to stay focused in school and go to college and go play basketball overseas to play basketball.
Fitzalbert Lawson English 160 literacy narrative September 16, 2012 Pre-School Before Pre-School My parents have always been extremely involved in my education even before I started going to school. From the moment I could start saying words my parents started to teach me how to read and write. My parents were not raised in America they were raised in another country called Guyana in South America. Guyana is a third world country and my parents grew up with very little. They wanted to come to America to raise a family and they knew the importance of a good education.
The first way socialization affects me is my peers. My peers influences is greater that any or source of socialization. My parents played a major role in teaching me basic values and the development of desire to achieve long-term goals. All the years I have been around my peers I have learned the lifestyles issues, such as appearance, social activities, and dating. When I was in the stage of how my appearance looked I stayed dressed all the time, because I didn’t want anyone judging me.
I have not gone back to work since then, but found an opportunity to go back to school and pursue what I had been wanting years ago, to go to a graduate school. The modern technology has many things to offer at the comfort of your home. Having said that, being a mom taking care of children, and living in an area over a hundred miles away from the University Campus, I find the distance learning a great opportunity to expand my education. Currently, I am volunteering at the National Park Service and also trying to gain employment with them as a Budget Analyst. In my prior position, I worked for the Department of Defense as a Budget Analyst in South Korea.
Since then, I have changed career paths plenty of times. I have gone from deciding I’d live out my mom’s hopes of one of her daughters becoming a nurse to wanting to open my own animal shelter. Nothing I ever look into ever seems to really grab my attention as something I want to do the rest of my life though. Even more lately, I have been looking into the military and really feel like that is where I may be heading. Luckily for me, I have an aunt who joined around the same time as my age so I have had the chance to really get information about it, weighing in the pros and cons.
I have always tried to live modestly, keeping money put away for a rainy day. Therefore, I knew I had time to establish a new career. Ultimately, it has steered me back to school to further my education and set myself up for a career with a little more job security. An idea from the Bible that was read at my wedding further