Who Am I? Who Am I? Lac Khai, Sam TEC 430 001 SP2021 - PROJECT LEADERSHIP Illinois State University WHO AM I? WHO AM I? “Who Am I?”, a quite simple question but finding the real answer for it like finding the needle in the haystacks In fact, there are many ways to respond to this question However, I believe anyone who first answer this question, is going to begin with “I am …” For me, I am going to fill my Vietnamese full name in the blank, which is Sam Lac Khai, because a specific reason The explanation for that and some major points about Who Am I are going to be extrapolate clarified in the paragraphs that followed On the one hand, my name means a great successful opening The story for this is simple because after the night I was born, in the first 24 hours of my life, my parent’s grocery store surprisingly crowded than before That’s the reason my grandfather gave me that name to mark a noticeable positive beginning for me and my family With that said, I am humbled to respond that “I am a very first positive start” On the other hand, as a child in a nuclear family, I was trained to be a good child and a good man It’s true to say that I have many commons with my parents: funny, generous and self-awareness Those ones are also things that my mom and dad always remind me every day Firstly, I can say that I am a happy boy in any situation In fact, there are some moments, something bad will happen in our life, that’s the nature rule, people cannot avoid that The most important thing is how we live with it and be the survivor at last I was learned how to be optimistic even in the worst condition by simply think of what will happen when I am sad For example, when someone in a family got an accident, sadness just makes things worse, people could not change the reality that everything was done Therefore, thinking about the good result would be a really big help It will calm people’s feelings, so they can focus on what they need to to deal with the problems easier and faster In my own experience, this lesson has significantly given me the ability to create a positive atmosphere to confidently deal with difficulties, and in almost of cases, I got over it with no trouble Secondly, generosity is the thing that I am mostly proud of myself for what I have done until now As a son of a Buddhism family, charity is the first mark on the to-do list There is a portion of people who think that giving money is charity However, there are many ways to express generosity and charity is one of them Charity in Buddhism can be understood by the action to give a hand to help the poor, the sickness, or just someone facing the trouble, etc My family is quite strict on going to pagoda or temple twice a year, in full-moon days of the first month and the seventh month of Lunar year, to support some money and participate in helping pagoda to cook lunch for the poor and the sickness With the belief in giving as much as you can in this life, you are going to have a good life in the next one My family always follows the guide of Buddha, which is “karma” to have a better life in WHO AM I? the next life This is not just about religion in my perspective, it is more than that, it is applied in every side of life, and even in business For example, in my country, public market or wet market is still very popular, so the seller is going to use the physical scale to weight the goods for buyers, and if some of them is too greedy – adjusting the scale to give less than which they need to sell, next life they will have to pay for their sins Therefore, having practiced generosity is a way for me to have an open eye for everything in life, most importantly, I have learnt to know what’s right and what’s wrong Sometimes, getting few dollars by cheating people does not make us richer Lastly, self-awareness, which was in lesson week 2, surprisingly awaked me This is also one of three things my parents mentioned I see my mom does meditation sometimes I have not tried it yet But there are other aspects of self-awareness that I have applied and learned Listen more, talk less are things they told me For me, the most relevant experience was when I first start a new job in the new company, I used to be quiet at first few weeks to observe everything – workmates, workplace, tasks Later, I realized that this is probably worked because I can consider my reaction on what I need to do, what I need to say and who I need to deal with, etc I have meaningfully learned the way of consideration to adapt to the new environment by knowing my strengths and weaknesses, positively comparing to others and requesting comments This skill forms not only my personality but also becomes essential in my professional life It is true to say that to know oneself is true progress To recapitulate briefly, three elements that could be described “Who I Am” are optimistic, generous and self-aware Being a good person is not difficult not easy and time needed Therefore, I believe that keep learning of what I am lacked and applying what I got to personal and professional life This would help me very much to be mature and successful in my future ... 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