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My Positive Role Model

Maglalang, Ma. Caesaria, Escal
March 11,2011

Summary All of us met a lot of people, we tend to hate their

attitude or admire qualities. We have at least someone in life that
stands and become our personal role model. Their characters,
personality, what they have achieved in life and the qualities they
have make them worthy to become a role model. A personal role
model who inspire, motivate and challenge us. The model who
had a big influence in our life. We want to become like them and
sometimes compare ourselves to them and think the things we
need to do or to change to live in their likeable qualities. All of us
want to become role model of our generation and thats the
reason why we develop good values to meet the expectations of
people around us.

I.

MY PERSONAL
ROLE MODEL

Everybody has a personal role model in their lives.

Having a role model in life help us to be mature and to realize
something in our life. The role model also help us to build our
abilities to become the person we wish to be. Someone that
influenced us to make difference and help us to be the best
person possible. My personal role model is someone who I
really love and admire, none other than my dad.

eldest son of Cecilia Pablo and Benito Maglalang. As eldest he

had major role in the family and as my father he plays a major
role in my life. My dad positively influenced me in my life. He
helped me shape my personality and characteristics. I admire
his unconditional and endless love for us. My dad is very strict
and disciplinarian but he could still do things which let us
know how much he loves us. When I was young I asked myself
why is my dad is so strict and sometimes he makes me mad
but through maturity I realized that without his motivation and
sacrifices I could never be where I am today. How he worked
hard to send us to school. He did everything to give us good
education. All his sacrifices become evident to me for the
whole year of my life. He is a perfect role model and I want to
become like him. I want to take care of our family and my
future family the way he did. I witnessed all his efforts to raise
and provide for us. I remember when I was about college, hes
the one who provided my needs and supported me during my
journey. He helped me with my projects, wakes up every
morning to prepare my foods and takes all the household
responsibilities when I have no time doing so, drives me to
school or wherever I need to be, he also stayed up late to wait
me. After graduating and becoming a Registered Nurse, he
encouraged me to explore, to broaden my horizon and to
discover new things in that way I can enjoy my life.
He motivated me to work hard, to give my best in every
task and not to give up. He reminded me that life is short and I
have all chances of doing what I want and what I dream and he
reminded me that hes always there and will never leave me.
My father taught me what life is really about. He taught me to
enjoy my life but never forget my responsibility as a human
being. He is the best role model, our provider and protector.
He helped me grow as an individual and guided me in the right
direction. I would carry all his influences for the rest of my life.
Maybe someday, when I am married and have family of my
own, I hope I can become a great parent like him. A parent who
never gives up and a reminder of what unconditional love
really mean. I hope I could be there for my children the way he
did for me and to be my childrens BEST ROLE MODEL!
II.

Fig. 1. My Personal Role Model: Mr. Joseph P.

Maglalang
My father Joseph P. Maglalang was born in Licab Nueva
Ecija on May 29, 1965. He took Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering at Wesleyan University-Philippines. He is the

THE QUALITIES I
ADMIRE FROM THIS PERSON

In order to become a role model the person should have the

best character. My role model had a lot of qualities that I really
admire. He is the best and good parent so I always had a habit
of imitating him. He is a great model for me and the one who
motivated me to become a good person. His personality is very
unique and I admired all his qualities. The example of these are
the following:
Caring father has a boundless caring for us. He is my
nurse who always there to help me when I get sick and
ensuring that all my needs are met. We are his priority and

sometimes he forgot himself and put his own needs last

when caring for us. When I got sick, when I was in
college, hes the one who took care of me. He is very
careful regarding the food I eat. He always reminds me to
eat vegetable and fruits to have a good immune system. He
never leave me, he monitored my condition and provided
the best care for me. I will never forget the time when he
wakes up early to cook and prepare my lunch box. The
time when he hugs me and say I love u and I am always
here to take care of you. When he acknowledge my day to
day activity. If it wasnt for him I wouldnt have caring
and passion in nursing. He was the one who taught me to
be caring.
Good Disciplinarian- He is a strict type of father.
Whenever I arrive late at night and dont have acceptable
reason for being late he will surely give me punishment
like being grounded or not to hang-out with my friends
and letting me know that Ive made a mistake. He follows
me in every step and make sure that Im in the right path. I
understood and admired him for this quality because I
know that a good father loves his children and doesnt let
them walk in a wrong direction. He set boundaries and
when Im not able to follow the rules that he set, he punish
me accordingly and make sure that Ive learned from my
mistakes and rising back up again.
Hard work- When my father was young, he had a very
hard life. His father left them and he was left with no
choice but to embrace the responsibilities as an oldest
brother. He stopped schooling and worked to provide the
needs of his family. He never gave up but instead he
proved that he can do things on his own. I finished my
college and post-grad because of his hard work. He
worked hard to give us better future. He sacrifices even his
own happiness to give us the best life, to make our life
easier and not to experience what he had experienced
before. I admire him for being a good father and a good
provider.
Open-minded- Even my father is the head of the family he
knows that he can be wrong and willing to listen to our
concerns. He accepts our differences and he allows us to
enjoy our life with other people and to be the citizens of
our age. He is open and understands that people change
over the year. He is the one who supported me and pushed
me to grab the opportunity here in KSA. He told me to get
away from my comfort zone, try new environment that
will help me to gain maturity and to find what I really
want in life but he told me to never forget to look back and
remember the best thing that happened in my life.
Understanding-This is one of the best quality that my
father has. He understands that every one of us is unique
and has differences. My father wont expect us to live the
same kind of life he does, he accepts that we have our own
lives and different ideas of how to run our lives. He
understands and respects our own values, attitudes and
different point of views. He believes that no one is perfect
and making mistakes is a part of learning. When Im
having a hard time he understands my behavior. When I
commit a mistake hes the one who understands me and
never judge me, hes also letting my own mistakes teach
me to make a good decision. I realized then that Im so

lucky having my dad, having a superhero and the best role

model. He has all the qualities that I would like and try to
apply in my future family.
III.

THE PERSONS
INFLUENCE ON ME

My dad has a positive influence in my life. He taught me a

lot of good things. He enriched my life. He made me feel that I
can do everything with patience and determination. He inspired
me to become a good person and motivated me to achieve my
goals. When I was young and immature I experienced a couple
of bad things, I made mistakes and fell down but my dad never
left me alone, he always understood my wrong doings and
cheered me up. He taught me how to fight and he made me
realized that anything is possible even I think I cant do
something. I felt really proud of myself because of him,
because of his encouragement. He was the one who
encouraged me to believe in myself and never give up my
profession and now my hard has work paid off thanks to my
dads guidance and life lessons.
I know I have many things that need to improve to follow
my dads step. An example of this is being positive thinker. He
is able to cope with a stressful situation and he doesnt allow
negativity to lead his life. I want to be like him, I want to
appreciate all the positive things that happened in my life and
not focusing on the bad things. I want to cherish the good
things in my life when everything seems wrong. Sometimes I
feel depressed and stressed when Ive done something wrong
in my life but my dad taught me to view this positively, to learn
from it and to move forward. He made me realized that theres
a lot of good things that happen each day. I also want to be
more understanding like him. When bad things happen in my
life I easily become disappointed. I want to understand that no
one is perfect.
IV.

MY ADMIRABLE
QUALITIES

There are no two people who have ever had the same life.
Each individual is unique. Each individual had their own
characteristics, personality and experiences. Throughout our
life we meet a lot of people showing different qualities or
attitude. This attitude affects people around them. We should
accept each other even we do have in common or we are totally
different from each other. As a human being I have also
qualities that make me unique. I am thankful for having family
and friends who appreciate these qualities;
Caring Being a registered nurse, caring is the best quality
that I have. This quality drives my action, pushes me to be
a competent nurse and to be a nurse with dedication. I
remember the time when I used this quality to show love
for my grandfather. I assisted him in doing his ADLS
(Activity of Daily Living) such as helping him to get up in
bed and assisting as he walks up and down the stairs. Im
the one who prepares his food and washes his dishes. I
never leave him alone, I always make sure that he is in a
comfortable position and all his needs are attended. This
situation made me realized the importance of caring and
supporting people as they go through tough times. I also

developed this quality through my experiences in my

profession. Im dealing with different kinds of patient
which some are totally dependent on me. Its a privilege
for me to provide quality patient care to help them recover.
I spent most of my time caring for others and its my
pleasure to continue caring.
Responsible - I always do all the tasks given to me. I know
how to perform all of the responsibilities given to me. This
quality helped me in performing my job successfully. I do
all my responsibilities as a nurse such as taking good care
of my patient, assessing their problems, helping them in
meeting their needs, monitoring their health, assisting
them with bodily functions. I also provide emotional
support such as listening to patients concern, reassure
them. I also educate my patient regarding the disease
process, the treatment plan, importance of taking
medications, provide information of home care after their
treatment in the hospital. In nursing there is no room for
error, we should carry out our duties responsibly. Being a
bedside nurse is difficult but I was able to do all my
responsibilities because of my love in my profession. I felt
that it is innate responsibility to care for a needy. I am also
responsible daughter to my parents. I accomplished all the
tasks that they have given to me not because my parents
beg but because I love doing so.
Trustworthy - I am known to be a trustworthy. I am
honored that someone trusts me enough to tell a secret
because they are confident that their secret is safe with me.
My friends trust me of doing things what I said I would do
and it brings security in my relationships to my friends. I
never break my promises. My patients and their family
trust me and have confidence in the work I do. Trust is
difficult to gain especially in a health care setting. I gained
my patients trust because I keep my promises to them, I
am competent in doing the procedures and I explain the
procedures clearly to the patient and ask their permission
before doing my intervention. This trust that evolves
helped me to build a good relationship to the patient.
Patience - I developed this quality when I started to work
in a hospital and having an interaction with different type
of patients. Yes, for me its difficult to have long patience
especially to those who have a bad temper. But through
this quality I am able to help my patients and also my
colleagues to feel empowered. When I have been at work
for 8 hours, and theres a lot of thing to do I need to do
charting, assist the doctor, admit and discharge patients,
attend the patients need, do bedside care, provide health
education to patient and family, communicate doctors
about patient condition and so on. I was able to handle
all of these by having patience and always remind myself
that patience is a virtue.
Compassion - I care for my patient with whole hearted
concern and also I act as their advocate. I accept that they
are having a hard time and that they need me to help them
and to understand their condition. I offer my support and
my caring to my patient during the dark side of their life
and never forget to be a good advocate. I offer the best
quality patient care and always make sure that the holistic
aspects of compassionate nursing care are provided to the
patient. Even theres a situation that the patient are not in

good mood, yelling or refusing to accept treatment or an

angry patient, I still know what to do to help and Im
willing to comfort them. I understand their feelings and I
let them know that I am here to comfort them.

V.

OTHERS PERCEPTION OF
MY ADMIRABLE QUALITIES

I am the type of person who worries about what others

think about me. It is important for me to be accepted by people
around me. Their perception is important and Ive like to see
the best in other but most people tend to judge me and give me
the benefit of doubt. Their criticism is very much welcome
because it will help me develop my qualities and personality.
But there are also people who appreciate and admire my
qualities
Hardwork - Other people around me especially my family
and friends thinks that I am hard working because I always
put a lot of effort in my work. I always do my best to
complete my tasks and I never give up. If at first I cant
succeed, I will try again and give my very best to achieve
my goals. As we all know, being a nurse is never easy.
First, you have to surpass 4 years of college life full of
sleepless nights, pile of paper works and attending classes
after hospital duty or vice versa. After successfully
finishing my college degree, the next step is passing the
board exam. I successfully faced my challenges by
working hard and it was the key in achieving my goals.
My family and my friends witnessed all of the challenges
in my life and how I handled it. As i face a new challenge
here in KSA, I will work harder and strive harder to
surpass the new challenges in my nursing profession and I
believe that by working harder, Im giving myself a chance
to attain a new level of achievement.
Determined - They perceive that this is one of my
admirable quality. They told me that they admire me
because when I was taking my masters I never falter even
though I had a very hectic schedule because of my duty
and I never failed to attend my classes and finished my
masters. Whenever I set a goal, I always do my best to
achieve it. Even though it might look difficult, I always
find a way to reach my goals and I always do it in a
stunning manner. I never let someone hinder me in
achieving my goals. They also told me that I always face
the trials head on and whenever Im determined in
accomplishing a certain goal or activity, I dont only put
effort in attaining it but I always do my very best.
Open-minded - My friends and classmates admire me for
being open minded. They told that I accept their
differences in attitude and personality. I welcome their
criticisms and view it in a positive way. I remember during
our clinical practice when I am the leader and as a leader I
accept and acknowledge the differences of my
groupmates, understand the limitation of our knowledge
and appreciate our uniqueness. If they have complaints
against me, I accept the criticism and become open to

learning. I encouraged my groupmates to work together to

solve a problem in a better way.
Loving and Caring - As a nurse almost all people around
me perceived that I am caring and loving because of the
love and care I give to my patient. Being caring and loving
is my innate characteristics. I have a passion in caring for
the people I love and also for the people who need my
caring hands. I remember when my brother got sick I am
the one who monitored his condition, I did TSB,
administered medication every 4 hours, prepared his
foods, monitored his vital signs, I never leave him until
hes healed. I felt great when I hear my brothers voice
saying thank you ate, you are the best nurse.
Trustworthy My friends distinguish me to be the most
trustworthy in the group. My friends have no doubt to
share to me even the biggest secret of their life without the
fear of the secret being leaked. My family also trusts me
that wherever I am I always follow their rules and advices
to me. They can trust me that I can be always loyal to
them. I gained also the trust of my patient because every
nursing procedure I make sure that their rights are
protected, I explain the procedure, the mode of treatment,
the disease processetc. I make sure that I am also
prepared and competent in nursing performing procedure
and explain the procedure clearly so that I can establish
rapport before doing the nursing care.
VI.

MY EXPECTATIONS OF
OTHERS WHEN IN MY COMPANY

The opinion and feelings of other people is very important.

We do our best to make them appreciate us and try hard to
impress them. What their opinions and feelings toward us
really matter. They pushed us to excel and inspired us to be a
better person. Its really true that the deepest urge in every
person is the desire to be important to other, to provide good
relationship and to feel good when they are in contact with
each other. We want to feel worthy and not disappointment.
But others opinion and feelings help us know whether we are
on the right or wrong track. If they feel good about us then we
are in the right path but when they feel disappointment then I
think thats the time we should change our behavior. These are
my example of what others might feel when they are in contact
with me;
Proud I want other people to feel proud at me. They
inspired me to do my very best in every task that is given
to me. If I fail, I will try again and never give up. I always
remind myself that Its not about failing but about rising
back up every time we fall. Ive always learned from my
mistakes and motivated to achieve my goals. Im working
hard to improve myself and to reach the peak of success so
that I can make my family and friends proud.
Comfortable - I expected them to be comfortable
whenever they approach me or whenever Im around
because it is a key in achieving a harmonious working
relationship. Being uneasy and uncomfortable towards a
colleague will hinder a productive relationship. I always
make sure that my co-workers and also my patient is
comfortable when they are with me. A harmonious

working relationship will aid us in attaining our goals and

as a unit we must work as one and help each other
whenever someone is in need of help but when we are
uncomfortable with our colleagues and our patient it is
very hard and impossible to attain our goals.
Happy - Im expected them to feel happiness when they
come in contact with me. Making someone happy
especially my love ones is a great and rewarding feeling
for me. Life is really short but we have all the time and
chances of doing what we want, for me I want to have
impact and touch others life. I want to make their life
happy. Every single moment God gave to me, I see to it
that it is meaningful. My positivity inspired people around
me to become happy.
Feeling of Acceptance - Nurses work as a team and it is
normal to have different views and opinion regarding a
certain scenario but it is important to accept and respect
each other's views and opinions. I want to feel others that
they are appreciated and accepted in a group. I accept and
listen to different ideas to generate a much clearer and
better understanding of the picture. When they are in my
company, I want to make sure that they can easily tackle
situations on different standpoints and to build a successful
and harmonious relationship.
VII.

THE VALUES I NEED TO

MEET MY EXPECTATIONS OF OTHERS WHEN IN MY
COMPANY

Values play a very important part in life. These values help

us to have a good relationship and also to meet my
expectations of others. Sometimes I try hard to improve my
attitude and make other people proud. I can continuously
improve my values especially if our value right now will not
enable us to enjoy our life and our relationship to other.
Responsible This is one of the values I need to have to
make other people proud at me. As a nurse I am entitled to
my own actions and carry out responsibilities. I always
give my very best to all the tasks that is given to me and I
help others to accomplish tasks in a time bounded manner.
Im working hard to achieve my goals and to reach my
success. I always do my best in every task to excel and to
make other people proud at me.
Interpersonal Skills - I want to develop my interpersonal
skills. It is not easy to have this skill but its a must to have
this. Im a shy type of person, I always feel shy to
approach other people or to ask questions. I want to
improve this skill to have harmonious relationship with
people around me. As a nurse working in a unit, I want my
colleague feel comfortable when they are with me.
Optimistic- I need to improve this attitude to meet others
expectation. Its one way to guarantee happiness. I want
people around me to feel happiness in life and less stress. I
want to make positive action and emotion to counteract
negative events. Being optimistic make people healthy and
happy.
VIII.

MY LEARNINGS

I realized in this activity that we need a role model in life

who inspires us, sets a good example and lead us to live a
better life. We need someone who sets a good example for us
to have a better future. We live in a different culture and in a
high pressurized environment where there is a desperate need
for good role model to help us realize the value of life. I also
realized the importance of knowing the perception of others
about our admirable qualities because it will help us to be
aware in our own values and encourage us to improve

ourselves. It also help us to know what should be changed in

our attitude, what should be improved in our values and also to
be aware what are the qualities we have that other people really
admire. Knowing ourselves better, leads to become a better
person and help us in reaching our goals. This activity helped
me remind myself that my life can be just I want it to be. I
strive so hard to be the best in whatever I do and to be a good
role model and we can do everything through our
determination even if we think it is impossible.