What Made Me Who I Am

I can definitely appreciate the differences in each other's cultures, nationality, sex, race, etc. Working in the human resources field I have grown to appreciate these differences. I think that each and every one has something to bring to the table through their own eyes and their point of view. Everyone can benefit from that. I also think that being in the environment of living to survive basically made me and my siblings look toward our future more. It made us set goals, work toward them and eventually execute them. Whereas children from wealthy families probably do not do much thinking about ways they can make their lives better. .
             Another influence that I feel made me who I am is my gender. My mom was always the mother who never needed help from a man. She would run across a problem and spend hours and hours figuring out how to fix it. She is the most independent woman I know, almost to a fault. Well, I can definitely say that she had rubbed off on my just a little. In every aspect of my life I take a 'head-on' approach and I'm not afraid to try much. From being a handy-woman around to the house to building things outside, I will try it all. These things are not necessarily bad things until it starts having negative effects in your life. The only aspect of my life that I can say it had turned negative is in my relationships. I think some men are intimidated by me due to the fact that I don't 'need' a man to survive. I really have to try to keep it at the forefront of my mind that they need to feel needed. One of the other things that being this way has done to me is that I expect for everyone to be independent. I have two sisters who are completely dependent and it completely burns me up. It's hard for me to accept the fact that not everyone is the same when it comes to this. I find myself having to work hard at remaining polite and respectful. But of course, I do.