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Valerie Thomas 329 O’Connor Road North Babylon, NY 11703 (631)-667-5597 [email protected] Brief Background I’ve always been an optimistic girl, who lives life to the fullest. There’s not a moment that I regret. Living in a small community, lets you know the people that live in the community and you can help your community out by doing community service. The community in which you live in can tell you the type of lifestyle you’re going to have. I’ve also ways liked to help people out and I’m a very caring person who puts myself before others. Having a career where I can help people would great because I would be doing something that I love to do. Most Distinct Personality Characteristic My most distinct personality Characteristic would be my dedication. I am dedicated to the majority of things I do. I am a dancer and have been a dancer since the age of two. My dedication and ambition most certainly shows through that. When I do something that I love to do, I am 100% dedicated to do it. You’re only going to have the greatest outcome by putting your all into something. Having a strong dedication for something can get a lot done. If you aren’t dedicated, you aren’t going to be happy with your life. Greatest Strength and Weakness My greatest strength would be my willpower I have to get things done. I always get my work done and I have it done when it’s supposed to be done. I’m a diligent, hard worker who has a determination to get everything done. If you throw a challenge at me, no matter how hard it is I will always find a way to get it done. If I don’t get something done, it’s okay because you learn from your mistakes. My greatest weakness would be that I sometimes talk to fast/talkative and am hard to understand. I have definitely have improved with this by talking slower and learning to make sure that people understand me. I always want to improve on things that are my weaknesses and I have improved by learning how to make people understand when I talk and not talk too fast, even though sometimes I do find myself talking a mile a minute. One Challenge I Faced and Overcame One challenge that I have faced was that I use to be a very shy, quiet girl, more than I am now. I use to always be a shy little girl who was quiet in social situations. Although I can be on the quiet side now, over the years I have broken out of my sell and have become more and more outgoing. You can’t live your life being so shy because you’re not going to like to be around people. That has definitely changed for me. I am more outgoing and at my job I work with and communicate with customers all day. Words to Live By A quote that is inspirational and has meaning is “There is no finish line, so love the journey.” This quote is saying that life isn’t a race to get to the end. You should live in the present and live in the moment. Don’t look back at your past because you can’t change the past, you can only make the future better and to do that you must start with today. You should be doing the things you love to do. You should enjoy your life and love the journey your life is taking you on.