Becoming A Helper Reflection On Self Awareness And...

Becoming a Helper: A Reflection on Self Awareness and Cultural Competence In early elementary school, I would go into people’s desks, break their pencils, and then find a glue stick and tape, put them back together, and put them back in their desk. Now, you must be thinking, what kind of horrible child does something so intentionally mean? However, that’s the thing. My intentions were always good because I was trying to help people. I wasn’t thinking â€Å"oh I want to break their pencils,† but rather â€Å"I want to fix their pencils, but they need to be broken in order for me to do so.† The Helping Trait Since I was three years old, I’ve known I wanted to help people. In fact, I’ve always had my heart set on being a doctor. It wasn’t until two years ago that I realized nursing was actually right for me. 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