For the last DEJ, I read “What Are Your Values?”. I learned how important it is to identify your values as that will make you successful. Understanding your core values is important as it can help you make decisions that align with who you are, instead of others persuading you towards something else. When you trust your values, you live to be a better version of yourself and it can bring you great opportunities in the future. While taking this class, I have gained a deeper understanding of my core values and how those have developed me into who I am. I have been able to express my values this semester as I have been involved in many group projects. Throughout this semester, I have had to use my best values to allow our project to be successful. A big one that everyone showed was respect. Respecting your group members is important as you need everyone to be interested and willing to learn the same thing, and put in the same effort as everyone else. Being trustworthy was the most important one to me as showing trust to team members is the make-it-or-break-it point in a group. It is important to have group members that you can trust to get their work done on time and have a consistent schedule as to when it is due, or working together. Having trust in one another allows everyone to be successful. Using these values has led me to greater confidence, and even brought me closer friendships as we shared the same values, or bounced off one another. Developing values is very important in today’s world and it is a must that everyone can bring an important value to a group, or into your work environment.