The most influential person

这是描述一个伊朗人在和家人移民到美国的经历，从刚到美国对这个国家语言和民族文化等等的一无所知。到现在的能够在这个国家工作生活的转变。文中重点突出了作者的家人和他的关系，以至于影响了作者的一生。

Most Influencial Person Each of us has been influenced by the people, events, and situations in our lives. How have these influences shaped who you are today' Looking back at my life, I have been fortunate to experience a diversity of situations as an individual and with my family. My family supported each other during our move from Iran to the US in 1978. We have helped each other grow and supported one another in every aspect of our lives. As an individual, I have continually pushed myself in work to learn the most from every experience and to develop and understand more of the world around me. These events with my family and at work have greatly shaped me into the person I am today, a focused, cultured, and accepting individual. I was born in Teheran, Iran in 1970 and lived there until I was eight years old. My father was the first American trained Thoracic Surgeon to serve in Iran and the individual who established the Emergency Medical Service in the country. However, his success was overshadowed and diminished during the revolution in 1978. My entire immediate family decided to temporarily relocate to the U.S. until the end of the political crisis. As an eight year old, I never imagined that I would not return home to the friends and things I knew. Eighteen years later, the regime in Iran is still in power and since then my family has rebuilt a new life. My parents not only have influenced my life, but my sister and brother as well. My father, once the top surgeon in Iran, had to take the US medical boards exam before he could begin practicing in the US. He left his home for his family to be safe. His courage and determination have shown me that anything is possible and his unselfishness has taught me to be less judgmental and more accepting of the people around me. My mother, in addition to raising the three children, attended school for a finance accounting degree. Raising three children is tough enough, but she also brought a 12-year-old, an 8-year-old and a newborn to a new country and supported them while making a life of her own. She has taught me two important lessons I apply every day at work, learn how to prioritize and deal with multiple situations. My parents’ rebuilding my family’s life shaped my relationship with my sister and brother dramatically. We have a unique bond of commitment and support. We are proud of each other’s accomplishments and recognize that without that commitment we may not be where we are today. My sister, 30 years old, is a Doctor of Pharmacy and is the Director of Operations for a Home Infusion Health Company branch in San Francisco. My brother, a high school senior, is starting to inquire about universities for next year, planning a future in medicine. I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Economics, respectively. I have since been working at General Electric Company initially as a member of the Technical Leadership Engineering Program (TLP) and then at the Corporate Audit/Consulting Staff. The latter job as a Corporate Auditor requires 100% travel across the globe providing financial, process, and compliance assistance and recommendation to GE businesses. Knowing my brother and sister support me make working eighteen hour days a little more manageable. We help each other grow and in turn I am able to support my peers and employees in work and on their development opportunities. Looking back over my life, the one experience that impacted my future the most was my family’s move to the U.S. and beginning the re-building of our lives. This was one of the most difficult experiences I endured. My family had moved with very little money and belongings, anticipating only a short departure from our home. I knew nothing about the American culture and had little knowledge of the language. Attending school, meeting new kids, and attempting to make friends was not a smooth transition. Going to a new school is tough enough for any third grader, but to enter into a classroom and not be able to communicate with peers and teachers made the experience more difficult. How do you make friends when you have difficulties saying, ‘Hello, my name is Kasra’. Another internal barrier was feeling inferior to other children because I was Iranian. I thought the hostage crisis had made many households consider all Iranians as bad people. These childhood memories and difficult conflicts caused me to be ashamed of my nationality and background. Over the years, I was able to maintain focus and perseverance in the face of obstacles and change my attitude about my Iranian background. Although I am an American citizen, I am no longer ashamed of telling people of my background. I have changed the negative energy into a more cultured and accepting patience. I consider myself more understanding and accepting of people regardless of heritage, sex, or color by demonstrating the willingness to try alternative approaches and consider different opinions. I now know that even after a difficult upbringing because of societal pressures, I can fulfill any personal goals. I have been successful in things I have set out to do. Inspired by my family’s hard work to restart all our lives in a foreign land, I focus on my goals and strive to achieve them by consistently transforming activity into desired results. I am confident that these events, as they have shaped who I am today, will be an asset to me and everyone around me in the future. I have a positive attitude and enjoy working with people. I am consistently told that my biggest professional “soft-skill” strengths are my team work and peer relationships. I routinely use my focused demeanor in my work to translate it into positive results through balancing the interest and needs of the group with those of the broader organization. I enjoy working on my developmental opportunities and am constantly giving feedback to peers for personal development and growth. I consider my biggest developmental opportunity as a need to excel at theoretical business strategy. Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business’ diverse course work will give me an opportunity to add an educational discipline to my consulting experience. The transition from work to school may be a challenge. However, I am confident by drawing on my the lessons I have learned from my family and experiences, I will be able to turn any situation into a positive accomplishment that will continue to shape my future.

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