Assignment 6: Personal Values Statement
Assignment 6: Personal Values Statement
Introduction
I had the privilege of taking an ethics class that asked me to list out what values were important to me. I thought I’d share some of the things I wrote down and finish off with my personal mission statement. This essay will give you a unique insight into what values I find to be important.
What is important to me?
Service, integrity, and loyalty are very important to me. Service is a big part of my life and allows me to continue to hold myself to a higher moral standard. Integrity is one of the key values that pushes me to do what is right even when others are not looking. Loyalty increases the longevity of a relationship.
What do I value?
I value service, loyalty, integrity, …show more content…
Discipline is the epitome of enduring and overcoming constant adversity that we deal with on a daily basis. In order to exercise the right discipline to be successful, we have to first accept total responsibility for ourselves and the situation. It is important to have the self-discipline to keep on track when only intermediate results are apparent. Discipline is a big thing in the military and is key to having a successful career. Every soldier, sailor, airmen, and marine is critiqued on their self-discipline every time he or she is in uniform, but it goes beyond the uniform. It carries out into business and daily life. I have exercised discipline when times of adversity have been before me. I have had the self-discipline to stay strong during times that have proven to break others. For example, I have faced multiple adverse situation while I have been in school. Now I may have not finished yet and am going on 8 years now, but I have the discipline to …show more content…
Integrity it the key core value to have in any organization, relationship and/or situation. It is the quality that provides honesty and strong moral principle. In a way integrity is the glue to all core values. It is the moral compass that guides us to decipher what is right. I know with integrity that I must be true to myself before I can be true to others or an organization. I must hold myself accountable to maintain standards so I can hold my subordinates accountable. For example, I had a moment of integrity when I informed the other company’s job superintendent of why I was visiting the job site. I had to visit a job site due to a near miss with a forklift. My company wanted to keep it in house and quiet, but my moral compass was pointing me in the direction to tell the Job Sup the truth. I relayed the information to him in an honest fashion. Safety is very important on a job site and it would have been morally wrong to not inform the person in-charge of the job site of the violation. Integrity is the foundation of my core values and what keeps me
Introduction
I had the privilege of taking an ethics class that asked me to list out what values were important to me. I thought I’d share some of the things I wrote down and finish off with my personal mission statement. This essay will give you a unique insight into what values I find to be important.
What is important to me?
Service, integrity, and loyalty are very important to me. Service is a big part of my life and allows me to continue to hold myself to a higher moral standard. Integrity is one of the key values that pushes me to do what is right even when others are not looking. Loyalty increases the longevity of a relationship.
What do I value?
I value service, loyalty, integrity, …show more content…
Discipline is the epitome of enduring and overcoming constant adversity that we deal with on a daily basis. In order to exercise the right discipline to be successful, we have to first accept total responsibility for ourselves and the situation. It is important to have the self-discipline to keep on track when only intermediate results are apparent. Discipline is a big thing in the military and is key to having a successful career. Every soldier, sailor, airmen, and marine is critiqued on their self-discipline every time he or she is in uniform, but it goes beyond the uniform. It carries out into business and daily life. I have exercised discipline when times of adversity have been before me. I have had the self-discipline to stay strong during times that have proven to break others. For example, I have faced multiple adverse situation while I have been in school. Now I may have not finished yet and am going on 8 years now, but I have the discipline to …show more content…
Integrity it the key core value to have in any organization, relationship and/or situation. It is the quality that provides honesty and strong moral principle. In a way integrity is the glue to all core values. It is the moral compass that guides us to decipher what is right. I know with integrity that I must be true to myself before I can be true to others or an organization. I must hold myself accountable to maintain standards so I can hold my subordinates accountable. For example, I had a moment of integrity when I informed the other company’s job superintendent of why I was visiting the job site. I had to visit a job site due to a near miss with a forklift. My company wanted to keep it in house and quiet, but my moral compass was pointing me in the direction to tell the Job Sup the truth. I relayed the information to him in an honest fashion. Safety is very important on a job site and it would have been morally wrong to not inform the person in-charge of the job site of the violation. Integrity is the foundation of my core values and what keeps me