Personal Ethical Action Plan

Personal Ethical Action Plan
Why a personal action plan is important for the future: Ethical living is one of the foremost biggest issues in society. It is a constant pressure because the thought is “if someone is ethical they can change what is currently being done in society like a crappy education system or make new laws on climate change”. In turn, if we have more “good” people this would make the world a better place by living a “good” moral life. We need to practice our values at home, work, downtime, and travel. The reason behind this ethical action plan is to help me if I am ever faced with the position in which I am having a hard time what ethical action should I take.

Identifying core values: I had a hard time identifying what

The definition of responsibility as said by the Business Dictionary is “A duty or obligation to satisfactory perform or complete a task (assigned by someone, or created by one’s promise or circumstances) that one must fulfill, and which has a consequent for failure.” In my eyes someone who is responsible is someone who can be trusted even while unsupervised by managers, professors, a significant other, or friends. People who are responsible are accountable for their own behavior and think before they take action when dealing with certain situations. Furthermore, people who are responsible acknowledge when they are in the wrong and they do not blame it on others. Instead, they take full blame for what issue was at hand. No one is perfect but it is how people react to situations that determine their character. Additionally, in class we did a “Five people, Five Attributes” (See Appendix 1) and when I thought about some of the people in my life it made me laugh a little. Honestly, the people I am closest too are phenomenal individuals and they are extremely responsible. Which has lead to my realization and my “no wonder” moment that this is a value I emulate and care about. Responsibility is an important part of making ethical decisions because people who are more responsible think about the rewards and consequences. In the professional word people who are responsible

I have always been a compassionate person because my mom raised me that way. My experiences outside of my home life in Africa also encourage this value. I worked with Terrewode which is non-profit organization headquartered in Soroti, eastern Uganda. Their mission is to eliminate obstetric fistula for Ugandan women. While I was there we also went to Kaberamaido, a rural community out in the bush, and we held a kid’s camp. I helped feed kids who ate their first meal in a week. I put together lesson plans and taught basic math while play games. I felt compassion after I was able to help these kids. Understanding the suffering and state of mind these kids were in broke my heart. Some of them experienced extreme hunger on a weekly basis, wondering when they will have their next meal. Even though this is an extreme case it helped me comprehend the root of where my compassion came from. I think people are able to feel compassionate when they are able to help others just like I was able too. Furthermore, in class we completed the “Funeral Exercise” (See Appendix 2) and one value I really want to be remembered by the people in my life whether it be loved ones, friends, or coworkers is that I am compassionate. It is an imperative aspect of ethical values because when people want to improve suffering of others it helps the world become a better place. When making a hard decision, if an individual has