Personal Statement: Examining My Personal Values

Examining My Personal Values When I start to examine my personal values and think about how I developed them, I start to think about my childhood days. As I grew and developed, my mother would always share what she called little lessons of life that would help me through the years, from childhood to adulthood. These lessons involved values, such as trust, honesty, respect, integrity and the importance of family and to always to what was right in every situation. She would tell me how important these were and that I may not have understood them then, but as I grew older I would. Of course, she was right. As I grew up and I began make friends and I realized that the people I associated with then are still my friends today because we share
I know many people that are not satisfied with the ethical quality of society as a whole, and they believe that their profession is more ethical than others and that they are at least as ethical as those in their profession. I also feel that people need to understand that ethical principles are ground rules of decision making -not just factors to consider. I believe it is ok to lose; in fact, it is preferable to lose than to lie, steal, or cheat in order to win. I've found that most people who are unwilling to lose are willing to do basically whatever it takes to win. Ethics has a price and sometimes people must choose between what they want and what they want to be. But ethics is also valuable, because it makes self-restraint and sacrifice, service and charity,
Executives and managers must stress to employees that dishonest or unethical conduct will not be tolerated, and that they are expected to report any wrongdoing that they encounter. They should show through actions, as well as words that the company relies on those who come forward concerning ethical breaches, rather than discriminates against them. Honest communication between employers and employees about the ethical standards of the company would make it difficult for unethical things to happen. Workers should also be encouraged to be consistent with their values from the first day on the job through the time they