Week 3-Ethics, Life Plan, Code of Conduct

Reflect upon the things that you are learning and experiencing so far in this course. What are you looking forward to learning and experiencing? What did you learn from the readings and videos this week?

I'm looking forward to learning how to figure out or nail down exactly what it is that I want to do with my professional life. I have a really great idea of where I want to go, how far I want to go, etc., but I'm still in the 90's for my percentage points of certainty. 

I didn't give a whole lot of thought to the ins and outs of what this class would teach me or require of me... I think I was too busy to stop and ponder on it, really. It is a required class for my major, so I enrolled. I'm enjoying the exercises required in my B183 class though. This week, we created our Life Plans/Personal Codes of Conduct. I really appreciated being able to create this statement/plan/code. It's not as if I wasn't capable or permitted to create it up until this point, but it never really occurred to me to put it into writing. These are things that have always been in my heart, mind, and being, but there was something extra special about typing them out. They're concrete. They are visible. There is accountability in creating my Life Plan: Personal Codes of Conduct.

I will NEVER…

·         Bully someone or deceive someone into making a choice or risk for my gain.

·         Put my professional endeavors above respecting, loving, and caring for my husband.

·         Disregard my covenants made in the waters of baptism or in the holy temple.

·         Try so hard to bury my emotions that I seem callous, cold, or unkind.

I will ALWAYS…

·         Do my best to live by The Golden Rule.

·         Do my best to keep proper priorities in place: God first; family second; career third.

·         Do my best to remember that I have been a leader and mentor for young women… They still watch me.

          Do my best to view business, education, life, and the world through the lens of the gospel rather than examining or living the gospel though the lens of business, education, life, or the world.

This week I learned more from Jim Richie about "The Formula and Happiness." He combined teachings from his mission president, David B. Haight and J. Paul Getty:

1. Get your education/training.
2. Make your mark. Be good/great/best at something.
3. Prepare to serve/give back.

1. Get up early.
2. Work HARD.
3. Find oil (product, idea, skill set...)

Together, the formula looks like this...

1. Get up early.
2. Work HARD.
3. Get your education/training.
4. Find oil (product, idea, skill set...)
5. Make your mark. Be good/great/best at something.
6. Prepare to serve/give back.

I know that if I put these six directives into practice, I can succeed in life. This is powerful information.