 | Do what you are supposed to do |
| Persevere: keep on trying! |
| Always do your best |
| Use self-control |
| Be self-disciplined |
| Think before you act — consider the consequences |
| Be accountable for your choices |
Life is full of choices. Being responsible means being in charge of our choices and, thus, our lives. It means being accountable for what we do and who we are. It also means recognizing that our actions matter and we are morally on the hook for the consequences. Our capacity to reason and our freedom to choose make us morally autonomous and, therefore, answerable for whether we honor or degrade the ethical principles that give life meaning and purpose.
Ethical people show responsibility by being accountable, pursuing excellence and exercising self-restraint. They exhibit the ability to respond to expectations. (information taken from www.charactercounts.org)
