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6 Pillars of Character Responsibility
ResponsibilityDo what you are supposed to do • Plan ahead • 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 words, actions, and attitudes • Set a good example for others
Responsibility : greenThink being responsible for a garden or finances; or as in being solid and reliable like an oak
Responsibility includes… • Duty : Know and do your duty • Acknowledge and meet your legal and moral obligations • Accountability: Accept responsibility for the consequences of your choices, not only for what you do but what you don’t do • Think about consequences on yourself and others before you act • Think long-term • Do what you can do to make things better • Set a good example *DON’T turn the other way and ignore what needs to be done!
Responsibility includes… • Pursuit of Excellence: Do Your best • Persevere • Be prepared • Be diligent • Work hard • Make all you do worthy of pride • Self-Control: Take charge of your own life • Set realistic goals • Keep a positive outlook • Be prudent and self-disciplined with your health, emotions, time and money • Be rational — act out of reason not anger, revenge or fear • Know the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do • Be self-reliant — manage your life so you are not dependent on others; pay your own way whenever you can
How can I be a reliable person? • Be dependable; when you agree to do something, do it! • Take care of your own business. Don't make others do what you are supposed to do. • Take responsibility for your actions; don't make excuses or blame others. • Use your head; think before you act; imagine the consequences.
The 3 R’s of Growing up: • Responsibility, self-Respect, doing the Right thing
Questions to think about… • Do you consider yourself to be a responsible person? Why? In what ways? • How can acting irresponsibly hurt people's friendships? How can being responsible make you a better friend? • Does it matter to you whether or not people think of you as responsible? Why, or why not? • What difference does it make to you whether or not your friends are responsible people?