...Personal Responsibility Essay Philip Stansberry GEN/200 - FOUNDATIONS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS March 3, 2014 DALYNN CAMPBELL Abstract My Personal Responsibility Essay is a brief look into my background, major changes in the educational landscape, my reasons for attending college, my motivation, and the obstacles that would hinder me from completing my goal. . Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................…………...................................................................................... 2 Personal Responsibility Essay……...................……..…............................................................... 3 References….................................................................................................................................. 6 . Personal Responsibility Essay My arrival at the University of Phoenix came a few years after my retirement plans ran into a pothole. When I say pothole, I should really say canyon. Though, all things considered, my retirement goals were nothing to write home about. I was a migrant nuclear worker, which means I worked infrequently with no substantial retirement benefits. This 30 year continuum had me exhausting my savings during the dry times, thus my earnings never amounted to much towards retirement. I lived an unbalanced middle class existence. My plan for retirement was to simply survive until I was able to collect social security, sell my home, move...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay - We are all related My Name Gen/200 Date Instructors Name There are many other cultures in the world that believe in the concept of we are all relations. This concept is central to their day to day lives. Elders teach from birth that everything that is done, said or thought affects the rest of creation family, friends, enemies, animals, even the ground that is walked upon. The strength for this belief forms a bed rock of personal responsibility for oneself and all being, and structures that demands personal best behavior in all situations. Personal Responsibility is an obligation to do right to oneself, to family, to friends or to society. By Accepting this obligations, individual will be always aware of feelings, and needs of others a genuine care for other people. By applying it in daily life society can at least minimized behavioral conflicts. In that way, it is easy to understands and adapt each other's opinions, critics, and suggestions. If all students will learn to develop personal responsibility to their study they will become ready to face life's challenges. In order to achieve college success, it is important for a student to stay focus on goal, have self-confidence, and effective behavior is the best weapon to achieve college success. Obstacles will always arising student needs to overcome with it, overcoming barriers is harder. However, it is important to remember that barriers are not really barriers...
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...Sasha Rosenberg Gen 200 Personal Responsibility Essay Personal responsibility is when a person holds himself/herself accountable for their actions. It is so easy to blame others for the decision that one makes. When one maturely deals with their actions and consequences, whether it involves work, school, family, friends, etc that is personal responsibility. How many times have we heard both children and adults say, “It wasn’t me! ”? Especially when there is a big group, fingers are always pointing at someone instead of the one at fault taking responsibility. Their are several actions educators can take that will help them handle mistakes in ways that will be to their advantage in the long term, including admitting errors and talking about a problem (Glenn, 1999) . Admitting responsibility shows maturity. Every person has the opportunity to make his or her own choices. It is important to make a choice that one feels is the best for him or her. We tend to make excuses for our behaviors, which is the worst approach one can take. Sometimes people tend to let other people influence their choices, which is not always the best. No one knows more what he or she wants than himself or herself. Sometimes other people my try to influence a person’s decision or make the decision for that person and it is not okay. A person needs to confront their his or her decisions, whether the decisions good or bad. Making the right choice is not always easy, it is a long thought...
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...Personal Responsibility Leads to Success Ashley N. Smith GEN200 17 December 2012 Personal Responsibility Leads to Success Personal responsibility is taking accountability for your actions and facing the consequences for those actions. Even though it is not required to succeed in life, personal responsibility is something that one needs to be a truthful and responsible person. “Responsibility is the hallmark of the fully integrated, fully functioning human being” (Tracy, 1). Taking personal responsibility is the difference between adulthood and childhood. This is what ultimately shows maturity. Personal responsibility leads to college success, better employment, and a greater satisfaction with life. If a person takes personal responsibility in college, they will have better success with their higher education goals. A report from the Association of American Colleges and Universities shows how educating responsible learners impacts the society past campus boundaries (Hersh, 6). Personal responsibility directly leads to college success because they will need to show up to class religiously to get good grades. They also need to do their own homework to learn more effectively, to also do better in college. He or she needs to be dedicated enough to study at least two hours per credit hour to ensure their success in college, and all of this takes personal responsibility. Better employment opportunities also come from personal responsibility. Personal responsibility directly...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Gen 200 November 3, 2013 Personal Responsibility Essay Personal Responsibilities is the state of being responsible for his or her own actions. It means I am accountable for my own actions in life. For an example, I decided to further my education to have a better future for my family. Introduction The most important reason I think developing personal responsibilities are very important because it is a big part of my life and having personal responsibilities, it is very important to establish a preliminary plan. Having a preliminary plan set in place will allow me to accomplish my goals in life, which will have an impact on my college success. Without having personal responsibilities, there would not be any boundaries or goals set for oneself. In order for me to have boundaries and set goals, a responsibility plan will be needed to succeed in life. Personal responsibility is very critical to me because; it helps me set goals in life and gives me boundaries to achieve my success. Also doing what I say and saying what I...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay According to Cisco’s new Visual Netwoking Index forecast, “Online video will be more popular than Facebook and Twitter by 2017”. Digital Media is a fast growing platform; I didn’t know anything about Digital Media until I started working with a YouTube Network. There are a lot of other online platforms out there such as Netflix, Hulu, Crackle, among others, but Youtube is the largest platform where independent content creators can share their work across the World and monetize their videos. Because YouTube showcases talented people who have channels, Networks started to come around in 2010/2011. I work as a Lead Recruiter for Brazil’s department of the largest Latin Network on YouTube, yet a startup company that started business in April 2012. Because it is a new company there are great opportunities for growth within the company, however, this business is very challenging due to competition. There are many other Networks around and 70% of channels across YouTube are already part of a Network. Even though the business I am in, most of the time depends on luck because it is all about sale and persuasion, I want to get a promotion in my current job and to make this happen, I will need to work really hard to exceed all my goals which are usually to bring to the network high number of monthly views. It is my personal responsibilities to either get a promotion at my current job or to find a new job, which will help me to advance in my career and to...
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...GEN200-Week 2 Essay Rough Draft-Due-6-30-2014 Cecilia I. Rodriguez Personal Responsibility and Educational Success In order to effectively accomplish personal responsibilities, one must believe in self and make positive choices in life. It is important to take control of personal actions by having confidence and discipline. When remaining true to self and confident; the outcomes in life and college success become rewarding. Wikipedia defines personal responsibility as the idea that human beings choose, instigate, or otherwise cause their own actions. A corollary idea is that because individuals cause actions, they can be held morally accountable or legally liable. However, many define it as an internal factor that affects each human being. It drives thoughts which lead to words, which influences choices, which determine actions, which form habits, which develops lifestyles, which ultimately establishes destiny. Personal responsibility depends on each individual. The achievement of goals depends on many different factors, but the main one is to be aware of the responsibility it has in lives, on the well-being of the individuals, and personal happiness. One should take personal responsibility for their own actions so they can lead themselves to a pathway of success, how one decides to manage their time between their personal responsibilities, and their college success is a major factor in achieving one's goals. One must learn to prioritize by any means, keeping...
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...Personal Responsibility And College Success “The price of greatness is responsibility” (Winston Churchill). I believe this statement by Winston Churchill adequately describes the art to great success and high quality achievements. Personal responsibility is greatly intertwined with college success. The path to college success starts and ends with holding oneself responsible and accountable. Knowing one's strengths and weakness can assist one in navigating down that path of college success, leading to the achievement of the set out goals. It has been about ten years since I have been in college. Although I could look at this long drought as a disadvantage, after much thoughtfulness I have realized that in these last ten years I have gained much personal experience and a plethora of skills and attitudes that will only aid me in achieving the victory I not only desire but demand of myself. Personal responsibility means that I am solely responsible for establishing my own goals, pinpointing my strengths and weaknesses and holding myself accountable to a set standard and process that will ultimately accomplish those goals. Personal responsibility begins with a set of goals. It is vital that a person has vision and clarity within that vision. One should know clearly what they desire for their future and understand the options in achieving their goals. Establishing both short term and long term goals are essential in achieving success in college. According to the desires I have...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Gen 200 July 28, 2014 Personal Responsibility Essay “Being thoughtful and taking responsibility serves you well, as your accountability is one measure of your success. In our professional and personal lives, most of us typically take responsibility for our actions, words, and attitudes. An occasional “oops” can rapidly put us on a radar that we'd prefer not to be on, irrevocably annoy our student population, or cause a family rift.” (Zavod, 2014) Personal responsibility is a choice we all have to face when deciding to do the things that will help our future or the lives of those in our care, like my personal responsibility to succeed at college to better support my family. For me, that “oops” could have drastic impacts on our family’s financial well-being. Each person has their own definition of personal responsibility determined by their own background. If one includes financial success in their definition of personal responsibility they need a plan in place for how to achieve financial success. Naturally, there is then a large correlation between personal responsibility, financial success, and the success one has in their education. Each person should have a plan to complete their education and how their own personal responsibility fits in with that goal. Merriam Webster says responsibility is “something that you should do because it is morally right” (Merriam-Webster, 2014). For me going back to school is a personal responsibility that...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay GEN/200 Month Date, Year Professor Week 5: Personal Responsibility Essay: Final Draft To achieve academic success, students must practice personal responsibility through effective time management and communication. Personal responsibility also can be referred to as Accountability that is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the quality or state of being accountable; an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.” http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accountability. In my own words, being responsible is the same as being honest with oneself and possessing the honor and integrity to own up to all your decisions and accepting each consequence if one decides whether or not to follow through. Eleanor Roosevelt was quoted for saying; “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/personal-responsibility. I agree with Eleanor Roosevelt because I control my own destiny. It is up to me to know the difference between right and wrong and make a wise decision. I know that any decisions I make will come with results. Results that I must maintain a focus mind on no matter what the consequences may be as well as understanding how it could affect the ones around me. A preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in my education would be time management...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Responsibility is the action taken to uphold you on a personal level to let yourself become a better person. Being responsible especially on a personal level is not an easy task as it also deals with ethics, morals and being dependable and the sort in a sense that is a responsibility in its self. My number one responsibility is being responsible for my actions and suffering the consequences if I do something wrong. In the same sense if I do what’s right I will reap the rewards so to say. Morals are normally taught in childhood or in a church setting. Basically it’s like the Bible says, “Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.” (KJV). In basic terms it is saying if you do good you will get good rewards; If you do bad works you will get bad things in return that’s why being responsible is so important. People need to be able to depend on you but if you’re not a very mature responsible person than whom are people going to trust. “Personal responsibility is the willingness to both accept the importance of standards that society establishes for individual behavior and to make strenuous personal efforts to live by those standards. But personal responsibility also means that when individuals fail to meet expected standards, they do not look around for some factor outside themselves to blame. The demise of personal responsibility occurs when individuals blame their family, their peers, their economic circumstances, or their society for...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Cory Santiago July 30, 2012 Adam Leon Abstract Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper expanding your Personal Responsibility Essay by incorporating feedback from your facilitator and teammates, and including the following: · An introduction · Properly cited and referenced research from library sources · A plan to incorporate effective strategies for success as a student · A conclusion · Reference page Define what personal responsibility means to you, explain the relationship between personal responsibility and college success, and include a preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in your education. Personal Responsibility Essay Personal Responsibility means to me that one takes ownership of one’s own narrative. They take control of their life by taking on the consequences of their decisions. Personal responsibility is shaped politically, legally, and socially, it is a definition that remains in flux. You have a certain responsibility to your community, to your occupation and colleagues, your school and its integrity, your family, economically, and so on. Each requires a different set of responsibilities and each change with every new situation that arises. It is specific to one’s personal paradigm for viewing the world; what may seem like personal responsibility to one, is not the same for another, making it a very complex and intricate undertaking. How much of yourself do you owe...
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...Oe While we can come up with a number of excuses as to why we are not experiencing success in college. My ability to make an “A” in any of my college courses is 100% my responsibility. In order to achieve success in my college courses and in life, I will have to have clearly defined goals, a clear plan on achieving those goals, and put that plan into action daily around my goals. In assessing my goals for getting my college degree. I came up with a list of about 10 goals, all of which I will mention here. First, I want to graduate with 3.0 GPA. Next, I would like to finish my degree by July 2015. Finally, my ultimate goal is to get my MBA. Also, I will like to be a consummate teammate. I want not only know my information to pass my class but have a clear understanding of it. I want to apply the knowledge to my business on a day to day basis. It is also a goal of mine to graduate top of my class. I want to add as much value as possible to my fellow students, with my current business knowledge. And I want to master organized planning. How am I to accomplish any of these goals, with Constant and Never Ending Improvement. (Canfield 2005) Achieving goals at any aspect of life takes a lot of discipline. My business mentor the late Chet Holmes calls it “Pigheaded Discipline.” (Holmes 2007) So in order to maintain a 3.0 GPA, I must complete and get 80% of my grades correctly. But in knowing the 80/20 rule of life, I need to focus about 20% of my time to get that 80% I need for...
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...Personal Responsibility GEN 200 September 9, 2013 Carolyn Alston What exactly is personal responsibility? I believe that personal responsibility is to make sure my priorities and assignments will be complete on time and turned in before the due date. Even though I have a son, I may not have much time to do assignments or studying, learning as much as I can is what is important to me so I would be able to find a job for my family. Using personal responsibility in education helps me by making sure everything will be complete and on time and I look through my materials for that week. I want to make sure I provide the best for my family with the education I am receiving. Going back to school is a huge responsibility because I believe and want a better job so I will be able to provide a better life. I also want to make sure that I still will be able to enjoy my life by hanging out with friends and make the best for my family, besides working all the time after I complete my bachelor’s degree. Making sure I am going to be successful in college is making sure I have the willingness to learn and have an appetite for knowledge. Once I have the willingness to learn everything in college it will become easy for me to want to learn more. Going to college is taking responsibility to want to succeed and wanting to find a better job for my family. Success at anything whether it is school or work takes practice and work. If I commit to becoming successful in college I will eventually...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Monday, August 13, 2012. College is expensive in the first place. One must have personal responsibility to make a success with the money you spend. Not only does this education is getting will get you a better job but will show you new ways of thinking. Daily chores made up so you can function properly in your private life, school life, and whatever life you seem to be in at the time, the responsibility of chores or goals you make yourself will guide you through the process from school to home. It means that a person with their own personal goals in mind can stick with it and make things work for them as they go along in life. Not only in school you need to practice over and over again, but as you will see while you are at home, work or play you must have these things in place. Not so much in play, but even so finding out the good and bad about that college education will assist you in make the right goals as long as they are not too far-fetched or unable to be reached. Daily at the college you will have different activities to perform. You must plan ahead and make sure everything has been included to be completed by the due date(s). Even going to school online it’s good to be early to class, so you have time to sit and ponder your next step. The same thing in your personal life and responsibilities will reflect in everything you do. You seem to walk a tight rope when you have to balance what is needed at home and at school. That is why it is...
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