My Service Philosophy

“Leading each day with Honor, Courage, and Commitment; listening, learning; and opening my heart so I positively impact others’ lives as well as my own.”  


    Honor, Courage,  and Commitment are strong standing core values built from Naval tradition and carried out through today (U.S. Navy, 2009).  I am inclined to say that my service philosophy incorporates these same values.   
 
    Honor -  I have always conduct my interactions with people in the highest ethical fashion.  I am always considering the impact of not being honest or truthful and how this will impact my dealings with people on a daily basis.  I need to understand that if I expect the people I deal with daily to have trust and faith in my leadership, I need to lead by example.  To this day I “Abide by an uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for my actions and keeping my word” (US Navy 2009).  When people interact with me they understand my code of ethics and count on the fact that I am unwavering where ethical conduct is involved in my daily dealings.


    Courage – There are some people in the world who believe that you are either born with courage or you’re not.  Just like in the Wizard of Oz and the story about the cowardly lion, courage is a trait than you can't just get handed to you.  But, in the right circumstance, I believe that a person can develop courage and become a leader in service.  I have developed my courage over the span of my life time and I am at a better place than in the past because of it.  I continue to grow and improve my courage every day, and  I believe that to be able to apply adaptive change, courage is the rock that will move that adaptive challenge  forward.  It takes courage “to challenge social injustice when it is hazardous, demanding, or when otherwise difficult decisions need to be made” (US Navy, 2009).  


     Commitment – As it is the “day-to-day duty of every Navy man and woman to work together as a team to improve the quality of work, people, and themselves” (US Navy, 2009), so is it my commitment to lead and improve the social well being of all citizens. 


    Listening, learning, and opening my heart – It is my belief that I cannot achieve my level of honor, courage and commitment without opening my heart, listening, and learning from my all mankind.  Every day I learn something new just by listening and learning.  A person with a closed heart will only listen to his or her own voice and the subsequent lack of success will be exhibited because of their closed heart.  

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