Through the years, I have attached myself to certain words that bring definition to my personal Code of Ethics. Here is an openly evolving list of some of those words and their definitions.
The words you use are powerful….here are the definitions I relate to.
Source: Google (Definitions form Oxford Languages)
- Value
- (noun) a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgement of what is important in life
- (noun) the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something
- (verb) consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of
- Ethic
- (noun) a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct
- (adjective) relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these
- Moral
- (adjective) holding or manifesting high principles for proper conduct
- (noun) a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do
- Mission
- (noun) a strongly felt aim, ambition, or calling
- Vision
- (noun) the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom
- a mental image of what the future will or could look like
- (noun) the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom
- Statement
- (noun)a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing
- an official account of facts, views, or plans, especially one for release to the media
- an expression of an attitude or belief that is made by means of actions or appearance
- (noun)a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing
- Gratitude
- (noun) the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness
- Kindness
- (noun) the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate
- Considerate
- (adjective) careful not to cause inconvenience or hurt to others
- (adjective) showing careful thought
- Kindness
- (noun) the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness
- Accountability
- (noun) the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility
- Accountable
- (adjective) required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible
- Responsibility
- (noun) the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone
- (noun) the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something
- (noun) the opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization
- (noun) a moral obligation to behave correctly toward or in respect of
- Accountable
- (noun) the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility
- Positivity
- (noun) the practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude
- Optimistic
- (adjective) hopeful and confident about the future
- Honesty
- (noun) the quality of being honest
- Honest
- (adjective) free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
- fairly earned, especially through hard work
- (of an action) blameless or well intentioned even if unsuccessful or misguided
- simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated
- Simple
- (adjective) easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
- used to emphasize the fundamental and straightforward nature of something
- (adjective) easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
- Unpretentious
- (adjective) not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed
- Unsophisticated
- (adjective) not artificial
- Simple
- simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated
- (adjective) free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
- Self Awareness
- (noun) conscious awareness of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires
- Curiosity
- (noun) a strong desire to know or learn something
- Patience
- (noun) the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset
- Ambition
- (noun) a strong desire to do or achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work
- desire and determination to achieve success
- Determination
- firmness of purpose; resoluteness
- the controlling or deciding of something’s nature or outcome
- a tendency to move in a fixed direction
- (noun) a strong desire to do or achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work
- Synchronicity
- (noun) the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernable casual connection
- Synchrony
- simultaneous action, development, or occurrence
- the state of operating or developing according to the same time scale as something else
- simultaneous action, development, or occurrence
- Adapt
- (verb) make (something) suitable for a new purpose; modify
- become adjusted to new conditions
- (verb) make (something) suitable for a new purpose; modify
- Wisdom
- (noun) the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise
- the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgement
- the body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period
- (noun) the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise
- Serenity
- (noun) the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled
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