Ethics of Character and Personality

For today's blog post, I've been tasked with examining my own personal ethics, in terms of both character and personality.  In general, I'd say I'm pretty ethical, but let's go a bit (i.e., a lot) more in depth and see what my strengths and weaknesses are, at least in my own mind. 

The current module in class defines character ethics in the following terms:  Integrity, Humility, Fidelity, Temperance, Courage, Justice, Patience, and Industry.  I'll speak a bit about each of these.

Integrity:  I'd like to think I have a great deal of integrity.  If I say I'm going to do something, I do it.  I'm usually early with it too.  If I'm not sure that I can perform a task, I'll make it known, and I usually won't commit to a deadline unless I know I can meet it.

Humility:  Anyone who knows me will know that I have humility.  Probably too much so.  I don't often like to talk about myself or accomplishments, and I hate being "that guy" who has to point out something awesome he's done.  Unfortunately, it can often get me overlooked; it's something I'm trying to work on, although that probably goes more with the courage discussion a bit later.

Fidelity: I have fidelity in as much as I can do work independently, and don't require someone around to check up on me.  If I had to find a weakness in this category, I'd say while alone I tend to multitask (ie watching TV, or listening to a podcast) while working.  It doesn't really interfere with my work quality, but in the interest of being honest, I figured I'd include it in the discussion.

Temperance: I'm very quiet.  I usually don't speak up, so if I do, you know it's a serious problem.  I tend to take everything in and then put together an argument.  I think I'm a bit more immediate in writing/online, but even then I find myself writing and rewriting comments/messages before sending them.

Courage:  At first, I was going to say I have very little courage, but after re-reading the module, I'd say I actually just have a lot of fear.  I can overcome it if and when I need to, but the feeling doesn't really go away.  I tend to be very quiet when out of my comfort zone, but if I need to speak or otherwise present myself, I can do it. 

Justice: I'm very fair to others. Not sure what else there is to say about this one.

Patience: I used to have a lot of trouble with patience.  Lately however, thats started to change as I've found that I learn more and become more comfortable with my existing skills, when showing others how to do them.

Industry: My work ethic is probably the strongest one of these on the list.  I've always got tons of things going on and work very hard to complete them all.

Now we'll turn to personality ethics, which basically comes down to how pleasant you are to be around.

I tend to be a positive person, and try to do the right thing at all times.  My dad always told me that before you can do anything, "you gotta know what you're doing", and I really try to.  I'd much rather be the guy that knows whats going on, and helps get others up to speed, rather than bring people down.

The weakness in my personality is probably outward appearance/expressions.  Sometimes I look like I'm mad or sad when I'm actually just very neutral or thinking about something.  I tend to have to force facial expressions, as they don't usually match up to my internal feelings.  I'm just a bit awkward that way, so it's something I do have to consider.

I think that's about all I can say in relation to my ethical background, character and personality.  Obviously these could be skewed more towards what I want to be or how I think I am, but I'd hope people see me at least mostly in the same light.