Code of Ethics

Pillar One - Integrity
Since I was a young boy, my father told me stories about my heritage.  My grandfather died when my father was only six years old.  As my father grew there were a few things about grandfather that stood out.  He was only a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a short period of time before his untimely death, but his collection of LDS literature and his zeal toward the gospel began a legacy of faith in the restored gospel.  One thing I was told about Grandpa George was that whether he lost money or made money on a deal, if you said he had said it, he would stick to his word.  Knowing that grandfather was a man of his word has made me cherish the living up to his name in word and deed.  I try to be honest and have integrity in my dealings with others.  If I must choose only eight pillars for a code of ethics, integrity would be among the first.
Pillar Two - The Pillar of Faith
Being a child in a bloodline of good christian values dating beyond my great great grandpa Phillip, I suppose that my heart belongs to God as much as I can give it.  Faith in Jesus Christ to me is like Gordon B. Hinkley's beatitude 'Be Believing.'  I need to cultivate and desire faith throughout my life.  I will make goals in my leadership and management opportunities to stand a little taller and stand out as someone who knows God lives and believes in the Atonement of His son Jesus Christ.  My attendance at the temple, church meetings, participation in ordinances, service to others and my study of gospel doctrines and all scriptures will increase my faith in God, Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost.
Pillar Three - Education
Knowledge is power, and the accumulation of knowledge is my goal.  I will build a foundation of knowledge that is part secular and part gospel.  I will study the doctrine of the gospel to build a foundation of testimony that leads to a becoming, the becoming a new creature.  My secular knowledge will enlighten me toward new ideas for leadership and management applications.  I suppose for leadership study we could look to the savior, and for management studies we could look at the style of the apostle Paul or the Apostle Peter.
Pillar Four - Peace
I make it a goal hear an now to study and fast and pray about the individual doctrines of the gospel.  As I learn new things, they must be confirmed as truth and then applied in my life, though sometimes the sequence may be to apply the teachings and then have the truth of them confirmed; in this way I will find peace knowing that the path I am on spiritually is the correct one.  I can also cultivate peace that by living and keeping God's commandments I can have the power of righteousness to pray for God's blessings on my family and business. I can know that whatever happens is the will of God, if I am keeping His commandments.  I do try.
Pillar Five - Self-Discipline/Mastery
I have a tendency to bow out away from hard things.  I need to make a list of the true goals and pillars I have in life on a card and make sure that what I am doing in my life is in accordance with what I want most.  I desire to be with God again in heaven, and I desire to experience the joy that He does.  I believe that self-discipline through reliance on the savior Jesus Christ is the only way to overcome hard things.  I seem to fail every time I do not truly turn to Him in times of trial.   I have a goal for a Godlike marriage and family, which takes great effort to prepare for, even while single; I know it takes continual and sustained effort in marriage as well.  I have discipline problems in many areas of life, thus this pillar is more of a wish at the moment.
Pillar Six - Passion
I love digging to the bottom of things and searching for the best in everything!  I have a passion for doing the best I can with the talents I have been given.  If I can find more hobbies and things I enjoy about life, I will be passionate about them as well.  I love getting excited about the little things in life and about my work.  I cannot see why anyone would invest in me, my work or the gospel if I walked around dispassionate about any of those parts of my life.  My family will be trained to have passion as well.
Pillar Seven - Patience
I tend to rush because of my passion;  I need to learn to be still and wait upon the Lord.  I love the idea of letting time heal wounds and allowing differences to be resolved with love and patience.  I have no desire to have conflict in my life with my wife, my children or co-workers.  If conflict comes it will be the beneficial kind and hopefully be dealt with in patience and love.  Jesus Christ waited 30 years until it was culturally right for Him to begin preaching; before that he prepared and became the man God in heaven needed Him to be for the atonement.  I can wait.
Pillar Eight - Love
I can discipline and teach and lead and manage with an undercurrent and over-current of  love.  Love should motivate all actions in my leadership roles and life relationships.  I will strive to lead like Christ and set a good example of His love. I cannot see a more important quality to obtain if God truly is love.  I must have love in all her forms as a pillar to sustain the best works in my life.  I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me;  I can love like Christ.

Leadership - Julius

-What did you learn from your leader that can help you motivate others in your leadership roles or projects?

I learned that you can rely on experience from the past as a measure of authority toward convincing others that you are capable of leading and succeeding in the realm of the given task.  I would humbly express to others in my group that I have a talent in the area we are working and would like to share my ideas.  Having an expression of authority would give them confidence in my abilities, and in turn, their faith in my abilities would give me courage and faith to do my best at leading them.

- Which leader (besides your own) surprised you in how they motivated others? - I had quite for gotten that women were so devious.  Marilyn Monroe was a bit scary with her methods of seducing men to get what she wanted. 

Hitler wasn't really a surprise, but I found it frightening that after all our friend had learned about Hitler, his response to motivating most people in most situations was utter fear, fear of death.   I ended up in the group with Hitler and Thomas Monson, things got tricky for sure.

Decision Making

I like what we are learning about the '6' c's of decision making.  We need to continue to collect information with regard to our service project.  I know that the final commitments with regard to location and time will not be important, and we are so ready to give service.  our job right now is to continue to take the idea we started with and keep it moving.  we need more information from anyone willing to participate with us.

We have hit a few dead ends with regards to a location and certain organizations ready to help with the dance.  That's okay.    I am going to try and keep my momentum going and call more persons until we get some options.   Without options and more information, we have no decision to make.  The only decision we can make right now is to stick with the action plan and get phone calls made so that we can get the word out soon and make this event happen before thanksgiving.  We need to kick it in gear and decide to act.

We will consider alternative to size of the project and make sure that we can reach as many as we can, but more importantly have a program.  I do not want to have so much planning that we miss having a project.

Time management

Setting goals for daily homework assignments would really help get school work done over the weekend.  Time easily gets passed from to do item to to do item.   I would much rather do anything else but homework, so it would be smart to put homework and studying first and make other activities a reward.  I need help focusing when I study, so it would also help to have a buddy system for homework.  I can make time commitments and appointments with other students for regular class reading and homework assignments.  The key for me will be to make the timing regular and scheduled.

Putting first things first with a goal for daily scriptures study would enhance my ability to continually put God first in my life and every day.  My current scripture study is sporadic and may happen everyday, but the timing is so irregular that I would not remember if I did or did not get it done. Having a chart, a goal and a daily set time would help me be able to get more out of my study and know that I was getting a good start to each and every day.  I will read

Blog Six For Leadership Class - Teamwork

        I saw all the stages of forming, storming, norming and performing in our group.  The personality type exercises helped us to get out concerns that would have been hard to address if it was not a controlled exercise in the class.  I was also glad to learn that throughout the next few weeks we may encounter relapses into other phases and need to work back toward performing.
        Teamwork was show in our group when we decided what time we could meet to get our work done outside of class.  We met under a vision of getting a common goal accomplished, and because we met on a Saturday, most members wanted to get work done and get the work done as quickly as possible.   We pooled all resources and had great communication.
         We have divided our responsibilities  up and tackled the planning of our program.  Because I get passionate about service, and because I have done many of these kinds of programs, it has been hard to let some of the responsibilities of coordinating and recruiting to other team members.  A lot of trust is involved in this  process, but we are moving a great direction with our program.

Blog Five For Leadership Class - How I Hear

Strong - Compromising

Am I losing sight of larger issues because of compromising tactics?

I sincerely hope not.   I would wager there are areas that I should not compromise, but I often do compromise because it is the easier thing to choose. When both parties can be instantly satiated with getting a little or all of what at least one party wants it is easy to give in and avoid conflict.  So, with compromise comes a smidge of avoiding that leaves at least one party half satisfied.

Does an emphasis on bargaining and trading create a cynical climate of gamesmanship?

I don't think bargaining always creates cynicism.  But, I can see where sometimes the way I treat exchanges is like a game.  I find that collaborating can be a game as well though.  We are all toggling to get what we need and give what others need.

Weak - Avoiding

Do you sometimes find yourself hurting others' feelings or stirring up hostilities?

Nope.  This category was tied with another that was pretty equivalent.  I try my best to not hurt feelings.  Think I'm doin well here.

Do you often feel harried or overwhelmed by a number of issues?

I do actual feel overwhelmed sometimes.  I will look into deciding that more issues are not important enough to worry about.

Blog Four For Leadership Class - A Little More About What I Heard - Reprise

Clear Communication Can Take Initiative

        Get the point across once and you will get the average amount of people who respond after being told once;  get the point across multiple times and you will get the average amount of people responding to your message that multiple times will achieve.

        I can use this in my service - repeat the vision again, again, and again until the volunteers catch the vision.  We can hold orientation meetings and send out multiple emails to new recruits so that they will catch and keep our vision in there hearts.  When I write the vision I will make sure I incorporate involving the voice of the people.  I will address concerns I know my audience may have, and I will propose solutions to all their potential fears and misunderstandings.
        With regard to communication in general, I can ask questions in my emails to student volunteers that allow them to voice additional ideas and concerns that have developed as a result of past service in the Utah Healing Arts program.