Prepare your Mind for Success

Ambition, Altruism, and Adaptability — all start with “A”: Act with Authenticity and Accountability

C I T A D E L

Accountability

Accountability is the key to growth and trust.
Accountability means taking responsibility for your actions and choices.
Reflection Questions:
  1. When have you taken responsibility for a mistake?
  2. How can being accountable earn others’ respect?
  3. What happens when people avoid accountability?

Ambition

Ambition turns dreams into action.
Ambition means setting goals and working hard to achieve them.
Reflection Questions:
  1. What goal are you most ambitious about?
  2. Why is it important to balance ambition with humility?
  3. How can ambition inspire others?

Appreciation

Appreciation turns ordinary moments into blessings.
Appreciation means recognizing and being thankful for the good in your life.
Reflection Questions:
  1. Who is someone you appreciate and why?
  2. How can you show appreciation every day?
  3. Why does appreciation make relationships stronger?

Adaptability

Flexibility is the secret to resilience.
Adaptability means adjusting to change with a positive attitude.
Reflection Questions:
  1. When was a time you had to adapt quickly?
  2. Why is adaptability important in teamwork?
  3. How does being adaptable make challenges easier to handle?

Assertiveness

Assertiveness is confidence with kindness.
Assertiveness means expressing your thoughts and needs respectfully and confidently.
Reflection Questions:
  1. How can you speak up respectfully?
  2. When is assertiveness better than staying silent?
  3. Why does assertiveness build confidence?

Authenticity

Be yourself—everyone else is taken.
Authenticity means being true to who you are, even when it’s not easy.
Reflection Questions:
  1. Why is it important to be genuine?
  2. When have you felt proud of being authentic?
  3. How can authenticity build trust with others?

Attentiveness

Attention is the highest form of respect.
Attentiveness means giving full focus and care to people and tasks.
Reflection Questions:
  1. When is it hard to stay attentive?
  2. How can attentiveness improve learning?
  3. Why do people feel valued when you listen carefully?

Altruism

Kindness is its own reward.
Altruism means caring for others and helping without expecting anything in return.
Reflection Questions:
  1. What is an act of altruism you’ve witnessed?
  2. How does helping others help you?
  3. Why is altruism important in a community?

Acceptance

Acceptance brings peace and unity.
Acceptance means recognizing and respecting differences in others.
Reflection Questions:
  1. Why is acceptance important for friendship?
  2. How can you show acceptance toward someone different from you?
  3. What can acceptance teach us about kindness?

Appreciation

Gratitude and appreciation grow happiness.
Appreciation means recognizing value in people, moments, and efforts.
Reflection Questions:
  1. How can appreciation improve teamwork?
  2. What does it mean to appreciate effort, not just results?
  3. Why does appreciation motivate others?