Self-Discipline and Sense of

Duty: 40 Useful Performance

Feedback Phrases
Self-Discipline and Sense of Duty: Use these sample phrases to craft meaningful performance
evaluations, drive change and motivate your workforce.

Self-Discipline and Sense of Duty is an active effort which helps in developing set ways for your
thoughts, actions, and habits empowering your to stick to your decisions.

Self-Discipline and Sense of Duty:

Exceeds Expectations Phrases
 Recognizes the moments when one gets the urge to act impulsively in order to be more
equipped to create a delay between the action and the urge

 Uses momentary distractions to replace the behavior one wants to control actively

 Exercises gratitude in order to move away from constantly wanting what one doesn't have
and towards appreciating what one has

 Sets realistic goals and develops strategies to achieve them on time and in the right way

 Measures own progress and takes the necessary steps to accomplish the goals rather than
just imagining the end result

 Limits time spent on unproductive activities that keep one from completing own projects
or accomplishing goals

 Anticipates problems that are likely to occur with own projects and devises a plan to
handle them as they appear

 Reframes mistakes into learning opportunities and keeps pushing towards achieving the
set goals

 Nourishes own mind, body, and soul in order to stay in a positive mood and get energy
and motivation to accomplish tasks

 Tries to complete hard assignments first in order to gain confidence and the motivation
needed for the rest of the day
Self-Discipline and Sense of Duty:
Meets Expectations Phrases
 Creates a list of everything that needs to be accomplished so that one does not lose track
of own goals

 Pays attention to own mistakes in order to learn new ways to deal with them if they
happen again in the future

 Holds oneself accountable and refrains from blaming others or coming up with excuses
when something doesn't turn out as expected

 Breaks down large goals into manageable parts in order to stay focused and keep one
from being overwhelmed

 Minimizes stress by getting enough sleep and practicing self-care activities in order to
improve one's own overall health and increase productivity

 Makes a personal commitment to develop and bullet-proof own personal ethical code of
conduct

 Clarifies what one will and will not do; educates oneself so that one does not make
ignorant mistakes

 Refrains from making an ethical decision without first learning the rules; asks own bosses
for help before jumping into uncertain situations

 Looks at the personal obstacles that one has overcome in the past in order to step out and
stand up to do the right thing

 Trains oneself to do what one knows to be right even when one does not feel like doing it

Self-Discipline and Sense of Duty:

Needs Improvement Phrases
 Blames others for own unfortunate decisions and actions rather than accepting
responsibility for own behavior

 Uses the company's facilities, equipment, and supplies for personal use instead of for the
purpose that they are made for

 Uses own position and power at work to disrespect and mistreat other employees
  Avoids the hardest assignments instead of trying to complete them first so that the rest of
the day is easy

 Takes credit for work done by someone else; misrepresents a product or service in order
to get a sale

 Disregards the company's policy thus brings potential harm to the company, customers,
and other employees

 Allows oneself to be distracted by family issues at work thus lacks morale or motivation
needed to accomplish own tasks

 Focuses own efforts on irrelevant tasks and fails to do what actually needs to be done

 Does not take the time to think about what one wants to achieve thus sets unrealistic and
unachievable goals

 Does not keep track of own performance thus fails to know when one needs to reward
oneself for job well done or when one needs to improve certain areas

Self-Discipline and Sense of Duty:

Self Evaluation Questions
 Describe a task that required you to remain self-disciplined from the start to the end. How
did you manage it?

 What are some of the challenges that you have faced when trying to accomplish your
goals? Give specific examples

 How do you know when your behavior is about to get out of track and how do you
regulate it? Describe a time when this happened

 What are some of the things that you have done to help nourish your self-discipline? How
has this helped you in developing a sense of duty?

 Is there a time when you were not pleased with the outcome of your goals? If yes, how
did you go about it?

 What would your boss or team members say about your behavior at work?

 Describe one time when you have worked the hardest. What motivated you to work hard
and what was the outcome?

 Describe a time when you have been able to overcome a significant problem on an
important project. How did you go about it?
 Describe a time when you have been able to juggle multiple important projects due to
your ability to remain self-disciplined. What challenges did you face and how did you
overcome them?

 How do you schedule your tasks and activities for the day in order to remain focused and
motivated to accomplish them?