Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Formation Unit SY 2024- 2025

Fr Eusebio Salvador Campus

Email:vpformation@adzu.edu.ph
La Purisima Street, Zamboanga City

FFP (Freshmen Formation Program)

The Ateneo Way of Proceedings
PERSONALIZED OPERATIONAL PLAN

Instructions: Accomplish this personalized operational plan by filling out the boxes with appropriate
responses. Complete this worksheet by creating realistic views on the self according to the following
areas below.

How do I see myself in four years on my…

Commitment Compassion Competence Conscience

Among the four areas, Among the four areas, I believe I am competent. In four years, I hope I
commitment and compassion and Ever since elementary become better. I really do.
competence are the skills conscience are traits I school, I have taken on I know that change can
I am most proud of in struggle with the most. numerous leadership only happen if I truly
myself. I know that I have Don’t get me wrong—I’d roles, and I continue to do want it, but at the same
the will and ability to like to believe I’m a good so today. Something time, I recognize that
further hone them in the person, or at the very about pushing myself growth isn’t always a
future. Commitment is a least, I try to be. But beyond my limits— straightforward path.
broad characteristic—it having been dealt the stressfully working Looking back, I have
can mean different things harder hand in life, through a challenge, made a lot of questionable
depending on how one forcing myself through meticulously planning choices. I acknowledge
defines it. But for me, harsher paths because I every detail, and putting that. I recognize that
commitment is the never had a choice in the in the effort to make some of my actions are
dedication to something first place, can you really things work. The process not morally right. And
so deeply that you are blame me for putting itself is exhausting, but yet, I can’t find it in
willing to do whatever it myself first? Isn’t self- when everything finally myself to regret them.
takes to achieve it. It preservation the natural comes together, when I
could be a cause, a instinct of mankind? see the results of my hard Because at the end of the
material goal, or a belief When things take a turn work unfold, there’s an day, survival is survival.
—what truly matters is for the worse, don’t we all indescribable feeling—an When you're placed in
the immense desire to try to save ourselves first? exhilarating mix of difficult situations, when
pursue it. Some people just don’t fulfillment, pride, and you have no choice but to
have the courage to say it joy. That feeling reminds put yourself first, how can
I believe I have carried out loud—but I do. I me why I keep doing that be wrong? Why
that desire all my life. don’t try to conceal it, and what I do. should I carry the burden
Ever since I was a child, I I won’t pretend otherwise. of guilt for doing what I
was never handed a thing I’m not a hypocrite. I don’t see competence as had to do to make it
on a silver platter. something static; it’s through? People talk
Everything I wanted, I But does looking out for something that grows and about right and wrong as
had to work hard for— myself when I have evolves. I thrive in if they are black and
every toy, every medal, nothing else make me a environments that white, but in reality, the
every achievement, every bad person? I don’t think challenge me, that pushworld is far more
title. Through those it does. It simply means I me to improve and complicated than that.
experiences, commitment prioritize my own demand the best versionThe choices we make are
became a well-grounded survival first—but that of myself. shaped by the
part of my character, doesn’t mean I disregard circumstances we face,
something I take pride in. others. I like to believe In four years, I hope to and sometimes, morality
Now, as a scholar at that I choose to be both: see myself taking on even isn’t as simple as people
Ateneo studying someone who protects larger roles, taking on make it out to be.
Accountancy, I find that myself and someone who more complex challenges,
commitment is more still cares for others. Lifeand still carrying the I still don’t have the
crucial than ever. The isn’t just black and white. same grit and answers. I have an answer
path I have chosen determination—but with in the present, but it’s not
demands discipline, In four years, I see myself even greater wisdom and the answer I want to hear.
resilience, and an the same in essence but experience. Wherever I Maybe, in time, I will
unwavering sense of better in execution. I want go, whatever I do, I want come to see things
purpose. In four years, I to help change the world my competence to be differently. Maybe I will
hope to see myself —not just for myself, but something I can always find a perspective that
committed to even bigger for my future children, rely on—a foundation makes more sense, one
things—to help change and their children’s that allows me to excel, that allows me to fully
the world. That, to me, is children. inspire, and make a understand where survival
my greatest commitment. difference. ends and selfishness
begins.

I don’t expect perfection

from myself, but I do
want to grow. I want to
reach a point where I can
navigate life with a
conscience that is not
weighed down by
uncertainty, where I can
stand by my actions with
both conviction and
accountability. In four
years, I hope I will have
found that balance—the
ability to look after
myself without losing
sight of others, to stay
strong without hardening
my heart, and to be better
in a way that feels right,
not just for me, but for the
kind of person I truly
want to become.
1. How will I make my operational plan possible?
By letting go of the traits that hold me back. I need to be less selfish and less consumed by my
own struggles. So what if life has been harder for me? At some point, hasn’t everyone faced
their own battles? My challenges don’t make me special, nor do they justify selfishness. The
world is much bigger than me, and if I truly want to grow—if I want to improve my
commitment, compassion, competence, and conscience—I need to acknowledge that.

Improvement isn’t just about skill-building or gaining experience; it’s about self-awareness. It’s
about recognizing the parts of myself that need change and having the courage to work on them.
The only way I can become better is by shifting my perspective—by learning to see beyond my
own survival and embracing the idea that life isn’t just about what I can take, but also about
what I can give.

2. What area of my operational plan should I focus on the most? What is the easiest area of
development for me?
As I’ve already mentioned, the areas I need to focus on the most are compassion and
conscience. These are the aspects where I struggle, where I still have unanswered questions and
unresolved conflicts. Growth in these areas won’t be easy—it will take time, experience, and a
conscious effort to shift the way I think. But I believe that with enough reflection and a
willingness, I can develop a deeper sense of compassion and a clearer moral compass.
On the other hand, commitment and competence are the easiest areas of development for me. I
already take pride in these traits, and they are deeply ingrained in who I am. Leadership,
perseverance, and hard work are things that drive me. But even in these strengths, there is
always room for improvement. I don’t just want to be good—I want to be exceptional. I want to
take these qualities to an even higher level, pushing myself further than I ever have before.

At the end of the day, personal growth isn’t about choosing between strengths and weaknesses
—it’s about balancing both. It’s about strengthening what I’m already good at while having the
humility to work on the things I lack. If I can do that, then I know I’ll be on the right path, even
in the next four years.