A step by step tool for top achievers

WHAT AFFECTS ETHICS?
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Greed
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Fear
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Pressure
Pressure to perform does not justify unethical acts. To be treated fairly is not the same
thing as being treated equally.
ETHICS IN BUSINESS
Ethics or lack of it is evident in every profession. Greedy doctors do unnecessary
procedures and surgery. Lawyers bend the truth. Parents and children alike tell white
lies. Accountants and secretaries often falsify reports.
When we cheat the people around us, most of all we are cheating ourselves. We are
preparing ourselves to be cheated. Prosperity brings responsibility. We cannot build
industry and infrastructure while destroying the moral and social fiber.
The consequences of not following ethical behavior are the same as not following legal
behavior. Some people will never be ethical. They think they are taking the easy way. In

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reality it is the tougher way. Could you face yourself if you didn't do the right thing for
your client? Could you brag to your kids and be proud and feel good? If you can't, then
that behavior is unethical.
A sense of humor and pride in oneself keep a person on course.
VISION
Why don't people achieve excellence? The big reason is the lack of vision or limited
vision. We need to dream beyond what is possible. Everything that we see today was a
dream before it became reality. Live with enthusiasm, direction and with a sense of
purpose. Do you have a dream? What is your dream? Every day that you live, are you
getting closer to your purpose? Get your advice from successful people and not from
living failures who will tell you how to succeed.
Where the vision is one year, cultivate flowers.
Where the vision is ten years, cultivate trees.
Where the vision is eternity, cultivate people.
Oriental saying
Remember, winners don't do different things, they do things differently!