I was asked by one of my staff members to write about my motto in life for work, for life, and for my career.
I have spent time contemplating this, and
the answer is quite simple. There are two. I may not always live up to them,
but I always aspire to them.
Firstly, do what is right even when nobody
is watching.
And secondly, as the Christian faith
teaches, Do unto others as you would want done to you.
These two lines have played such a major
part in my decision making over the years. How I conduct myself in
relationships. How I treat my friends. How I run my business.
And I fall short in so many places, but I always
strive for these. If you get a text that makes you vaguely uncomfortable from somebody
of the opposite sex, and you are in a relationship…. Ask yourself – how would I
feel if my partner responded? Would it be okay? if so, go for it. If not, just don’t
do it. Because then you know that your gut is teaching you.
If somebody talks about your friend and she’s
not around. Do you laugh with them? or do you walk away? Or alternatively, do
you stand up and say that’s not okay? well, what would you want your friend to
do if it were you? what would be acceptable? Do that
When you are dishing pudding in the kitchen
and nobody is around, do you lick the spoon and carry on dishing? Do you take
the biggest bowl with the most yumminess? When nobody is looking do you throw
your trash out the window? If you had company would you be doing that?
So for me, those two mottos pretty much can
be used for any situation in our lives
First, do no wrong. And be kind to one
another.
