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Why Personal Ethics Are Important
By Kim | February 6, 2008
Ethical dilemmas occur when you are faced with situations that conflict with our values or beliefs. In simple terms, some people like to refer to ethical dilemmas as the difference between right and wrong. However, right and wrong is subjective to different people based on a number of factors including culture, family upbringing, and experience. Know this, people can rationalize anything if they have no standards for measuring right or wrong. There will be many times in our lives that we are faced with ethical
dilemmas, and this is why establishing your own personal ethics is extremely important.
For example, common personal ethical dilemmas come in the form of being asked to lie, to slander others, to keep quiet, to play stupid or claim ignorance to certain behavior or events around you. As social beings who desire acceptance, we are susceptible to the pressures to conform. I’ve seen and experienced the ethical dilemmas many times in the workplace. I’ve even lost sleep over doing the right thing, because of what it would costs me. Nobody ever said that having personal ethics is easy, but it sure is great
to be able to respect yourself and know that you’re not a sellout. More importantly, it feels outstanding when you know you’ve done the right thing.
I’m a firm believer that we reap what we sow in life, this includes our personal ethics.Integrity is an important part of who we are and how we interact and behave with others. If we don’t treat all people the way we want be treated (including honesty and fairness), then we will reap the rewards of our negative efforts.Your personal ethics should be the standard to which you hold yourself so that you can live as the type of person you desire to be.
Take time to review your personal ethics, then align your personal ethics with your actions. It will not always be easy, but it is worth it. Hold yourself to the highest standard and be the best person you can be. The rewards are worth it.
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