Week 3: Honesty and Business Ethics

My most favorite reading from this week was Sister Dew’s talk entitled, “True Blue, Through and Through.”  I think this one important principle and virtue is at the core of this week’s topic: integrity.  Sister Dew talked about how integrity means you are true to Heavenly Father, true to yourself and true to others.  I love this definition because it embodies not only honesty, but also dependability, accountability, obedience, and diligence.  Unfortunately, this virtue is on the decline in the personal and professional lives of many in our society.  It would be easy for us to take on the slow stain of the world by justifying or rationalizing some practice or deed that is accepted as society’s “norm”.  It is so important for us to set ourselves apart from the world by being men and women of integrity. 

https://video.byui.edu/media/Sheri+L.+Dew+%22True+Blue%2C+Through+and+Through%22/0_2kwijc91/14336742

I also really enjoyed Elder Robbins talk “Making a Living and a Life”.  I think the world tends to get so overly concerned about making a living that other weightier matters fall to the wayside.  As Jared and I plan for our future family and professional lives I want to revisit this talk often to be reminded that there is nothing more important than seeking after the kingdom of God first and raising a valiant family.  Heavenly Father has blessed us with unique abilities, talents and experiences that we can use to lift and serve and bless our families and all those we interact with.  I really appreciated his quote: “May we all use our God-given talents in the service of our fellowmen and in making our communities and world better places to live.”

https://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/12/making-a-living-making-a-life?lang=eng

I noticed that next week one of the assignments is about deconstructing your fears.  I think that will be an important topic and assignment for me as I have so many fears and concerns about starting a business!