What is your character worth?

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Shortcuts will present themselves in life but be warned, some ethical sacrifices will have to be made.

How much damage could one bad ethical choice cost though?

It is hard to be sure what the cost would be sometimes isn't it?
Especially when we have seen others  "get away with it".
Does it matter how you "win" so long as you win?
Does it matter if you cut a corner so long as you are pretty sure no one will get hurt?
It can be tempting to break a rule or two when you "think" no one will suffer.

It is up to you to answer those questions but just to clarify...

Winning is not winning if you got there by cheating and someone almost always will get hurt.

In business if you break your word you risk more than a reprimand...
You are risking your brand and your career.

Here is a statistic on how truth works:

Tell 1000 truths and people will call you trustworthy.
Tell one lie...and the other 999 truths you told will be up for debate.

The content of your character is harder to maintain than it is to destroy.
And once destroyed....it is very hard to get it back.

Right is the right way.
Though right may take you down a longer road to get where you need to go... 
You can do it.
You will get there and it is worth it.
Keep building your skills to overcome obstacles and you loose the desire to cheat the "system".

Never stop improving your skill set.

There is no reason to consider cheating the competition when you are confident you can beat them fair and square.

Don't worry about if your competition is seemingly getting ahead by cheating in some way.
Let them cheat.
Focus on making you the best version of yourself and you will beat them anyway.

Try harder.
Take advantage of the knowledge of your support system.
Learn to respond to problems instead of reacting.
Make the harder choices.
Put in the extra time.
Make ethics the cornerstone of your brand.

 It is worth the effort and so are you.

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