Do the right thing

Kind of obvious and simple, but very powerful. I know what you are thinking though – If you always tried to do the right thing, how is it that you were convicted of a felony? A good and fair question – One that my answer is simple and consistent. I am not running away from or hiding from my conviction. I don’t agree with it and believe I was wrongly convicted. I won’t go into any detail, as I have filed an appeal and I want that to proceed properly. That appeal likely won’t be decided until I have completed my incarceration period. All of that said, I am where I am, so the right thing for me to do right now is to share my experience with others and hopefully help give a few people some tools they can use to improve their life and career.

 

 In business, many times doing the right thing is to gather as many pertinent facts as you can and then utilized them in making an informed decision. Making a snap decision generally isn’t the right thing to do unless circumstances dictate that action. Always try to be objective in the decisions you make – letting your emotions direct your decisions is a recipe for continued mistakes. In those times when you realize you did not do the right thing, it is important to step back and look at what led you to make that decision and then set to fixing it. If you made a mistake, then the right thing to do is to admit it and do what you can to rectify it.