Hello !

Are you trading your gold for pennies ?   

I have been an entrepreneur since I was 21 years old. It's challenging enough to build a business with integrity on any given day without the potential influence of outsiders. Some will do whatever it takes to compromise your ethics. They may not even realize what they are asking of you so it's up to you to recognize it and to set them straight.  

For instance, there were several times in my Real Estate career where a well-meaning person offered to pay me half my commission - under the table. I'm sure they thought this would be a win/win situation, since they would pay less and I would earn more. Not realizing that I had a commitment to my Broker to pay them a percentage of everything I earned and they were now being cut from this exchange. Was it worth my reputation with my Broker to accept this transaction, even if they never found out? Was it worth my entire business to do this small deed in the realm of things?

I would graciously say no to them and let them know why. I felt completely 'clean' with this way of doing things because I didn't trade my gold for their pennies.  

Many of us have opportunities to do the same. Sometimes it's so subliminal that we don't even see or feel it at first. It may be in business or it could be about who we are as a person. If anyone requests that you do something against your grain or morals, think about whether you want to trade your gold for their pennies. Use your inner barometer once again and see if you feel a rightness about this request. You don't have to do anything that would destroy the goodness that you feel about yourself and when you explain it, you could be educating someone else as well.  

Enjoy your Gold today ,

Fran

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