Alvaro Loran Week 3 Reflection Entrepreneurial Journal

    The main thing I learned from the W03 Study Honesty & Business Ethics readings and videos is that being ethical is priceless. The video Why Ethics Are Important stood out to me a lot. I remember in one of my first jobs my manager was very obviously lying and not doing his work. I remember thinking how have his bosses not noticed what he was doing. Pretty soon though they discovered what he was doing and he got fired. I saw him at the store a couple months later and he was angry that they wouldn't get him a recommendation so he was having trouble getting a different job. I remember this lesson sticking with me. It's easy to think that it's okay to lie a couple of times but that becomes a part of who that person is. Whether or not people find out being ethical is important and helps to let people know that person can be trusted. I've always strived to be ethical in my life as I want people to know they can rely on and trust me. One thing I'm looking forward to learning and experiencing is showing my character as an entrepreneur. I want to be put in a hard situation where it's easier to lie and instead use that time to distinguish my character. I want to be an example of ethical behavior to all those around me.

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