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The Importance Of Making The Right Choices

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Our future is not written yet. Every choice, every decision, every risk that we take creates a new path that leads us to the next. In life and in business, knowing yourself and drawing the line where you would not cross is a path that one may encounter and having to make the right choices will define who you are. The author, Dr. Clayton M. Christensen touches on the question of, ‘How to live a life of integrity (stay out of jail),’ which entails looking at the choices we make and how it will effect the future. We face challenges that we have to overcome, choices we need to make to determine what is best for our future, be it positive or negative outcomes but either one can create new paths in our life journey. The choices we make can lead to positive outcomes. In the article, Dr. Christensen shares a story about how he had to make a decision whether to go to church and pray to God on a Sunday or to play a basketball championship game. Despite the temptations and encouragement from his teammates to just break that commitment ‘just once,’ Dr. Christensen did not give in. He stated “It is easier to hold to your …show more content…

Sticking to your principles and committing to what is always right and what you believe to be is the ethical choice can help create that strong will that is treasured in a business. Especially in Thailand where integrity and loyalty is highly valued, sticking to your principle and always making the right choice gets people far into the business and in life. On the other hand, making decisions based on your priorities or what is best for the situation, thinking that it is justified for this one occasion is beneficial in the sense that you are faced with opportunities that may arise and making choices that can broaden the path to the future. How one individual lives and makes their choices alters each path and creates new

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