About You
You live in a world of purposes.
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You live in a
world in which you connect to other people primarily because of
markets, networks, organizations, friends and family -- not
because of the place you happen to reside.
You live in
world in which the purposes you bring to markets, networks,
organizations, friends and families -- particularly the purposes
you share with other people you know -- determine the values you
hold dear.
You live your
life:
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As family member and
friend
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As an employee (including
executive) who works in an organization
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As a student who learns in
school
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As a volunteer who
contributes serious time and effort to one or more
organizations
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As a consumer
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As a voter
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As an investor
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As a networker over the
Net
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As a participant in a
house of worship
The values on display in these roles are the
actual values in your life.
Your values
must emphasize taking care of yourself and your family. In that
sense, you must look after Number 1.
But, you also
wish to make a difference to others -- both positively and by
doing no harm. You care about others. You care about the
world.
You want to
both make a good living and lead a good life. You
want to join your concern for value (money, material well being,
wealth and winning) with your concern for other values (family,
social, political, environmental, religious, technological,
legal, medical).
The question is HOW?
The answer must
include this: By integrating your concern for self with your
concern for others in the actual contexts and roles of your
life. If you wish to make a good living and lead a good
life, you must do as
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Family member and friend
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As employee, volunteer,
student, or participant in the organizations where you work,
learn, volunteer and pray
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In the choices you make as
a consumer or voter in markets and networks
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As an investor in markets
and networks
You must act
morally -- integrate your concern for value and values -- in the
real world in which you actually live your life.
Do you?