What’s so difficult?  Just do the right thing…..right? 

Ethics is what guides us to tell the truth, keep our promises, or help someone in need in everyday life. There is a framework of ethics built into every business, and each individual, to guide in making the “right” decision.  

So why is it that, within every state’s Continuing Education requirement, across various professions, a mandated Ethics credit is specified? Isn’t it easy to remember to “Just do the right thing?” Not always, unless doing the right thing is foremost in your mind.

Fall = football, and around the country people are cheering on their favorite teams! From your kiddo’s pee-wee games to Friday night lights, weekends dedicated to your alma mater or favorite pro team, football is in full swing. And with each game, anticipation builds to find out who is the “Best.”

I spent a good part of my childhood growing up on a farm in West Virginia, both on our farm and my grandparents’ farms.  We had friends down the road who had a small herd of Guernsey cattle that they would milk, by hand, twice a day (this was the late 50’s and early 60’s).  Milking was quite an interesting process for the outsider (me) to watch as, in this case, the farmer, his older children, and a helper worked diligently to milk all the cattle as quickly as possible.  Cattle were brought into the barn, milked, and then lead out like clockwork.  One of the simplest (but essential) tools used in the milking process was a three-legged stool.