reputation matters more than ever. people need to realize that it’s not just business, it’s personal. it’s all personal, all the time, and that is why your reputation matters.
Can’t possibly agree with that. Business is a cut-throat universe, and if you have a way to “cheat” effectively and successfully, you should definitely use it. I’m not talking about “cheating your customers”, here, but about cheating the universe. If you can do it easier and quicker by taking a shortcut, and you’re knowledgeable enough to know that that shortcut won’t cause you any problems later (or that you’ll be able to deal with those problems), you should always “cheat”.
I hope we’re just getting caught up in the definition of the word cheat. I think it means to do something that is not quite right, as in righteousness. As odd as this sounds, we believe in standing on the side of righteousness, even if that means going against us. We believe the universe will not forgive cheating and quite frankly we want to be better than that.
Business is a cut-throat universe. That is no excuse to cheat.
If we just mean different things when we say “cheat,” then that is alright :), but if we mean the same thing then we would never do business with you. It goes against all the other rules.
“Your reputation is your first and last product.”
And that’s why one should follow all the other sixteen advices.
reputation matters more than ever. people need to realize that it’s not just business, it’s personal. it’s all personal, all the time, and that is why your reputation matters.
great post.
“Don’t cheat”
Can’t possibly agree with that. Business is a cut-throat universe, and if you have a way to “cheat” effectively and successfully, you should definitely use it. I’m not talking about “cheating your customers”, here, but about cheating the universe. If you can do it easier and quicker by taking a shortcut, and you’re knowledgeable enough to know that that shortcut won’t cause you any problems later (or that you’ll be able to deal with those problems), you should always “cheat”.
Daniel
@Daniel
I hope we’re just getting caught up in the definition of the word cheat. I think it means to do something that is not quite right, as in righteousness. As odd as this sounds, we believe in standing on the side of righteousness, even if that means going against us. We believe the universe will not forgive cheating and quite frankly we want to be better than that.
Business is a cut-throat universe. That is no excuse to cheat.
If we just mean different things when we say “cheat,” then that is alright :), but if we mean the same thing then we would never do business with you. It goes against all the other rules.
steven bristol