Do the right thing?

People like to use the phrase, “Do the right thing.” We hear this in school and at home, at work and on teams.

When someone says, “Do the right thing,” I ask a few questions:

1. Who decides what is the right thing and what is not?
2. What happens when one person’s view of right differs from someone else’s?
3. What are the criteria by which we collectively evaluate right vs. wrong?

I’m no relativist. There is right and wrong in the world. However, there are gaps and disparities between how some people view what is right and how others view it and the order in which they prioritize certain principles. Some of these differences are minor. Others are significant.

What matters is how universally or selectively you do the right thing according to your beliefs. 80% of the time, it’s relatively easy. 20% of the time, the right thing is the harder — or hardest — option. Therein lies the test.

Elevate your awareness, discipline, and confidence in what it means to “do the right thing.”

1. How aware are you of what is right to do?
2. How disciplined are you in doing those right things when they are the hardest to do?
3. How confident are you that doing those right things benefits your life?

The time is now. Do the work.