People don't understand that when I grew up I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic and that's been what has gotten me this far.
I like Cinderella I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good hard-working gal. And she likes shoes. The fairy tale is all about the shoe at the end and I'm a big shoe girl.
And where I excel is ridiculous sickening work ethic. You know while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.
If we value what we've inherited for free - from other women - surely it's right morally and ethically for us to wake up and say 'I'm a feminist. '
You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie but if you have plans for a war in Iraq and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons - to reduce casualties perhaps - and someone asks you about those plans you may need to lie for a 'good' outcome.
Every night I go over what I did in the day in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?
The truth is hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.
If its not done ethically advertising won't be trusted. If consumers don't trust it advertising is pointless.
The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.
Live one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules.