Why Honesty Pays

“An honest man is the noblest work of God.” –Robert Burns

“Honesty” they say “is the best policy.” In business, dishonesty might give you some mileage but it is sure to end up in disaster. Once you are caught cheating, you may end up losing even all that you honestly earned. This is a heavy price to pay for a short period of dishonesty. Cheating is the commonest form of dishonesty in the business world. This should be avoided at all costs by those who hope to go far in business. Honesty may not get you instant hefty profits but it is guaranteed to insure you for small and steady profits over a prolonged period of time. This is more desirable than the dishonest way out for instant and huge gratification. In year 2001, the sudden crash of Enron Corporation, a frontline Service Company in the US is a typical example of what happens when a business is run by dishonest people. When the Regulatory Authorities moved in, most of those who called the shots in the Company at the time of the shady-deals were given heavy fines and jail terms which will stigmatize them for life. When the law moved in, they must have been asking themselves, “Was it all worth it?”

 

The Power of Abundant Faith

“But first, you must believe.”-- Peter Pan

Have faith in yourself. Have faith in God. This done, there is no problem or obstacle known to man which you can’t effectively tackle. Faith is therefore all about your belief system and it is a mind thing. If you think you can, you can. Remember that the only limitations you have are those you place on yourself. Having absolute faith in your abilities is what makes the major difference between what you can achieve and what you can’t. What people say or think about you in this wise count for nothing. You can do anything you think you can even if others think otherwise. What you think is what counts the most hence you must always have absolute faith in yourself and your abilities. What crowns your efforts is your faith in God. He is the ultimate station of faith. 

In the quest for human progress and achievement, when everything else fails, people generally turn to God. This is faith. Belief in God helps to build confidence, conquers fear, emboldens and fires a person on to achieve. Faith is one of the most powerful of all positive human emotions. People readily walk to their deaths on account of faith. The Holy Bible tells us that “faith can move mountains.” Faith moves people to achieve what ordinarily will appear daunting. Faith is a state of the mind which gives life, power and impetus to your thought process.