Path of the Merchant

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Ethics of Business

- Wealth is the key to power and control.

- Power can be just as effective behind the scenes, perhaps even more so.

- Your reputation is all that you really own, and is worth more than the rest put together.

Keys: Wealth - Power - Reputation

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Virtues: Conviction & Self-Control

Hierarchy of Sins against Business
10 - Neglecting your work. (Working hard is the key to success.)
9 - Treating a customer with disrespect. (You must earn the customer’s respect and cooperation.)
8 - Treating an inferior as an equal. (Everyone should know their place, including you.)
7 - Breaking your word to a customer. (Trust is earned by being trustworthy.)
6 - Behaving shamefully before your peers. (Honor and reputation are everything.)
5 - Showing weakness in front of inferiors. (A leader must be seen as strong.)
4 - Failing to answer a challenge to your good name. (Your good name is all that you truly own.)
3 - Treating a superior with disrespect. (Superiors must be given the respect they are due.)
2 - Breaking your word to your superiors or clients. (Your word is your bond. If your word is worthless, then so are you.)
1 - Breaking a sworn oath or deal. (Such agreements hold the world together.)

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