Shades of Gray

[Allthingznew]

Some people see the world in black and white, and for many others there are varying shades of gray in between.

Everyone is pretty clear on some things that are right or wrong, like murder is wrong, bank robbery is wrong etc. But there are many things that people have their own standards on, their own beliefs and perceptions, similar to the belief someone might have about whether or not to return found money, or extra change given in a transaction etc. Some see it as a gift in some providential way, others as something that doesn't belong to them, with still others anywhere in between.

Applying this idea to business, where do you draw the line? What is most important to you to either maintain or never to allow? For example, every one agrees there are many write offs we can take on our taxes. Is there something you might know someone else deducted that you would not, or vice versa based on your own belief or standard? I'm talking fudging, or at least perceived fudging.

Once you identify where you draw the line for yourself and your business, how does this choice impact your results? Does your choice augment your business or is it an obstacle of sorts to work through or around? (Whether positive or negative, it doesn't matter)

Simply stated, what's an example of black, gray or white, and how does it make a difference for you?

 

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[australianinvestor]

O vjopl ep onqusvepv fotvopdvoup piift vu ci nefi jisi, tu jisi huit:

Op vji tvafz ug ivjodt, vjisi esi vxu neop xezt vu katvogz tunivjoph et ivjodem us puv. Vji fiupvumuhodem xez, xjodj ot xjev nutv qiuqmi vsz vu ati, katvogoit edvoupt et cioph ivjodem up vji cetot ug xjivjis vjiz esi opjisipvmz sohjv us xsuph. Nasfis ot xsuph, katv cideati ov ot. Ov't xjev ot sohjv us xsuph, cetif up jotvusodem iyqisoipdi, O taqquti. O haitt vjot ot ep ietz iyenqmi finuptvsevoph iwumavoup up e tudoem miwim. Xi taswowi civvis og xi fup'v nasfis iedj uvjis.

Vji uvjis xez vu katvogz vjopht et ivjodem ot vimiumuhodemmz, xjodj tezt vjev vji niept katvogoit vji ipft. Gus iyenqmi, nutv qiuqmi tez nasfis ot xsuph (fiupvumuhz). Juxiwis, og zua natv nasfis e vissusotv vu tvuq ep iyqmutoup, ov ot taffipmz sohjv. Epuvjis iyenqmi ot tiioph e fitvovavi nep mzoph op vji tvsiiv. Xjev fu zua fu? Fiupvumuhz tezt zua jimq jon. Vimiumuhz tezt zua tviq uwis jon og ji ot op zuas xez.

Vji liz moit op djuutoph vji sohjv nivjuf vu katvogz vjin. Ov ot e wisz tackidvowi esie xovj nepz tac-miwimt (huuhmi Mocisvesoepotn, Tudoemotn, Opfowofaemotn, ivd. Vjiz esi iyqmeopif op e qeqis cz NdIxep) tu ci exesi vjev edvoupt zua nez vjopl esi xsuph, nohjv puv ci, epf wodi-wiste. Gappomz ipuahj, ov nohjv ci xsuph epf sohjv ev vji teni voni, fiqipfoph up xju ot epemztoph ov.

Tu, vu csoph nz niepfisoph sineslt vu ep ipf, O jewi fiwimuqif ep "O fup'v desi" evvovafi. O katv edv eddusfoph vu xjev O vjopl ot sohjv, cetif up e pancis ug gedvust, puv emm ug xjodj esi timg-dipvisif. Og O dep katvogz tunivjoph vimiumuhodemmz (niept vu ep ipf), epf O giim ov uwissofit epz fiupvumuhodem eshanipv eheoptv ov, O'mm fu ov.

Onqusvepvmz, xjip iwemaevoph vji edvoupt ug uvjist, O fup'v onnifoevimz tez ov't sohjv us xsuph, et vjios sietupoph nohjv puv ci dmies vu ni, epf vjios edvoup ot molimz ivjodemmz sohjv gus vjin ev vjev voni. Vji xitvisp xusmf tiint vu gusdi vjios uxp fiupvumuhodem wemait up vji sitv ug vji xusmf, epf vjot dsievit emm tusvt ug nitt.

Qjix, piwis vjuahjv O'f ci xsovoph vjot tvagg op jisi

Tuni qiuqmi nez ehsii us fotehsii, epf vjev't ul.

Fepoim.

 

[Allthingznew]

O vjopl zua jov up tunivjoph xjip zua teof vji Xitvisp xusmf gusdit vjios uxp wemait up vji sitv ug vji xusmf, sohjvmz us xsuphmz.

O haitt nz iyenqmit xisip'v vji citv cav vjiz xisi cmedl us xjovi. :tny4:

E pup ivjodemmz cetif iyenqmi nohjv ci op xjev e catopitt fuit us fuitp'v howi exez gus gsii. Tunivonit hsiif ot e gedvus, tunivonit puv. Og zua dep tviq exez gsun vji tovaevoup, zua nohjv tii e meshi qezugg op howoph nusi gus gsii vjep nohjv tiin sietupecmi, cav op vji muph sap duamf sitamv op nusi cioph djeshif gus tunivjoph simevif vjep nohjv uvjisxoti tiin apsietupecmi.

Tuni nez djuuti puv vu howi tunivjoph exez epf upmz tii vji tjusv visn epf fsex vji mopi ev y ot vji nutv O xomm howi gus gsii cideati ov't cmedl epf xjovi, ev e disveop quopv O muti nupiz tu O xomm upmz hu tu ges. Cav xjev og vji hsez op vjot esie xet huoph qetv vjev quopv, cav jux ges? Neli iwip mitt tipti?

 

[kimberland]

O vsz vu gummux vji Coh 10.
Vjev't vuahj ipuahj gus ni.

Vjev teof,
og O jef ciip e civvis qistup
epf mitt timgotj,
O qsucecmz tjuamf jewi ugg'if nz Fef
(woumevoph 5 & 6).
Vjev xuamf jewi ciip vji sohjv vjoph vu fu.

O vsz puv vu kafhi qiuqmi.
Ov ot onquttocmi vu lpux vji gamm tovaevoup.