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Recently, I wrote several blogs about the Seven Deadly Workplace Sins. I took a look at each of them and how they can get you in trouble in the workplace. They’re great transgressions to avoid if you want to succeed professionally.

So now I thought I’d take a closer look at the four Cardinal Virtues: justice, fortitude, prudence and temperance. These are great qualities to have in your personal life and they can carry over to help you thrive in the business world.

Justice is an admirable characteristic. When you take an evenhanded approach to your professional dealings, you act fair and square to the people around you - meaning your coworkers and your clients. When there’s an undercurrent of honesty in your business dealings, not only will your deals come off well, but people will be back for repeat business. They’ll know they can trust you and they’ll have faith in your integrity.

Being fair also means giving credit where credit is due, not taking the glory for someone else’s accomplishments and taking the blame when the fault is yours. Remember, in the end, what goes around comes around - the good and the bad.

Next up: Fortitude

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[-] Posted by William Yang on 10/31/2007 10:42 AM
Dear Donald, would you like to tell me more about justice and how you do it in your proffesional life ?

thanx William Yang
[-] Posted by William Yang on 10/31/2007 10:44 AM
Anyway happy HALLOWEEN Donald
[-] Posted by *Gopi* Where Quality becomes Reality on 10/31/2007 3:01 PM
God's mills grinds slow, very slow,
but, to the last atom.

The fool is the one who thinks that
monkey, slavery mind can command God's legions.

The greatest among us
serve society uncoditionaly.

The smallest is the cancer of society
and will be removed, decisivly.

Ina Matijevic
[-] Posted by vivienleigh on 11/04/2007 1:56 AM
This comment pertains to your guest appearance on TCM this evening, more specifically with Gone with the Wind. I am 17 years old, and I have an innate and passionate appreciation for film in the golden age that started with Gone with the Wind. I am a hugely devoted fan to GWTW and especially to Vivien Leigh. I just wanted to say that I was extremely saddened and disappointed by your comments this evening. I know that the current at Tickerage Mill, where Vivien's ashes were scattered was definitely stirring this evening. When Robert Osborne said Vivien's incredible strength as a person and the fact that she was such a survivor contributed to the timelesness of this piece, you refuted it by saying you were not certain about that however Vivien was a great beauty and so was Gable. You also felt that Vivien was never appreciated for being a great beauty. I think that is the most awful thing to say. Vivien is often quoted to saying her least favorite words were beautiful and pretty... her beauty actually served as a handicapp as people looked at her pretty face more than her brilliant ability to act and convey emotions. Also, Vivien WAS indeed a survivor and it was her determination to attain the role of Scarlett that made her performance irreplacable. Her beauty does play a slight role in the power of Scarlett, however it is unfair to her memory to attribute her success only to that. Also the first lines of Gone with the Wind the novel say that Scarlett O'Hara was not pretty. I hope that I have changed your perception on the merit of both GWTW and Vivien Leigh to the effect that it is not merely the outside beauty of the picture that made it thrive, but rather the deeper emotions and hard work that went into producing it. Thank you.

-Alexandra Santoro
[-] Posted by member1668476 on 11/11/2007 6:19 AM
Dear Donald,
I read your blog and feel that you do not go into as much detail as this topic demands to do this blog true JUSTICE I would add the following.

A sense of Justice is to deal with people in a manner that shows that you treat everyone fairly and decently and that you can not operate in any other mode. I often take an exercise of seeing it from the other parties perspective I will not treat a person in a way that is not true to me - you know how you want to be treated and that others also deserve the same treatment in return.

Also you usually speak in terms of business and do not often go into how you apply the principles to your private life, I am certain that some readers may feel that you use the principles you expound only in business mode. My comment in relation to this is that I am a highly perceptive person and seeing you in action on the Apprentice you demonstrate that your life ruling principles are what you are and in the few glimpses of how you interact with friends and family that you are the same person no matter what time of day or with whoever you are interacting with.

In the instances when you have to talk tough to contractors as detailed in the first book I read launched with the first season of the apprentice or to candidates on the apprentice you are fair and honest you say what has to be said and it is from your sense of Justice and you demonstrate kindness and a wish to help the person in their future endeavours.

Your friend

Moishe Wolf

Australia
[-] Posted by Rachael Sutton #1253595 on 12/14/2008 9:58 AM
Regading Moishe Wolf's comments, I think a blog is just a way to get the thought process started - not to be a complete picture. You do make the reader think, and then, hopefully the reader will make a productive contribution. I think, Mr. Trump, you could write books on each deadly sin or virtue if you were so inclined. How about a book that is single page entries on character and success?

Courage, Friendship, Wisdom, Justice, Fairness, Responsibility, Caring, Confidence, Empathy, Restrain, Sharing, Cooperation, Giving, Compassion, Humor, Forgiveness, Conservation, Accountability, Citizenship, Tolerance, Imagination, Self-Discipline, Respect, Purpose, Truthfulness, Loyalty, Sincerity, Kindness, Honor, Assertiveness, Creativity, Integrity, Equality, Love, Enthusiasm, Momentum, Leadership, Motivation, Focus.....I'm sure you have covered most of these anyway, now if you can just pull them out of your blogs - they are already written.
[-] Posted by Rachael Sutton #1253595 on 12/15/2008 5:25 PM
I thought you might find the 49 character qualities from our local Character Council interesting as well. Alertness, availability, boldness, compassion, creativity, deference, determination, discernment, endurance, faith, forgiveness, attentiveness, benevolence, cautiousness, contentment, decisiveness, dependability, diligence, discretion, ethusiasm, flexibiltiy, generosity, gentleness, honor, humility, joyfulness, loyalty, obedience, patience, punctuality, responsiblity, self-control, sincerity, thriftiness, truthfulness, wisdom, gratefulness, hospitality, initiative, justice, meekness, orderliness, persuasiveness, resourcefulness, security, sensitivity, thoroughness, tolerance, virtue.
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