Cardinal Virtues: Temperance

Recently, I wrote several blogs about the Seven Deadly Workplace Sins. Now I’m taking a 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.

Last time I looked at prudence; now it’s time for a little temperance. This is a difficult one for me to advocate in some regards because I don’t do many things in moderation when it comes to business. I believe in always having the biggest and the best. But sometimes if you’re so busy working to outdo everyone else, some of the important things can fall through the cracks.

With temperance comes modesty, something that is not one of my personal best qualities. I have always said that you have to blow your own horn. Because if you don’t do it, who is going to do it for you?

So I encourage temperance...in moderation. You can still work to be the biggest and the best. But do your best to make sure that you still fulfill a client’s needs and your boss’s requests so that you keep everyone happy on your way to professional domination.

Then everyone wins.