Cultural values, personal ethics, and morality are all topics that usually have a different meaning for every individual. My personal ethics, morality, and cultural values have developed throughout the many life lessons that I have learned in my 29 years of life. I can still remember a specific Saturday afternoon at my grandparents' house. I was sitting on my grandpa's lap watching the Dodger game. In between innings my grandfather asked me the question, "Aaron it is time you learn about values and ethics. I want you to grow up to be an upstanding citizen and not a society reject." While at that moment I was a little unsure of what my grandfather was talking about, over the next few years it was moments like those that I began to develop my cultural values, my ethical beliefs, and my moralities. This paper will discuss what I learned from those discussions with my grandfather and other family members as I grew up. This paper will discuss what my values and ethics are and how I apply them in my personal life as well as my business life.
If I were to classify my beliefs, my beliefs would fall into three categories. The first category would be what I call learned beliefs. These are beliefs that I learned from my parents, grandparents, and other significant people in my life. The second category would be what I call religious values. These are the beliefs that I have adopted through my Christianity and my faith that I have developed through that religion. The third and final category would be what I call educational values. These are the values that I have learned throughout my educational career.
Ethics, values, and morals are things that a ...