How To Love Your Life Is The Most Important Question You Can Ask | LaRae Quy

Before. Hi-tech companies flew recent hires to Silicon Valley, the promised land of in-house gourmet cafeterias, gyms, Zumba classes, hair salons, and on-site laundry.

Now. Employees look for a balance between a cool job with the conveniences or living according to one’s conscience.

Before. People were obsessed with high salaries, big cars, and new houses.

Now. Waning interest in high-tech jobs and a growing interest in a company’s moral and ethical qualities.

In times of crisis, it’s natural to question the importance of our work, and how to improve our life. When confronted with a crisis, the ground beneath us shifts. It’s time to think about what’s important. It’s no longer just about what makes us happy, but to go deeper and look for an answer to, “What was I meant to do in life?” We’re forced to stop and think about our lives.

This is also the time when something called integrity sneaks into our subconscious. Once we expect more from both ourselves and our employers, the ground shifts again because we understand that our purpose needs to be marked with a moral code.

Ethics provides us with a moral map, a framework of behavior we can use to navigate our way through tough times…