I’m at a Martial Arts Conference this weekend and one of the presenters said the following:
“When my daughter, 14 years old, starts dating—in 23 years (said only half-jokingly)—the person who takes her out better be able to articulate a moral code. Because if they can’t, that’s because there probably is no code.”
Regardless of whether or not you’re dating, married, single… if I asked you right now to articulate your moral code… could you?
As in, could you articulate to me, right now, what you stand for… what you value… what you believe… what guides you… what keeps your moral compass calibrated… what “forward” on your moral compass looks like…
Because if you can’t articulate it… what you have to ask yourself is—with full honestly—is there one there?
P.s. If you’re looking for help calibrating “forward” on your compass, this guide will help.