Your career choice isn’t merely an individual matter. Your choices in this area affect us all. Oneness encourages you to consider your career impact on an even deeper level. What can you do to make a positive difference in the world? What are you here to contribute? Will your contributions be physical, mental, social, scientific, artistic, moral, or something else?
Your career is your primary outlet for contribution. Do your current choices honor the fact that we’re all connected, or do you live entirely for yourself at the expense of others? It isn’t enough to do no harm. You must commit to doing good.
These decisions impact everyone around you. When you contribute through your career, you encourage others to do the same. As you honor the principle of oneness, you help others develop a sense of it as well. That commitment elevates us individually and collectively.
Reject any career path that causes you to treat other people as dollar signs, prospects, or annoyances instead of genuine human beings. Refuse to accept work that dehumanizes you or anyone else. Recognize that if you work for a company whose values are out of alignment with truth, love, and power, then you are out of alignment as well; and you’re responsible for the consequences. Hold yourself to a higher standard of social responsibility, even if it requires making some sacrifices for the greater good.
* Source: Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina