Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Being a good person and doing the right thing does not require an explanation.

13 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker draws on three decades of experience to illustrate a powerful moral insight: acting to help oneself or others should stem from an internal sense of identity rather than external justification. He challenges the audience to imagine someone standing up and declaring, “I intervene because it’s who I am,” emphasizing that such a stance eliminates the need for excuses or reasons. The core message is that genuine altruism and ethical behavior arise naturally from who we are, not from rationalizations.

What I'm about to share with you, I've never heard an audience member say in 30 years of doing the work until we share it. And then people say, oh, I've used that since. And here it is. When I ask you why you would do something for yourself or another human being when it's difficult to do, imagine if somebody in here had stood up and said, oh, I'm going to intervene because it's who I am. How powerful would that have been for one of us to stand up and say, I'm intervening because it's who I am? What does that mean? I don't need an excuse. I don't need a reason. This is who I am. Thank you.