Lawrence has set a personal goal of being president of LMN Corp. by the time he is 30. He has determined that nothing will stand in the way of his goal. He sees the president of LMN Corp in a meeting with the president of a competing business and overhears them setting up a business that will cause a conflict of interest with the LMN president's role of president. He reports the business relationship to the press anonymously. Upon hearing the news, the board of directors of LMN Corp. has the charges investigated and, discovering they are true, terminates the president and promotes the existing vice president to president and Lawrence to vice president. What individual factor most affected Lawrence's ethical decision?