How To Influence People.
To work hard, achieving a good income with all of its attendant benefits is an honorable, dare I say a noble thing to which most people aspire.
Problems begin however when a person becomes obsessed, infatuated even with these same trappings of wealth or success.
In these instances, some become consumed with the need to make more money, acquire more assets, things or power to the exclusion of, and detriment of others; clearly a misguided and ultimately misdirected outcome, demonstrating greed or avarice.
Many people of prominence throughout history have shown that the best outcomes for both themselves and their families and peers are realized by giving rather than receiving; by sharing their assets, be it wealth, time, power or position.
The world was changed for ever by, and owes a perpetual debt to, people like Nelson Mandela and Andrew Carnegie who gave freely of what they had, and gave themselves for the benefit of others. They sought to distribute their strength and wealth rather than accumulate it for themselves, and their name is honored in recognition of that they did.
The potential for each of us today to benefit our generation and beyond is enormous, and not necessarily defined by mere financial wealth; our intellectual and social capital equally have the ability to define the future. None of us should resile from opportunities to contribute to the welfare and betterment of our families, communities and peers, at every opportunity.
Author Neil Findlay
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