This week as we finished reading the Field Guide for the
Hero’s Journey it seems to all make sense. I want to assume that everyone one
at least once wanted to do something great in life, yet life’s needs end up
taking away that vision and those dreams fade away. It takes a Hero to set out
to do something and accomplish it. Many, including myself at some point only
think about money, but what is money for by itself? How do we keep from becoming overly obsessive
about it? This is where the whole
panorama fits in. It is important to have defined goals and then set out to
work hard and achieve them. As I wrote the book summary I was able to reflect
upon my own situation. I am sure glad that I have a purpose and know it. I am
glad that I am not just lost without a truly meaningful goal like I was a few
years back.
Reading a Harvard Business Review paper, I also went over a
few key important aspects like: Why are virtue and integrity so vital to an economy?
– People will stop trusting and will soon and move their money elsewhere. No one wants to do business with someone that
has no integrity, not doing business means the economy and cash flow starts to slow
down and possibly even coming to a halt.
According to Charles Handy, (HBR paper) the real
justification for the existence of a business is for it to do “something” better,
it’s not simply about making gross amounts of money, that leads to wrongdoing.
Handy writes that we, as charitable organizations do, should
measure success in terms of outcomes for others as well as for ourselves. I think this should be fundamental because
even a business cannot exist for long without taking care of others. He also writes that better corporate behavior
is needed and less corporate democracy. I particularly think this is true, I
have seen with employers and clients that the behavior is just not the right
one, it is most of the times driven by the need to achieve certain goals, no
matter what it takes or costs, doing a lot of damage in the process.
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