A Valuable Business & Life Tip!

I attended a graduation ceremony at Boston College yesterday to watch my niece graduate. It was a hot day but the ceremony was very nice. What I really appreciated was the tone and message of the entire proceeding.

It was in stark contrast to almost everything we see in the world today.

In the remarks from the various speakers, one fundamental value was stressed throughout all speeches. That value was to do something good with your life and career and that success is not measured by money or fame but rather how you helped make this world a better place.

No I am not saying that money is not important. Money provides us with more that possessions, it supplies us with choices and options. The more money we have the more choices and options we have. We have no problem with that.

The problem lies when people start believing that money is the sole driving force in the universe and that money should be first and foremost on our minds and efforts.

How often do we see greed, cheating, and averice in the world today? How many people are hurt by the actions of greedy companies and CEO’s whose sole motivation is to increase the bottom line and individual compensation regardless of who suffers or gets hurt?

How many politicians take actions based on greed or personal survival at the expense of the very people who voted for them and elected them? How many decisions are based not on what is right or wrong but by how much money was contributed or how big a bribe or kickback is going to be made?

People who try to play by the rules and do the right thing today often find themselves at a severe disadvantage. That is just plain wrong. At this ceremony I looked down on over 2,000 people and wondered how many of them would start off trying to do the right thing and just get discouraged and relent to the “business as usual” mindset of todays environment.

The problem is that change requires effort, sacrifice and more than a few people with the right ideals and values. those people are out there but the sytem and prevailing attitude does their best to push them back and keep them down.

I’m hoping in those 2,000 graduates there are a few people who refuse to allow that to happen. Because if you take afew from that university and add them to a few at other universites like them, we just might have a chance.

Let’s hope the future finds them successful…………….

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