Falling Short
As Sir Richard Branson once earn his daily bread, which would work harder, or look for another
said, “I’m not allergic to money mean no business. His love, as job, one that pays a little better.
or anything, but I’ve never well as his insecurity fuelled his When the new bigger pay cheque
worked for it, I’ve had it work for exponential growth as a business arrives, we spend some more,
me.” The same is also true for leader. The same is true for other and thus trapped by our own need
many capitalists of our age. The leaders – not just in business for security stemming from fear,
On Values.
pioneers of industry, the great but also politics, as you’ll see and our greed.
entrepreneurs, innovators and from the interview with Patricia
the like, were never motivated by Hewitt (pg 32). Both need to change, if you are
money; rather their sole interests to cultivate the correct values
lay in the work itself. to rise to any great post. If it’s
influence, power, or ultimate
The love of what they were doing
“It’s security
wealth you seek, then loose the
was enough. It has always been fear and greed now. If you are
this passion that fed their drive to that saps the a student, or a recent graduate,
succeed; to make the most of any
challenge, that they came across.
mind of its
my advice would be simple, yet
steep.
It was the love of their invention,
or idea, or product, or service,
innate desire
Firstly, find something that you
their belief in it that fuelled their
to excel”
love doing; something that you
growth in skills. Again using would do for free, if you owned
Branson as a prime example, it
- FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE,
a money tree. Once you know
was his passion for his Student
GERMAN PHILOSOPHER
what that thing is, start looking to
magazine that fuelled his desire earn some experience in it. Look
for becoming the charismatic The simple matter of fact is that for internships, charity work, part
salesman, the hard nosed if you aspire for the highest post, time posts, essentially anything
businessman, and the shrewd the highest achievements, then that will allow you to live and
negotiator. If it wasn’t for the money and “keeping up with enjoy the occasional beer. The
love of his work, he would have the Jones” must not affect your skills that you will learn by doing
never stepped out of his comfort decision making. That is not the work, which you love will be
zone to learn such business traits. to say anyone can become the your catalyst for medium term
next Branson or Sugar, far from rapid success.
Students need to ask themselves it. It’s not through a lack of
where their motivation for a potential, but rather due to most But what if you have no clue as to
particular job, firm or industry people being unable to escape your passion; if this is you, then
sector stems from. If it’s either their fears of finding security, all is not lost, in fact, you are in
greed or fear, then I suggest and satisfying built up greed for the majority. Try volunteering
rethinking your options if you instant gratification. your time. Join student societies
want to be the next Branson, or that sound appealing and look to
Sugar, or God forbid Murdock. Our search for security breeds join the committee; try teaching,
The truth is that most people our eventual greed. Firstly, it is a or becoming a teaching assistant
never fulfil their potential simply cyclical process. Most graduates at your local primary – you will
because its been covered over find a training position with a be surprised what you can pick
by their greed to earn as much firm and aim to work hard. By up from an eight year old. Try
as possible, as soon as possible, working hard, people earn more acting, or joining dance classes;
and by their fear – the need to money. As soon as the pay anything that will take you
find security. As Nietzsche, the cheque arrives, our innate greed out of your comfort zone, and
German philosopher once said, kicks in, and we begin to spend build a new aptitude. Only by
“its security that saps the mind it; not just spend it, but borrow experimenting, and obviously
of its innate desire to excel”. He to buy, and thereby incrementing failing, will you learn what you
is right. Branson had to become our fear factor, and our need to love, and what you can offer
good at sales, or he would not keep seeking security. So we
.
that
is of any commercial value.
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