| Many of us would wish for money, lots of
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| | True wealth lies in understanding the
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| it! Don't we all want to be rich? It is
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| | nature of money. Money is not the end
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| everybody's dream.
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| | itself, but the means to a greater end.
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| For some people, getting rich is one of
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| | Money can be used to add dimension to
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| life's ultimate goals. Many make the
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| | wealth - what matters most is how we
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| mistake of using money to define them as
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| | legally and ethically make it and share
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| a person.
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| | it.
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| Make no mistake about it. Money is just a
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| | It is often said, "Along with great
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| tool that can be used for defining who
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| | riches comes stewardship and
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| and what we are. It is still our
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| | responsibility to use wealth for noble
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| attitude and way of thinking that defines
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| | purposes."
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| us.
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| | The number one secret of flourishing
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| Money is only a medium of exchange. By
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| | businesses is the tunnel-like focus on
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| itself, it is neither good nor bad.
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| | their purpose and that is, to be of
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| Money is neutral. Money is just a tool
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| | service to customers. The true test of a
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| and just like any other tool or
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| | great business is the number of satisfied
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| instrument, it can build or destroy.
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| | customers. Profit only comes second.
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| Think of money as a hammer. It is a tool
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| | Great businesses are not only known for
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| to build homes, assemble furniture,
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| | their exceptional products or services.
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| repair drawers, and reinforce structures.
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| | What defines them is their business
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| The same tool is used to demolish
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| | purpose. From this noble purpose,
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| houses, disassemble furniture, destroy
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| | everything else will follow: how the
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| drawers and wreck structures.
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| | business will be run, who its target
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| For many of us, acquiring wealth is the
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| | customers are, production systems to be
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| end goal. However, this seldom happens
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| | developed, and how its products and
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| because once we arrive at our objective,
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| | services will be sold to the market. In
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| we do not just settle down and spend
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| | essence, the purpose defines the success
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| money as if there will be no tomorrow.
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| | of the business.
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| Human instinct drives us to aspire for
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| | True wealth is enhanced when shared with
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| more. We seek productive ways to use our
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| | others. In the technical sense, the late
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| wealth and become more successful.
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| | Mother Teresa may not have been
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| True wealth lies not in our position and
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| | personally wealthy, but the continuous
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| stature in the corporate world number of
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| | flow of donations made her order one of
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| mansions we own, bank accounts we have,
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| | the wealthiest ever. When wealth is used
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| blue-chip stocks in our investment
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| | for a higher purpose and not for personal
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| portfolio, businesses we operate,
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| | enjoyment alone, true wealth naturally
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| Ferraris and BMWs parked in our garage,
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| | increases.
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| credit cards we use, and exotic vacations
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| | In the end, we realize that money is
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| we regularly take.
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| | truly a blessing - as long as it leads us
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| True wealth lies in defining ourselves by
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| | to aspire for true wealth. True wealth
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| who and what we are, not by what we do or
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| | does not come from what we earn. It
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| do not have. We can never measure our
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| | comes from what we do with what we have.
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| self-worth by our net worth.
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