At some point I wanted to be a high achiever and be rich…
Until I started on that path and little by little, discovered what it takes to be rich in a wicked world…
What I found was that the vast majority of rich people also happened to be very wicked. They would do evil and wicked things to attain their riches. Many times it was through the use of lies and deception, manipulation, and other times it was subtle theft. In almost all instances, I found that people didn’t build their riches on merit and their own hard work.
But instead, they “created value” for customers by standing on the backs of other people.
Now I don’t believe having a team that builds to success is bad. However…
I do find it to be evil to have a team that builds you towards success—But you don’t take them there with you. You stand on their backs, never make any mention of them, and even worse… You give them just enough food so they don’t starve… but not enough that they’re strong enough to rise up on their own feet.
That’s evil.
And I found it way too often.
Common among men who value money more than morals. They love money more than they fear God.
And there are many men who believe they’re better than those wicked, rich men…
But the truth is, they’re exactly the same, if not worse. They just never got to the level where they could be so evil without limits and consequences.
But a day awaits us all…
On a positive note, I have found some business owners who are genuine, truthful and honest, and righteous with good hearts. But they are far and few in between, and they are practically ALL small businesses.
Which makes sense because a small business is classified as between $100,000 to $5,000,000 in revenue. At $5 million a year, a righteous, genuine and honest person would have more than enough to support themselves and their family and even many others. So they don’t strive super hard to go higher and higher. They find diminishing returns.
The man who didn’t want to grow his business
A short, positive side story.
I asked this man if he wanted to grow his business and what his plans were.
To my surprise, he said, “No.”
I asked, “Why?”
And he said, “I’m happy with where I’m at. I’m comfortable. I make enough to support my family and do the things I want to do with them. This business is just a side one for additional fun money to play with.”
And I didn’t push it any further. That was the first time I ever heard that answer and it was amazing.
Impossible… I had found what didn’t seem to exist…
A successful, well off man who wasn’t greedy. And when I say “well off”, I don’t mean super wealthy and rich. I just mean he can provide for himself, his family, and not have to check the price of every thing he buys.