"Business is not a game, it is more of a jungle." This is what I said to a hard-working millionaire.
I was speaking to one of my regular students today about the business world. This student was recently laid off by his company. It didn't matter to him though. Losing the position of CEO/President didn't mean his lifestyle was in danger. He was already a millionaire even before taking-up his positi
on.
He lost his job due to the pushing of an investment firm that owned a large part of the company's stock. Long story short: profits don't equal good business.
The investment group wants to turn the company into cash, that can be used to invest in other high-risk companies. Not too dissimmilar to skinning a cow. To do this, they must first kill the cow.
We wish business was like a game: set with rules and goals. However, it is not so organized. The business world is more like a jungle. It is chaotic and unthinkably complex. There will always be something bigger or faster than you that will take you down from out of nowhere.
This jungle is made from human nature. The trees are greed - for power, for acceptance, for money, for more. These trees are reaching towards a sky that can never be touched. The soil is security. To get security for food, security for a home, you must start at the bottom and get dirty. Some of us
climb trees or ladders hoping to get out, but no everyone. Most are forever stuck looking for some kind of security.
We all want security. We all want to feel important, or have the things that make us feel important. These two things can be accomplished within a company, within capitalism.
Can we change human nature? No. Can we stop capitalism? No. Then what can we do? Perhaps the only thing we can do is be ready and willing to fight for ourselves in the jungle. We need tools and knowledge. We need friends and family. And, most importantly, we need to remember our humanity. These wil
l help us in the jungle, in business, in our life.
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