When you look at the top of the corporate ladder, and you see the big wigs of huge business. What comes to mind?
Maybe you think lair, cheater, selfish, or evil. Why is this? What has changed in our society to make us thing that of another person who has been given the keys to success.
Simply trust is gone, and the realization that people in charge of big business only care about the money and not how they get the money.

What happened to sound ethics and good character?
I find myself thinking about my future in business. Now I am never going to be a CEO of a multi million dollar company, but I will still be in charge of me. Do I want to be look at as someone who isn't trust worthy, or greedy. The worst feeling is to have a boss who will take all the credit but non of the blame. I think the thing that is forgotten the higher up you go is all business is a people business, and the golden rule still applies.

So what is the real answer here to fix this issue? I think Charles Handy said it best when he said "We should... measure success in terms of outcomes for others as well as for ourselves." This is the business model that has been lost in the most recent history. The need to remember that what we do counts, and it effects more than just us. Lifting others should be a life long goal for all of us, and we have that chance everyday in business.

"We all have filters in our minds which change the way we see things." (Stephen W. Gibson)


When I was a teenager I remember wanting money so I could buy things. I wasn't worried about rent or food, I wanted new clothes or shoes. I wanted the latest CD from my favorite band. I had no plans for what was next I wanted things now and with out delay. Now as I am older I see money as a way to give to others, and to proved what is needed for my family. Now don't get me wrong I still love a new pair of shoes, but that is at the bottom of my list of things that I need.

So what changed my attitude with money. I just changed my view of what was important. The view we have of money can be very important in our lives and can shape the way we live. This could be for the better or for the worse it is ultimately up to us to deiced. If I would have kept my teenage view my family would be in a lot of trouble. I couldn't get clothes for my kids, or have a place to live. My selfish view would only hurt those around me. We can use money to help those in need and to provide opportunity to others.

The question everyone want to know is how do I get more money? I think the right question is how do I become prospers in life?  One of the best examples of the concept is found in the Book of Matthew Chapter 19. Here a rich man comes to the lord to ask what he must do. "What lack I yet." When the lord told this man to sell all that he had and give to the poor and follow him the man would not. He had all the riches one could want, but desired more. the thing that separated this man from being truly prosperous is he was not will to sacrifice something in life that is good, for something that is better. His thought on what mattered was not in line with what truly does matter.

The Challenge to Become......

In the world we live in I truly feel there is more of an emphasis on intellectual knowledge and less on personal character. It is what we are that is most important, and it is what we are that will leave a lasting impact on the future. On our journey in life it is most important to choose who we are, and to develop our character.

So how is this done? What do we need to do to become something?

The answer is choice. We need to choose what we want to be, look at the characteristics that embodied this desire, than cultivate each characteristic in our selves. Jim Ritchie told a story once about how each individual has two wolfs, one is good and one is evil. The question asked was which wolf would end up wining? The answer is the one you feed. This is true with what we want to become. We need to feed the wolfs in our lives that will help us be better and become something that can influence change for the better. This is a challenge it takes self motivation and desire. To become is a process that will stretch each individual like clay, till they can be molded in a greater image.

"...In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something." (Elder Dallon H. Oaks)

What is the best way to lead?

This is a question I am not sure most people think about all the time. Sometimes we are just natural leaders, for good or bad, but people will follow. Others may be put in a position were they must learn how to lead and work at it. Ether way, we can and should all be leaders in life, but what is the best way?

The answer is by example. People watch people, and notice things that are different. You can tell someone who is there for the attention the moment they walk in the room. You can tell when someone is genuine in a matter of minutes, and you can tell if someone lives a life of higher slandered by watching what they do and what they say. This is how great leadership works. If you live a life that exemplifies humble greatness, when it's time to get others to act your credit will not be questioned, because you have been an example to others of who they would want to be, and most important you want them to be right there with you.

Being a leader is not putting yourself above others it is lifting up those around you so they can stand beside you.