Posted by Dave Lorenzo - Business Coach

This week’s Business and the Bible Passage is from The Gospel of St. Mark, Chapter 10 verses 42–45. 

Jesus summoned them and said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt.

But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;

Whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.

For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.

What this means to me:

Much has been made about servant leadership these days.  Why should this begin and end with leaders? 

This philosophy applies to everything in life. 

The more time you put into helping others the more rewards you receive in return.  Sometimes the rewards are not immediately evident.  Sometimes they take some time to develop. 

Try this for the next week:

Find three people who can benefit from your expertise and help them.  Expect nothing in return.

The true reward will be in how you feel about yourself – but don’t be surprised if something greater does not happen at some point in the future. 

It may seem unrelated and you can chose to believe that if you’d like.  But think about how great it would be if everyone gave to others.  That would make the world better for all of us.

 

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