“Allow the way to your great work to be guided by your service to others.”
—Mollie Marti

W hat is our purpose in life? That is a question that could be discussed for hours and is worthy of our attention. I pose it because I believe how we lead our personal lives has a bearing on who we are in our business lives.

The foundations of the Ten Commandments are, first, to love our God, and, second, to love others as we do ourselves. That is the essence or substance of life for most of us, no matter what our religious beliefs. We are called by our faith to be kind, caring, and respectful toward others.

How does that principle in our personal lives differ from our business lives?

I maintain it does not. Just as we should care about our fellow humans personally, so should we care dearly about our team members and other colleagues in business.

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