We were taught to focus on profit as the measure of success. The reality is, we know plenty of people who are successful and not satisfied with their lives. Wouldn’t you agree that
as we all know. What we may not all realize, is that serving our purpose can make us wealthy like Walt Disney or impoverished like St. Mother Teresa. Both led full lives.
Profit is a desired outcome of doing business; but is it the
How do we reset our aim to focusing on purpose - what leads to a full life, and greater satisfaction? Aim and shoot for being a super successful spouse, parent, friend, community member and spirit-filled person - and a LEADER.
Your business aim isn’t profit: it’s a full LIFE. And your profits—in all forms—will soar.
A principled decision doesn’t guarantee an easy outcome. It guarantees something different: the ability to look back without regret. Mark Rios’s choice to renegotiate the gray contract cost him time, margin, and certainty—but it gave him peace. Success is what happens to you. Peace is what happens in you. In Week 14 of the Path to Greatness, discover why the true return on a principled decision isn’t always found on the balance sheet.
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The best decisions aren’t simply the most profitable, fastest, or easiest. They are the ones that honor human dignity while advancing the common good. In Week 13 of the Path to Greatness, explore the upper-right quadrant of the PDM Dignity Chart—the place where principled leaders make decisions that serve both people and collective flourishing.
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