What Money Means to a Successful College Dropout?

I remember way back around a year ago, about exactly a year ago, I was talking with my workers that pack envelopes. those times, I was making many checks per bi-month. There were checks that were SO high that was somewhat the peak of my business, that we worked every other day just packing envelopes about 6-7 hours a day.

I think I told these to my workers one day when I was gonna give the paychecks.. I think I was giving bonuses that time, I cant really remember..

But I explained to them during my speech about it..

I told them that I see money differently than most people especially at that point of my life where my business was just unbelieveable. I told them that for me, money is just an award for my hardwork… I made an analogy to compare it with basketball… Say for example we because the champions in our high school basketball team, we then earn a big shiny gold trophy as a reward… But the trophy is really nothing, what really matters is the fame and pride of being champions.. it is the hard work and determination and how we never failed that makes me happy about myself.. Even if it weren’t a gold shiny trophy, rather it was just a crappy medal that looks so ugly, it doesn’t matter, what’s important and what I will be happy of is that we were the champions of the basketball in high school. a trophy I can just have it made at a custom trophy shop. And put on it “Chris, high school champion”, and magic! I am the champion! I can be happy about it, but deep inside I don’t feel successful.

For business, money is the reward of being successful. but in reality, money is not all my goal and passion… It is not the main thing I’m after, but its the fame and pride of being able to support myself financially, and the service of business to others, making it a better economy. it is to prove to myself, my family and friends, that I am successful. it is to show my hard work and how persistent I am..

In fact, even at first when I started business when I was about in my early 17s, I never started that business coz I needed money… Or because I wanted to buy something.. Or I wanted to put new stuff in my car… NO! I just enjoyed business and wanted to try it out..

Business was more like a HOBBY to me… Until now, it is still something I enjoy doing.. people that love basketball love to play basketball — they look forward to play everyday and enjoy it… I love business, so I love to work and do business — Its something I look forward also doing everyday.duke energy customer service