Monthly Archives: Dec 2014

Profiting from Mistakes

by Ken Matesz

“There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they’re necessary to reach the places we’ve chosen to go.”

Richard Bach

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

John C. Maxwell

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Business Is About Profit

By Ken Matesz

“In the state of nature, profit is the measure of right.”               Thomas Hobbes

The only reason to run a business is to make a profit. Period.

If you don’t like that statement or disagree with it, you don’t belong in business and your business venture will probably fail unless it is subsidized by some industry or an outside agency or person. It also might survive a while being subsidized by debt.

When I first went into business about 25 years ago, I did not understand this important fact. I thought I was going into business to help the world.

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