“All your life, you have heard yourself denounced, not for your faults, but for your greatest virtues. You have been hated, not for your mistakes, but for your achievements. You have been scorned for all those qualities of character which are your highest pride. You have been called selfish for the courage of acting on your own judgment and bearing sole responsibility for your own life. You have been called arrogant for your independent mind. You have been called cruel for your unyielding integrity. You have been called antisocial for the vision that made you venture upon undiscovered roads. You have been called ruthless for the strength and self-discipline of your drive to your purpose. You have been called greedy for the magnificence of your power to create wealth. You, who’ve expanded an inconceivable flow of energy, have been called a parasite. You, who’ve created abundance where there had been nothing but wastelands and helpless, starving men before you, have been called a robber. You, who’ve kept them all alive, have been called an exploiter. You, the purest and more moral man among them, have been sneered at as a ‘vulgar materialist.’ Have you stopped to ask them: by what right? – by what code? – by what standard? ” – A. R.

I am so sick of seeing the world of business demonized. It is everywhere out there. The constant punishment of our world’s greatest achievers. It’s on magazine covers and books, across newspaper headlines and reflected in hollywood. It’s disheartening.

Today I saw these words on Hugh Macleod’s Blog: Remember Who You Are. Those words stayed with me.

Remember Who You Are.

I want to remind you entrepreneurs who you are. We live in world today that does not appreciate us despite our great and important work. Instead of being praised for the value we bring, they choose to demonize and label us. Remember: you shouldn’t feel guilty for your strength. You should be proud of your creations and the value you bring to our world. You have done what many could not. Those that demonize us do so because they cannot accomplish what we can. They do not have our great strength so they attempt to save face by demonization. What you are doing is extremely worthwhile. It is people like you that move and push our world forward, not them. We may never get a thank you from them for providing them with great products, services and jobs. Its alright becuase we don’t need it. We don’t need their approval, we only need our own. Remember, it is you who is making a difference in our world. No matter what they say about us, just remember who you are and that you are doing great work.

“Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.” – Jean Sibelius

Remember Who You Are.

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