Today is Sunday, its 10:03am and iam at work, hardly working, i just finished reading my colleague, Don P., blog titled "Eat Well, or Sleep Soundly", in his blog he goes forth in discussing the importance increasing monetary wealth, and success through establishing self worth and self value by enabling yourself to contribute something meaningful for the purpose of society, just as Madame C.J. Walker did with her line of hair care and beauty supply products for women, Rober L. Johnson as the founder of B.E.T., and John H. Johnson (no relation) as the founder of Johnson Publishibg Company which is the producer of Jet & Ebony Magazines, although Don P. listed some examples of white men "Bill Gates- Microsoft/ John D. Rockefeller- Standard Oil/ Henry Ford- Ford Motor Co." whose contributions are equally important, i decided to use examples of famous african american business owners, and entrepreneurs because their contributions hold a special significance within the african american community, they made history through their success and as a result they have broke down barriers, and opened up doors for people like Russel Simmons, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Sean "Jay-Z" Carter, and forthcomming generations of young, eager intelligent black minds who aspire to make something productive of themselves and benefit society. an original quote i would like to state is "you're only as great as you allow yourself to be"... think about that.... no, really, undersatand what that means, there are people struggling to make a living for themselves and find out what their purpose in life is, i personally fit within the that description, but i do know what i would want to do with my life, i want to become a teacher, i have the desire to help young kids learn and be become better people, as Whitney Houston said in the beginning lines of her hit song "The Greatest Love Of All"...
"I Believe The Children Are Our Future, Teach Them Well and Help Them Lead The Way"...
this statement holds much truth to it and because of that, i wish to positively mold the minds of impressionable young kids who may possibly someday grow up to be the next Madame C.J. Walker, or the next John D. Rockefeller, or the next Sean Cory Carter aka "Jay-Z". ultimately the point iam tryng to make is that thru my goal of wanting to be a teacher, which in turn, benefits society because iam educating young kids, helping them towards a bright and productive future, therefore my self worth and self value is greatly appreciated and recognized by others, which can lead to an increased income, but more importantly, by being a teacher i believe i would attain a level of personal greatness, and satisfaction that would make the quality of my life much better...... so i will "Eat Well, AND Sleep Soundly" in the mist of knowing that one day, i will be as great as i want to be.....
"Cast Your Fate Into The Wind, and Fish For The Best Opportunities"
- (Original Quote)
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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its great that you found a career that gives back to society. I also read Don's article and got a lot info from it.
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