How To Be of Value

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. – Albert Einstein

Success is an abstract, relative term.

It’s a made-up thing, it doesn’t actually exist anywhere, like “time.” (You can show me a clock, but you can’t show me time . . . .)

And it means different things to different people.

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Better to be valuable – to be worthy of the gift of the life you have.

But how to be valuable?

Be of service.

Intelligently and authentically make a difference in the World.

Without neediness or expectation, give freely of your gifts and talents.

When you do this you will both be successful, and feel successful.

That is what we seek.

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