Why Can’t We All Be Lucky!
The Greek philosopher, Plato said “The harder you work, the luckier you get”. Now to the average person, this doesn’t mean much at all and to 90% of professional people in the various fields that promise unlimited opportunity, it doesn’t mean much more; however, to the elite few, the ten percent who round out the 90/10 rule, it means everything.
Most salespeople, lawyers, physicians, developers, etc… would tend to seek an exterior cause for their failures. Either “the sales leads are no good” or “the case is a loser”, or “ he would have died anyway”, and the list goes on and on. These are the greatest hits of a band of losers. These are people who refuse to travel the lonely extra mile in order to become the best in their field.
Every day, the consumer/patient/client goes out looking for a true professional to assist them with their issues. Whether it is a Real Estate purchase, an investment recommendation or a hip replacement surgery, the result is generally the same. Ninety percent of those consumers will find lackadaisical, lackluster, lazy, slothful providers who tout themselves as professionals, whether it’s the stockbroker trading on privileged information, the plastic surgeon providing “cheap” breast augmentations or the criminal lawyer telling you to “take the deal”. In their heart of hearts, they all know that they have moved beyond their true capabilities.
Why does this happen? In a word,………..GREED! Now, there are certainly different levels of greed and I think that most business people would agree that a fair amount of greed… is good. The question is, where is the line? I believe that most of us know where our respective lines are. At some point, it becomes a question of right versus wrong. There’s an inner battle being waged between greed, need and integrity. Greed wants it all at any cost, need justifies deceit and integrity attempts to maintain an even keel. The winner is generally the one of which there is greater quantity. If you are needier than greedy, the result is generally the same as if you are greedier than needy. Integrity rarely wins in our current business culture.
I know that this may sound like the bitter rantings of someone who may have found himself victimized by one of these verminous so called “professionals”. The truth of the matter is that at one time or another we all have fallen prey, but what’s even more true is that each one of us has allowed greed or need to lure us onto the side of inveracity, lawlessness and lucre.
The question is, can we meet our goals and objectives without having an adverse effect on our fellow man? Unfortunately, the answer is a resounding no. Sadly, someone has to lose something for someone else to gain. So what gives? The answer is in the work. Those who are willing to push the envelope don’t have to cut the corners. Hard workers don’t have to cheat and tenacity always wins over mendacity. Furthermore, the professional who doesn’t scheme to his customer’s detriment, won’t have to worry about consequences later on i.e. lawsuits, chargebacks, etc… As a matter of fact, most of the people at the very top of their fields are honest and hard working pros, who make it look easy. Generally they are in better health than that of their slothful counterparts and things just seem to “happen” for them. Indeed, they seem to be well,………lucky. Go figure.
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