Success, Stress, and Purpose in Today’s Business World
Rediscovering the religious debate in the corporation
The title for this talk is easier to formulate than it is to answer. Where does one begin? A discussion on success raises as many questions about definition, objectives, and values as there are people in the room. Groucho Marx once pronounced, ‘The key to success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made!’ I am trying to look at success, stress, and purpose from a distinctive perspective. That is a values-based, or specifically Christian, point of view.
But are the two concepts, ‘success’ and ‘Christian teaching’ not diametrically opposed? Surely to be successful one needs to thrive in the competitive, cut-throat demands of the marketplace. There is a widespread popular view that God and the pursuit of success simply don’t mix. Was CNN founder Ted Turner right when he said that Christianity is for losers? As you can imagine, I think not.
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The Inconvenient Truth of our time is not climate, important as it is, but Christ. After 2000 years he continues to make his presence felt…
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