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Cream rises to the top. Due to their refugee status, they had no money — but they had the habits which lead to success: discipline, follow-through, networking.
by wtbob 12y ago
Cream rises to the top. Due to their refugee status, they had no money — but they had the habits which lead to success: discipline, follow-through, networking. They made the best of a very bad lot.
- jhayward 12y ago> Cream rises to the top This comes close to associating some moral character to success, which is something I find dangerous. I think it is more helpful to say that these people had extensive networks among their leadership group and had experience and skills in management of people and situations, persuasion, and goal-directed achievement. Perhaps also darker skills which can lead to business success, such as intimidation, extortion, fraud, etc - I don't know to what degree any or all of those skills were present.
- Kalium 12y agoI don't think it's dangerous to say that certain behavioral traits increase the probability of economic success.