A Book that Changes Lives

Posted by sdesapio 10 years, 9 months ago to Business
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Everyone experiences a book that “changes their lives” – if you haven’t, then it’s time to read more provocative material. But for me, that book appeared in 1992 when a friend handed me a copy of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and said I “had to read it.”
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  • Posted by Rocky_Road 10 years, 9 months ago
    Excellent self study into how AS changed one life!

    This one line is very important in my mind:
    "And while I may not subscribe to all of her Objectivism principles, I find truth and validation in her thinking."

    It defends my belief that anyone can come away from Ayn Rand with positive results, without insisting that Objectivism can only be exercised without any deviation whatsoever. We need to welcome anyone that gets the basics, and not be too judgmental.

    No other ism can survive such a restrictive application, and Objectivism is no different.

    Thank you for posting...!
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    • Posted by Spinkane 10 years, 9 months ago
      I relate to that concept also. It wasn’t money I put my passion into but managing a travel baseball team. For 13 years I poured my heart and soul into it. I incorporated and gained 501(c)3 status. I only mention this because the truth of the philosophy applies to many applications. I found managing to win games was more challenging than making money; the players advocates (their parents) are more passionate about their children than they are about money.
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