By Bwalya Jacob Kangwa
Before setting up a business, you need to have capital. The question then is what is the greatest and most important capital in business? Is it a huge amount of money as many people think or is it assets like a building and equipment, or
could there be something else?
Well, I want to disagree with
the notion that this greatest capital is money or assets.
There is something more significant in setting up a business
than money and assets. This same thing, if properly utilized,
will make you raise the money that you need to run your
business.
The greatest capital in business is the mind.
You can have the money required to run a business but
without having a sound mind your business can easily
collapse.
Andrew Carnegie, who was one of the richest in his time, once challenged some people to take away the machinery and equipment. Carnegie told them that even if they took away the company and the equipment, he would again accumulate wealth. Why did Carnegie not care about his company being taken away? I think because he understood that having a sound mind was more important in setting up a business than money.
Andrew Carnegie, who was one of the richest in his time, once challenged some people to take away the machinery and equipment. Carnegie told them that even if they took away the company and the equipment, he would again accumulate wealth. Why did Carnegie not care about his company being taken away? I think because he understood that having a sound mind was more important in setting up a business than money.
The mind is capital and an asset that GOD has given us as a
gift. Failure to properly use the mind can affect one’s life
negatively. Therefore, the mind ought to be sober and
sound.
It is saddening that some people are living unhappily
because they are challenged mind-wise. If only they would
have positive minds, their lives would atleast change
for the better.
The mind plays a vital role in each person’s life. It makes it
possible for human beings to think, reason and analyze
things and issues. Without the mind, no car and Aeroplane
would have been invented.
In as much as money is required in a business, the sound
mind is more significant. Therefore, a person who wants to
start up a business should be thankful that they have the
mind-which is the greatest capital.
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