The Rockefeller Secret
Secret #1 The Roots Dictate the Fruits
Not all of us had parents like William and Eliza Rockefeller, the family lived modestly. Eliza taught her six children to work, to save and to give to charities. John was the second born, left high school in 1855 and took a six-month business course a Folsom Mercantile College. He completed his course in three months and began searching for a job as a bookkeeper or clerk in Cleveland. After six weeks of searching, Hewitt & Tuttle, a small company employed him as an assistant bookkeeper.
John was taught at a very young age two things:
1. Treat Sickness Fast
2. Give to Charities
While most experts are telling us to hold onto to the money we have. John's mother was pushing her kids to give is away. She was instilling morals of health and longevity and a law not many experts talk about - the act of giving, or as I like to call it, reciprocity, which means "what you give out will come back to you."
Mr. Rockefeller's stage in life was being set by the seed that was planted by his parents. Are your kids seeing your strengths (roots) even while living a modest life? John's roots are ones we need to start growing today - Living a Life of Good Nutrition and Continual Acts of Charity. Conduct a "Value Inventory" on your life today, write them down, look at them and adjust what is necessary for you and your family. A willing attitude always yields success.
Ron Kardashian
Life Coach
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