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YOUR PATH TO PROSPERITY
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
YOUR PATH TO PROSPERITY
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money

But my purpose has been merely to demonstrate how the Jewish people, throughout their often difficult history, derived real business effectiveness and economic power from possessing a deep conviction about business being an honorable profession. This is what allowed them and, indeed, spurred them to succeed.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
Similarly, you should regulate your reading and your exposure to intellectual stimulation so that you don’t subject yourself to just the mind candy found in popular entertainment.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
In your professional work, you can benefit from similar predictability. For instance, any business that customers visit would experience real benefit from keeping the same associates for as long as possible.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
On top of that, I still made myself a profit of $290. I could have mowed the lawn myself, but it would not have looked as good as it looked after being manicured by someone who really knew her job. Life is a miracle, provided you have many friends and provided everyone knows what everyone else does best. That, of course, is the value of advertising
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You’re probably saying that morning prayer service is not designed for making business contacts. Of course, it isn’t, but remember that the idea is to make contacts specifically in an environment that does not shriek out your self interest.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
The main reasons that Jews found their way into the fields of finance were undoubtedly trustworthiness and their conviction that they were fulfilling a necessary need in society.