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Do You Deserve Your Trade?

As I was reading a blog (on a different site) recently, I made a comment that we should all keep in mind. Ryan Dehler wrote a wonderfully inquisitive blog that questioned why we even teach others to do what we do, as it, more or less, creates competition for us. Colin wrote a thorough and well thought out response.

I wrote this:

In my case, I help others succeed, even if they become my competition, because my INTEGRITY and CHARACTER depend on it. If I'm more concerned with making money than I am with helping people then I don't deserve the money I'm making.

We're obligated to back. You and didn't learn our trade via trial and error. We read books and articles that were written by people who shared thieir secrets with us. It's our duty to pass on that passion and the knowledge to succeed to anyone who will listen.

Let me know what you think.

Abe

Posted by Abe Loper on 01/28/2007 09:17 AM

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1 Comments on Do You Deserve Your Trade?

FEB

2007

Great post. I agree, and I'd add another reason for passing on the knowledge, the zeal, and the support for the new guys to work with the highest integerity and honesty - We will all be judges by the work and reputation of the rest of those in our profession. It pays us to do our best to help our fellow L.O.'s live up to the reputation we wish to have.

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