A discussion about business ethics, character traits, integrity, and values

In The Science Of Personal Achievement, Napoleon Hill provided a simple yet profound list of ideas that all who desire success should follow. He called it “The 17 Principles Of Personal Achievement.” Here are principles 9 and 10.

Enthusiasm - A contagious state of mind that not only helps you gain the cooperation of others but, more importantly, inspires you to draw upon and use the power of your imagination.

I’ve always liked ice cream, but the first time I tasted Ben & Jerry’s I marveled, I mean I literally stood in awe, savoring. New York Super Fudge Chunk. My gosh, it was like dying and going to heaven. I went to the store for more that night. I made all my friends and relatives try it. Strangers heard about it. I loved it and wanted every one to try it.

Imagination - Your mind's exercise, challenge and adventure. It uses old ideas and established facts to reassemble them into new combinations and to put them to new uses.

Albert Einstein claimed that “imagination is more important than knowledge,” and who am I to argue with him. I’ll bet he would have been one heck of a blogger. And I know he would have liked Ben & Jerry's.