Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, once said:
"There can be no income without work."
What a great reminder of the satisfaction that comes from hard work.
We sometimes want to avoid the arduous journey, but it is necessary to be successful and to feel satisfied with our efforts.
If everything is too easy, we know that it is not that meaningful.
A promotion that is really earned is far better than benefiting from nepotism.
A training session full of grit, sweat and pain is far more effective than one in which you leave in the state in which you entered.
Beating my boys in basketball when they were only five years old isn't a huge feat, but when I can somehow get over it now that they're both bigger and fitter than me, it's gratifying.
Similarly, they understand that when I let them win it didn't really reflect their skills, but now that I try they have something to brag about on the way home from the local dish.
Don't take the easy route.
And don't be tempted to let your children do this either.
Because without work there can be no earnings.
So:
Laden …
