<p>Why do ppl want to go into business, for me I wan to start a foundation for Christianity, but what about others. Is it just money or do you actually enjoy (or think) you will enjoy the work?</p>
<p>well obviously a lot of people do it for the money, but i think there is much more than that. the possibilities are endless in the corporate world and nothing can be more exhilirating than moving up in the corporate ladder. many business professions offer an exciting, fast paced world which is exactly what many people are looking for.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I’m definitely doing it for the money. No question about. Well I guess I should say I WILL be doing it for the money, since i’m still in HS.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t do things for money, I mean when you die will anyone care about the size of your house or about your car. nope, don’t invest in things for monetary gain, but invest in treasures that will last forever.</p>
<p>Dbate: how so? 
You must be aware that you are making this comment where the majority of the people are from capitalist countries…blah…anyway.
I’m not quite attacking you in a negative you. I just am curious what do you mean by “investing in treasures that will last forever”? you mean, being generous, and be concerned of global/community welfare?</p>
<p>ok, I’ll buy a house made out of stone. lol JK. I understand the importance of everything other than money, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say money.</p>
<p>^that’s very true.
in fact, that’s almost a part of personal instinct. and if one traces out its origin u can end up starting from biological chemistry to psychology/sociology/philosophy etc! anyway, back to the topic.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say that just bc we live in a capitalist country everyone wants money. The treasures that will last forever is an allusion when JESUS preached that we should invest in treasures that would grant a reward in Heaven, like feeding the hungry, being kind, spreading the knowledge of GOD.</p>
<p>Money just seems like a superficial reason to do something, I can’t comfort myself with money. I want my career path to be altruistic to some extent, I am either going into medicine or business I am leaning toward business bc it is easier but I am looking for something beneficial from business besides money.</p>
<p>…like feeding the hungry, being kind, spreading the knowledge of GOD…</p>
<p>Money doesn’t stop you from doing these things Dbate.</p>
<p>“spreading the knowledge of God”…
eh, surely you may have to reword it when a large number of people all around the world are atheists, and then, there are soo many others who don’t believe in oneness of God or such. </p>
<p>capitalism can very likely increase secularism in a society…which is TOTALLY evident in the US during the 1920s. </p>
<p>you see it is not a problem that people are more “worldly” since…well…who am I to make a comment or you or someone else? There’s definitely no one who’s totally neutral in terms of religions (like…really…if u think abt it…NO BODY whatsoever..there r definitely people who are apathetic…but not anyone who is neutral).</p>
<p>Capitalism increases secularism? that is ridiculous America is argubuly the most capitalist nation and is the number one producer of christian missionaries in the world. i would argue that religious identity is more in line to accomadate capitalism, bc missionaries need money in order to tell ppl about CHRIST. So the wealthier the nation the more ppl can hear about GOD.
In reference to the number of atheists that is riduculous Islam and Christianity account for over 50% of the world and that means that they all believe in GOD, statistics show that the vast majority of the atheists in the world are from the communist country of China about 700 million and that number is decreasing as the communist country becomes more capitalist.</p>
<p>Because previous experience has shown the communism welcomes christianity, lmao.</p>
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Atheists are generally estimated to be around the 15% mark in this country, the numbers are significantly higher in both Eastern and Western Europe. Capitalism has nothing to do with “missionaries need money in order to tell ppl about CHRIST” because in missionaries work with meager funds, and missionary work isn’t impacted by economic and social systems as long as those economic and social systems are free enough to allow them to travel and talk of religion. You don’t need money to feed the poor or to be kind, and in some cases it’s detrimental if you want to spread the word of Christ.</p>
<p>Also, some of us require monetary security to take care of things. I’m sure that’s not a burden you bear, but because you do not bear it does not mean it does not exist. Your view of the world is an “allusion” if you believe money is only about greed. Money is a tool of man–and man is the root of evil, not money. As a good Christian you should know this, and if you think that money somehow changes people (which it doesn’t, it only gives opportunity to reveal their true nature) and you’re worried about that then you’re weak of character. If anything, you should see it as a test of your faith.</p>
<p>I can’t sing or dance.</p>
<p>Does the business world scare anyone else? I say I want to do it but hell, I’m not exactly extroverted and I think when I try to network and stuff, I think I come off as being tense/nervous/untalkative, etc. I’m not that shy, I just would not consider myself good at talking. But business seems so exciting and if somehow my personality was a little different then I would be more confident trying to go into it. </p>
<p>So is there still a chance in the business world for me? I’m really scared I’ll think I can do and then fail. I also am really not one of those math geniuses or anything that businesses probably love. </p>
<p>I would really appreciate any input/advice because I’m in a bad position right now not knowing if I should stick with it or be going in another direction in life.</p>
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In general, and especially in a forum catering to people who are just beginning college “careers,” the opinion is that A, B, and C lead to D. Good school, major in business or finance or economics or accounting or something math-related or a hard-science with a minor in blah and get a job doing this and go here and intern there and you’re set.</p>
<p>Life isn’t an RPG. People fail a class, they don’t get the internship, they hate the job, they have a family emergency and they leave, a business they start working for collapses, their superiors take credit for their work and they never advance, they take too much credit for work and they get fired, they burn out, whatever.</p>
<p>You don’t need specific prerequisites for everything. The reality is that X, F, J and H can all lead to D too. “The business world” is the world, and it’s of such a huge scope that management consulting and anything relating to finance (the major topics of conversation here) are a minuscule part of it. If you don’t like X, don’t major in X. If you enjoy business and the “business world” then take some electives or spend a minor in it or something, and then apply those skills to something you’re good at and create your own business niche that makes you comfortable. Business != IB, consulting, accounting. People have turned selling motorcycle parts on eBay into multimillion dollar a year businesses with few employees and little to no overhead, and those people are pulling in salaries most investment bankers will never attain. Take something you like and be entrepreneurial about it.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t really ever feel tentative if you’re confident that what you know is right–without being arrogant, stubborn and refusing to take any input of course–and being more knowledgeable about specific topics should result in you feeling more comfort in your own skin. When I was 17 years old I was at a dinner table in an Outback Steakhouse with a guy who had 2.5m+ on paper in real estate, who was driving a brand-new DB9 he paid over $150,000 in cash. I was sitting there with his wife, their crazy friend (literally bonkers) and my mother. I told him, point blank, to his face, after sitting in the front-row at a convention he sponsored with 450+ people that in 2-4 years his properties would be worth nothing, he was over-leveraged in a market that was propped up artificially by massive flipping of preconstruction properties in the South Florida area and that he would be filing for bankruptcy before 2010.</p>
<p>Was I a little bit of an ass? Yeah, probably, but the guy was a major scumbag. Did he listen to me? Of course not, he was a 55 year old salesman and I was (and am) a poor teenager. A poor teenager who’s been reading and discussing real estate since he was 14, who’s worked in property management and who’s actively helped appraise properties, but a teenager none the less. How did I know what I knew? Well, despite my background, it was completely unrelated to that. Everything I needed to know came from following local real estate market MLS listings, seeing how fast new properties were changing hands, and having discussions with people who were watching (and participating) firsthand as precon contracts were changing hands upwards of 5 times before the properties were built. Real estate has always been an interest of mine even though I have no intention of going into it full-time in the future, and I knew I was right. When you know more than the person sitting across from you, you’re a hell of a lot more comfortable having an opinion. When I asked him how he appraised properties, and when I saw him squirm and knew his answer essentially came down to the fact that he didn’t, I knew what I was dealing with.</p>
<p>Of course he’s filed for bankruptcy, he’s divorced, and unfortunately he dragged a lot of poor, gullible people trying to make a buck down with him. He was charming, and he was a fast-talker, but I grew up dealing with those people in New York and I know what they’re like. You adapt. You’ll get over your anxiety, whatever it may be, and you’ll see through people like that. Don’t let that kind of thing run you away from something that excites you–rather embrace it, as that is the negative of business, just like anything else you go into will have a negative. There will always be a con-artist, there’s always going to be people going for the quick buck. Find what you excel at, focus on it, love it and embrace it totally and use what you learn in your business courses to make something profitable out of your passion. </p>
<p>Everybody fails, most of the more successful people on this Earth fail a lot, and you are undoubtedly going to fail countless times in your life. The question is whether or not, knowing that, you will try anyway. If you do you’ll be alright, if you don’t you’ll allow fear of failure to stop you from doing everything–whether focusing on a career in business or trying to learn to play the piano.</p>
<p>My view of the world is not an allusion it was in reference to an earlier statement of doing something only for the money which is superficial especially at the age where you can pursue greater things.
Missionary work is impacted by the wealth of nations, there is a correlation between wealth distribution amongst citizens i.e. America individuals have more money and there can spend more to contribute to causes, the same goes for wealthy arab countries and such.</p>
<p>You are right that money reveals ppl’s true nature.</p>
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<p>The rest of your post is ego stroking, but this here is good stuff. There is a lot of nay-sayers out there, and it’s good to here others who still believe. Who still believe those who told us when we were you that we could do anything we wanted if we really wanted to and tried. Seems like the older you get the more myths get destroyed; first santa, then the moon landing, and then that one. I disagree with those who believe the moon landing was a myth, and a disagree with those who say you aren’t cut out for XYZ, but I am only called a nutter for the former.</p>
<p>Anyway, that is golden. Fear is belief in that the devil is right, and all the devil does is lie.</p>