Long
years before the Torah was written, Maat was the moral and ethical
system used in ancient Kemet (Egypt) more than 4,000 years ago. Maat has
multiple meanings, but according to The
Husia, its sacred text, it essentially means moral and spiritual rightness in relation to the Divine,
nature, and other humans. It is also an interrelated
order of rightness which requires right relations with and right behaviors
toward the Divine, nature and other humans.
According
to Maat,
there are 10 Virtues that define an
ethical person, the first of which is control
of thought. This ancient virtue is especially important for people today who
seek to be entrepreneurs, because how one thinks
and what one thinks determine what
one does. In accord with the ancient
Kemetic understanding of the importance of controlling one’s thoughts, modern
business leaders and coaches stress the importance of a successful person’s control of thought as the key to
business and personal success. Modern business leaders are not alone in their
urging the necessity of a person’s control
of thought.
Quantum
physicists have shown that thoughts are the creative force in the universe. In
other words, all created things were once conceived in thought before their
appearance in material form. So, if one’s thoughts are negative, the universal Law of Attraction will draw negative
created things, persons and circumstances to that one. On the contrary, if
one’s thoughts are positive, serving the needs of others and tend toward doing
right, then that same universal Law of
Attraction will draw positive created things, persons and situations into
that one’s orbit.
The
first leadership lesson for the aspiring entrepreneur to learn here is that all
thoughts of impossibility, doubt and failure with respect to starting a
business—whether starting from scratch or buying a franchise or license—must be
eliminated from your mind. You create your own success or failure by what
thoughts you allow to stay in your head.
The
second leadership lesson you must learn is that you must compete against
yourself. Your true opponent does not exist outside yourself. You are the only
one who can be your worst enemy by failing to believe in yourself and your
capacity to succeed. Fight every thought that comes to you saying, “you can’t,”
“you don’t have what it takes,” and “don’t take the risk.”
Dare
to control your thoughts and you will control your world!
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