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The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks

2145 | Rabbi Daniel Lapin: “You Are in Business for Yourself.”

The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks

Sean Croxton

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Education

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rabbi Daniel Lapin reveals how you are always in business for yourself. If you work for someone else, then your employer is your CUSTOMER. And when you serve your customer well, you will move up in the company and make more money!

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0:00.0

Yo, today's QOD is, you are in business for yourself.

0:05.8

Here we go. Welcome back to the quote of the day show. I'm your host, Sean Crockson,

0:35.1

and Sean Crockson.com. We got Rabbi Daniel

0:38.0

Lapin back on the show. Today, the rabbi is going to talk about how, even if you're not an

0:43.3

entrepreneur, you are still in business for yourself. This is kind of a different way to think about it.

0:49.6

Like, as an employee, you are selling your skills to your customer who is your employer. It's like Chris was

0:59.5

talking about yesterday. It comes down to character and skills. So you're selling your skills to your

1:04.8

customer slash employer in exchange for income. And also there's an expectation that your skills are going to help the company move forward.

1:14.4

And when you do that really well, you may be able to move up in the company.

1:19.1

I say may be able to move up in the company because that comes down to what Chris was talking about yesterday, which is character.

1:26.3

When you are a high character person,

1:28.9

that means that the employer slash customer will find you dependable and reliable. And most

1:36.3

importantly, they will trust you enough with more responsibility. So you are selling your skills,

1:43.1

but at the same time for you to move up, you have to have a

1:47.3

solid character. Those two have to come together in order for you to succeed. Rabbi Daniel

1:53.1

Lapin is coming up. Let's start off with the first basic idea. The first basic idea is that each and every one of you is in business.

2:08.0

You might say to me, wait a moment, no, I'm not.

2:10.7

You know, I work for a coffee chain.

2:15.4

I just make coffee.

2:16.7

I'm not in business.

2:17.5

I'm an employee.

2:19.6

Wrong approach.

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