147: Patience in Planning - Envision the Future

About this episode

The episode reflects on a story from Andrew Carnegie's autobiography, emphasizing the importance of generosity and planning for the future.

"...Books which it would have been impossible for me to obtain elsewhere were, by his wise generosity, placed within my reach; and to him I owe a taste for literature which I would not exchange for all the millions that were ever amassed by man. This is but a slight tribute and gives only a faint idea of the depth of gratitude which I feel for what he did for me and my companions..." This week, I’m quoting a story from the Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie. Published in 1920. Reflection questi...

Topics covered

• planning
• generosity
• literature
• gratitude
• capital campaigns

Keywords

• Andrew Carnegie
• generosity
• planning
• literature
• capital campaigns

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