Monday, September 24, 2012

First Paragraph

After living for seven years as a Jesuit seminarian, practicing vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to the Jesuit general in Rome, I morphed into corporate man. On Friday afternoon, my role model was the Jesuit founder, St. Ignatius Loyola, whose writings reminded us seminarians that "poverty, as the strong wall of the religious life, should be loved." The following Monday brought a new career in investment banking - and new role models. One managing director lured talented would-be recruits with the tantalizing prospect of becoming "hog-whimperingly rich." I never quite got the image, but I did get the point.

- From Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World by Chris Lowney

2 comments:

Richard (Rick) Georges said...

I, too, spent some time at a Jesuit Seminary in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. About 24 hours.

Michael Wade said...

Rick,

They must not have had computers.

Michael