A Hero's Field Guild - Week Twelve

This week as I was preparing my book report on "A Field Guide for the Hero's Journey", there were many themes and ideas shared that really hit close to home for me. Choosing companions, Rest, Coming Home, all had content that I could see how they would better my life and how they already have.
I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to be married to by husband, there are many ways we are the same but more that are very different and allows us to go. When you have that partner and their influence in your life, your have a great opportunity to see who you really are and what you would like to be. Now, like I said in my book report, rest has been in someways a point of contention in my relationship with my husband. However, over the years we have grown to have our thoughts and opinions, create a pretty great way of life.
Coming home, wow I truly loved this section. Our homes should be a place of refuge, peace and love. Surrounded by those who love us and we love them. I loved how they take about it being a place to enjoy our efforts in life, our accomplishments and to truly step back and see how blessed we are.

"What's a business for?"

• Based on what you read in the first two pages (pages 3 and 4), why are virtue and integrity so vital to an economy?

I believe the answer is very obvious.  When people and companies do not do business with virtue and integrity, we all suffer. There is no trust in how things are reported and basic everyday operations. Money and power become the highest priority for people and businesses. We loose sight of what if important when the day is done. 

• According to Charles Handy, what is the “real justification” for the existence of businesses?

We need to associate with a cause in order to give purpose to our lives. The pursuit of a cause does not have to be the prerogative of chari- ties and the not-for-profit sector. Nor does a mission to improve the world make business into a social agency.
By creating new products, spreading technology and raising productivity, enhancing quality and improving ser- vice, business has always been the active agent of progress. It helps make the good things of life available and afford- able to ever more people. This process is driven by competition and spurred on  by the need to provide adequate returns to those who risk their money and their careers, but it is, in itself, a noble cause

 

• What are two solutions proposed by Handy that you agree with? Why?

"By creating new products, spreading technology and raising productivity, enhancing quality and improving ser- vice, business has always been the active agent of progress. It helps make the good things of life available and afford- able to ever more people. :" 
I agree with this proposed solution, because he states ways that are going to create progress in the business world. Those being things I most defiantly would look for. 

"It seems only fair that dividends be paid to those who contribute their skills as well as to those who have contributed their money. "
I liked this thought. It give more opportunity for those hard working Americans that have to work their way from the bottom.