Australian Jazz Trumpet great, James Morrison, opens his autobiography with the following tribute:-"For my old friend and mentor, Don Burrows, who once said, 'You're only as good as the company you keep'. In his company I've been my best."
Don Burrows, now in his 80's and still very active, is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever Jazz musician, a certified 'living legend' of the Australian music industry.
Belief in the benefit of hanging around good company is not new.
Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, states in that well read masterpiece "The road to success is never easy, but you don't have to go it alone. You can access the same principle employed by large corporations and the super rich—The Master Mind Principle."
Hill promotes the concept of a brains trust of like minded, positive people, who meet regularly to motivate and encourage each other towards greater success in life.
Too often we try to go through life 'alone' even though we may be surrounded by countless work colleagues, friends and family.
Albert Camus, the 1957 Nobel Prize recipient for literature, once wrote:-
"Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
Isn't that a beautiful view on what's really important in life, particularly in a world so busy, troubled and often devoid of good character as we find it in the 21st Century.
Linus Torvals, the creator, muse and chief developer of the Linux computer operating system was interviewed for CIO magazine in May 2009. In an article titled 'Things I've Learned', Torval listed the following as paramount to the spectacular growth and success his company and the Linux system has enjoyed worldwide:-
1) Find People you can TRUST
2) Be trust-worthy yourself
3) Don't be afraid to say what you think
4) Let others have their say
Burrows, Morrison, Hill, Camus and Torvalds all made remarkable imprints on the communities in which they lived and continue to inspire millions with their words, music, software and teachings.
Collectively they believed strongly in good company, good character, true friendship and the power of trust.
In troubled times we could all do well to reflect on those key human traits and work on developing them within ourselves and within our own, special, MasterMind groups.
Follow Your Dreams with confidence. Look around you every day and see the POSITIVE in other people. Compliment it - encourage it in others, and in yourself.
There has never been a better time than RIGHT NOW to start living the life YOU dream of living.
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