Hi, this is David. Have you thought about starting a retail business? When you think about

businesses like Magic Spoon and Mattel, who sell through the roof, you probably attribute

their success to great products and a strong brand. But an often overlooked secret is actually

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slash inspirational.

All lowercase.

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Shopify.com slash inspirational. Welcome to the Inspirational Living Podcast.

Today's reading was edited and adapted from Youth and Opportunity by Thomas Tapper, published in 1912.

Most people are very content with the world they live in.

Even the poor are often happy because what they have and what they think are equal.

But the moment a person realizes that being poor limits them in many ways, they are no longer

happy.

They want other things.

They wish to live on a better street, to know people who are doing well. In other

words, they want to be, quote, better off as the same goes. Now, any person can be better off if they

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