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

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

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Thank you. Welcome to the inspirational living podcast.

Today's reading was edited and adapted from dollars and cents by William Crosby Hunter, published in 1907.

When you cut a melon in summertime, your friends will gladly come and sit under your shade tree and help you eat it. However, few of

these friends would respond to your call for help when working in the hot sun raising that

melon. Many people accept the dividends and benefits of friendship, but give you a cold shoulder when called upon

for the tests of friendship. The world is full of people whose objective is accumulation. They are

looking all the time for what they can get, and not what they can give.

To forge ahead, you must give value received.

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