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their own income group. Social institutions,
such as unions and churches, which gave a
voice to them previously and provided them
with access to greater relational capital have
seriously declined. This inequality will result
in those at the bottom end of the scale being
unable to invest in education, young people
will drop out of school, and despite having
aspirations, with no relational capital support,
they will be unlikely to achieve them. And it
doesn’t stop there, they will be more likely to
be burdened by debt and long working hours
adding stress to family life and potentially
leading to mental illness or problems with
addiction. In the past such inequality has
provoked revolution.
We need to start applying social conscience
into our way of thinking, introduce more
mindfulness and less greed, reaching out a
helping hand to those who truly want to work
hard and achieve, but no longer have access to
the relational capital which would have helped
them in the past.
My motto has always been Together is Better.
I believe in helping others achieve their goals,
my initiative behind Business Fit Magazine
was to support entrepreneurs by giving them
access to tools to grow and to empower
women, encouraging them to use conscious
business practices.
I believe in giving, in sharing and working as a
collective group, supporting relational capital
for everyone and my vision is for others to
follow this principle. We should all have access
to opportunities, however it seems we have
become very good at protecting our own
interests, rather than giving others a helping
hand. We all need to change our attitude,
to help bring a halt to the growing disparity
between those with the power and those with
hopes and dreams which are being shattered
through no fault of their own, but due to the
closed circles of the elite.
Applying relational capital in my own
experience, is not always easy. By providing
opportunities to fellow entrepreneurs hoping
to build their careers and their businesses, I
feel at times that my willingness to share can
be taken for granted. There has to be balance.
If we open up our circles to let people in, we
have to feel they will not take advantage, but
also share our own integrity.
We need to take responsibility and work
towards collective change, our shared
interests need to brought back into line with
our personal interests, we need to support
the development of relational capital for
the many. We have to start giving more and
taking less. We all need to open our circles
and welcome others in. I’m not suggesting this
will be easy, the whole tapestry of our society
has shifted to make us greedy and protective
of our own wealth and success. The rich and
successful are rewarded making it harder for
those struggling to make it. There has to be
a shift in our mindset. We need to become
more mindful of others, we need to encourage
success for everyone if we are going to make
the change from a greedy non-caring society
to one that is happy, fulfilled, successful and
united.
Together is Better.
Verónica Sosa, is the Founder of Business Fit International and Business
Fit Magazine, Founder of SHE, author , International Speaker award winner,
TV Personality, Business Expert. She has more than 18 years of experience
working in the editorial sector & corporate sector as a Manager in Marketing
and Sales for International Publicity Companies in Spain. Verónica is dedicated
to empowering women towards better lives and rediscovering themselves.
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