Thursday, October 3, 2013

Entrepreneurship as Participation in the Divine

Last night I attended a talk by Andreas Widmer the director of Entrepreneurship Programs at CUA and President of the Carpenter's Fund. I did some further research last night on Mr. Widmer and found this quote: 

Entrepreneurship is an invitation to be creative, to participate in God's creative act. The human person is the only investment with teh potential of infinitie returns. Thus person-centered entrepreneurship is a most noble calling.


During my philosophy studies, I was particularly intrigued by the ontological concept of participation. Karol Wojtyla's thought continuing into when he was Pope as John Paul II, centered greatly around Personhood and his participation in the Divine person. He went to state that by work man participates in the divine work of creation. I agree with Widmer in that entrepreneurship is a most noble calling--a vocation. In it not only does one's "creation" benefit one's person, but it also has repercussions into the rest of society, allowing others to participate in one's "creation" which is itself a participation in the divine. 



1 comment:

  1. Mike, this was a really great reflection on entrepreneurship as a vocation. I think it's easy to lose sight of the fact that the tasks that keep us busy each day point to something so much greater, something so "noble."

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I am a hard-working individual seeking to pursue and build a career in business, harnessing my philosophic sensibility as well as my business minded attention to detail to achieve success and excellence. Having recently received my Bachelor’s of Arts in Philosophy from a liberal arts university in Southwest, FL, I am currently working on my Master’s of Science in Business Analysis and the Catholic University of America.