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abroad and immerse yourself in the culture, the same goes
                                  for  learning  the  languages  of  business.  Just  dive  in  and
                                  begin  experiencing  and  hearing  and  then  speaking  the
                                  language.  As  leaders,  entrepreneurs  must  encourage  their

                                  team  to  foster  communication  and  understanding,  both
                                  inside and outside the business.

                                  Cash Flow
                                  Often this is called “the bottom line” and appropriately, it is
                                  at the bottom of the triangle. Cash flow is similar to blood
                                  flow  in  a  body  or  fuel  flow  through  a  car.  Without  cash,
                                  blood,  or  fuel  flowing,  the  business,  body,  and  car  stop

                                  operating. A body can hemorrhage blood, a car can have a
                                  fuel  leak,  and  a  business  can  hemorrhage  cash.  As  if  the
                                  entrepreneur doesn’t have enough to do as leader, another
                                  role  is  to  make  sure  enough  cash  is  flowing  to  all  8
                                  integrities  (aka  expenses)  and  still  keep  the  company
                                  profitable.



                                  You  can  see  why,  with  all  these  high-level  roles,  it  is
                                  impossible  for  Midas  Touch  entrepreneurs  who  want  to
                                  grow their companies to get mired in any one of these five
                                  interior  integrities.  Even  though  they  may  be  more
                                  comfortable working in their specialty, they must act as a
                                  leader and work to get all the specialists in the five interior

                                  integrities  to  work  together.  So  many  highly  educated
                                  people  fail  to  recognize  this  and  fail  as  entrepreneurs,  or
                                  never  reach  their  true  potential.  They  fail  to  speak  all  8
                                  languages and believe that the one specialty they are best at
                                  is the most important. They fail to see that all 8 integrities
                                  must work together. They are all essential to the growth and
                                  profitability of the business.



                                  In  case  you’re  wondering  why  these  are  called  the  “8
                                  Integrities”  and  not  the  “8  Areas”  or  “8  Specialties”  or
                                  some other word, here is your answer. The word “integrity,”
                                  by  definition,  means  “whole  and  complete.”  An
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