Zach Selch, at a Bangkok temple, explains how karma works in sales. In medical device markets, you see the same people for decades. Treat partners fairly now because your past actions come back to haunt or help you later.
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สวัสดีค่ะ. So I'm at a riverfront temple in Bangkok, and one of the things Buddhists do, especially Thai Buddhists, is they feed fish as sort of a way of gaining some karmic points, as you might, you might say. They also release turtles and catfish into the river. So this is a specific spot where people will release baby catfish and they'll release fish. And they'll release sparrows and pigeons. So there are a lot of animals around here, and that's a way of giving yourself a little bit of karmic points. And then you come back and you, you feed the fish. So there are lots and lots of catfish out here, and they'll, they'll come out and people will come, and for a couple of cents you can buy a bag of specific rolls or food. And I think it's pretty cool. We have to remember that karma Karma is a bitch, right? Karma comes around. And I know a lot of people who think short-term in terms of business. And I've tried over 30 years really to be careful not to screw people. And every now and again, I'll come across somebody that one way or another I might not have done as well for in the past. And it bites you. You know, it comes around and it gets you. So being careful not to have people who really have been screwed by you is very important. Karma comes around in business, especially we live in a small world in international business. It's sort of funny, I will meet people that I've done business with 30 years ago and now I'm coming around and I'm doing business with them again. You want to try and keep that as clean possible and as fair as possible when you're dealing especially with international business, especially when you're in a specific field like I'm in the medical trade. I've been selling mostly medical devices for 30 years. I do meet the same people at trade shows. I do meet the same people. So it's worthwhile. Remember, karma is important. Making sure you have good karma. Make sure that in your life going forward things are going to work out better for you.
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