Martin Golob's interesting thoughts from the talk

What has entrepreneurship taught me?

• Kindness.
• You always have to have time - even a small fish is a goldfish.
• To be always a little awake.
• You have to love what you do.

You don't have to wait and ask for someone to bring something, but it is possible to get there with a certain will and a certain way.

The book stays. The written word on paper is something eternal. What is on the Internet is a story of two or three days. But the book will always be relevant.

I tell young people that whatever they post on social media, they should ask themselves what they want to communicate.

I try to be honest with young people, to be direct, to let them know that they have a place and that I love them for who they are.

You cannot ask young boys to pray on their knees in church for two hours. Young people love to create. If we meet with an activity, if they record something, if they organise something, if I let them decide for themselves, if I let them go their own way... it also motivates them more. It gives them a sense of importance and participation.

I cannot bear to make anyone feel bad, to make anyone feel excluded. I do not back down here until they apologise.

What people miss most is taking the time to just sit down in peace.

The modern world misses having someone to talk to in peace.

Modern man is looking for some depth. He is also looking for hope and security. In these turbulent times, there is a sense of instability in the air. Young people in particular are looking for certainty, and I hope that they can find it in the Church.

We have to be responsible for the possessions we once had, to maintain them. It would be irresponsible to let it grow overgrown, to just give it away ...

For someone to just calculate what is and is not worthwhile does not make sense. For someone to just bargain to secure money is also not Godly.

I depend on people, as people depend on me in a way. People are very good to priests.

The hardest frontier to push is within oneself. To convert oneself.

If I were to look at Slovenia only through online portals, I would have the feeling that we are having a hard time. But when I go out among the people, I see how beautiful we are.

Many entrepreneurs provide a livelihood for many families, and help the economy. Entrepreneurship is a very good thing and should be supported. Sometimes it is good for entrepreneurs to hear that they are respected for what they are, for their efforts. That they are appreciated, that we see their sleepless nights. Running a business is not such an easy thing.

When you succeed in a good project, say thank you. If you say thank you, you remain modest. So that you don't become too shabby. Nobody likes a cheeky man. A man who gives thanks remains realistic.

It is so nice to hear some really successful entrepreneurs who can say - we did it together, our team did it together.

Having talent and ability is a gift from God, it is not a given.

There must be money. If the goal is to create and live, and money is indeed a means to that end, that is a positive thing. The problem arises if money is the goal of your existence, the goal of your career, that you are obsessed with money. That leads to ruin and to a certain sadness. It doesn't matter if you are a priest, an entrepreneur... If the goal is to have as much money as possible, but you put relationships, family, religion, country... at stake, it's bad.

Money as such is not a sin. It is a sin to be a slave to money.

Some captured highlights from the event THE STORIES OF ACROBATES with Uroš Slake: Martin Golob and Aleš Belšak, Abel von Rust

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