One day Jesus was relaxing at the hookah lounge when his best friends, James and John, went hunting for a promotion.

Having traded their fishing nets for clerical collars, they had grown fond of their new life as preachers, after all, you only work once a week, and the lucky ones get private jets and designer sneakers.

"We want to be your new vice presidents!", declared the two, "The boys from McKinsey forecast incredible growth for this Christianity thing, and we've had plenty of experience running a fishing conglomerate, you could really use us!"

"Not so fast," said Jesus, putting down his hookah pipe, "I don't think you guys really get this!"

"To grow this baby, you have to be like a pelican, who will peck itself in the chest to feed its own blood to its babies!"

James and John exchanged awkward glances, at the gross analogy.

But they knew the Mckinsey data was dope!

So they said, "Ya, we're down with that!"

"Great!," said Jesus, "Take another hit from this pipe, you're going to need it!"

Because they had a lot of learning to do. Successful organizations are not built around selfish people. You need to put the team, the vision, the dream, at the center.

Brothers and sisters, help others, co-workers, bosses, yes, the organization. Put the goal and vision first. Work hard to see those around you excell. And then don't be surprised to see it come back to you in some impressive ways.