So I took this notion and said, OK, everything we do as human beings creates some kind of structure. So if I sell a vacuum cleaner to you, you get the product from me, and I get some money from you. But something more remains. Even when you are done using my vacuum cleaner, you still might remember me. The memory might be sour because it was such a rotten vacuum cleaner, or it might be good.
Profit is only the end result of an enormous amount of activity.
If you want to create profit, you should focus on the things that are driving profit. Money is only one of many possible proxies for measuring human action, and I don't think it's an especially good one, because it sheds little light on vital processes. Profit is a commonly used measure. However, profit is only the end result of an enormous amount of activity. If you want to create profit, you should focus on the things that are driving profit.