I don't watch a lot of television, mostly a lot of HBO, but one show I Tivo on a regular basis is The Apprentice.  I love watching how the job candidate's approach and solve a variety of business scenarios.  What's even more interesting is to see who rises above and who shows their true colors.  The show is a great case study of abundance and scarcity in action.

Did you see this season's finale where the final two candidates, Randal and Rebecca are in a dead heat to be hired as Trump's next apprentice?  Randal came out on top, but in my opinion, both Randal and Rebecca should've been hired.  It was so close, Trump asks Randal about hiring her, as well.

Throughout the season, Randal has shown character, integrity, compassion, and what appears to be a relatively high AQ.  But when presented with the opportunity to act abundantly, he just couldn't do it. 

C'mon, Kim, you actually expected Randal to tell Trump to hire Rebecca?

Yeah, I did.  And, damn, was I disappointed.

You see, here's the thing.  Raising other people up and helping them to shine and be successful never takes anything away from you.  It never diminishes who you are.  Thinking that it does is a scarcity mentality.

Randal had already won.  Randal was already great.  By not agreeing to hire Rebecca, he made himself look small and threatened.

Lesson learned:  By helping others to live into their greatness, we are great.