Take Hong Kong shipping magnate Pao Yue-kong, for example. Before he made it big, he worked manual labor at the docks. One day, he saw a woman with a child anxiously waiting for a ride. Recalling his father’s advice—“Help others often; in helping, you might find your chance to succeed”—he used his tricycle to take them to their destination. The woman turned out to be a diplomat’s wife. Grateful, she later referred dock business to him, giving Pao his first pot of gold and laying the foundation for his future empire.