In 1949 the Luces donated a large portion of it to the Trappists, who promptly built Mepkin Abbey there.
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In an article for Forbes.com, Business Secrets of the Trappists, I outlined the monastic principles that make monasteries the world over so successful in business.
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August Turak, an entrepreneur and consultant who wrote a four-part Forbes.com series called "Business Secrets of the Trappists" about his experiences at a financially successful monastery, agrees that humility can be a powerful tool in the workplace.