Talking about your business when the world is intense

It’s no secret that the U.S. political situation is a mess right now.

There’s a lot of extreme stuff going on. Not only might you be affected emotionally, there’s also the issue of what’s appropriate to talk about? As one of our Community members put it, “I had a launch on 1/13 of a new novel, and I didn’t even like posting about it. Just felt so unimportant and not in line with other things I’m currently posting about.” – Christina Garner, www.christinagarner.com

I get where Christina is coming from. I kinda feel the same way.

But you have to talk about your business. For two reasons. I also want to talk about how to make it work.

The first reason is that you kinda gotta. You can’t, in effect, quit your job. Related: your clients and the people you serve also don’t want you to just stop. Even if it’s “just” a novel, your world view and viewpoint are important and they still want it.

The other reason is that when the political situation is a mess, it’s in comparison to how we want things to be. And the way we want things to be, is with your contribution present in the world. So don’t abandon your good work right now! Keep it up.

So… how do you do it without feeling inappropriate, or strange?

The first thing is that if you are speaking up, then you’ve “earned the right” so-to-speak, to speak about other things. No one with heart is going to fault you putting your work out there.

I don’t mean that everyone needs to speak up politically. I mean that if you are someone who is speaking, whether it’s on social media or on other forums, because you feel compelled to by your heart, then it’s okay to take some air time and dedicate it to other things in your life you care about, including your work.

At one extreme is to never mention your work. At the other extreme is to *only* talk about your work. Life is somewhere in the middle. Speak up about what you want to speak up about, and include your work in that.

Now, what you should avoid is *using* the situation to promote your business. If there were a natural disaster, and everyone was pulling to help the victims, then you wouldn’t be promoting your life coaching business, “Hey, you could get wiped out just like those people did! Would you want to face catastrophe without having lived a life worth living?”

Gross. Manipulative. And, people will most likely have a bitter taste in their mouth about you because of it.

You don’t have to ride that bandwagon, and believe me, you don’t want to. However, the things that made your work important before are still valid. People are still living their lives, those concerns are still active for them.

Now, you may intellectually know all of that, but still be caught up emotionally, and feel unable to move forward easily (or at all). It’s okay. That has happened to a lot of us.

Every Monday within our Community I lead a live 15 minute guided Remembrance on different topics, as a way for us as a community to touch into the Divine in the context of all the different situations we face in business.

This week I led one on When society feels fragile. It’s on this topic. If you’re feeling that way, I want to share it as a gift in case it’s helpful to you.

When society feels fragile Guided Remembrance

Please let me know if this is helpful, and share how you are walking with everything going on in the world right now.

With hugs and big gratitude,
Mark Silver
Heart of Business, Inc.
Every Act of Business Can Be An Act of Love.

p.s. Today is the deadline for Clients & Money and Expand Your Reach

The first Monday every month we start our Foundations programs: Clients & Money, and Expand Your Reach. If you want to join us for February, today is the deadline.

If you’re in start-up, or your cashflow is very low, and just need to bring in some clients and money then you want to join Clients & Money. Click here to check it out and register.

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p.p.s. New Small Group Coaching group starting this month

Are you ready to embrace your power with love, and help your business step into a profitable place, helping many people?

I can help you focus, learn the things you need to learn for your business, and the power of the group can help your business move forward in tremendous ways. Goals for December 2017? Handled, with love.. 😉

For my new group, the focus will be on bringing out your Divine power, in ways that feel great to you, and help you impact the world. There is room for just 1-2 more people who want rocking, powerful businesses.

Work with me, Mark, or with Steve Mattus, or Yollana. Check us out:
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Heart of Business Community Update

As a community member, here’s quick access to resources and conversation!

Steve, our Community Manager, just recorded his new January message, which is about making decisions, and he offers two key ways to be more decisive while staying heart-centered.  Check it out on the Community Home page.

In our Facebook group yet?

In our Facebook group, here is one discussion happening right now:

• Did you see the post/remembrance about when society, and politics, seem so fragile.

These are just 2 of the many resources in our active, compassionate group! Don’t yet have access to the Facebook group yet? Click here.

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