Making a Living, Making Peace with 70 Percent
There’s an interesting dynamic that comes up with folks new to, or doing something new, in their business. The dynamic: you want the new thing to work, because, well, you want your business to work. So you move into action. When you are about to actually do something, the worry that it won’t work out […]
The Nitty Gritty Heart: Bill Baren
Welcome to the latest Nitty Gritty Heart interview dealing with the intersection of heart and spirituality and the world of business. Here’s where you can read about the inspiration and hear the debut interview with Pam Slim. The intention is to help people integrate their sense of spirit and the business world, and to do […]
Why Selling into a Crowd Can Feel So Gross
At the front of the room someone is doing their pitch. They’ve just spent 30-50 minutes on their topic of choice, and now they are selling their system or program from the stage. Some in the audience are swooning, credit cards out. Others are crestfallen, knowing they can’t buy in. Still others have a disgusted […]
Is the Sacred Moment Seminar Any Good?
It’s Friday morning- and today my intention is to ask folks who are in the live seminar to come here and share their experiences and what they’re learning. I have two intentions: one is to have you as a reader benefit from any insights they share. The second is that if you’ve been considering getting […]
The Simple Reason Why You’re Not Reaching Thousands of People
You’ve got something fantastic that you do, and you want to reach a lot of people with it. And why not? Reaching a lot of people means that your great thing helps more people. It also means that you probably will end up with more clients. Of course, you may not. There are lots of […]
No Article Today–A Workbook, Audio and Interviews Instead
If you didn’t already know it, we Sufis are attached to paradox. You know, things like “neediness is the doorway to abundance” and “you have to be small to be big” and those kinds of things. We made those up ourselves, we’re not just copying the whole Buddhist Zen koan thing, I promise. Paradox must’ve […]
The Nitty Gritty Heart: Matthew Ray Scott
Welcome to the latest Nitty Gritty Heart interview dealing with the intersection of heart and spirituality and the world of business. Here’s where you can read about the inspiration and hear the debut interview with Pam Slim. The intention is to help people integrate their sense of spirit and the business world, and to do […]
Beyond Being Really Good At What You Do
Several times recently I’ve heard or read someone make a comment like, “I really need to learn business, beyond just being good at what I do.” And each time I think, “Oy! Allah…” like any good Jufi (Jewish Sufi) does when presented with the incomprehensible mysteries of life. In this case, the incomprehensible mystery I […]
The Nitty Gritty Heart Debut: Pam Slim
Welcome to a series of interviews I’m calling “The Nitty Gritty Heart.” It has to do with the intersection of heart and spirituality and the world of business. The inspiration for this series came a few years ago at a lunch I was having with a fairly well-known business teacher. He was known for teaching […]
“In Writing” or “In Business”?
There’s a long, slow, ranty back-and-forth conversation happening around various blogs, and it has to do with earning a living. The basic issue is that many people love to write and want to be writers, and so they start a blog. And they also want to make a living at it, basically because it’s easier […]