Saying Goodbye to An Old Friend
I’m writing this from a really cute AirBnB studio in Victoria, British Columbia, where I’m presenting at the Bellyfit Summit in a few hours. I love Victoria, and Canada in general, which isn’t really a surprise since I live in Portland, Oregon, which happens to be Canada’s 11th province (or so I’ve been told.) In […]
How Spiritual Opening Creates Business Movement
We’ve been going through a particularly challenging transition at Heart of Business, one that is helping us evolve and grow as a true team. In some ways we’re shedding some of the last vestiges of the solopreneur childhood that was, and stepping into the true team that is now. Similarly, something has been happening with […]
The Spiritual Truth Behind Business Systems
I can relate to folks who have felt restricted by religious rules. Far too often the religion or faith we were raised with had endless rules but very little of the heart was made visible, and so felt dead and deadening. Similarly in our work lives, we’ve been deadened to death (dead!) by bureaucracy, systems […]
The Two Ways to Overcome a Paralyzing Lack of Confidence
Years ago when I was a rookie paramedic, I remember walking into someone’s living room on a call. When I walked in the patient looked up at me. The patient’s family looked at me. The four firefighters that were already on scene looked at me. My partner, who had walked in before me and who […]
Hype, Urgency and the Crisis in Small Business
I like to be positive and upbeat, but I have to warn you that I spent years as an activist on different issues. Being positive is important, but it can also lead to a certain blindness that devolves to a belief that everything is okay. Everything isn’t okay. Our economy is dysfunctional, sick, ailing. No, […]
Farmer John and the Three Journeys
We saw a movie last night called The Real Dirt On Farmer John. It’s an inspiring movie of a man, John Peterson, who grew up on a family farm in Illinois through the fifties and sixties until now. It’s an inspiring movie about how someone with persistence, an ability to see things differently, and willingness […]