Jon Berghoff, founder of Global Empowerment Connection, and has a history of creating sales, leadership, and entrepreneurial success through ‘harmonic influence’ over ourselves, others and the world. Receive our free e-zine Insights on Influence and improve your peak performance today.
Steve Harper, author of The Ripple Effect, asked me a question on Monday during our Influence Mastermind Interview… and part of my answer was inspired by a meeting I was in two weeks ago with Dr. Ivan Misner, founder of BNI, the largest networking organization in the world. And I want to share with you. Long story made short- For over a year, I have been patiently and thouroughly interviewing experts, authors, and business leaders as a build up to a starting of a coaching program for the general public, along side two books. The process has given me tons more than I could ever give in return, and along the way I’ve clarified my view on a concept – Entrepreneurial Harmony – that I’m writing about in a book, The Alchemy of Influence, Sales Leadership and Entrepreneurial Success Through Harmonic Influence Over Ourselves, Others and The World. So… the question was asked, “How do you define Entrepreneurial Harmony?” this is my answer!My answer was: “Most business owners, sales professionals, and entrepreneurs are blindly led in a dangerous direction, in attempt to achieve ‘balance’. I don’t know about you, but I’ve lost faith in balance. I think it was Marcus Buckingham who said, great achievers actually seek out ‘intentional imbalance’. Two weeks ago, I asked Ivan Misner what his number one priority was each day when he got out of bed… his answer, “harmony”. Ivan confirmed what I understood and have been writing and teaching about. There is an experience, a way of life, almost like a “zone” that has nothing to do with balance, and everything to do with harmony … I call it Entrepreneurial Harmony. Importantly, it is very profitable. Here is more hopeful news – it’s not a complicated idea. Entrepreneurial Harmony has 2 elements. First of all, Entrepreneurial Harmony happens when we as individual people make an intentional effort to align all of our actions, both professional and personal, with one ultimate guiding purpose for our lives. This is when people often ask me, ‘what if I have no idea what my purpose is?’ The best answer I have is that it is less important to ‘know what our real purpose is’ than it is to decide on one for the time being. At minimum, as long as we are always asking ourselves the question, ‘what might my ultimate purpose be?’, we know that we are moving closer to it, vs. worrying about whether we have chosen the ‘right purpose’ or not. For some, it can be valuable to just look at where they currently are and ask, ‘what is the list of reasons I enjoy what I do now?’ This often gives a glimpse into what they might consider their purpose to be. Even if someone doesn’t have clearly defined purpose, they can choose principles that they believe in, which can also create harmony, by aligning all their actions with certain principles. For some, what I just said, might be two ways of explaining the same thing. The second part of the equation, is a huge part of my personal goal with Global Empowerment Connection, is something I am truly passionate about helping other entrepreneurs to discover. Entrepreneurial Harmony happens when we allow our individual purpose to align with a greater purpose. I’m not here to say what that greater purpose should be for you, I’m just saying that something magical happens, business owners enter a zone, when they decide that what they are doing is about something greater than just themselves or their business. I was doing an interview Mark Ucra, better known as Dr. Tea, who has built the largest following in America amongst tea drinkers. He has been on every major news outlet, including The View a few weeks ago. When I asked him about his success, all he talked about was harmony with the planet. I know, it sounds like a bunch of fluff at first, but it’s worth thinking about. Ultimately, I’ve found that in my business, and in the businesses of those who I deal with who are truly successful, regardless of the economy, both these components are in place. What occurs is incredible. Miracles take place. The ideas, people, and resources all come together when someonesomebody works towards Entrepreneurial Harmony. This isn’t fluff, it’s very real. I see it, but it isn’t always overt. Often the people who are living it don’t know why they are. They just have found their way. I hope this message inspires you somehow to continue your journey towards Entrepreneurial Harmony.
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