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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It is easy to launch you own home business today even if you have absolutely no money to invest. Becoming an entrepreneur today does not require money, it requires know-how. There are so many people who are looking for opportunities or ideas for small business options on the internet, with the hope that they too, will be financially successful. The problem is that they do not try to translate their wishes into reality by taking any action. You can make your dreams come true if you take concrete steps to becoming a successful e-entrepreneur.

The best way to start a small business when you have no money is by finding yourself a great affiliate program and signing up for it. This is an excellent opportunity to start a small business online, without any of the formalities that are usually tied up with the launching of a “brick and mortar” small business, such as looking for bank loans, store front/premises, stocking of product, etc. The internet is an excellent platform for any individual who wants to make it big, but has no capital to pour into setting up a profitable business anywhere else.

Most large affiliates will offer you all the tools you require for launching your home business without any cost to you. These tools include a website, domain name, ad space, ready made ads and banners, email body for auto-responders and so on. For additional marketing solutions you could regularly write on a blog about a topic that relates to your product, such as business resources or business news. Sign up for Google Adsense, which could further contribute to your kitty with a steady flow of revenue. You can use the blog to build your opt-in list, which will help you with marketing your affiliate products. The blog could become your outside link for promoting your business towards becoming a runaway success.

Anyone can start a home business in this way. The affiliate program will give you all the tools and business resources needed, just for the asking. As such, your success is chain-linked to theirs and therefore you are in good hands. A blog would definitely help greatly with internet marketing, for besides free advertising and marketing, you will also get a huge opt-in list for your business.

Business services that help the business owner come in many different varieties. They can aid the business owner in coming across as a much larger company to their customers and/or clients. They can help your workers be more productive and efficient. Or they allow a business owner to operate a multi-million dollar business from anywhere in the world.

What allows these business services to work is simply technology. Technology allows entrepreneurs access to services that, until fairly recently, were only available to large corporations.

A virtual business phone service is a great example of a small business service technology. This service gives any business, regardless of size, the capability to have a business phone system that acts just like a large corporation’s.. With just a single phone number for customers to call gives a small business owner complete control over where the call is routed, ensuring the right person helps the customer.

Online meetings are another good example of a small business service. Gone are the days of having to spend a small fortune to have a way to meet, in essence face-to-face, with a customer or colleague who is not located in the same city as you. Now, with just a computer and a high-speed Internet connection, an entrepreneur can hold an online meeting with anybody, regardless of their location in the world.

Pricing of business support services is very attractive. These services don’t cost very much money. The price to make your small business act like a much larger business is just pennies a day. Today’s technology allows you to go up against much larger businesses.

Now is a great time to begin using the available small business services to grow your small business and bring it to its full potential. Competing against much larger companies will no longer be the problem that it currently is.