Dalai Lama, Barack Obama - The Business of Managing Joy and Abundance - A Self-Discovery My assumption is that, besides making a profit, a business is in the business of helping people experience more joy and abundance. The selfish part as to why businesses would do that is to increase their profits -- happy people who feel abundant engage in the business of life. Of course it is also true that miserable people are good for business as we try to buy our way out of our suffering. But the missing part is the joy. My other assumption about talent management, and being a manager or leader of people, is that people will happily follow people who are -- like the Dalai Lama -- full of joy and authenticity. And dare I say, politics aside, Barack Obama. They inspire people to develop their authentic potentials. They lift peoples spirits. So, in order to be an effectively joyful manager or leader it is crucial to get your own personal house in order, as in the Hippocratic principle - physician, heal thyself -- or, attend to my own faults, rather than pointing out the faults of others. Are you ready? Rate each of the following on a scale of: 1. = Not Really; 2. ___; 3. ___; 4. = Sort of; 5. ___; 6. ___ 7. = Very Definitely. Relationships I have close, open, regular relationships with at least 5 friends. ___ I have close, loving relationships with my wife/husband/intimate partner. ___ I am satisfied with the love and intimacy I have in my life ____ I am unsuccessful in creating the kind of relationships I want. ___ I often end up in relationships with people who are not emotionally there for me. ____ In my intimate, long-term relationships I often settle for 2nd or 3rd best love, rather than feeling deeply intimate, loving, connected? ____ Business & Career My interactions with my peers at work often leave me feeling anxious, stressed out or unappreciated, or resentful. ___ My interactions with the people who work for me leave me feeling stressed out or resentful. ___ I am bored with, tired of, my position/responsibilities. ____ I am experiencing satisfaction in my profession/career/business. ____ I often find there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done. ____ I look forward to the day when I am out from under it all. ____ Joy & Abundance I often feel angry, resentful, embarrassed or depressed ____ or happy, appreciative, content, energized. ____ I laugh a lot. __ I experience my life in joy and abundance - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. ___ I have ample energy for living my life. ____ Life Purpose/Spirit I feel passionate, fulfilled and complete about the life I am creating. ____ I experience an inner calm and acceptance of life. ___ I experience an inner calm and acceptance of myself. ___ I am living my life purpose. ___ Readiness to Transition Into Joy and Abundance I am ready and willing to make a change in the course of my life direction. ___ I think I need help to do this Yes or . . . No. I can do it on my own. Yes. Or . . . Id like to think I can but experience tells me otherwise. Or . . . Not really. Ready to make it happen? Use this self-discovery to have a good talk with yourself or another person to do a check-in on your life. Q to Self #1: Am I willing to face the brutal facts of how I am constructing my life? Q to Self #2: Am I willing to do what it takes to make my life as I want it? This is a great tool to do with a spouse, friend, colleague or partner. Everything either gets screwed up or resolved in relationships. So find and put the effort into developing a good one for a happier, more fulfilling life. And Remember . . . its not whats happened to me that is of note, its what Ive done with whats happened to me, or what I have consciously or unconsciously brought on myself. Know thyself is a wise principle. But I think know myself and what I have done unto myself is important for managers and leaders if we want to construct an interesting, energetic, engaged life full of joy and abundance for oneself and others. Human Principle #2: We behave in our best interests when we:
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:36:43 +0000
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