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HOW TO SPIRIT YOUR BUSINESS TO SUCCESS AND
PROFITABILITY
Lasting, deeply satisfying and high levels of achievement are possible for businesses if they become spiritual, explains Ravi Mehra The business headlines are dominated these days by the likes of Enron, WorldCom and other examples of corporate wrong-doing and poor performance. My view is that so many of the problems that businesses of all kinds face nowadays can be traced back to the fact that they are not spiritual.Spirituality brings awareness, harmony, integrity, attention and presence to an organization. These qualities and attributes lead to success in all forms and for all parties. Enterprises that embrace and practice spirituality in their day-to-day workings can achieve financial and emotional well-being for themselves, their customers, their suppliers and, in the long-term, for their shareholders. In a spiritual business, work is fun and there is effortless operation. People want to work and customers want to buy. The cost of operation is lowered because, for example, there is less sickness and stress, good people join and the right people leave. Implementation involves the adoption of three simple practices into the daily routines of the people in an organization. It is not difficult to do but the rewards are rich and immediate. The first step is regular meditation. This is the quietening of the mind and the process taps you into the eternal side of your being. The enhanced awareness that you gain allows you to take better and effortless decisions because you are more in touch with what is going on around you. In addition, your choices are heartfelt rather than intellectual alone. Meditation is very powerful because it enables you see the world from a much wider perspective. With awareness you can view everything, and not just what your consultants or employees are showing you. With regular meditation all-round awareness becomes available to you each and every day. Click here if you'd like to learn Primordial Sound Meditation, the advanced technique I teach throughout the year. The second action I recommend is the act of prayer, which is the simple process of asking for what you want. It involves listing your intentions and then silently clarifying through daily prayer. Sitting quietly for a couple of minutes a few times a day is sufficient. If everyone in a company were to do this regularly incredible things would be achieved. This simple act allows you to articulate your intentions and desires. With regular practice these become more pure and clear. Then your life has a driver. This driver is not aimless but clear about his objective. Our future is our intentions. The corporate future is the collective intentions/prayer of its workforce. The third activity that should be done to create a spiritual business is the practice of sharing. This includes giving unconditionally, bonding with people and helping customers, suppliers, shareholders, employees and anyone else seeking assistance. When you share in this way you experience the true gift of spirituality. Things that you want will come to you. You'll attract the right type of employees and the right levels of profitability and growth. There'll be no litigation and things will be easier and more fun. So go ahead and spiritualize your business. When you do you'll find that work is done with an open mind and people are not wasting time on extraneous things. Instead they are putting their attention on their own and the company's desires and goals. Staff are actually more driven to achieve but do so in a calm, productive, present and happier state of mind. Do your small part to create a better place for your people to spend time in. Lasting, truly satisfying and amazing levels of success will surely follow. It has to, because that is Nature's way. To learn more about the positive impact that Spirituality can have within business click here. |
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