Archive Links to The Metaphysics of Business: Parts 1, 2, & 3

Hello Tribe!

Instead of cutting and pasting the three articles into the Turquoise Tribe articles page, which eliminates the wonderful discussions following each article, I am going to post the links to the archive pages. Enjoy, and look for Part 4 soon!

Part 1 was entitled "Words are Powerful" and brought attention to the power of our words in our business relationships and our relationships to the world. I mention Masaru Emoto's fascinating experimentation with the affect words have on water crystals, as well as a case study.  From the summary:

Whether you're negotiating a contract, buying or selling, or chatting on a social networking site, remember: words have power. Words can build a business or tear it down. Words affect how others see you. Words can heal. Words matter.

http://biznik.com/articles/the-metaphysics-of-business-part-1-words-are-powerful

Part 2 explained "The Second Agreement from the Four Agreements: Don't take anything personally." This sparked  quite a lively discussion afterward: shouldn't I take everything thrown at me and my business personally? Not really. This article came out with "funky formatting" when it was first posted, and readers trying to rate it highly were only able to rate it a "5", which brought down the article's overall ratings average. Talk about  a lesson in not taking things personally! *whew!*

From the summary:

From the popular book, the Four Agreements, the Second Agreement states: 'Don't take anything personally.' This may be difficult to do, but crucial to any successful, visionary entrepreneur.

http://biznik.com/articles/the-metaphysics-of-business-part-2-the-second-agreement-from-the-four-agreements


And finally, Part 3 stirred up the largest readership AND debates about the main topic: "Don't make Assumptions!" I felt this was the  most powerful in the series... a great reminder for me as well to watch what I am assuming. The main debate was about the "need" to make assumptions in our every day interactions. I say we use our intuition and gut instincts in our every day business, but watch very carefully and take a step back from our assumptions.

This article also included a reference to the 1960's Milgrem experiments. The experiments involved shocking statistics of how far people will go in administering painful shocks to participants if they assume a person in authority is tellling them to do so.

Admittedly, I give my most personal disclosure in the case study I provide. I am so glad to have told my story of assumptions gone awry--other biznik business owners could relate to my mistakes made under the influence of my assuming mind.

From the summary:

We base our business decisions on assumptions about the people we work with, the opportunities presented us, even how we feel about money. Here's why not making assumptions frees us to be ourselves, and creates sustainable businesses.

http://biznik.com/articles/the-metaphysics-of-business-part-3-dont-make-assumptions

If you do tune into each of these articles, I ask that you join in on the discussion if you are so moved. I wanted to share from my 30 + years of metaphysical studies what has worked time and again in my business and the businesses of my clients, family and friends.

Blessings from Rev. Elke