Being a spiritual entrepreneur might be viewed a pretty lofty goal by some, and people on the outside may even view it as some exotic, radical new form of business management. But in truth, there’s a lot of practical benefit to the idea of being a spiritual entrepreneur, something that Technalink benefits from every working day, because we put these values into practice.
One of the biggest perks that come from being a spiritual entrepreneur is the emphasis this style of management and working puts on being calm. And it’s a bigger benefit than you might imagine.
Why Calm Matters
At its heart, a business lives or dies by its numbers. Profitability is the final determining factor in whether a business can operate for another year, or whether it is considered a failure and it’s time to shut down. That means that it’s important to base operating decisions on rational factors, and that requires a calm frame of mind.
People who are emotional and are ruled by their emotions will make poor decisions. If things are busy at the workplace, things are going wrong and you are feeling anger, frustration or even panic, these emotions, if they dominate your thinking, will also dominate your decision making. A managerial decision made in anger, for example, may be a retaliatory action against your employees, even though you’re actually angry about something that happened at a client meeting, and your employees are in no way at fault.
Take Your Time
This is why it is important, especially for a spiritual entrepreneur in a position of leadership, to try to cultivate a sense of calm. It’s one of the reasons why we espouse practices like meditation and mindfulness. Curbing strong, negative emotions means that you can consider your options in a clearer, more rational frame of mind. And it means you can come to a decision over how to proceed next in a similar manner.
Calm is far more than just “not being angry” or “not being stressed.” Calm is a valuable emotional tool to have in your arsenal. The more you can bring calm to yourself when you need it, the more you can endure negative emotional experiences with greater resilience. And that means when you finally act, it will be you in control of your choices, and not your emotions in control of you. That’s not just a “spiritual act” that’s also good business that everyone can benefit from.
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