Though he’s not a spiritual entrepreneur per se, I love this quote from Richard Branson:
“Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people’s lives.”
As a successful spiritual entrepreneur who has been making a difference in people’s lives in my chosen field (native Irish spirituality, so sometimes literally in a field!), I truly relate to this.
I take it a step further though. Being a spiritual entrepreneur simply means that I put my community before my profits.
Every. Single. Time.
And it does make a difference in other people’s lives.
At the spiritual school I run with my partner, here is just one message we received today, out of countless comments just like it that come in to us every single day:
Starting fresh again! I always learn a little bit more each time I take these classes. So very happy that I can take them repeatedly! Thank you for all that you do and teach! My journey and my path are becoming quite personal, and less perfunctory! I’m finally home!
Misty Dawn, Student. (Feb 2020)
Are you interested in having that sort of impact on other people’s lives?
How To Do The Work Of A Spiritual Entrepreneur
In our business, we do monthly reviews and check ins. During this process, some of the questions we ask ourselves include:
- How can I improve the lives of others?
- How can I solve my community’s problems?
- How can I create beauty, or joy, or wellness, or growth?
You might not be at the stage of team meetings or reviews, and that’s ok. You can always check in with yourself!
If you’re just beginning your spiritual entrepreneur journey, it’s worth taking a pause and taking some time to journal, using those questions as prompts.
Even more simply though, you can make it a process to ask yourself, every time you think about doing business in this way, or sit down to do some work on your business…
How can I be of service to my community?
Keeping this question front and centre in everything you think or do means you will by default put your community before your profits (and don’t worry if you don’t have a community yet, we’ll be working on that in future posts).
And that is what makes you a spiritual entrepreneur, even if you haven’t started your business yet!
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