Feature Article | The Paul Principle: For Better or Worse, It’s All About You. (Excerpted from the Money, Meaning and Beyond Book, Chapter 26)
In any given business, the growth of the business will rise or fall to the level of the business
owner’s personal development.
I see it frequently.
When people grow, their business grows. When people don’t, their businesses don’t. and sometimes, when businesses get inherited or acquired, the business will show a spurt or dive, based on the ethos of the new owner.
When opportunity knocks, are you ready?
If you knew you could have everything you wanted right now, would you know what to say?
Are you – your character, your development, your greater Self – ready?
If there is one thing I invite you to really embrace as you go about life in the next thirty days, it’s this. Work the Paul Principle. Make it work for you by:
- Saying NO to bland. Stand for something.
- Cultivating a vision. Get clear about what you believe and mean it. Lead.
- Conditioning yourself emotionally. You and your business will weather many ups and downs. Nurture your strength of spirit just like you work out your body for the great race.
- Articulate what you want and why. Don’t worry about how just yet.Being prepared to say a resounding ‘yes’ to help that wants to find you, and that many times, is sitting right on your doorstep.
Be diligent and unflinching about yourself and your growth. Start now in whatever shape or form that looks like to you.
Your success (financial and other) as a business owner is DIRECTLY linked to your ability to evolve yourself. It’s the Paul Principle and it’s at work in each and every one of us. Remember it.
How will you work the Paul Principle in your business over the next thirty days? Please post your comments here …I look forward to receiving them.
Wow, Andrea ~ Synchronicity in action!
A friend and I were just talking about this, at least tangentially, this afternoon Her ‘process-inventor’ may be on Oprah! this summer, and we were discussing how and if the practitioners’ network was preparing for the ‘Oprah Effect” – the likely huge jump in cold in-coming prospective clients.
It’ll be fascinating to watch, up-close-and-personal.
I didn’t realize that there was documented evidence for “Grow yourself, in order to grow your business”. Thank you for confirmation of an intuitive insight that I’d never really articulated, even to myself.
Have a bountiful time at Tour de Coach!
Karen J
tiny-baby-coach-in-training-maybe (I’m still growing myself by leaps and bounds) ;0
I always love reading your emails, but to answer your question – YES….Paul is in place. Just finalised by vision, my thoughts (which are far from bland) are in place, and I am writing a check to my tech guys tomorrow to start the build of my project, which will soon be my business. Watch out world…here I come
Thanks for all the wonderful emails you write. You always give me inspiration at the right moments in time.
Kind regards
Sheena
Hello Andrea,
The Paul Principle is exactly what I needed to hear today. It takes courage to try new things and stretch out there for the world to see and judge. I’ve been working hard and I am so excited to be at a point where I can share some new new products with you. Self promotion is a challenge for me but here goes! It is no good if I am the only one who knows about all this!
You can access all of the opportunities described below at: http://www.riseandshineanytime.com
I have developed a WORKSHOP,” The Anatomy of a Moment” that I am promoting to ICF chapters, the first scheduled in February at ICF New England.
I have created a WEBINAR series through ICF for CCEU’s in March and April, entitled, “Rise and Shine Anytime”.
And, I am so proud of the short VIDEO that I produced inviting coaches and all change agents into new and exciting possibilities.
Please request the COMPLIMENTARY E-BOOK , “Dare To Suck To Get Unstuck” at the site.
All of this can be found at my new website: http://www.RiseAndShineAnytime.com.
So much of this has been possible because of my new Apple computer which has allowed me to create some fabulous things and keep my costs down. It has been a big learning curve for me but now I know how to do so much more. I wish I could get frequent flyer miles at the personal project classes at the Apple Store!
Please check it all out, pass it on to others and let me hear from some of you!
With gratitude!
Anne Jolles