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Walking Your Talk & Running Away With Your Ideas

Guest post by: Enrico Varella

Article Overview: Eric Clapton sang the definitive song ‘Change The World’. It is about making way for your dreams and aspirations. The Buddha taught: ‘Do good. Be good.’ How do express your ideas and business intent?

Walking Your Talk & Running Away With Your Ideas

‘Be the change that you wish to see in the world.’ - Mahatma Gandhi

Eric Clapton sang the definitive song ‘Change The World’. It is about making way for your dreams and aspirations. The Buddha taught: ‘Do good. Be good.’

If we want to experience something, we will have to initiate it. We need to start off with something others can see, hear and feel. Things have to make sense, or they sound like nonsense. People will need to be convinced before they decide to emulate the new behaviors. They seek meaning, their raison d’être. Without meaning, there will be no relevance or reason to change. Change must present benefits, or it will be met with indifference, doubt and stasis. Your first steps will determine the likelihood of you starting your new business completing your marathon, building your new team, and achieving your goals, targets and dreams.

To promote peace, we have to be peaceful. To promote health, be healthy. To enhance quality, raise our personal and professional standards. We are likely to be more effective when we lead with our intentions and commitment. Lead and follow with actions.

Some may consider these approaches as applying our values. Certainly, your personal values and company core values must matter. How do you demonstrate these values through your business dealings with your customers? Howard Schulz wrote his book, ‘Pour Your Heart Into Every Cup’. I believe that he summed it up succinctly this notion of being true to yourself and being true to others. You can pour your passion, integrity, admiration and care into your business.

Demonstrate through your actions. Be the change you want to see. Go out – and do it!

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