Doing The Thing with Business
Hello! July 8th, 2011
I have an upcoming radio interview with Roger Hawk; Host of Hawk's Eye on Business (Saturday Mornings at 8:00 MST).
This business related interview is prompting me to view and review my ideas and behaviors around past and present business relationships.
I realize that the most amazing transformations and outcomes in both business and personal relationships have occurred when I have been my most genuine and when I have stood up for myself the greatest.
I think we are meant to have a blend of business and human-ness in our professional relationships. When I say human-ness, I mean showing the parts of yourself that are imperfect or vulnerable. It may take some small step experimenting to get to a comfortable place of showing more of who you really are in business if you are used to keeping formal boundaries.
It is possible to be a high level business professional (competent, respected, creative, productive = successful) and be very human, personal, imperfect and vulnerable.
It's understandable that one may think this to be business suicide, or come across as weakness leading to rejection. The truth is: The height of courage and personal power is to accept and express who you really are. And, who you really are is a mixture of brilliance and resistance to that brilliance.
Years of holding back from 'who we really are' results in the opposite of success = desperation, dissatisfaction, stress and dis-ease. I think the lives of quiet desperation that a familiar quote mentions are being replaced by lives of loud (and violent at times) desperation.
It is time for a change!
So...the more we are able to show our brilliance and carefully share the imperfection, the more we will see how connected we are. We all make mistaks. We all feel insecure at times. We all wonder how other people view us. We all care. The more we see our connectedness, we will begin to understand that there is no competition.
As we let go of the competition paradigm we are so trained in, it will be replaced with cooperation / collaboration and more freedom and creativity.
Through this process of shifting from the mind set of competition to collaboration, we can drop our need to hide our human-ness out of fear of appearing 'not good enough', fear or getting fired, being judged, or being rejected.
The competition model is most often one of struggle (dog eat dog), fear of loss and conflict.
Greed is a byproduct of this system. Greed is created from fear of lack.
As I accept my vulnerable human side as Universal, it helps me release my fear, knowing that we are all connected. I can feel more free to show my brilliance in business. If you do this too in our business relationship, we can learn so much from each other and work together toward higher levels of success. We can navigate more easily through obstacles as well.
When we are afraid of making mistakes, we are more likely to cover it up / lie about it. How is that going to help in business or personal. This shows up on a personal level as well as in the corporate world. It is only our fear that makes us feel alone, insecure, judged or rejected.
When I show you my brilliance in a business idea or a love relationship, I am giving you the best of myself = success. When I show you my mistakes, I am showing you what is in the way of success = honesty bringing solutions.
As we come to terms with how we limit ourselves and dissolve internal barriers to free ourselves, we will naturally transfer this to all our relationships. Imagine how enriching these new relationships can be.
The ideal business model will honestly blend professional and personal for the benefit of everyone. It all starts with the simple, yet profound move toward getting more comfortable with yourself. It all starts with "Doing The Thing".
Do The Thing with Great Success,
Dana
I have an upcoming radio interview with Roger Hawk; Host of Hawk's Eye on Business (Saturday Mornings at 8:00 MST).
This business related interview is prompting me to view and review my ideas and behaviors around past and present business relationships.
I realize that the most amazing transformations and outcomes in both business and personal relationships have occurred when I have been my most genuine and when I have stood up for myself the greatest.
I think we are meant to have a blend of business and human-ness in our professional relationships. When I say human-ness, I mean showing the parts of yourself that are imperfect or vulnerable. It may take some small step experimenting to get to a comfortable place of showing more of who you really are in business if you are used to keeping formal boundaries.
It is possible to be a high level business professional (competent, respected, creative, productive = successful) and be very human, personal, imperfect and vulnerable.
It's understandable that one may think this to be business suicide, or come across as weakness leading to rejection. The truth is: The height of courage and personal power is to accept and express who you really are. And, who you really are is a mixture of brilliance and resistance to that brilliance.
Years of holding back from 'who we really are' results in the opposite of success = desperation, dissatisfaction, stress and dis-ease. I think the lives of quiet desperation that a familiar quote mentions are being replaced by lives of loud (and violent at times) desperation.
It is time for a change!
So...the more we are able to show our brilliance and carefully share the imperfection, the more we will see how connected we are. We all make mistaks. We all feel insecure at times. We all wonder how other people view us. We all care. The more we see our connectedness, we will begin to understand that there is no competition.
As we let go of the competition paradigm we are so trained in, it will be replaced with cooperation / collaboration and more freedom and creativity.
Through this process of shifting from the mind set of competition to collaboration, we can drop our need to hide our human-ness out of fear of appearing 'not good enough', fear or getting fired, being judged, or being rejected.
The competition model is most often one of struggle (dog eat dog), fear of loss and conflict.
Greed is a byproduct of this system. Greed is created from fear of lack.
As I accept my vulnerable human side as Universal, it helps me release my fear, knowing that we are all connected. I can feel more free to show my brilliance in business. If you do this too in our business relationship, we can learn so much from each other and work together toward higher levels of success. We can navigate more easily through obstacles as well.
When we are afraid of making mistakes, we are more likely to cover it up / lie about it. How is that going to help in business or personal. This shows up on a personal level as well as in the corporate world. It is only our fear that makes us feel alone, insecure, judged or rejected.
When I show you my brilliance in a business idea or a love relationship, I am giving you the best of myself = success. When I show you my mistakes, I am showing you what is in the way of success = honesty bringing solutions.
As we come to terms with how we limit ourselves and dissolve internal barriers to free ourselves, we will naturally transfer this to all our relationships. Imagine how enriching these new relationships can be.
The ideal business model will honestly blend professional and personal for the benefit of everyone. It all starts with the simple, yet profound move toward getting more comfortable with yourself. It all starts with "Doing The Thing".
Do The Thing with Great Success,
Dana
Posted by Dana Quade at 7/9/2011 8:43 AM 
Categories: Journal Entry
Tags: Success Failure personal power paradigm shift vulnerability Competition Collaberation
Categories: Journal Entry
Tags: Success Failure personal power paradigm shift vulnerability Competition Collaberation
Dana, You nailed it. Excellent post on how important and impactful it is to be authentic in all areas of our life, including our work/business life. To enjoy success and abundance and to be truly happy and fulfilled in each area of our life we must collaborate and realize we're all connected. By giving our best selves to all we do we will achieve the success we're after.
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Dyann,
Thanks so much for your comments!
Relationships are my biggest passion, probably why
this was my longest post. Sharing this means alot to me
and I really appreciate knowing people like you are taking it in.
My very best to you,
Dana
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