The Zen of Success – Connectedness
People who live from paycheck to paycheck normally keep close ranks socially, they tend to stick to family and close friends, while the Successful open their circles to anyone including neighbors, colleagues, and friends of friends, anyone
who might be an ally financially or in business, and that means not only joining the appropriate groups, but putting yourself out there as a Leader.
It is part of the human DNA in each one of us that we connect with others, and most of us feel strongly that things happen for a reason, many are sure of it, sure of it because in their soul they know that we are all connected. The Successful understand that yes, we are individuals, responsible for our own judgments and in possession of our own free will, but nonetheless we are part of something larger, and the more connected among us are part of something even larger again.
Some might call it the collective unconsciousness, while others have labeled it kindred spirits or life force, but whatever
your word of choice, the Successful gain confidence from understanding and knowing that we are not isolated from one another or from the earth, and the life on it.
Successful Entrepreneurs understand well that this feeling of Connectedness implies certain responsibilities, and as we are all part of a larger picture, we must not harm and seek to take unfair advantage of others in business because we will be harming ourselves, we must not exploit because we will be exploiting ourselves, any success quickly fades, and our awareness of these responsibilities actually creates our value system.
The Successful understand that being connected requires commitment and being proactive – it’s all about building and maintaining relationships, Connectedness is being non-judgmental, being of and delivery excellent service to others, keeping one’s own
negative thoughts under control, rejecting any need to be ‘right’, recognizing and valuing diversity of opinion and culture.
Many successful Entrepreneurs fully understand and easily develop and maintain their market Connectedness as the most significant linchpin and driving force in the success and growth of the valuable relationships, without which their entrepreneurial and personal success would remain elusive and unattainable, and as we move forward into the Age of Connectedness which seems to grow more complex and difficult to unravel its secrets, we only need to see with a simple vision to understand and find success and elusive happiness.
Understanding the Art of Generosity
Let me start by making a statement about you and generosity, which is “the more you give, the more you get in return,” and being generous is something that you must develop, an art, and reach the understanding that when you are generous, you are making a difference,
and the more you practice your generosity the better you get at it, because you learn how to target being generous where it makes the biggest impact on people or projects that change them for the better, and many times, forever.
When you make a difference in someone’s life or even a group, you actually start to make lasting connections, and more importantly you interact with people that want to be interacted with because it is in human nature, our DNA, and many times the changes you make and the difference in lives will be respected by the people, the difference they actually yearn for.
Now more importantly, as you begin to make a
difference, people will naturally start to gravitate towards you, they will want to engage with you and what you are doing, interact with you, and get you even more involved in by now what has become your Art of Generosity, and with time you will experience the exhilaration of getting more in return then you give, and by doing so you will reach a level of understanding achieved by very few.
The recession has taught us that when the economy begins to suffer our natural instincts of survival are activated to take care of ourselves and our families first, and many among us will focus only on what our instincts lead us to do, but a community that is connected and the connected economy doesn’t respect this natural instinct, although the instinct is well understood, and instead, everyone turns to those among us that are generous with who we are, and what we do, looking for the difference, the impact, and the empowerment that changes a life, changes lives, changes a village, and changes the worlds we are connected with.
Many Entrepreneurs share the art of being generous and are able to weave it into the fabric of their business, into what they do and who they are, and they understand completely that they get back much more in return through strong connections and relationships with their customers, employees and community, and the success that comes their way is in many ways a direct result of the Entrepreneur’s understanding of the Art of Generosity.






