July 18, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
MH17, Gaza, Microsoft. Its time to change I am at the end of a seven-stage series on how to deal with the loss of a business. For today, July 18th 2014 (Australian time), this last piece will have to wait. I started Syntropic World because I believe beyond question...
July 17, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
What to do when your business crashes and you lose it all. Stage 6 (of 7) Emergence Anything worth doing well goes through a period of deep consideration. To grow a beautiful garden, prepare the soil well. To create a remarkable space for an event, cover every little...
July 16, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
What to do when your business crashes and you lose it all. Stage 5 (of 7) Silence You have reached rock bottom. You are able to speak about your crash/loss without shame and guilt, bringing humility and compassion to the story. Now you enter a stage of silence. All...
July 15, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
What to do when your business crashes and you lose it all. Part 4 (of 7) Rock bottom It may feel like you have hit rock bottom from Day 1 when you first lose your business. Rarely is this the case. What you are experiencing at that time is simply the first stage of...
July 14, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
What to do when your business crashes and you lose it all. Part 3 (of 7) Shedding If you fill a container with too much gas at some point, the container will explode. Simple physics. Our lives are filled to the brim. Social media, TV, family, sports commitments with...
July 11, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
What to do when your business crashes and you lose it all. Stage 2 (of 7) Panic In stage two, panic becomes normal operations. Your heart rate goes wild, you produce way too much cortisol. It feels like you have an animal living inside you that is constantly on the...
