I’ve just completed three days of ‘Cultivating Trust: Feeling Held By Grace in a World of Change’ with Miranda Macpherson here at Findhorn. It was wonderful, and got me reflecting on how absolutely essential trust is in the world of business. Without it, transactions would not take place without the presence of fear, doubt, mistrust, worry, judgment of self and others, concern, blame, irritation — I could go on.
The cultivation of trust is something that you as a business owner can encourage — it comes through your spiritual practice, if you choose to allow it. You can ask yourself the question: ‘Where does trust show up in my life?’ or ‘What inhibits my capacity for trust?” (one of the [read more]
I have used the principles I write about here in RichThinkers to bring about all kinds of things in my life, including running a successful counselling practice and health clinic business. Coming from a place of inspiration has enabled me to bring meaning and magic into all that I do, and my background in psychotherapy and counselling, combined with practical business skills, means I am uniquely positioned to help you in both the inner and the outer levels of success. (
How Trust and Fear Play Together in Your Business
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When I was a psychotherapist, I used a very simple model of exchanging my time for the clients’ money. A session was arranged, the time went by, and at the end of the hour, the client would hand over money to me, often in the form of cash. The agreement was clear – payment was being made for my time. When it was cash, any trust involved ended at the point of the cash being handed over. When payment was made by cheque, trust began immediately to operate in a far larger way – I trusted that they had the money in their bank account to honour their cheque. I trusted that the bank would do its job [read more]