As you may know, I keep a blog about my efforts to transform my lifestyle to one of nothing but low fat raw foods. It hasn’t been easy. I made it to the five month mark last year but reverted. I’m slowly working my way back to it now and hope to be well on my way soon.
As a part of that effort, I’m an avid consumer of information, just like you (I hope you don’t read this blog for the bad jokes and corny puns!). A recent research session led me to a site about Natural Health. The site’s editor has an article there about The 7 Principles of Mindful Wealth and it really hit home (that’s a direct link; nothing "affiliate" about it).
I think I agree with 99% of what he says there. Combine that with some recent things I’ve heard from Perry Marshall about how trying to build a business that targets the work at home and Internet Marketing market is a sucker’s game and might even be one degree short of being a pyramid scheme, that particular essay hit home.
I’ve been giving a lot of thought as to how I want my business to look like recently. I’ve fallen into some bad habits that I need to get rid of and have followed some advice that, looking back, may not have been the best advice to follow. Yes, it’s business, but does it have to be cut throat? Sure, my competitors are doing it, but if I don’t do it, can I figure out a way to make my business survive until my customers figure out that I’m different?
I hope so.
So once again I go back to square one (OK, maybe square two; I have learned some good things from some good people and it would be silly, if not impossible, to completely ignore what I’ve learned). But that’s OK; between Perry Marshall and the 7 Principles, I think I’m going to really like what comes out the other end. Hopefully you will, too.
So pardon me if random blog posts start disappearing… again… 
But some of them reflect a legacy that’s not really in line with who I am and who I want to be. Thanks for understanding, as always. There’s no reason why you can’t grow personally as your business grows. In my case, I’m heading back closer to who I really am anyway.
And I’d love to hear your comments.
