PassionTalkTV with Sandja is an initiative through The Passion Institute, interviewing some of the world’s thought- and business leaders on authentic leadership, sustainable and social-good business, conscious capitalism, leadership as service and doing business and living life from passion and purpose – and as a force for good. I had the pleasure of interviewing Joshua Onysko in his Rocky Mountains Colorado home as the sun was going down and his cats were vocalizing their opinions in the background. Joshua is a long time friend of mine, and he never ceases to inspire me. He shares his thoughts on honesty, continued growth in leadership, finding his passion and purpose in life, and creating a company that allows for others to blossom in… Read more »

Get out there on the field of life, of trial and error, learning and risk taking – that’s the only way you will come closer to your passion and purpose. You need to be in forward movement.

A sound-bite excerpt from our Passion Warrior Conscious Leadership eCourse Module 6. The theme focus of Module 6 is Visionary Conscious Leadership Action. With big focus on taking action, imperfection, and growth as a process of unfolding, where we do the best we can with what we have at our disposal at any given time. “What differentiates the dreamers and those who live their dreams is right action” Read the full course details here. Next course starts November 3.  

  I had the great pleasure of having Baptist de Pape on PassionTalk TV to share some of his wisdom and findings on the power of the heart, and living and doing business from this place. Baptist de Pape is the creator of the film, The Power of the Heart and a book by the same title now available in 80 countries. His personal journey of disconnection, yet by all modern standards, a successful attorney career in Amsterdam, to finding his purpose and becoming a film maker about the heart collaborating with an amazing star cast of thought- and spiritual leaders like Paulo Coelho, Dr. Maya Angelou, Jane Goodall, Deepak Chopra, Isabel Allende, John Grey, Marci Shimoff, Gary Zukav, Dr…. Read more »

Successfully doing business from passion & purpose (aka. Inner Skills) require real, actionable business skills – at The Passion Institute, we call this Outer Skills such as business strategy, communication, PR, social media, marketing, budget planning, strategic partnerships, content creation, target audience analysis, market knowledge, product R&D and so forth.   Article written by Sandja Brügmann, and published on NewHope360 IdeasXchange August 27, 2015. In the world of business, having the know-how to creatively optimize and take full advantage of resources can be the dividing factor between a company that is extremely successful and one that’s struggling to make it–or as Tony Robbins eloquently says, “It’s not the lack of resources, it’s your lack of resourcefulness that stops you.” Integrating… Read more »

We gathered some of our favorite quotes from global business-, thought- and spiritual leaders to inspire you to lead from a deeper passion with purposeful determination, knowing that this is your time to go for big. 1. It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. – Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Is doing business from a passionate and purposeful place just merely idealism? Or, is it possible to create your vibrant life-vitality in a successful and grounded business?

My answer to this is YES! It is idealistic (and that’s a good thing!) and YES! It is very possible to create a vibrant business life that fuels both your deepest self, your vallet and make a real difference to people, and positive impact in the world. I created a short PassionTalk on this topic – watch here.

It’s unique to each of us, what makes us happy. While it may seem simple to figure out, many people are so inundated with the daily demands of life that they have lost a connection to themselves – and when asked what makes them happy, they can’t quite answer.