Learning to listen and trust your inner knowing – also called intuition – is an important ability to create a business life from authentic passionate connection that resonates deeply within you – I call this Conscious Leadership. This is part 1 of a 3 part video lecture excerpt from the Passion Warrior Conscious Leadership training eCourse by The Passion Institute. Read more about the course and book your spot here.   Listen to Audio for your Homework Process.   Please share what this short lecture and homework process inspires in you in below comment area. I’d love to hear from you. Make sure to share this free workshop and process with your best buddies and ambitious on purpose cohort. I… Read more »

It is our highest purpose as human beings to live with focused commitment to our inner growth. We create eudaimonic contentment (i.e., deep, sustained contentment) when we forego immediate pleasures—such as the next shiny object (materialism, workaholism, sex, drug etc). ‘Eudaimonia’ is a Greek word associated with Aristotle and often mistranslated as ‘happiness’—which has contributed to misunderstandings about what happiness is. Some experts say Aristotle meant ‘well-being’ when he wrote that humans can attain eudaimonia by fulfilling their potential(WSJ).” This article interview explores how you create a deep level of contentment and fulfillment for yourself in your business life.

  I am excited to be an official host at Big Blab Event during Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov 16-22. 7 days, 168 hours, Non-Stop entrepreneurial content on everything you need to know to start-up, run and build your business. Join me in this outstanding and first of it’s kind global entrepreneurship summit run entirely online through the new social media tool Blab.im (think Periscope, just better). I will be hosting a series of events on conscious leadership, personal branding, fundraising, a female entrepreneur panel, social-entrepreneurship, design thinking & bringing key global entrepreneurial leaders from US and Europe to share their successes, failures and knowledge to help you build your purpose and passion-fueled business life.   Nov 16 10.30-11.30 EST (New York time zone) Global Trend:… Read more »

Meet Sandja Brugmann: Sandja’s roles are Sustainability & Communication Advisor CEO at Refresh Agency & Conscious Leadership at The Passion Institute. Sandja’s contagious zest for helping businesses grow led us to connecting and wanted to get to know a bit more about this fascinating dynamic woman. SBM: When did you begin Refresh Agency and The Passion Institute and how did it come about? Sandja: My two businesses help leaders do business as a force for good with a focus on the quadruple bottom line: People, Planet, Purpose and Profit. Refresh Agency launched in 2002 focus on building brands and companies externally in the world with focus on  sustainability and social impact. The Passion Institute launched last month in June 2015, focus internally in the company helping people… Read more »

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.

my take on passion in business and the process of creating a life you love