How to set up a business with Purpose

To be successful in business in this 21st century is no longer just about making money or moving up the corporate ladder. More and more, its becoming clearer that one of the biggest indicators of success is purpose. 

Somebody defined purpose as your talent helping people accomplish their targets. Apart from the day you are born, the next important date in your life should be the day you discovers why you were born.

We can say purpose is a man's sense of resolve. But, how can you create a project with purpose? That is why we are looking at these 5 simple ways.

 1. Find your purpose: 
What are you passionate about that could also benefit others? You are expected to know  know your field very well and be passionate about it. Also recognise that something must be done to make it sustainable for future generations. The desire to do something on purpose must start from within.

2. Lead a balanced life: 
If you don’t have purpose in your life, you won’t have purpose in your business. You may be working hard, but much more also, you must focus on yourself with meditation and good record keeping. Keep a good tab on yourself. You either strike a balance or you strike out.
 
3.Step up to the challenge:
Don’t just leave your passion to be realised and acted upon by someone else – step up to the challenge.  You can’t change the world by yourself ! It’s going to be how many people you can convince to do business with you but it does take somebody to start.

4. Give back:
 Self-fulfillment is one thing, but there’s much greater satisfaction to be gained from doing something that benefits your community. Don't just establish the structure to sustain your business but much more,  challenge the way people think about their future, and collectively, our future. Do not strive to build and empire all by yourself, build people, invest in them and you will be amazed those people will come round to form the empire of your dream.

5. Believe in others: 
If you engage with others and allow them to participate, you will see humankind’s potential for greatness. It will amaze you that when you talk to people about your project, most response you get will be "how can I help?" You will find more fulfillment when your success is not built around only you.

3 Basic Questions You must Ask Yourself Every Morning As An Entrepreneur

The morning is a powerful time to frame your mindset for the day ahead.

One of the best lifestyle practices you can get into as an entrepreneur is to start the day with some bold and optimistic questions to set the tone for how you’re going to approach what comes next. This helps you to be prepared for opportunities throughout the day by keeping your eyes open to possibility when there are inevitable challenges.

Here are three questions you should ask yourself every morning as soon as you wake up to help you be a rock star entrepreneur.

1. Who can I help today? There’s a famous Plato quote -- “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” It’s easy to wake up and have your very first thoughts be, “I didn’t get enough sleep” or “I’m so busy … how will I get it all done?”
While those thoughts are perfectly normal, they’re not necessarily inspiring. Everyone has something to offer others. When you start your day asking how you can be of service, it is tantamount to you saying, “I’ve got something to offer. I’ve got something to give.”
That’s a more empowering place to come from in life: offering value. Spend a few minutes brainstorming ideas of ways you can help people and watch throughout the day as new opportunities to help will undoubtedly spring up.

2. What can I do better today? This can be as broad or specific as you want, but the point is to conceptualize what positive actions you can take today to be just a little bit better than the day before.

Did you slack off and skip the gym when you know you really needed to go? How can you take a positive step to ensure that the gym happens today? Lose your temper with someone on the staff and you wish you would’ve handled better? Brainstorm how you can approach that person today with a better understanding, and if necessary, an apology for your bad behavior.

It’s not about being perfect or fake -- it’s about trying to make each day’s efforts a little better than yesterday’s errors. Just like success doesn’t happen overnight for your business, you don’t become an excellent leader or entrepreneur quickly. You lean into each day with more wisdom and a greater commitment to improve and excel at your own life.

3. How can I create value today? While this may sound similar to asking “who can I help,” this question is about creating value through your work. It’s important to think up the ways your daily work is providing value for everyone. What you do should make a lot of people better off.

It can be through the quality service or superior product you offer or even great content you share, the form isn’t important -- the value is what's important. The value that you're motivated to create will make instinctual tie to your mission for best results.

Culled from entrepreneur.com

Practical Ways To Break Your Cell Phone Addictions

I was driving towards a mall recently and I couldn’t help but notice a young lady along the road talking loudly on her phone. She was using her speakerphone so I could hear both sides of her conversation even while driving.

Phone rudeness can be found nearly everywhere we go and it seems to be getting worse. A report on internet trend, as far back 2013 made it known that we unlock our phones anywhere between 110 and 150 times every day. At the same time, we run the risk of alienating ourselves and offending others.
In a study of 1,600 managers and professionals, Leslie Perlow, the Konosuke Matsushita professor of leadership at the Harvard Business School, found that:

• 70 percent said they check their Phone within an hour of getting up.
• 56 percent check their phone within an hour of going to sleep.
• 48 percent check over the weekend, including on Friday and Saturday nights.
• 51 percent check continuously during vacation.
• 44 percent said they would experience "a great deal of anxiety" if they lost their phone and couldn't replace it for a week.

Let’s check out these  eight easy tips to make your phone one of your greatest assets — not a source of endless interruptions.

1.Be in the now.
Don’t try to multi-task and check email while you’re in a meeting or having a conversation with someone. Anytime you’re expected to participate or simply listen to someone else, silence your phone. Incessant phone checking breaks your concentration and makes it difficult to get back on track. There’s no need to look at your phone every time someone sends you a tweet or comments on a Facebook post. Almost every app on your phone can be tweaked so that push notifications are disabled. The best way to avoid distractions is to turn your phone off, put it on airplane mode, or put it away completely.

2.Keep confidential information private.
Be aware of your surroundings. If you need to speak to someone about a private matter, find an empty room or a quiet corner to have your conversation. You never know who might overhear part, or all, of your conversation.

3.Stay calm. When you’re in a public place and receive a phone call you know will be difficult or emotional, let it go to voicemail. If you give yourself some time to collect your thoughts you’re more apt to have a calm, rational conversation. Try to keep your cool while you speak to someone on your cell phone in front of others. Emotional outbursts will only embarrass you and intrude on others.

4.Set your phone to vibrate. 
Take advantage of your phone’s silent and vibration settings. Turn your phone’s ringer off and keep it out of sight when you attend an important business meeting, a religious service, visit your kids’ school, go out to eat, or enjoy a sporting event. If you put your phone on the table, it sends the signal that the potential caller is more important than those you are with.

5.Avoid “cell yell.” 
Always use your regular conversational voice when speaking to someone on your cell phone. Be mindful of your volume in airports and other busy places where people tend to speak more loudly than usual. The last person you want to attract is an eavesdropper.

6.Step away to take a call. 
If you’re at lunch or in a meeting, always let your dining companions know ahead of time if you have to take or make an important call. Excuse yourself and take the call away from the table. Do your best to prioritize the people you’re with over unexpected calls, emails and texts.

7.Be a responsible driver.If you’re in heavy traffic or hazardous driving conditions, don’t answer your phone. Wait until you come to a stop before you take the opportunity to make a call. Always use a hands-free device so you can focus on driving. Never text and drive. A quick text message is not worth risking your safety or the safety of those around you.

8.Get unplugged occasionally. 
If you have an important project you need to complete or you just want to spend quality time with friends and family, leave your phone in another room and try not to check it more than two or three times a day. Give yourself a phone break once in a while. Ultimately, you want to be in control of your phone and not the other way around.