Is there a connection between spiritual consciousness and business consciousness?

Yes. Great leaders have an unmistakable connection between their personal values, organizational values and the actions they take and promote in the workplace. Great leaders know results mean nothing if they short-circuit values. Great leaders must know who they are, what they stand for, and where their own line is – at all times.

Gratefully, there are hundreds of leaders who think and act out of ethics, integrity, and the greater good.

In Fort Collins, Colorado, we are privileged to have a businesswoman who epitomizes Conscious Business. We applaud Kim Jordan, CEO of New Belgium Brewery, who takes her business and her values seriously. Ms. Jordan invests in her team with generous retention programs; she invests in our collective future by ensuring minimal carbon impact on our environment; she has built an infrastructure that uses alternative energy for brewery operations, and she supports our community at large by sponsoring events, offering grants to local initiatives and donating products.

Conscious business is good business, not just because it drives success, but also because it is grounded in humanity.

Play – it isn’t just for kids

Hard work and long days are all too common today. This blog is about getting re-acquainted with play. We are hoping you can add it as a habit in your daily life.

Remember play? Play helps us connect to our joy, increase our lightness of being, and even gain perspective about what is really important.

We dare you to schedule at least four hours of play per week. In case you need some ideas of what that play might look like, try these tested methods of recharging yourself:

• Go to a matinee. Take your staff with you.
• Put on your jogging shoes, and take a walk during the middle of the day. While walking, pay attention to nature.
• Attend your teenage son or daughter’s athletic event. If you don’t have a son or daughter, borrow one.
• Ride your bike to the nearest coffee shop, and watch people for an hour. Leave your reading materials behind.
• Put on your favorite album, and sing along. Dance.
• Pick up a page-turning novel. Read it aloud.
• Bake some chocolate chip cookies. Eat them with a friend. All of them.
• Go to the gym. Instead of beating your brains out on a spinning machine, attend a yoga class.
• Find a class that you are interested in. Attend it. Do the homework.
• Buy some fresh flowers, and arrange them in a beautiful vase.
• Drive to the nearest big city. Find a play or concert. Take your staff with you.
• Go to the nearest park, and play on the swings.

If you take this dare, let us know what you learned about your experience. We will send you a gift. No strings attached.