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Faith and Doubt at 40 Below
Whether God exists is a legitimate question. That man needs a God is an incontrovertible fact. – Carl Jung One day at Mepkin Abbey monastery, Father Christian and I were in the breezeway that separates the monastic offices from the refectory. While chatting we were approached by a self-professed atheist who said he was visiting [...]
The Magical Umbrella: How a Monk’s Christmas Present Changed My Life
Christmas is rapidly approaching and each year my thoughts return to the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey. For many years I religiously spent several weeks over Christmas living and working alongside the monks, but unfortunately the last couple have been so busy that I’ve been unable to get away. But of all my wonderful memories, [...]
Let Go of My Ego
…is probably the best CEO I’ve ever known, and his mantra is that success relies on the courage to “face facts.” He constantly challenges his number crunchers to come up with data that prove him wrong rather than right. Facing facts means “putting things in perspective” and “getting some distance.” When we become identified or “attached” to a business plan, product line, sales model, or pricing strategy this is exactly what we fail to do….
Success Through Transformation
Service and selflessness is not some pie in the sky concept I channeled between tree hugging sessions. It works. I’ve been in sales all my life as a salesman, sales manager, sales executive, and as the CEO of a sales driven organization. The key to sales success is [...]
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
I think the apparent contradiction between altruism and competition is just that—only apparent. Treat your employees and customers like you would like to be treated and [...]
What are you looking at?
He said, “Go and tell this people: Keep on listening but do not see. Keep on looking but do not understand.” Isaiah (6: 9) Dear August – HAPPY NEW YEAR! I listened to a few of your video clips and feel compelled to add my two cents. We live in a world where people look [...]
Applying Monastic Business Secrets to Corporations
Despite many surface differences the monastic model can be applied to our secular organizations with the same [...]
