Are you open for Business?

Are you? Do you t think of yourself as a business? Could that be a good thing?

Some people find businesses a "necessary evil". Others find it an "unnecessary evil". But businesses are really just as good or necessary as the purpose they serve.

Businesses are structures organized around a vision and a mission. If your mission has anything to do with serving others, teaching out of love and overflowing joy, I say it's one of the businesses that the world needs most so don't you dare hide yourself! If you don't step up and thrive who will?

Here are some examples of soulful business and business related initiatives that are enriching our lives with their success:

Patagonia is a leading Triple Bottom Line company that measures its success in terms of Profit, People and Planet. I am always happy to give them my money knowing that they've already donated $29 million dollars to environmental causes.

Ladies who Launch are unstopable women who rebelled against the traditional and heavily rational model of doing business. Leveraging intuition, non linear thinking and relationships, they celebrate launching and growing business as a life-style and way to express creativity. Sounds good? Visit their website and check out their new book.

Balance Integration offers yoga based corporate programs for a less stressed workforce and workplace. It's a lot to aspire but isn't yoga the most powerful system for personal transformation? Visit them on-line or in real life. They will have a booth at the Global Mala LA event at the Convention Center. Full disclosure: I am proud to be part of this company, representing them on the West Coast.

What are your examples? Could your own business be your example?
Food for tought!