Softpreneur Business as Stewardship: Holistic Business Foundational Principles
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Are human beings inherently bad, exploitative, consuming machines... or is there a chance that we might exist in harmony and steward each other and the earth as we grow our businesses? Dawn and Elyssa go deep on the concept of business as stewardship, musing on how to do life differently, whether it's the way we consume, the way we collaborate, how we establish our communities and hold the collective and love. As well as our creative responsibility to create the world we want to live in, on a small scale, so that the large scale can reflect a more open-hearted, loving, and collaborative way of being.
We Explore:
- The 3Cs of Business As Stewardship and how these principles speak to your divine service in this world.
- How being intentional about what we consume and supporting small businesses can contribute to a more sustainable and compassionate world.
- How the idea of "leave no trace" might make you feel bad to be human, and how that doesn't help anyone step up, steward, or nourish their connection to the earth.
- The concept of A World Brotherhood Colony and why Yogananda said "Environment is stronger than willpower".
- The collective shift toward stewardship, cultivating relationships with nature, and how millennials are leaving city life behind.
- The radical, mindblowing things that happen when you create and collaborate with likeminded humans to create something bigger than you (or than you could have ever imagined).
Timestamps:
8:32 Rethink consumption habits to align with stewardship goals.
13:22 Understand collaboration as a key to effective stewardship.
17:03 Be more intentional about your media consumption.
22:28 Apply creative solutions to localize and improve stewardship efforts.
29:22 Collaborate with others to foster innovation in stewardship practices.
33:05 Embrace complementary skills in collaboration for greater impact.
37:00 Challenge the belief that humans are inherently bad for the earth.
Resources Mentioned:
Yogananda's Self-Realization Fellowship | Website
Amanda Frances | Website
Connect with us on Instagram! @dawn_petrin | @elyssajakim
Music:
Pleiades 432 by Kenta Hayashi