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from Your Business Coach
"All
we
are
saying
is
give Peace a
chance..."
John
Lennon
So
what
does
Peace
have
to
do
with
entrepreneurship
the
skeptics
say?
That’s
easy!
The
ultimate
peace
comes
from
knowing
every
morning
that
you
and
your
work
are
exactly
in
the
right
place
in
time.
It
also
comes
with
the
feeling
you
have
when
you
know
you
are
providing
excellent
service
to
your
clients
and
value
to
your
colleagues
and
alliances.
If
you
are
in
business
for
yourself,
I
am
not
so
sure
to
be
honest
that
you
will
ever
have
several
days
in
a
row
when
you
can
say
you
have
complete
peace
of
mind.
Yes,
there
are
lots
of
people
and
products
that
can
give
you
help,
but
self
employment
does
come
with
a
surrender
to
uncertainty.
"Peace,
like
charity,
begins
at
home."
Franklin
D
Roosevelt
www.humanityquest.com
tells
us
there
are
the
following
types
of
peace:
-
peace
of
mind
- mental
- spiritual
- worldwide
- at
peace
with
yourself
- physical
- environmental
Training
your
mind
to
find
peace
before
sleep
is
a
real
skill.
Perhaps
this
technique
will
help
you.
Try
reciting
a
repetitious
mantra.
Mantras
are
words
or
phrases
that
are
chanted
out
loud
or
internally
as
objects
of
meditation.
As
an
object
of
concentration
-
like
any
other
-
a
mantra
can
help
to
still
the
mind.
While
you
are
reciting
a
mantra
out
loud
or
internally,
there
tends
to
be
less
mental
chatter.
Even
if
there
is
a
parallel
stream
of
internal
discourse
going
on
at
the
same
time
as
the
mantra,
the
chanting
creates
more
of
a
sense
of
continuity,
which
will
grow
with
practice.
The
word
Mantra
is
said
to
mean
"that
which
protects
the
mind."
I
believe
the
best
‘mantas’
are
personally
created.
I
offer
you
one
of
mine
to
get
you
started..
to
quiet
a
busy
mind
at
the
end
of
the
day,
try...Ocean
breeze
at
the
seashore,
Love
and
peace
in
the
rolling
surf.
Whatever
peace
means
to
you,
I
suspect
you
will
relate
to
all
or
some
of
the
following:
"Five
enemies
of
peace
inhabit
with
us
--
avarice,
ambition,
envy,
anger,
and
pride;
if
these
were
to
be
banished,
we
should
infallibly
enjoy
perpetual
peace."
Patriarch
(14th
century)
"He
who
lives
in
harmony
with
himself
lives
in
harmony
with
the
universe."
Marcus
Aurelius
(2nd
century
A.D.)
"Until
you
make
peace
with
who
you
are,
you'll
never
be
content
with
what
you
have."
Doris
Mortman
Peace
by
definition
is
the
absence
of
violence.
This
organization
has
managed
to
cross
over
the
boundaries
of
war
torn
countries
to
bring
the
people
the
message
of
the
hope
of
entrepreneurship.
Members
of
the
Business
Council
for
Peace
(Bpeace)
www.bpeace.com
volunteer
their
time
to
help
women
in
regions
of
conflict
and
post-conflict
start
businesses.
Members
make
their
living
in
a
variety
of
fields,
from
fashion
to
financial
services,
from
media
to
manufacturing.
Each
volunteer
anywhere
from
5
to
50
hours
a
month
to
help
women
in
conflict
and
post-conflict
regions
like
Afghanistan,
Rwanda
and
the
Middle
East
start
and
grow
sustainable
businesses.
‘We
are
organized
into
Action
Teams
that
regularly
meet
in-person
and
through
conference
calls.
About
15
percent
of
our
membership
has
participated
on
missions
to
Rwanda,
Afghanistan
and
the
Middle
East.
‘In
Kabul
in
June
2004,
we
taught
workshops
to
nearly
80
Afghan
businesswomen.’
What
Can
We
Do?
On
Building
a
Culture
of
Peace
excerpts
from
an
article
IT'S
GOOD
BUSINESS
by
Robert
Stewart,
C.A.,
C.M.C.
As
owners
of
businesses
we
can
take
active
steps
to
introduce
a
Company
Ethics
Program
that
fosters
sound
ethical
decision-making
and
behaviour.
As
customers
we
can
vote
with
our
dollars
-if
you
do
not
want
your
children,
grandchildren
or
someone
else
you
love
to
be
victims
of
violence,
simply
do
not
buy
from
companies
who
continue
to
build
a
culture
of
violence.
The
media
can
report
more
on
the
heroes
and
less
on
the
villains.
Voters
can
motivate
their
community
and
government
leaders
to
take
action
to
discourage
corporate
violence.
Schools
can
teach
about
the
importance
of
ethics
and
integrity.
Governments
can
tax
violent
goods
and
services
and
put
the
money into
prevention.
...and
to
send
you
away
on
a
lighter
note,
how
about...
Symptoms
of
Inner
Peace
by
Saskia
Davis
Be
on
the
lookout
for
symptoms
of
inner
peace.
The
hearts
of
a
great
many
have
already
been
expose
to
inner
peace
and
it
is
possible
that
people
everywhere
could
come
down
with
it
in
epidemic
proportions.
This
could
pose
a
serious
threat
to
what
has,
up
to
now,
been
a
fairly
stable
condition
of
conflict
in
the
world.
Some
signs
and
symptoms
of
inner
peace:
-
A
tendency
to
think
and
act
spontaneously
rather
than
on
fears
based
on
past
experiences.
- An
unmistakable
ability
to
enjoy
each
moment.
- A
loss
of
interest
in
judging
other
people.
- A
loss
of
interest
in
judging
self.
- A
loss
of
interest
in
interpreting
the
actions
of
others.
- A
loss
of
interest
in
conflict.
-
A
loss
of
the
ability
to
worry.
(This
is
a
very
serious
symptom.)
- Frequent,
overwhelming
episodes
of
appreciation.
- Contented
feelings
of
connectedness
with
others
and
nature.
- Frequent
attacks
of
smiling.
- An
increasing
tendency
to
let
things
happen
rather
than
make
them
happen.
- An
increased
susceptibility
to
the
love
extended
by
others
as
well
as
the
uncontrollable
urge
to
extend
it.
WARNING:
If
you
have
some
or
all
of
the
above
symptoms,
please
be
advised
that
your
condition
of
inner
peace
may
be
so
far
advanced
as
to
not
be
curable.
If
you
are
exposed
to
anyone
exhibiting
any
of
these
symptoms,
remain
exposed
only
at
your
own
risk.
Bottom
Line?
“When
you
find
peace
within
yourself,
you
become
the
kind
of
person
who
can
live
at
peace
with
others."
(Peace
Pilgrim)...you
also
become
a
person
that
more
easily
attracts
what
you
need
and
desire
to
make
your
life
and
business
fulfilling.
Linda Conn
Your Business Coach
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