You Don’t Need Money (Expert Business Blueprint – Part 2/5)
“Creativity can be described
as letting go of certainties”
Gail Sheehy
This is part two in a five part series about the Expert Business Blueprint – to read part one click here
So you want to start a new business, or you want to grow your existing business, and although you have a great idea, which you know is going to improve the lives of many people at the same time it’s going to improve your own bank account…
Right?
Everything looks bright and promising, except that you can’t move forward, because you don’t have the money you need to start or grow that business.
Sounds familiar?
Most entrepreneurs I have ever met will face this challenge at one phase or another of their business… “I need money, and I don’t know how to get it”.
OK… Let’s deal with this obstacle once and for all…
First… by saying the “you need money, and you don’t know how to get it” you made two strong statements. When we make a statement, any statement, we quickly begin to believe that it’s the truth. And when we believe that this statement (you just invented) is the truth, there’s very little you can do to change it, so you don’t even try. Now… if that statement supports you… there’s no problem. But when this statement doesn’t support you… and “I need money, and I don’t know how to get it” are both non-supportive, then it sucks… because there is nothing really you can do about it… except maybe complain or find excuses. So… what I would do is… turn any non-supportive statement into a question.
In this case:
- DO I need money to start (or grow) my business?
- And if I do… HOW can I get it?
Do you notice the two small question words above (“DO I…” and “HOW…”)? By putting them there… suddenly, a whole world of possibilities becomes wide open. Let’s start with the first question:
Do You Need Money to Start (or Grow) Your Business?
In the video below, taken from episode 2 of my Zero to Million program, you can see how I use creativity to solve challenges in my newly-born business. Challenges that would stop most entrepreneurs in their tracks – because they believe they need money (and a lot of it) to solve these.
But you know something… sometimes you do need money to start or grow your business.
For example, with my first software company, some 25 years ago, I needed to develop a computerized tablet (a before-its-time version of the modern iPad). It involved buying an expensive technology, hiring some expensive specialists and registering a patent. All in all – $250,000 (that’s $425,000 in today’s money). I needed the money, I needed it quick, and I didn’t have it…
So… let’s move on to the second question:
I have learnt a new method and a strong encouragement which I never knew they can work. Thank you very much
Nisandeh, your vision seems very complete to me (like all the rest, thank you very much!), but as you mentioned in episode 0 or 1, ‘getting there’ means indeed really hard work. And it’s a very special kind of ‘inner work’, which should maybe get more familiar to many people… I know exactly what you mean, but many have got no idea. Are only pushing difficulties away, ignoring it, turning away their heads, feeling tired, choosing ‘easy solutions’.
This mindset has to change, and there has to be given a good reason to make that change for those people… ? How is your vision about this part? my vision is on my site, at least, it’s my scetch for now…
take care, enjoy this month!
I want to know how to find “good” business partners and what conditions must be in a contract or so?
I have been an entrepreneur for many years. During this time I came across quite some challenges. I fell, lost everything, got back up again and started from scratch without any money. I know how to run my business, I am my business and that is exactly my problem.
Although I am doing well, making decent money I want to create a business that does not depend entirely on me. Therefore the tribe part has my special attention. I do not want to employ people, I want to create smart partnerships that benefits all of us.
I am very interested how you build the tribe? Are they living in the same region? How do you keep contact/communicate? Do you meet for special sessions? How do you find them? How do you ‘live together’. And what if, if they do not ‘obey’ the initial matching values?
Happiness in the center may finally be the result of a process of exploring and learning that starts in the outer circles. Is that right? You will help people find their ways in a number of subjects. Your circle seems to describe a specific type of context; with people that do not have to work many hours. But I see many working people being unhappy and overloaded in their daily work. Results: a growing number of people on sick leave, stressed or burn-out.
As a workdesigner I empower people in improving their work themselves for more happiness and results and less risks and stress. So my focus is on happy (especially modern brain) workers (especially leaders and professionals).
Two questions: How many hours (daily) does your target audience of ambitious people work? Is their a main ‘happiness problem’ mostly a private problem or mainly related to their work? Will your offer especially be related to content and knowledge (front end?) or also be a process of learning and creating (back end?)?
With answers I will just try to understand the practical consequences and connection of your new work to my work. Your answer will also be helpful for me in creating a new offer in my own business.
On nutrition: what is good nutrition for a physically active lifestyle (enough &; healthy nutrition) which also supports my business/consultancy life (keeps my energy level high, so probably what I mean is not too much energy on digesting). And which easy to buy and prepare.
On relaxation: I have to learn and implement better ways to relax. My physically active lifestyle (similar to your previous marathon goal) requires my body to rest and regenerate. AND I need days/relaxation of the business for fun and bring on room for new ideas and activities. But so far I feel that I am not getting/giving me the relaxation that I need.
On contribution: the funny thing i experience is: I want to do good but it is quite a job to figure out how to do good on a substantial level. It feels like kind of a hard job which I would like to have easier.
Hi Nisandeh,
What a great image of your business concept.
What I’m most interested in at this moment is leadership.
I’m longing to be part of a tribe for quite a time now. I know now that I am the one that has to begin to form the community. I always wanted to be equal to all the participants, but now I understand that I can be equal and different (pulling the car) at the same time. I see you as a great leader and I think I can learn a lot from you about leadership.
Big hug.
What I would want to know in any of these areas is the same for every area: how to get the maximum out of it: How to perform 10/10 on the scale for each of the items. And how do they relate?
Dear Nisandeh,
What a clear vision with this circle!
If You want cover all these themes, how deep can You go into each and every one to fully teach about it.
What I mean is: For nutrition, for example, Are You going to write recipes, day to day meals, or just cover by teaching the right ingredients?
For all of these themes there is such a variation on how to cover it.
What is your vision on this?
From the outer circle, it is very hard to choose what is the best part to start with.
My gut feeling would be the Health part, what is a good base to built your business with Wisdom and grow Wealth.
What do You mean with the tribe?
I am inspired, and am working on implementing step by step.
Thank You for sharing your solutions and knowledge with us.
Best regards from cold Enkhuizen.
Dico Sprokkereef
I’m wondering how to get the tribe together. In any of the three domains. And if you see this as something that has a spiritual connection to it, or more a pragmatic ring. Finding likeminded people is hard – that, or I’m doing it wrong because I’m looking for the ‘wrong’ thing. What kind of connection do you think a support group should have – and why is it relevant?
Dear Nisandeh, Your happiness circle is spot on!
Working 9 areas of life and business is how Feng Shui approaches human happiness (i.e. energy) in relation to the landscape we all live in and create. Be it work, home, garden, office, workspace, organisation, communication, every aspect of who we are, what we do and how perceptive we are, contributes to the energy we experience.
Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your creative mind. Wishing you a harmonious 2017 full of joy in life, family and business.
Sunny regards, Mariëtte Verlaan (Feng Shui Garden Specialist)
Great to hear and thank you for the confirmation, Mariette.
Very interesting Big Concept, inspired me to create my own – with Freedom in the heart.
For now, my first interest goes out to hear more from you about what you define as ‘spirituality’. There’s so much out there, and as with anything, it can be made into something that looks interesting and intelligent, but totally misses out when it comes to the essence of things. Now, following you for a couple of years, I expect that you have a sensible, essential answer to it.
So, for me, I would like to know: What do you mean with SPIRITUALITY and how to develop it?
Spirituality, for me,Jeroen – has nothing to do with any organized religion.
On the opposite… Spirituality is the constant, continuous search for a person’s own truth… Basically answering the old-age question of “who is in?” – meaning who is inside of this ego illusion we call “I”?
I don’t teach any dogma nor suggesting any path to follow.
I don’t follow one myself…
During the program, I will offer simple, yet profoundly powerful exercises that allows you to experience parts of you – you never met before.
You will experience connection to something that is bigger than your physical body. You will experience wisdom that doesn’t come from your ego or mind.
What you do with this experiences, how you interpret them, and how you integrate them in your life – that’s up to you.
Hope that make sense, Nisandeh
I resonate with this approach to Spirituality Nisandeh. It is there already, just being conscious about it and use it for the best. Really looking forward to this part (and the rest)
me too! this is ‘my thing’, and the approach you mention is what I have come to, as well.
You have made a great concept, Nisandeh. I made mine a little bit more ‘spiritual’ as in choices of words (‘meditation/accept/energy/awake’..) Hope my TA will respond well to it… 😉 we’ll soon find out.
All these ‘minor’ questions/choices are all so exciting, I really like being in these processes.
I would put an extra shell on it. What is the path you reach these goals? Every thing you do is always in sync with nature? So you don’t only make your self happy but also your environment.
Actually Desiree – what you’re talking about is the Big Vision (I covered it in the episode of the week before). It’s the first step you must do in your business, and in my case, it’s more than the environment or nature, it is the world.
The concept you see in the article, is more the WHAT I’m going to teach in order to achieve my vision of creating a better world.
Thanks for thinking aloud… Nisandeh
I started a business once with only 100 euro’s, of which 60 euro’s was for an ad that didn’t help me at all. So, in fact I only had 40 euro’s! However, I started my courses and loved it! After a couple of years I didn’t want to do all the annoying work anymore. So, I made clear to the universe that I wanted someone else to do the acquisition, administration etc. And I got it! Nevertheless, I never changed my ‘job’ from a hobby to a real business. Since januari 2016 I’m turning my way of doing business and my way of thinking a 180 degrees!
Now, I want to create this ‘tribe’ of like-minded people, so we can energize, heal and teach clients who feel the urge to help others and make the world a beter place. Yet, they get stuck in their lives, karma, energetic field or in their thoughts and beliefs and need help from qualified people who DO know (some) of the answers.) So I need… people/teachers/trainers/healers etc. who take a 100% responsibility for their own lives and business, 100% commitment to our joined goals and they’re daring to take (financial) risks. But how do you find these people? Maybe this sounds dumb, but you see, now I’m throwing lines 1-to-1, I travel a lot to meet likeminded people. It just takes a lot of effort for seemingly such a little result. I used OC to meet in a couple of minutes lots of Feel Good Ambassadors (which I called them then). But it seems like most people are just waiting for someone else to do the job. If they’re not putting 100% energy in it, well, they’re not qualified for this tribe. So, how do I make a difference between really committed people and the ones who only think they are? How can I get more connections without so much time and effort?
Hi Shirley-Jane,
Here’s Joyce, thinking-out-loud. As I see it, lot’s of people are on the learning path of unlearning to think as a victim, towards being 100% responsibility. All one can do is to LIVE the 100% responsibility yourself, being a rolemodel (and maybe fall back into old victim-habits once in a while… crawl back out of it, etcetera). I recognize so much of what you’re saying: “If somebody else is stil behaving like a victim, they should not be in my tribe”. But who is going to teach them to act differently? Who is taking 100% responsibility for that?
It’s like a snake biting it’s own tail.
Dear Joyce-Vanes,
thanks for your great response. You know, the moment I posted this question I realized that in this post was victimizing myself! So,I already confronted myself with the question “and how are you responsible for this situation?” It’s a pleasure to receive your direct and honest reply.
Actually, yesterday I was disappointed about the so-so responses on something which had to do with this matter. I got really tired and a bit ‘down’. I just realized that setbacks just happen, like a challenge of the universe to keep me focused. So today I woke up at 5 totally in high energy 🙂 and I decided to get up already and prepare myself for my appointment today, which is really promising for the start of my tribe and for the (business) targets that I want to put in the world.
High energy is back! (I hope this is all informative for Nisandeh as well.) Kindest regards, SJ
Hi Shirley-Jane, count me in! Shall we have a meeting on skype soon? if you want, look before at my website to see what I am doing… bye, hope to meet you soon.
Hi I’m gonna check your site and we’re already connected on face book. You’re mostly welcome I see you there!