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Re: Getting Rich is NOT a Goal

Steve — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:15:31 -0000

Hi Amy!

So nice to hear from you.

Yes, to both questions. I am getting great responses from my clients and readers; my life is wonderful too.

It is such a blessing to be alive! The quality of my life quickly improved when I began doing the work of honest reflection about what really makes me happy. The first thing I do with my clients is to help them ascertain what they really want out of their lives, then we talk about how their business can support those desires. After that, we deal with more pedestrian business strategy issues.

It is rare than that my clients say, “I want more stuff,” when we investigate their desires. Usually they list the things that science is showing us improves our level of happiness like, quality relationships, creative work and gratitude for what they already have.

Thanks for dropping by! …and good luck to you and Paul.

Re: Getting Rich is NOT a Goal

Amy Minutillo — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:11:20 -0000

I am Paul Minutillo's wife, hello again! I have been reading some of your blogs and they are very intriguing, to say the least. I think your company’s concept is so right, kudos! Have you had a positive response from clients? And, I gotta' ask....is this actually making you "rich", because if so, you are living what I would consider the ultimate life.

Warmest Regards,
Amy

Re: Getting Rich is NOT a Goal

Michael B — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:53:24 -0000

Since graduating from college in 2001 I haven't been able to achieve much more than meeting my basic needs. I disagree with the statement that "additional money does little to increase happiness"; an additional $80,000 could wipe out my debilitating college debt, ease my financial stress and make me a much happier person.

Re: Competing for Money

Evans — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:27:36 -0000

I think you have a point about our obsession over money, but isn't the value of money a result of the direct relationship between money and its scarcity? With money no longer being tied to gold, and with more and more paperless transactions worldwide, I would be interested to read why we cannot just 'create' more money... I have a hunch the response will have something to do with inflation and devaluation of the currency.

Re: Competing for Money

Amy Kirschner — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:09:09 -0000

I had my 'lightbulb' moment about how the monetary system works about four years ago thanks to the work of Bernard and another author, Tom Greco. It is amazing that when you start thinking of all the problems in our world, they really do come back to how the monetary system is designed. And we can make new ones that do reflect our values! I look forward to reading more of your posts...

Re: Cataclysm and Wonderment

John Craig — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:28:15 -0000

This is a great, though provoking post. I read it last week sometime and it has been on my mind ever since. Thank you for putting the possibility of the positive in my head…

Re: Competing for Money

Ken — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:14:01 -0000

The "revelation" is, in my eyes, just that - an amazing revelation. I have never even imagined, let alone analyzed, our society in light of this construct. However, having now peeked around this corner, I feel driven to delve into the next question: WHY have we created a system based entirely on accumulation of stored energy [money]? And - is it possible that the drive to generate and "store" more energy, by any means [interest], might lead to a sort of "effort/return gridlock" or maybe - that we implode under the weight of the chase instead of experiencing the Wonderment of the effort? Yikes ....

Re: Cataclysm and Wonderment

Hawk — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:33:20 -0000

Never thought about these two world views as being diametrically opposed ... why can't they be - and perhaps they actually are. This seems to be a nice framework for injecting Wonderment into our collective/individual consciousness.

Re: I Love John Mackey

gregory — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:34:42 -0000

i have been hearing about john mackey, did not connect him with whole foods.... which, though i understand your comments about it, hits me with an onslaught of marketing strategies about two feet inside the door.. it is relentless, and i am not really into buying an identity... nice produce, no doubt, it is the packaged goods that scream so loudly, and there is just too much stuff in the dang store.... i would gues that an extremely high percentage of impulse purchases fill those green baskets, which may be good business, but i feel a current of greed and manipulation underneath much of it... perhaps the market is ready for something more relaxed to undercut the whole paycheck mega store vibe.... i like your site, thanks for your work

Re: Changing the Paradigm

David Norris — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:02:54 -0000

We see this world too. Just read Megatrends 2010 and she sees this world too. We will phone you tomorrow to see about consulting with us on a business project that may help connect conscious business with ecocommunities of people in a new media way that is win-win-win. Or so it seems to us...we can use your help to determine viability of the model. Many thanks for being!