The Spirit of Business

What can make your business thrive, even in difficult times? Without question, it’s your spirit. With spirit, you can face and solve every business challenge, contribute to making a better world and enjoy your life at the same time. It will become your most valuable asset in the coming months and years. Hosted by Matt Murphy, author of "Dream to Realisation: The Business Owner's Journey" and Sarah McCrum, author of "Love Money, Money Loves You."

100. Looking Backwards or Looking Forwards 02/17/2022

100. Looking Backwards or Looking Forwards Some people are naturally more forward looking and others tend to focus more on the past. In this final episode (at least for the time being) we explore the difference between looking backwards and looking forwards and how it affects your future. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/22161749

99. Another Year of Doing Stuff 02/08/2022

99. Another Year of Doing Stuff Many people are experiencing that their business feels a bit repetitive. There’s an itch to do something more but it’s hard to know what that might be. Some people even feel called to contribute more or at a larger scale than they have previously. How do you rise to that challenge? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/22059584

98. The Drama of Money 01/31/2022

98. The Drama of Money Sometimes it feels like human beings love to create a drama and business owners are no exception. But what lies beyond the addiction to drama and what’s a better way to respond? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21959066

97. Comfort Zone Or Expansion 01/26/2022

97. Comfort Zone Or Expansion More and more, in today’s world, people are questioning their sense of purpose, the way they work and the way they live and then decisions have to be made. Do you stay in your comfort zone or do you expand into unknown territory? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21899888

96. From Early Poverty to Later Abundance 01/17/2022

96. From Early Poverty to Later Abundance Another conversation about money, where Lina Chero describes how to she overcame her Catholic roots of shame and guilt about money and a belief that the harder you work and the more you suffer the quicker you go to Heaven. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21796028

95. Abandoning Retirement 01/05/2022

95. Abandoning Retirement Exploring the story of Gail Spence, who was the designer of iconic glasses worn by many celebrities during the nineties. Gail recently came out of retirement as her glasses are relaunched. A fascinating story of a woman who was always driven by her desire to create and innovate. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21680300

94. A Conversation About Money 12/28/2021

94. A Conversation About Money Special guest, Dave Smith, describes his personal money journey. He changed direction from going deeper and deeper into debt to discovering a sense of agency and power in his relationship with money and life, which brought financial abundance with it. And he shares a remarkable insight right at the end about the true nature of gold. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21612575

93. Do You Ever Feel Small In your Business? 12/20/2021

93. Do You Ever Feel Small In your Business? If your business has a big purpose or a powerful mission, you may find yourself feeling very small at times. It can be daunting to face major world challenges, large numbers, unethical competitors or a significant and sizeable goal. So how can you manage your own feelings when facing your noble goal? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21539825

92. Celebrating Your Achievements 12/13/2021

92. Celebrating Your Achievements When business is busy it’s easy to forget to celebrate your achievements. It’s important to keep your eye on where you’re going, but it makes such a difference to stop from time to time and look back at what’s happened so far. There’s usually a lot more to celebrate than you might imagine. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21463922

91. Protecting Your Energy 12/07/2021

91. Protecting Your Energy Your energy is your most precious asset in your business and sometimes you may feel that it needs some love and attention. It’s important to give yourself permission to protect your energy and do whatever it takes to look after it well. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21403511

90. Exhausted And Ready For A Break 11/29/2021

90. Exhausted And Ready For A Break How do you recover your energy if you’re on the edge of exhaustion and burn out and struggling with the current level of uncertainty? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21308189

89. What Do You Want To Be Known For? 11/22/2021

89. What Do You Want To Be Known For? Do you ever wonder what people will say about you when you’re no longer here on this planet? Or even how other people see you now? How much does it matter to you, what you’re known for? And if you could leave a lasting legacy, what would it be? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21240851

88. Meet a Business Intuitive 11/15/2021

88. Meet a Business Intuitive Many entrepreneurs are naturally intuitive but we all have times when we need some deeper insight into what’s going on. That’s where Candice Hozza comes in. She’s a professional business intuitive who helps you align your business with your purpose. You can find our more about her work here: https://www.candicehozza.com/ /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21162008

87. Is This a Formula for Flow? 11/08/2021

87. Is This a Formula for Flow? Many people consider that flow is the ultimate way to work. But it is not always easy to experience it on demand. What are the key ingredients for achieving a flow state in your work? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/21082049

86. The New Science of Business 11/01/2021

86. The New Science of Business Science is changing rapidly and it’s going to affect how we do business more and more. This week we’re joined by Jude Currivan, Ph.D., who’s a cosmologist, planetary healer, and futurist. She was previously one of the most senior business women in the UK as CFO and on the Executive Boards of two major international companies. She shares her fascinating blend of current science with practical business experience. Find out more about Jude: https://www.wholeworld-view.org/ /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20926067

85 - The Plumber With A Leaky Tap 10/25/2021

85 - The Plumber With A Leaky Tap Some business owners are very expert at giving advice to other people but don’t necessarily take it for themselves. That’s a very uncomfortable way to run your life and business, so it’s worth figuring out how to get your act together and take care of your own affairs as well as you do it for your clients. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20925989

84. What’s Your Achilles Heel? 10/18/2021

84. What’s Your Achilles Heel? Do you treat yourself as well as you treat the people around you? Do you sometimes let yourself down so you don’t need to experience conflict with someone else? Do you give away too much but fight for everyone else? Let’s detangle this behaviour. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20848589

83. Winning and losing in business 10/11/2021

83. Winning and losing in business We put so much emotion into competition, which is ultimately about winning and losing. But does it really help us run better businesses? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20774105

82. Aligning Around Purpose 10/04/2021

82. Aligning Around Purpose When everyone in a team is aligned with the core purpose of a business, it should be much easier to make decisions and collaborate. But each individual has different values, so is it even possible for them all to be aligned? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20692100

81. Support for Business Owners 09/27/2021

81. Support for Business Owners Running a business can be hard and we can’t do it alone, so the people we surround ourselves with make a real difference. It’s important to find the right kind of support for you, and it’s also important to make sure that your support systems work well for you. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20609255

80. Health Wellbeing and Happiness 09/20/2021

80. Health Wellbeing and Happiness Words like health, wellbeing and happiness are easy to roll off the tongue and often get mixed up together. How can we distinguish between them and have more of them so we run better businesses and live better lives? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20531234

79. Integral Accounting Part 2 09/13/2021

79. Integral Accounting Part 2 When you look at your business holistically it becomes necessary to account for much more than the financial flows. We’re exploring a simple, intuitive way of accounting for the whole business, that has the capacity to generate rich information on which you can base your business decisions. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20450051

78. Integral Accounting Part 1 09/06/2021

78. Integral Accounting Part 1 Traditional financial accounting systems pick up a part of what goes on in a business, but they don’t help us to account for the true wealth of a business or the wider impact of its activities. Integral Accounting is a way to evaluate a business on a broader spectrum of criteria to gain a more accurate and informative picture of what it’s achieving. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20379365

77. Business as a Sacred Activity 08/30/2021

77. Business as a Sacred Activity What happens if we look at business in a radically different way and view it as a sacred activity? How does that change our relationship with our business, with ourselves as business owners and with all the activities that are a part of daily business life? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20304215

76. A Simple Bloke in Business 08/23/2021

76. A Simple Bloke in Business When you start asking deeper questions about yourself and your life, it has an immediate effect on the way you do business and how you think about yourself. This week we ask the questions: /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20228096

75. Looking For A Deeper Question 08/16/2021

75. Looking For A Deeper Question The questions you ask about your business have a powerful effect on the decisions you make. Sometimes it’s easier not to ask the bigger questions, because it’s more comfortable to keep everything going as it is, even if it’s not producing the quality of life you’d love to experience. So what might happen if you looked for a much deeper question to ask? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20150549

74 . Insight Into You and Money 08/09/2021

74 . Insight Into You and Money What are the elements of a great relationship with money? Money links with the way we work, our sense of purpose and our organisational ability, as well as the transactions that move money from one person to another. It’s very revealing to look deeply into your personal relationship with money. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20000555

73. When Enough Is Enough 08/02/2021

73. When Enough Is Enough Sometimes you reach a point where your current story can’t go any further. You either give up or you have to change. So what happens when that’s not just a personal experience, but when people all over the world are longing for a new narrative that promises a better life in the future? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/20000315

72. An Intuitive Approach to Business 07/26/2021

72. An Intuitive Approach to Business Our guest, Tracy McNeal, CEO of Materna Medical (https://www.maternamedical.com) discusses how she successfully raised capital twice during the midst of the pandemic when others were saying it was impossible. She shares how she changed her perception of money, and how she manages her energy and uses her intuition as essential parts of doing business. /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/19926704

71. Firing the Devils Advocate 07/19/2021

71. Firing the Devils Advocate How do you draw the line between protecting and overprotecting your business? How do you find the balance between risk and creativity? And how can we fire the Devil’s Advocate forever? /episode/index/show/spiritofbusiness/id/19806155

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