Christine Powers “amplifies the amplifiers.” She is committed to supporting transformational leaders who are “on the front lines of humanity’s consciousness,” pulling us all forward into a transcendent world. Founder of the Philosophers Camp in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, she is also building a retreat and refuge center for leaders to come rejuvenate, create, and gather in a micro-momentary community.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Brendon Burchard is a 1 New York Times bestselling author whose books include The Charge, The Millionaire Messenger, and Life’s Golden Ticket
When business started difficulties overcame:
“the separation from my corporate employment emotionally it was painful. I knew it was the right thing, I knew it was what I needed to do but there was a lot of pain and sadness. And going out on my own for the second time in my life was born of the unhappiness that I was carrying with him myself. So the first thing I had to overcome was myself. I had to overcome those feelings and the doubts that I had. Was I doing the right thing? I actually had a mentor of mine sit me down and say I was being irresponsible, that I had a family, that I needed the steadiness of insurance and a paycheck. And that pierced me and I really had to think about that. The life of an entrepreneur the rhythms of cash flow, the rhythms of family time, the rhythms of the business cycle are drastically different. And so it is a whole new learning curve ” …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power Book by Brendon BurchardFavourite Quote:
“in the end all there is is love”
Recommended Online Resources:
- The Entrepreneur Way – Learn from successful Entrepreneurs with Free Daily podcast interviews that reveal their business success secrets
- Evolutionary Business Council – Whether you’re reaching business owners, corporate leaders, families, parents or kids, shifting the mindset and strategies of others requires skill and dedication. The hard truth is, you can’t make yourself famous or influential. You can only give influence to others. And they can give influence to you.
- Google – Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
- Local Chambers of Commerce – is a business-oriented lobbying group.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“team up be in a community don’t go it alone you can learn from each other, you can build each other. Don’t be afraid to find those other entrepreneurs who have an expansive mindset and aren’t afraid of you as competition and really work together. Work together as a consortium, work together and collaborate. We are all better together you can short-circuit a lot of mistakes. And when the times are tough you won’t be isolated and you will have people to reach out to. I think being part of a business community specifically geared towards entrepreneurial mindset is very important”…[Listen for More]
More About Christine Powers:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.” Wayne Huizenga owner of Blockbuster Video
Other Quotes From the Chat with Christine Powers:
- “the shadow side of being an entrepreneur is that there is no one saying you have got to get in the office today, you have got to get this done. So, if you don’t generate that discipline that drive by yourself you can also not really achieve very much”
- “the first thing you really need to do is identify a passion, and not just a passion does it serve, will it have impact, will it have the potential to make a mark in the world, support others whether it is a gizmo or a widget or a service. You can be really passionate about something that is essential but if there is no correlation nobody is going to get it. If it doesn’t make a connection with your audience or any audience you are not going to get anywhere. So, it is twofold you need to find the nexus of a gap…”
- “In many ways all there is is culture that is the holding container, and culture feeds the brand and the brand feeds the culture. So, it’s a critical component that must be tended to.”
- “If I had known that it would all work out okay I would have taken more risks and I would have relaxed a little bit more and spent less of my energy and time in a state of anxiety or worry and just getting about the business of the business. But you know I didn’t really have that confidence and I wasn’t really sure. So, if I could short-circuited that all waste of time that would have been tremendous”
- “if you can just do one thing every day, just one thing to move things forward… To enable you at the end of the day to say I was productive, I achieve something I am moving things forward I can feel good about that”
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