10 Commandments of Epic Business
At the end of my 2011 Annual Report, I created a simple graphic called -
“10 Commandments of Biz”
The 10 commandements were about doing business a different way. One that was designed to lead to not just a great career that changed lives, but to the ability to love the work you do in the world, the business you aspire to build and the life you want to live.
And, in the context of the Annual Report, it was a bit of a parting bonus gift, a quick little slice of fun to leave you thinking about how you bring yourself to the world.
While the entire Annual Report took off online (more on that soon, still humbled and grateful, btw), the 10 commandments, themselves, got quite a bit of feedback, and I had a bunch of requests to release them as a standalone graphic to share.
So, for those who missed it and those who asked for it, here ya go…
Because…
Business ain’t just about business, it’s about life!
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LOVE IT! I’m in the beginning stages of starting my training & development business and these words encapsulate exactly where I’m headed. I especially love the “EPIC Sh*t” & “service & soul” phrases.
What ‘epic shit’ are you working in?
While all of these are great, I particularly loved: “Thou shalt find or purchase a SENSE OF HUMOR. You’ve gotta laugh!
Thanks, Jonathan!
H*ll yeah… I am printing this out and putting on my bathroom mirror to be read outloud ever day. Working hard on this fear thing…and doing what I love…but getting there.
What are you doing that you love? How come you really liked this post on the ’10 Commandments?
These commandments made my heart sing. It’s amazing how when you follow just a few of these, especially Thou shall align thy actions with thy heart, you start doing things that matter, and working with people that do business the same way.
Each day one or more of these commandments become alive from events in my day! Love them all!
I especially liked “Thou shalt train thy mind in the alchemy of fear.” One must be able to overcome fear in order to be successful. Whether it’s fear of failure or whatever, you have to get over it or at the very least, turn the volume down on it. Determination is key. My motto is to embrace fear! Do the very things you’re most afraid of. Once you get it out of the way, nothing can hold you back.
Thanks for the post!
Sometimes I feel like more people need a healthy dose of #4. And of course, every day you should be working on #6.
Love these Jonathan!
Love this! Thanks Jonathan!
Love this.
Well, as I am about to quit my job to be a full-yime yoga teacher + life coach, this is very timely
Thank you!
love it – especially your sense of humour. Thanks for sharing Jonathan.
Sweet! Thanks for reposting. I missed it first time around.
Seeing as one of the toughest things to let go of (for us, eh-hem, perfectionist types) is *trying too hard*, my list includes:
Thou shalt surrender to the FLOW.
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This is fantastic! Love, Business, Life…it’s all the same wonderful stuff! Thank you for this Jonathan!
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Very cool ’10 Commandments’. Do you have resources to help individuals start a meaningful career?
Great !!! … every single one of ‘em … though I am in a quandary – where can I go to purchase “sense of humor!” …
If you want a great sense of humor you should surround yourself with people who are naturally funny and soak in their energy. Even if it means that you use the same jokes that they use….just don’t use them on the same crowd. That’s what I did for years to ‘embrace the weird’. Sooner or later you’ll start to put out YouTube videos like these haha. I put this together last weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–5-WZSeU70
Fantastic list. I had already made finding a mentor one of my biggest priorities for 2012, as all of the truly successful people I know have one or more mentors that helped get them where they are today.
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Now that’s epic.
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Chei, this is a great innovation and it moves me a lot. I guess if we decide to use this 10 Epistles for our businesses either online or offline, it will flourish.
Sheyi
Jonathan- this is really terrific… thank you for sharing this with us… I appreciate you. Warmest, Sheri
Though I subscribe to your blog, I don’t always get to read all posts, so I am behind as to what this is all about, but having said that…I love this thought on the 10 Commandments of Business. I especially was drawn to two lines: Thou shalt ALIGN thy actions with thy HEART…Thou shalt lead with SERVICE & SOUL. Absolutely impressive and well said!
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I love this! Thanks Jonathan!
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This is great, I want to print a giant copy and put it in our company office. You should be selling prints of this my friend. Awesome sauce.
Cheers,
@jephmaystruck
It’s been a little over year since this came out; it still makes me smile and I love every bit of advice on it… Timeless.
•.★♥★Happy New Year to You & Yours!★♥★.•
Eliz
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I love that 2 years on this is still being found by people like me. Thanks for sharing inspirational cool sh*t ! Love it kx