Sacred Commerce: Business as a Path of Awakening [Paperback]

In this timely book, authors Matthew and Terces Engelhart present the idea thatlove before appearancesis the antidote to our spiritual, environmental, and social degradation. Exploring topics such as mission statements, manager as coach, human resources as a sacred culture, and inspirational meetings, they offer a manual for building a spiritual communityat the workplace—a vital concept in an age when work consumes the bulk of most adults’ time. Business, the authors explain, is all about providing a service, product, or experience the market wants, and no business can succeed by failing to understand this point. However, integrating the concept of “Sacred Commerce” into business can provide both financial success and spiritual satisfaction. Stressing that every business is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of both clients and employees, the Engelharts share the tools they’ve learned in their own enterprises to fulfill this vision.Sacred Commerceis the ideal mix of the personal and the practical—a guidebook written by people who have felt success, not just spent it. Dissatisfaction with work is at record levels, and the Engelharts show that you don’t have to suffer personally—or give up your humanity—to pay the mortgage.Foreword by Megan Marie Brien – IX
1. Hearing the Call – 1
2. About Sacred Commerce – 5
3. Our Four Insights – 15
4. Clear on Clearing – 25
5. The Calling of Mission Statements – 33
6. Being as Source – 35
7. Abundance Is an Inside Job – 43
8. The Manager as Coach – 49
9. Manager Medicines: Distinctions – 53
10. Leading Inspiring Meetings – 61
11. The Art of Sacred Service – 65
12. There Is Nothing Wrong – 67
13. Giving Up Being Right – 69
14. The Power of Making Requests – 71
15. The Gift of Acknowledgment – 73
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