What Do the World’s Most Successful People Have in Common?

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?A subject which is rarely spoke about is, not only how counter intuitive starting a business is, but how it can be, and often is incredibly lonely. This is something which is never taught at business schools or given much attention in business literature or which is even touched upon at Bootstrap for example. Failure in business can often mean more than financial loss, it can also impact on our self esteem and the nature of our personal relationships, often resulting in poor physical and mental health Most people go into business hoping to make millions by selling goods or services or concentrating on the things they want rather than what they need. Its not surprising, we live in a culture, particularly in business, where the pursuit of happiness is viewed as the same as the pursuit of income, and where success is measured in ownership of things and not by the strength and depth of our social ties. We also live in a political and philosophical culture, that for the past few hundred years has elevated the individual above community, social connection is viewed as incidental rather than a biological imperative. ?But, we have evolved to live in groups because that’s where we are safest, that’s where we can be creative and productive, where we are healthy. We have always relied on group membership and co-operation to hunt, allow us to sleep safely to be productive and creative and generally make the world a better place. Our whole anatomy, physiology even our brain has evolved to facilitate survival, social connection is crucial to our survival as individuals and as a species, social connection is literally built into our physiology and our DNA. From the moment we are born we need care from others. All humans are all born prematurely, most of the growth of our brain is outside of the womb. We have the most extensive period of helplessness, compared to any other species, so we rely on others for our survival. Even at the most basic level, we need others to help us grow (and, as it turns out, to survive ) to give us a pat on the back to say "well done” . When things are tough, we need others to lean on, to tell us “ everythings going to be OK” perhaps even a hug. These are the things which not only shores up our mental health, but ensures we are creative and most importantly healthy and happy. There are too few people who understand how we physiologically react to perceived or actual isolation. That, without social connection our mental and physical health are deeply impacted, our ability to think rationally and problem solve is compromised, but that doesn’t mean its not true. There is a great deal of scientific evidence to confirm this fact.Being unaware of our physiological need to maintain and strengthen our social relationships can be the making or breaking of our business. So, im not saying the pursuit of income is not important, it helps us avoid physical discomfort and allows us access to resources which would be limited if we had less, But, in business I think we often neglect our relationships and don’t place much importance in strengthening and broadening our social ties. I have read about and heard of many entrepreneurs, failing to meet their goals sinking into depression, loss of family, friends, children and eventually that loss, taking its toll on their physical health. I think this is an important subject in business, particularly because the great majority of businesses fail within the first year. Could one of the reasons be that we tend to prioritise income rather than social connection? It probably sounds counter intuitive for business people to hear that they should put people and relationships first, and goods and services second, because nobody really cares about what your selling. What people really care about is connection. Perhaps we should be thinking about a more ethical way of doing business, making our business about people and community.? I have a few articles on my Twitter profile @nicky.murnin contributed by doctors, neurologists and authors. Perhaps we can gain a better understanding of our physiology, the fact that our need for social connection is the same as our need for food, water or air. Teaching this may give businesses a better start.

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Beautifully and smoothly expressed....thanks it's worth reading? ?U r Great Motivator !? ??