Not long ago, I posted a video on YouTube about redefining FIRE. Rather than Financial Independence Retire Early, I want us to rebrand it as Financial Independence Recreational Employment. The idea being that I want people to do work they love. I want them to experience work in a way that is fun and enjoyable while also meaningful and fulfilling for them. I want everyone to be in such a wonderful financial position that they don’t feel handcuffed to jobs or careers they dislike, resent, or even hate, simply for a paycheck.
I’ve been contemplating love a lot recently. I pray on it regularly. Asking God to show me how He sees the world, and to show me how He loves others. I can be stubborn and thick headed at times, so this is sinking in slowly. While I need to keep pursuing this, I’ve had a few realizations about how loving others applies to our businesses.
How to Infuse your Coaching Practice with Love
So what would it take to infuse your coaching or counseling business with love? Well, my gut reaction is that it would take:
- Serving clients with love,
- By collaborating with partners you love,
- While performing actions you love.
But let’s break it down even further.
1 Corinthians is well known for its discussion on love. Many weddings have used chapter 13 verses 4-7 which read:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Use 1 Corinthians description of love to improve your business engagement.
What if we applied Paul’s description of love to our coaching and counseling businesses. Maybe it would sound like this:
- I’m patient with my clients, my team, my partners, and myself while I coach and counsel others as well as when I perform the administrative tasks of my business.
- I’m not envious of other businesses in my space – the success of other therapists, coaches and consultants are evidence of the need for this work!
- I don’t boast of my business’s successes because I see every win as a gift of collaboration and people coming together.
- I don’t dishonor my clients, my team, or my partners. I maintain my integrity.
- When I act, I’m not self-seeking, but look for ways to give the greatest value to everyone I work with. My clients have trust in me because I consistently deliver.
- I don’t get angry at negative outcomes and don’t keep a record of wrongs, but rather use them to learn and grow.
- I don’t rejoice in the loss or hardship of my competitors but rejoice in our growing industry.
- I strive to protect my business by being trustworthy with clients and partners, seeing opportunities everywhere, and never giving up.
So what do you think? Are these commitments that you can make for your business? Are there other Bible passages that speak to you about growing a business you can enjoy for a long career?
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