I’m always seeking to connect with lightness and fun while we’re doing the sometimes serious work of fulfilling our purpose through our business. This morning when I was checking out the sunrise, I found myself chuckling when the old Jeff Foxworthy ‘You might be a Redneck if…’ shtick randomly came to mind. Hilarious stuff that always made me laugh. And a beautiful example of how it brightens our Being to enjoy our own idiosyncrasies.
It got me thinking – what about the world of purpose-driven business? It’s a whole different ball game because running a small business with big dreams isn’t just about the bottom line. Yes, we do business to make a profit – that’s the nourishment that sustains the mechanism that fulfills the dream. But we conscious, purpose-driven business leaders have a whole different way of integrating life and work and purpose into a holistic lifestyle. And with that approach comes some interesting quirks.
17 Signs that You Might Be a Purpose-Driven Business Leader
So, I thought we could have some fun and take a light-hearted look at what it means to be at the helm of a purpose-driven business. If you find yourself nodding along or chuckling at one or more of these 17 signs, you just might be a purpose-driven business leader!
- If your company’s mission statement sounds more like a vow for world peace, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your office dog is a rescue with its own Instagram following, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your marketing strategy includes changing the world one product or service at a time, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your ideal business conference includes more mindfulness retreats than power lunches, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If you’ve ever helped a customer with something totally unrelated to your business, just because you care, you might be a business purpose-driven leader.
- If you judge the success of your day by positive impacts rather than profits, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your break room has more types of herbal tea than coffee, you might have be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If you spend more time learning about your stakeholders’ values than reading market trends, you might be a business purpose-driven leader.
- If your most heated debates are about whether it’s “conscious business” or “purpose-driven business”, you might have be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your business card reads more like a manifesto for change than a job title, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If you celebrate team successes with volunteer parties instead of office parties, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If you’re more likely to know your employees’ passions than their last names, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If you choose your suppliers based on their life stories instead of their price lists, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your idea of a great company car is a bicycle or electric scooter, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If you spend more time thinking about social impact than beating competitors, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your well-being metrics are as crucial as your business metrics, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
- If your staff meetings start with a round of gratitude sharing, you might be a purpose-driven business leader.
I hope you got a kick out of reading these as much as I did writing them! Maybe you have a few to add to the list? Drop your ideas by leaving a reply below. Here’s to our quirky, wonderful selves. May all our purposes be fulfilled.
