We have moved all this information over to UnitingCreatives.com as a new social media website.  It is “the marketplace and networking center for your business, community and planet”.

This new site is in beta, as we are developing it.  When you go to UnitingCreatives.com, you will find the Marketplace in the top menu bar. If you click on marketplace and then on the right you will find drop down menus for these referrals.  Hope you enjoy the new site…it is a combination of all the sites into one spot.  We are doing this as volunteers and I am delighted to see it coming together!  Joy

Eckhart Tolle’s new book, “The New Earth - Awakening to Your Life’s Inner Purpose” is a great book for understanding some of the challenges facing our society as we deal with accumulated stories of humanity, religion, self and more.

Many people have found it very helpful in seeing how our historical stories and habits of thought trap us into underperformance. He discusses the importance of understanding what he calls the pain body, and how we must get out of our heads and egos to get to a new place of resourcefulness and self fulfillment.

I found his last chapter the most useful for he talks about awakening the power of enthusiasm and joy energy to take us to a new level of awareness and effectiveness.  This is a tremendous unexpected reiteration of the work I have released in the Joy Conversion Technique where I discuss how to convert fear energy into joy energy so you can get better results in life.  Please sign in and download the free report to get information on the upcoming teleclasses I will be doing on this topic!

The power of insignificant significance is well illustrated by a couple exerpts from a website I just found that is called One Million Green. I find it fun how they illustrate the significance of really small choices or changes that you and I can make to make a big difference over time or if we get a group to participate.

Who would you acknowledge in your office for their “green” efforts? And then think about how you could encourage this action at your workplace? Notice this quote from their website:

Did You Know?

If one person replaced one incandescent light bulb each month with a fluorescent light bulb, it would translate to an estimated energy savings of 4,512 kWh for the life of the bulbs.

If one person decided to carpool just one day a week, it would save an estimated 61.3 gallons of gas per year. (Note: at the price of gas today, that could save you around $250 as well.)

I think that this is a significant impact from seemingly small decisions. Now check out what happens when we combine this with compound collective choices:

Now imagine if one million people pledge together to make these small changes to their routines. That’s over 4.5 Billion kWh’s saved from simply changing light bulbs! That’s over 61 Million gallons of gas saved from carpooling once a week!

Next, from a business leaders standpoint, think about how you could encourage more of your employees to go green and benefit the whole world. Perhaps you might provide some extra recognition or benefit for them? Or what if you gave them an extra day off a year for the extra work and time it took them to carpool or ride their bike to work? What if you also gave them a gift or extra time off relative to the amount of money they saved the company for not having to build or maintain extra parking, for saving resources at the office, etc.

Here are some other recommendations to change the culture at work:

1. Encourage a “green” dress code that is professional but serviceable - inform clients of the policy
2. Reward the use of low heeled or tennis shoes for all staff for health reasons and consumer benefits
3. Reduce the number of chemicals you use in office cleaning - go green
4. Encouage carpooling to work
   
5. Encourage that your staff at home do things such as shorten showers by 3 minutes, turn off the faucets when brushing teeth, do laundry in cold water, etc.
6. Figure out how you can use less water in the lunchroom; Allow air drying of dishes
   
7. Turn off lights when leaving a room
8. Turn down thermostat by 2 degrees in the winter and up 2 degrees in the summer
9. Use reuseable bags for all shopping for office supplies, groceries, when running errands.
   
10. Utilize space heaters to heat only occupied rooms
11. Plant a tree at my house, at the office, in the park once a year
12. Recycle everything possible and use refillable ink cartridges for printers.
    

The AtKisson Group published a great book that all leaders and change agents should read.

Check out: The ISIS Agreement: How Sustainability Can Improve Organizational Performance, and Transform the World.

Recommended by Brita Adkinson.

This is a great on-line source for green quality office supplies, called the Green Office.

This book is awesome, and right on the money about social marketing and how Entrepreneurs and Corporations Can Profit by Starting Online Communities. David has brought together an amazing array of knowledge, tips and resources for the public. You can buy Smart Startups! here!

It has completely changed how I was setting up these blogs, my communities and more! This is a vast field that was really scarey for someone from my generation to delve into. But I have done it…and this book makes it more real to me. You will see these websites all changing as I learn what he does, and how to do it!

This is a terrific book on how life and death are one continuous creative project…they are not separate things. I met Deepak at one of his talks, and it was a turning point in my thinking, for this book added a key missing ingredient in my thinking about Intentional Bio-Energetics(TM) and how things happen in the world.

It changed my whole view on life, on the fear of death, and on the joy of creating in this world right now, with pleasure. Check it out. He gives good substantiated information about physics, quantum physics and more… click here to buy Life After Death. - Joy

A book by David Suzuki and Holly Dressel

Treat yourself to true stories about successful companies that make a positive difference in their communities! Good News is filled with examples of businesses that use eco-friendly materials and resources to grow their profits - companies that endeavor to leave a small footprint but make a big contribution to a healthier society. Learn about environmentally sound technologies that already are in use!     Brita

Yes, a lot of positive change is taking place on Earth, just have a look at this: http://theshiftmovie.com/home.html - let us be inspired by this short video about positive change in business and community life! Do you have an exciting resource to share with us about that you have used to transform your business? Click on Comments and tell us! Brita

What valuable tools and resources would you recommend to other pathfinders who are consciously creating a win-win-win business? By win-win-win we mean encouraging life-enhancing results for the individual, the business, and our broader world community, including nature. We welcome new thought thinking resources in your field that are breakthroughs and innovative, as well as exceptionally done material that is timeless.

What resource, technique, or tool has improved your entrepreneurial performance in a way that ripples out to positively impact others?

Why was this resource unique in a way that improved your results? What difference did it make to you?