Why are you in business? Zen Buddhist Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh says “To be loved is to be recognized as existing.” Our business becomes alive and vibrant when our customers recognize a part of themselves in our mission and our products. We attract more talent and partners when we recognize the talent and partners we have. When you do your best work, your work becomes a mirror in which you recognize your greater self ~ In which you love and are loved.
Rather than seeing your business as a means to an end ~ as a way to sell a product or make a living ~ why not see it as a mirror of love through service? With every action and transaction with your team or your customers, ask yourself “Am I showing them how much I love them?" By serving others, your business is a way to love others by recognizing they exist every new day. By doing your best work, your business is a way for others to love you.
與其把你的事業看作一種單純用來生財或謀生的工具,為何不把它看作是一面透過服務傳達愛的鏡子?每當你和團隊進行某項行動或是和客戶交易的時候,問問你自己:「我有沒有讓他們感受到我多愛他們?」透過服務他人,你的事業每一天都在肯定他人的存在,也是你傳遞愛的管道。透過做到最好的服務,你的事業也成為別人愛你的管道。 Surely with this new definition of business, rather than thinking about competing with each other to get love, we can all serve each other to give love. With this new definition of business, we can create a mirror of love through service to humanity and the world in which we exist.