Unconventional advice for business owners

Paul here.

The idea behind Cohere came to me after a prolonged period of no thinking.

I have come to realize others have experienced this too. It is one of the most effective ways to receive inspired ideas aligned with your deepest calling.

The moment it arrived

I remember it vividly. It was January 2019 and I was walking down a street near my home in Phoenix.

I was being my purest self, formless presence, enjoying the senses and seeing life without thinking.

Anyone can learn how to do this. How to be free inside. To flow, be content with nothing, and treasure the energy of being alive.

That is when the inspiration for Cohere came to me. A powerful vision arrived that brought tears to my eyes.

Four years later that vision has powered our progress. We have raised millions in funding from conscious investors and grown a global team and a global network of coaches, healers, and teachers transforming the world.

Why it felt different

When I think about what made this so different from trying or forcing business ideas, it comes down to state.

I was able to tap into a restful, calm, fully satisfied state. And then powerful ideas beyond me and my ego arrived in service of the we.

Many of us are striving day in and day out to get our businesses running and growing, and there is a lot of mental forcing in that. We push for progress and traction.

My theory is that the forcing may be the very thing stopping us from manifesting what we need.

The more we relax into our formless essence, the more we open up to our greater manifestations and opportunities.

This is when work gets to be fun. It can still be intense, in a good way, but the intensity is channeled from inspiration instead of forced from the mind.

Where to run your business from

As you execute your vision and impact lives, consider that deep mastery of business and consistent inspired execution may lie in learning the art of relaxing into your formless presence.

That is a safe and infinitely empowering location for the headquarters of your business. From there we unearth breakthroughs that create exponential progress and give us the space to persevere through any adversity.

Paul