I was recently interviewed by fellow, coach author and speaker Arvind Devalia on his popular Blog site.
Arvind is a coach passionate about helping people to live joyful lives and through his blog and books helps to encourage people to ‘make it happen’ in their lives.
Here’s our interview .…and visit Arvind’s site for more inspiring articles and tips.
Are you trading away your soul or are you a Soul Trader?
Every now and then you meet someone who blows you away and inspires you to raise your own game.
Earlier this week, that’s exactly what happened to me – I went to the book launch party for my friend Rasheed Ogunlaru‘s latest book.
Like me, Rasheed is a coach, author and inspirational speaker and though we have known of each other for years, we only recently connected face to face. And yesterday was the publication date of his new book – Soul Trader (Amazon USA 
Soul Trader is one of those life changing books that any inspiring entrepreneur or indeed any established business person should read.
As Rasheed says, brutal business is sick and dying. And welcome to the era of the Soul Trader
Practical and motivational Soul Trader is a coach yourself companion, with insights, inspiration, tips and tools to help you and your business progress whatever your stage.
“Cut the cost & raise the impact of your business – by following your heart” – Rasheed Ogunlaru
The book highlights we’re sick of running and working for soul-less businesses that don’t care about customers just our cash – which is many are crumbling. It replaces mindless business with heart-centred entrepreneurship.
“The world is changing and so is what we want from businesses. Mindless businesses are dying and heart-led ones are being born. We’re sick of soul-less businesses that only care cash not their customers. We want and need fulfilling, sustainable, meaningful ones in balance with our lives – that make an impact in the lives and those they serve and in the world. ”
Follow your heart, utilise your network, build rich relationships and you’ll cut the financial and emotional costs of starting / growing a business in tough, changing times says Rasheed.
The book totally resonates with me and it is my great pleasure to interview Rasheed and introduce him to my readers:-
1. Rasheed, your story and your book is so inspiring! Thanks for creating such a wonderful book – it’s going to inspire a lot of people around the world. What inspires YOU?
I’m really just inspired by life, being alive and this magical gift of life. But beyond and within that I’ve always been passionate about people, their magic and their own possibilities when they do that.
In terms of people who have inspired me; my mother has been a great inspiration. She is one of life’s extra-ordinary, ordinary people.
The Gandhi’s and Mandela’s have inspired me too – all those who pointed us to our inter-connectedness, peace and compassion.
On a more every day level I’m inspired by nature, space and silence.
2. So many people are doing jobs they don’t enjoy – and are in businesses without soul. Why do you think that is?
It’s simply conditioning. From as soon as we can speak we are told who we are, what our background is, how we should be and what we should aspire to.
For a number of generations that has meant – usually for good intentions – that we are told that we should aspire to be something sensible – doctor, lawyer, office manager or whatever else. We are rarely told to follow our real passion and talents or to find our purpose and forge a career from these things. So we end up stuck in loveless jobs and all sorts of situation.
Thus it takes real courage and mindfulness to step back and ask ‘what feels true to me?’
Ask yourself – what will it take to live my best possible life?
However the economy, serial redundancy, job uncertainty and that voice from within – combined with the more holistic times we are in, are making more people ask that question.
3. What advise can you offer those people who just can’t change jobs?
I would say give yourself the space for a moment to step back and ask yourself:
- ‘Who am I?’
- ‘What’s really most important to me in life?’
- ‘Where am I at?’
- ‘What kind of job do I really want to do?’
It may be that if you feel that you can’t change jobs or if you feel that employment is no longer working for you that you may be wanting or needing to explore becoming your own boss.
This often happens when people feel stuck or they have reached a ceiling – or if they just have new dreams. Maybe intuition is whispering in their ear!
Read the full interview here on Arvind’s blog
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