business secrets of the trappist monks, with august turak
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Listen to the full interview at www.33voices.com/august-turak/audio August Turak is a successful entrepreneur, corporate executive, and award winning author who attributes much of his success to living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey for 17 years. As a frequent monastic guest, he learned firsthand from the monks as they grew an incredibly successful portfolio of businesses. After a corporate career with companies like MTV, August Turak started two highly successful software businesses, Raleigh Group International (RGI) and Elsinore Technologies. In 1988 he founded the Self Knowledge Symposium, a nonprofit organization that mentors college students. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Selling Magazine, the New York Times, Business Week, and is a popular leadership contributor at Forbes.com. He is the author of Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity (Columbia Business School Publishing)TRANSCRIPT
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The following represents 10 highlights from the interview by @MoeAbdou,
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August TurakSuccessful entrepreneur, corpo-rate executive, and award win-
ning author who attributes much of his success to living and work-ing alongside the Trappist monks
of Mepkin Abbey for 17 years.
@AugustTurak
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It’s in your own self interestto forget about your own self interest;
the quicker you internalize that, the faster you’ll achieve.
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When the purpose of your business
is an inspiring mission,profits are an inevitable byproduct,
they just measure your progress.
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Enlightened leaders use a more qualitative approach to measure their success.
they first align their purpose, people and process before they track results.
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Enlightened leaders use a more qualitative approach to measure their success.
they first align their purpose, people and process before they track results.
33voicesEnlightened Leaders Use Qualitative Approaches
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Trusting others is only possible
if you trust yourself first.begin by offering trust before expecting to get it.
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A monk succeeds in business because he’s not in business; he’s serving God and other human beings.It’s about service and selflessness first and always.
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When you learn to separate your ego from your business; you’ll have the guts to kill off your best products -
because if you don’t, someone else will.
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A leader who’s in tune with herself
lives the Buddhists mantra:Sit, walk, or run but don’t wobble.
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Your most impactful form of advertising
is to ‘Eat your own cooking’ -
taste it, always.
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Nothing great is ever achieved without
self-discipline and sacrifice.embrace the challenge of forcing yourself
to do what’s in your best interest.
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Your purpose transcends your business - stop aiming at success in business;
aim, instead at being great at life.
Really reflect...
How much of your life is occupied with your own self-interest?
Really reflect...
