“It's really important that we have that growth and expand the canopy and generate revenue and profit and keep expanding. But on the other hand, to bear in mind that if we don't also nurture those roots, that tree becomes really fragile when they start to blow.” -Dennis Kiley

 

In this episode, Jay interviews Dennis Kiley, founder of the Ecopsychology Initiative in Maine.  Dennis has developed a training series that helps business owners understand and repair their businesses through the medium of the principles of nature.  As such, the two discuss the value of nature in keeping the entrepreneurial mind calm, how to leverage nature to increase your problem solving ability, viewing your business as having seasons and acting accordingly, etc--it was a refreshing and out of the box dialogue with some immediately applicable takeaways.  Check it out!

 

 

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Episode Highlights:

01:41 The Ecopsychology Initiative-  Life Lesson From the Natural World

08:09 The Big Picture Perspective- Business Seasons

17:44 What Big Companies Prioritize 

22:56 10 Principles For Systems of Every Sort

31:14 Know Your Edges

39:19 Relationship and Patterns Principle

42:44 Leverage Your Relationships

49:44 Are You Getting On Your Own Way?