MONICA HADLEY has launched and run over a half dozen businesses and non-profits in manufacturing, accounting, SEO, fruit distribution, Iowa justice, and radio.
Customers and employees aren’t always right, but we can make them feel right.
I have complete control over my attitude and am responsible for my happiness.
Until you quit, you haven’t failed. [Read more…]
CHRISTOPHER KUFNER, a sublime and prolific artist, founded Crest Jewel of Fairfield and the first health food store in Des Moines. He invented the Tuscan Leveling System and runs and owns Americus Diamond jewelry store.
“In business, you can evolve quickly. Every day you have the opportunity to choose between what is right and the expedient thing for more money.“
“I treat everyone with the same attention and care no matter how much money they plan to spend. I help whoever comes in first.”
“When creating things, if you are close to the Creator, it is easier to create.” [Read more…]
PETER HUGGINS helped build a company that sold for $380 million dollars before starting his oil and gas business. He attributes his ongoing success to his ability to connect with even the most difficult of people.
“You have to figure out what you’re passionate about. You can’t fake it.”
“Hire people smarter than you.”
“If I am considering a job, I ask the people working within the organization, ‘How does your supervisor treat you? Do you feel an appreciated part of the organization? Is your work respected?” [Read more…]
EVA NORLYK SMITH cofounded YogaUOnline while creating the Healthy Back Healthy Body Program and other therapeutic yoga courses. Eva’s work facilitates healthy aging by restoring core integrity and posture balance.
“Anything is possible.”
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
“Do things 200%.”
“The difference between a professional and non-professional is that a professional does things to perfection.” [Read more…]
JIM 
BELILOVE in 1988 founded Creative Edge Master Shop to design and fabricate one-of-a-kind, artistic architectural stone flooring using computer-controlled waterjet technology. While running Creative Edge, Jim helped develop Sunnybrook Assisted Living facilities in Iowa.
“A business runs efficiently when it creates systems and methods for other people to follow.”
“Leap before you look.”
“Progress happens when you successfully divvy out tasks rather than trying to do it all yourself”
“God wants there to be entrepreneurs. He just doesn’t let us know what it’s going to take.”
“Follow your fascination and make it a reality” [Read more…]
BILL POLLAK, veterinarian of 40 years, created the Fairfield Animal Hospital so he could help animals naturally and holistically.
“This is all a dream. When you have a dream, don’t forget to go inside and see how you feel.”
“You are much more likely to know your purpose if you’re settled inside.”
“Decide that you are done running away from things. You are much more likely to know your purpose when you are settled inside, and have let go of things that provided security in the past.”
DEAN DRAZNIN, with 30 years of experience in Marcom, launched his own public relations firm in 1998 with a specialization in Israeli high tech. In subsequent years, Dean Draznin Communications expanded into other categories, including PR for software, e-marketing, direct mail, medical, natural health care, personal development, and authors.
“Communication is basic to being human.”
“If you can’t communicate, you can’t do business.”
“The poet Muriel Rukeyser put it best, ‘The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.’ ”
Cliff Rose has advertised for some of the largest companies in the world and has now created a Maharishi University of Management course that takes students all the way through the process of starting a business, from concept to market.
“Investors don’t invest in a product; they invest in a person.”
“It felt right to give back to Maharishi for Transcendental Meditation, which unfolded my creativity and bliss.”
“Our customer’s positive association with a celebrity can make a product a success.”
LEE SINGH started Green Gourmet after moving to Fairfield eight years ago. Her passion for nutrition and care for people fueled the creation of one of Fairfield’s favorite Organic, Non-GMO restaurants.
“Each of us is a businessperson on a daily basis, from minute to minute.”
“Nutrition drives our business. Keep your values at the core of your business.”
“No matter what your business, you deal with clients. You must have a good client rapport.” [Read more…]
Jim Bagnola is an international speaker, executive coach, and corporate educator. He is an expert in the field of leadership and body-mind management, focusing on the influence of thinking patterns on health, happiness, success, and the capacity to lead.
“Your intention is where the seed is planted. Your attention makes it grow, and then you let go; which is No Tension.”
“Love what you do or change it.”
“Self forgiveness is the slayer of all demons.” [Read more…]
JIM DAVIS started a photography business in college in 1974. Jim and his partners sold it in 2007, and the business is now the established leader in commencement and race photography.“Have fun, make people happy, do excellent work, and the money will flow naturally.
“No matter how much money is involved, do what you know to be right.”
“At difficult moments in the business cycle, survive through equanimity.” [Read more…]
BETSY HOWLAND with her three daughters started Revelations used bookstore, which soon became a popular Fairfield meeting spot serving coffee, home-made pizza, and other wholesome food.“In business, we must be in the moment, and deal with what’s in front of us. It isn’t that we are blind to possibilities, but why dwell on non-existent problems created by the mind.”
“Everyone has an inner guidance system. It never fails; it never fools you; it’s always right. Guidance signals might include gut feelings, knowingness in the heart, an intense headache.”
“When I awake, I appreciate all that’s good in my life. Doing so brings me happiness and power. I think ‘What’s going to charm me today?'” [Read more…]
RON BOVARD is the founder and CEO of Bovard Studio, the award-winning provider of new stained glass windows and challenging restorations. Bovard Studio employs some of the finest artists and craftspeople of our time. “As an entrepreneur, you must face personal limitations, the areas where your skills lack. Hire people smarter and more talented than you, and don’t let your ego get in the way.”
“Pick something you love. You will be able to work the business during tough times, and be there long enough to succeed. Even if you don’t make it, at least you did something you loved.”
“See the work that needs to be done and just do it before the problem becomes more troublesome.” [Read more…]
STEVEN WINN made, lost, and made again millions of dollars as a CPA, infomercial pioneer, no-money-down educator, pizza restaurateur, seminar organizer for financial planners and more.“Business happens in the quiet moments when we stamp our intentions on the infinite.”
“As an entrepreneur, you either own a business, or you own a job. If your business requires always being there, that’s a job.”
“Owning your own business is a fabulous process for developing self-referral awareness. What determines your success is how well you can refer to that silent place within yourself, where, from that deepest level of intuition, you’re going to ask, what’s the right direction? What should happen with my business? What should I do with this employee? You make that decision based on alignment with higher force evolution, rather than on your ego, emotional needs, or stress.” [Read more…]
Soon find stories of over 100 meditating entrepreneurs of Fairfield, IA. Some featured in upcoming book, The Meditating Entrepreneurs. Fairfielder? Tell your story
FRED GRATZON founded The Great Midwestern Ice Cream Company in 1979 (“Best Ice Cream in America”), and Telegroup in 1989. Telegroup grew to become a $300 million telecommunications company that went public in 1979. Author, Lazy Way to Success.“I become an entrepreneur to avoid getting a job.”
“Commitment is just nature’s price of admission. She’s weeding out the weenies and pruning the pretenders.””I look at business as a playground, a way of growing personally.”
“The reason we walk this planet is not to get rich or manage twenty franchise stores or a big factory. It is to become enlightened. Everything else is just an illusion.” [Read more…]
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“Don’t pick something because you think you can make a dollar or two. Pick it because your soul calls you, because it’s why you are on the planet.”
“Everybody has their own rituals. Find what works for you.”
“I find that preparing myself with the silence of meditation is really, really important.” [Read more…]
JANET BRAY ATTWOOD is a visionary, a transformational leader, and a world humanitarian. She travels the globe, supporting people in all walks of life, in knowing their personal greatness.“The happier you are, the more attractive you will be to those you love and cherish. As a great teacher once said, “Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things toward you.”
“Passion arises from the heart, and your heart’s impulse is more likely to be closer to the truth than your mind’s analysis.”
“Passions change and morph over time as one comes to know and understand oneself more deeply. As you follow your passions, you will find yourself drawn irresistibly onward until one day, you wake up and find you are living a passionate life, filled with a sense of destiny.” [Read more…]
CHRIS ATTWOOD is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, The Passion Test – The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose, and Co-Founder of The Passion TestYour perfect alliance partner is that person or organization for whom you are uniquely qualified to fulfill their most critical need, and in fulfilling their critical need, you fulfill your own.
Follow your passions (what you love) and your talents (what you are really good at.)
Find people that are doing great things, that you’re attracted to, that you can help in some way, and help them. [Read more…]
ERIC SCHWARTZ is the founder, chairman and CEO of Cambridge Investment Research, Inc, one of the fastest growing Broker/Dealers in the industry with $67 billion assets under management, more than 650 associates, and over 3,000 independent registered representatives serving hundreds of thousands of clients across the United States.“The purpose of business is to make the world a better place.”
“Values always matter.”
“No one is successful alone. Surround yourself with great people.” [Read more…]
Phyllis Khare is the author of several Social Media Dummies books, co-founder of Social Media Manager School and founder of TimeBliss.ME“You can find your online tribe and enhance your life experience so easily with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope. Connecting with people all over the world can change your life for the better!”
“Use your own natural authentic voice while posting online. Don’t pretend to be someone you’re not. Be real and you will find a huge network of people wanting you connect with you.”
“Remember to put down your phone (Facebook) and have eye-to-eye conversations with people. IRL (In Real Life) meetings are still the best!”
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FRANCIS THICKE with wife Susan, owns and operates an 80-cow, grass-based, organic dairy near Fairfield, Iowa. They process milk on the farm and market dairy products through grocery stores and restaurants in Fairfield. Francis has a Ph.D. in soil fertility and served as National Program Leader for Soil Science for the USDA-Extension Service in Washington, D.C.
They process milk on the farm and market dairy products through grocery stores and restaurants in Fairfield. Francis has a Ph.D. in soil fertility and served as National Program Leader for Soil Science for the USDA-Extension Service in Washington, D.C. [Read more…]
JONAS MAGRAM and his wife, Sandy, in 1989 co-founded Prasad Gifts, a gift importer and distributor, specializing in fine incense.“Take counsel from others, but make your own decisions. Learn to trust your gut.”
“Do something, if you don’t do anything, it’s very unlikely anything will happen. Failure is part building a successful business.”
“Get it in writing, even with friends and family. Otherwise, you think you’re on the same page, and a month later, you’ve got two totally different memories of what you agreed to.” [Read more…]
“When starting your career, take every job you can. If a client asks if you can do a project, say yes. Then do whatever it takes to get it perfect the first time. Never complain. Go the extra mile. Always say, YES.”
“Don’t try to be something you are not to make money. Don’t do something because you think you should or because of someone else’s success. Start inside, then look outside. Do what you love.”
“I always aim for a “wow” from the client, doing the highest possible quality.” [Read more…]
This site and book tell stories of men and women who moved to Fairfield, Iowa home of Maharishi University of Management (MUM) to practice Transcendental Meditation as part of an ongoing world peace project. To stay in Fairfield, many, with little experience or know-how, began and ran successful businesses.
On a part time basis, one of those entrepreneurs, Hal Goldstein, created this website and from this website an upcoming book, The Meditating Entrepreneurs – Creating Success from the Inside Out. All proceeds from the book will be donated to MUM. If you would like to help on the website or book, read this and contact Hal.