Penny Power and her husband Thomas are the couple behind Ecademy – the social network for business people. As you will see – their mission is closely aligned with what I am trying to achieve with this blog – and my goal is to feature more of their material on this blog. See what you make of this article by Penny:
My desire to understand how some people are born networkers and other’s have to learn has been a purpose for mine over the last 3 years. My hope that I can teach this to Ecademy Members and help them to be more successful is now what drives me.
You know the moment when you meet someone and you feel they can make a difference in your lives? This is Emotional Wealth.
Through my business life, I have met many people who communicate at a higher level. Finding out what this is, has been my passion since I started Ecademy. What is it that makes some business people more attractive to know than others? Why are they more successful, when they do not seem driven or ambitious, they are just great to know? But, how come, almost despite themselves, they are very successful, and they appear to “have it all?”. Their network supports them and they have true Network Value.
Our vision for Ecademy is to ‘Connect business people, to learn, network and develop their emotional and financial wealth.’ I now know that by becoming driven by their emotional wealth, this gives them purpose for themselves and their business, but fundamentally, it will change the world into a less angry, less greedy place to be.
I would like to stress that Emotional Wealth is not about giving all your money away. It does not mean you need to work for free. It does not mean you need to de-focus from your business. It means finding the purpose within yourself that is reflected through the skills you have, providing you with the words and delivery that makes a difference to others.
