Nick Seneca Jankel: Switch On
OMTIMES: What is ‘enlightened entrepreneurship’?
Nick Seneca Jankel: This is one of the magnificent koans at the core of my life. It is a paradox, a conundrum that must be lived to be fully groked. In essence, it is the creative tension that arises when our hearts and minds experience two distinct truths:
The first, the awakening to or realization of enlightenment: That we are part of the one universe; a sacred and blessed part of All That Is. That everything, including us, is part of the Great Perfection. Nothing needs to be done; that no fame or fortune is necessary for us to be at one. That our Tiny Me is illusory, that I does not exist in any tangible way and so it matters least what that I does.
The second is that there are urgent and pressing challenges affecting our species, our ecology, and our planet. That people are suffering, in agony, being raped, humiliated, enslaved and abused, dying from malaria because they can’t afford nets. That we, with our energy and creativity, can make a difference to this suffering, right here, right now, if we commit. That our Tiny Me is the most powerful driver forward of tangible change. That conviction, focus, energy and effort result in impact.
The paradox is how to know nothing needs to be done and that everything must be transformed at one and the same time; to know that we are nothing and yet everything at the same time; to harness our power and getting stuff done whilst at the same time never getting hooked, grippy, graspy… always ready to surrender everything into the Great Perfection of what Is.
Enlightened entrepreneurship is committing to a real-world vision of how this world could be whilst returning to complete stillness and surrender whenever we become attached to any outcome occurring. For me, I hold a powerful and totally achievable vision of a world where enlightening and empowering media and experiences have transformed the lives of millions through my wisdom start-up www.ripeandready.com. My Switch On books, videos and toolkits are on channel on the Ripe & Ready platform. I am giving all my life blood, soul work, energy, and conviction – what I call Total Fucking Resolve – to this work – to the Switch On channel;, to the Thrive Up channel, to Wicked Wisdom channel and more; courting investors, corporate partners, next gen wisdom teachers, audiences, social media, building tech etc.… all to empower the least powerful so they thrive and ensure their communities thrive… whilst running my leadership development and creative management consultancy working flat out to transform hearts and minds of corporate leaders so they ensure the most powerful organizations in the world become sustainable, ethical and creative… all the while ensuring this work makes enough money to fund a family, a wisdom teaching and writing career and the startup… whilst writing my own books, articles, podcasts and the like… researching and developing Breakthrough Biodynamics… whilst being a conscious, switched on, attentive father, husband and son… without getting hooked on any of it!
