Being An Innerpreneur

I’ve been tracking a few things.

[tweetmeme]I’ve been Googling “Innerpreneur” since June 2008 or maybe before… but I didn’t start collecting data on the results until this year, 8 Jan 09.

When I first started Googling the term, the first 10 or so pages were about the Ron Rentel book, Karma Queens, Geek Gods and Innerpreneurs.

On January 8th of this year there were 8070 results on the web for “Innerpreneur”.

When I checked again, just right now (December 6th – 4:12 EST), there were 40,300 results for “Innerpreneur”.

That’s 500% growth. How you like them apples?

The results for “Innerpreneur” are no longer just about the book anymore either. They’re now about the soul of the matter, they’re about us. Our businesses and our dreams.

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1. You

[tweetmeme]Don’t worry about the business idea before you’ve come to understand your Self and your gifts, and what you want from your business. Starting with the idea is starting the process in the middle. Your idea isn’t going to make your business a success, you are. So do the work and find your answers. Discover what it is that you would really love to do. For it’s not the idea that that is going to shoot you into the stratosphere, it’s the quality of You that is turning the idea into a reality.

2. Your Relationships

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[tweetmeme] When it comes to business, we tend to focus on the “hard stuff”. We believe with the right idea, coupled with equipment, know-how and a little money, we will be a success.

We write business plans, take classes, invest in seminars, read books and magazines, and worry over and debate the nuts and bolts, the material resources and the fundamental idea, of our business.

It’s not the idea, it’s you

It’s not the “hard stuff” that will make your dreams come true, those things you can easily acquire.

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[tweetmeme] There are still 2 empty chairs at dinner with me and 8 other Innerpreneurs in Toronto next Monday. If your in Toronto, why not stop by and have some delicious Southern Italian food and great conversation. I’m confident you’ll get value from the night.

Toronto Meet-up

Monday, November 2, 2009, 7:30 PM EST
at Terroni restaurant
57 Adelaide St. E.
RSVP here

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I announced in my last article, Holy Shit! Can We All Hold Hands?, that I’ve taken a big leap, stretched outside my (antisocial) comfort zone and formed an Innerpreneur Support Group that will meet face-to-face monthly. There will be one meet-up in a Toronto restaurant on Nov. 2 and another online, in a video chat room, on Nov. 30. The max. people in attendance for each is 9 people.

The purpose of the support group is for us to… provide support to and receive support from fellow Innerpreneurs. Let’s learn from each other.

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I’ve been thinking a lot about community in the last few months.

My pondering really got going with a phone conversation with Tim Bursch a few months back. He’s a guy that understands the value of making connections and helping people. He had some really interesting ideas for fostering more Innerpreneur interaction online.

I’m more the solitary type.

But I launched the Innerpreneur Forum… with little personal understanding of how to cultivate conversation there. I’m not so into community. I know very little about fostering community. I’m know about connecting one-on-one. I’m just not gregarious (definition: fond of company).

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