An Holistic Approach To Business


What does an holistic approach to business mean exactly? Holistic is a Greek word incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: Holistic approach means that we have to consider a specific system as a whole thing that is more than the sum of its parts. From the Greek holos [whole; Gr: όλος, holisticos: holistic [Gr: ολιστικός]

Why Holistic?


As we know, every business has some mandatory parts that can be summarized in one simple word: humans. There is no business without humans. You can start offering services, produce stuff or even think up amazing solutions to every problem, but if there aren't humans that can benefit from your "Busyness", there won't be any Business. Humans, on their side, are another system that has to be considered, with an holistic approach, as a continuous interaction between their three main "subsystems": the holistic approach comes to hand even with humans.

The components of the Holistic approach to Business


What are the three main subsystems of a human being? (We can extend these to every living being, but for this explanation We are limiting our consideration to humans).

Soul: Every human has a higher purpose, conscious or unconscious, that guides them through their life. This purpose is specifically expressed by an idea.

Thoughts: Our mind is the lovely connector between ideas and physical reality. It can take what we want from the infinite resources of our soul and translate it in a physical shape, be it an object or a specific action plan.

Actions: Actions are expressions of our physical body and are directly controlled by our thoughts.

By now we know that these subsystems, or levels of existence, are connected. The connection is totally natural even if the comprehension of it is not straightforward. Because what can describe simultaneously the three levels is the word (a word can describe an action that is driven by a specific thought that is bound to an idea), We can use words to analyze the connection between business processes (they're processes between humans so far, even if they involve a digital servant (like an e-commerce), business patterns, financial process, economic environment and even real estates investments.

There are two main ways to analyze things with words: the first is analogy and the second is logic. Logic is best used to control, if what we have discovered with analogy is correct.

Analogy - One of the way nature thinks


Analogy embodies the true creative process of nature itself: it mixes thoughts to reach new ideas, like matter and energy are mixed in nature to form newer shapes. If the new idea, like the new shape, can reach an equilibrium status, it can be manifested and it will be part of the ‘real things’.

We can say that also nature has an holistic approach towards its creations.

Analogy is a great exercise of imagination, and imagination is crucial in business, especially when we confront obstacles that seem higher than us (and you can expect a lot of them): with analogy our mind can access the infinite resources of soul to bring new ideas in the field of possibility; what before seemed impossible, turns out to be only a matter of concentration and creative imagination to be tamed.

Analogy in different areas of Business


Let's think at a simple analogy that can demonstrate the power of words (and in anglophonic languages, words are chosen to be very pragmatic, unlike some languages such as Italian where words are more philosophic).

Have You ever thought about the power of the word short?

When someone says they are short on money, it is seen as a negative sentence. ‘I am unable to start up my new business because I am short on money’. But let us translate the same word to a more positive meaning. Let us transform short into limited resources. Saying that we have limited resources implies that we do have some resources (money) however we feel we need a bit more in order to reach our business goals. It may also let us think on what other forms of resources we have at our disposal that do not include or rely on money.

This is one example to explore in the infinite world of Analogic creativity: a tool for assisting in creative problem-solving.

We know that business is an expression of our nature as humans. So, if we want to reach the heart of our business, we have to talk one of nature's languages: that is, an holistic approach, because as a human, we are part of nature's system. Analogy is a pretty simple way of attaining it and it can be also used to find great teachings in our daily experience; it also makes quite clear the connections that are present at every level of our economic life and why it's important to look at them with an holistic approach: what can inspire you in a precise economic or financial area may be coming from another area or also from your everyday life!

Be creative and use Imagination, because as Napoleon Hill said "Imagination is the Forge that can express an idea inside a tool that can make you reach your goals".

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