{"id":205,"date":"2019-07-01T17:17:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T17:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatergoodpoints.com\/blog\/?p=205"},"modified":"2019-07-01T20:45:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T20:45:57","slug":"business-integrity-and-a-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greatergoodpoints.com\/blog\/educational\/business-integrity-and-a-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Integrity and a message"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s nothing more important or valuable than time and integrity.<\/strong> Time spent, time given, hired time, and donated time. Integrity – walk our talk and talk our walk – stand behind what we feel, speak and do. The next valuable items on my list are the following: trust, honesty, respect, truth, wisdom,\u00a0humility, courage\u2026<\/p>\n

When we are asked or are hired to share our time to do a job to help someone, this signifies a working relationship. The\u00a0responsibilities lie with both parties, for clear communication, for teamwork<\/strong>. for giving our all to get the job done to the\u00a0greatest good for all. This is especially important when others have tried, solutions did not occur, and problems still\u00a0exist. That typically is where the entrepreneur comes in to play who has a huge overflowing toolbox to make a difference,\u00a0to get the job done, to make it better. What’s also really important in this scenario is past history, a trend, a pattern.<\/p>\n

The reason I bring this up now<\/strong>, is Feb 2019, I was hired to perform ‘equine body work’ based on my ‘equine\u00a0partnered bodywork’ business. My focus for the last 19 years has been to master everything possible about horses; their\u00a0needs, their spirit, our brain differences, their bodies – anatomy – how they work and how to help when something no\u00a0longer works. I\u2019ve studied responses, restrictions, their personalities, communicating with learning styles, feeling their\u00a0comfort levels – analyzing their communication to humans and listening to their hearts to the best my ability. I’ve studied\u00a0end-of-life care and scenarios of how to help in this regard. \u00a0Beyond the innate skills I was gifted with, I’ve developed and\u00a0honed the other skills I used in ways to connect with horses that are beyond most people’s interest and abilities. When I\u00a0say ‘I understand’ – this is based on science, intuition, education, experience, love, respect and truth.<\/p>\n

“I am deeply passionate\u00a0about this work and
\nthe high standards I hold myself to”.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The employer – \u00a0an ‘equine rescue and recreation’ facility, has over 40 horses, backgrounds include sport, being in the wrong place at the wrong\u00a0time, or needing help the previous owner could or would \u00a0not give. Rescue horses have the most diverse and complicated lives with layers of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues to unravel. The horses get vet care, chiropractic, the whole bit\u2026 what was\u00a0missing was equine bodywork to aid in comfort of what was not being addressed\u2026 this is my specialty and I\u2019ve had\u00a0successes when all else has failed.<\/p>\n

The horse’s sessions were profound<\/strong> and I hold each horse in my heart. \u00a0Many days were below zero,\u00a0fortunately I have a vast toolbox where we can still make progress even with full coats on in deep snow. For the first month the experience was amazing. What came next\u00a0was the ‘snotty nose and cough\u2019 virus that started with some horses, a few horses were allowed to run in a large area that\u00a0surrounded the paddocks, and with this set up, the viruses spread to the whole herd. What came next for the inexperienced employer was a snowball\u00a0effect. When the weather warmed up, coats came off too late resulting in skin issues; the snow melted, the mud became overwhelming and lakes appeared, leaving horses standing in ice, water, mud. Experienced horse owners plan and prepare for success in all these areas ahead of time. It is easy to be caught off guard the first year but after proper correction, not thereafter…<\/p>\n

Doing work with horses, I see patterns in communication<\/strong>. One horse can feel discomfort and blame the caregiver who points out areas they need to address for their own health – usually these horses have been trained to not listen to their instincts. Where another horse will go internal with\u00a0their discomfort and find a way to release that tension because they feel better… they are still able to listen to their own body and take\u00a0responsibility for their self-care. Lead mares have a hard time showing discomfort or weakness because vulnerability can mean death. Regardless of the pattern, the relationship piece I focus on first is trust between us both.<\/p>\n

We see these patterns with people<\/strong> as well. Someone may ‘self elevate’ themselves thinking they can do everything better than anyone, while blaming everyone else – for the way they think and the things they choose to do to solve problems. Fortunately, I saw everyones’ hard work and only heard her criticism of their efforts, before her behavior came flying at me. ‘This is a trend she does’ states other professionals in the community.\u00a0Above and beyond all else – it is not legal to withhold pay when services have been given.<\/p>\n

Being a property owner in the valley since 1990, I am a part of a tight community here of horse\u00a0owners, healers, bodyworkers, veterinarians, trainers, caregivers\u2026<\/strong> Many are friends and colleagues in this ‘small town’ (vs LA, Calif), we\u00a0honor each other’s perspective<\/em>\u00a0and our relationships because of the interdependency of needs in the horse world.<\/p>\n

Non payment is troubling yet all too common. It rips teams and communities apart, and is senseless because all that is needed is communication, attention spent asking for and getting what is wanted, respect and trust… \u00a0The point it is, we\u00a0all are trying to help horses, we are all passionate about our businesses, our investment in time, our honor, our dignity and\u00a0our word. Blatant disregard is unacceptable in the professional world and especially unacceptable when so many precious\u00a0lives are kept in holding facilities where their voices are not being heard.<\/p>\n

Respectable business behavior<\/strong> includes stating what you want others to do for you when you’re paying them for their\u00a0time.\u00a0In order for success – discussion must take\u00a0place in a team setting through conflicts and misunderstandings.<\/p>\n