"To a social entrepreneur, happiness is business and fulfillment is achievement.
To a spiritual entrepreneur, happiness is business and fulfillment is achievement."
That's the takeaway from a LinkedIn post by a California entrepreneur who wants to help the world meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Specifically, Fast Company reports on the spiritual aspect of entrepreneurship, which "recognizes the importance of inner development and seek to align their thoughts, beliefs, and actions with their higher purpose, includingpracticing mindfulness, meditation, and other spiritual techniques."
So what does that mean for the environment? Well, according to Fast Company's definition, "having unpolluted air, water, and land."
In short, "a clean and green environment is essential for healthy living."
Fast Company's definition of entrepreneurship goes on to say that spiritual entrepreneurs "put personal gratification and benefits above environmental consequences of their actions."
So what does that mean for the environment? Well, according to Fast Company's definition, "spiritual entrepreneurs are mindful of the practices that improve the health of the environment and will do the needful to ensure that they contribute to the actions and activities that support sustainable development and improvement of the social and environmental strata."
So what does that mean for the environment?
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