At BIP100, we believe something the mainstream business world often forgets: Business is Personal.
It always has been. Behind every plan, pitch, and post is a human being, carrying hope, ambition, emotion, and often, quiet struggle. This is why our business networking community is built on connection, not performance. Because after 20 years of entrepreneurship, I’ve learned that the businesses that truly thrive are the ones rooted in self-awareness, emotional clarity, and personal alignment.
This week, I want to return to the core beliefs that led me to write Business Is Personal, not as a pitch, but as a reminder of why BIP100 exists. And if you’d like to read the book, just message me. I’ll send you the PDF with love. (it is also on Amazon if you prefer audio or a book!)
Wisdom Isn’t Earned Through Strategy Alone
Last week, one of our members said something I can’t stop thinking about:
“Knowledge is following a plan. Wisdom is knowing how to piece things back together when they’ve broken.”
I know this feeling well. The journey of building businesses, managing investors, raising a family, and leading through change didn’t just stretch me, it broke parts of me. But in the repair, I found something more valuable than tactics: truth. And that’s what I want for every member of our community.
Because success isn’t about pretending or pushing. It’s about creating a business that aligns with your values, supports your wellbeing, and reflects the life you actually want.
The Real Cost of “Toughening Up”
So often, business culture teaches us to harden. To separate emotion from logic. But in my experience, this leads to disconnection, from others, and from ourselves.
The message of Business Is Personal is simple:
You don’t need to become someone else to succeed.
You don’t need to perform.
You need to remember who you are.
In our exclusive business club, this belief forms the foundation. We welcome members not just for their skills, but for their humanity. Because we know emotional intelligence isn’t soft — it’s strategic. And it’s the secret behind long-term fulfilment.
Creating a Professional Development Network That Feels Like Home
BIP100 was born from our own shift. After decades of chasing scale and managing investor expectations, Thomas and I decided to stop building for “more” — and start building for meaning.
Today, BIP100 is a professional development network designed for people like us, people who want deeper relationships, more peace, less noise and more truth. It is amazing how stepping out of the hustle, into BIP100 can grow businesses.
If you’re searching for a business mastermind group with 99 other owners, a place to network for your business but through community, honours who you really are, not just what you do, you’ve found your people.
This Week, Reflect With Me:
- Are you building a business that reflects your real values?
- Have you defined what success means for you — not what the world expects?
- Do you need to pause, breathe, and reimagine what you really want?
Thomas and I believe your business should be a life-affirming expression of who you are, and you’re already enough, exactly as you are.
