Feras Alhlou argues that empowerment is the core of martial arts, mindfulness, and good business. Service providers and consultants should prioritize empowering clients through long-term excellence, teaching new skills, or staying flexible to meet each client's needs. He draws parallels to Aikido and CBT.
It's really the point of martial arts, mindfulness, and good business. It's empowerment. Just as in Aikido, CBT, and other disciplines and philosophies are ultimately about empowering you in meaningful and positive ways. Always remember that the best businesses, the best service providers, the best consultants strive at all times to serve their clients in the way that empowers clients the most. If that means providing the service for them long-term, do that with excellence and reliability. If that means teaching them how to do something on their own, do your very best to help them learn and master a new capability. If it is somewhere in the middle, stay flexible and give them what they need.
