Meet Michael Haupt
Michael Haupt, Author of The Noetic Business Manifesto
Hi there, how wonderful to meet you.
I am a Global Roamer, Contrarian, Change Agent and Big Picture Thinker.
Aside from my marketing interests, I am particularly passionate about showing Executives, Entrepreneurs and Employees how to lead profitable, purposeful business and personal lives by aligning with a larger social cause, while “intentionally creating” a better world. The tool I use to accomplish this is my Noetic Business Manifesto. Does the tool work? In early 2012, during a 3-month contract in Dar es Salaam, I used Noetic Business principles to achieve astounding business results: results that were so unbelievable, that I was blown away, despite having a head-knowledge of how effective the principles are. This is profound stuff!
Why am I so passionate about the Noetic Business Thingy?
Because I believe fervently that business has the power, reach and influence to create lasting change, provided they’re aligned with a cause greater than purely profit. Government can’t change anything – they are reactive, not proactive. Religion can’t create change – they’re too busy fighting among themselves. Individuals, generally speaking, are unable to achieve the groundswell to achieve global change. And so it’s up to business to effect real and lasting change.
How did my journey lead to this conclusion?
In June 2004, after finally reaching the limit of how much corporate politics, back-stabbing and unethical behavior I could stand, I left the business world in disgust, for good – I was in Taiwan at the time. After climbing a nearby mountain, I ceremoniously burnt all my business attire in a rather moving little ritual, which I’m relieved no-one else witnessed. I swore I’d never return to the world of big business again.
What followed was a two year Sabbatical across the East, during which I searched high mountain villages, remote monasteries and forgotten texts on a personal mission to uncover what’s missing in today’s Western business world. I combined my own personal discoveries with the latest philosophical and metaphysical breakthroughs from the East and the West and came up with fresh insights into meaningful business. Man, was I excited about what I’d discovered, and I couldn’t wait to tell the world!
And then it all came crashing down….
In May 2006, my father was involved in a high-speed car accident, in which he suffered significant head injuries. He eventually passed away leaving huge medical bills, and no medical or life insurance to cover them. Despite my commitment to avoid the corporate world at all costs, I reluctantly returned so that I could settle debts the family had incurred. This leg of my journey took me to London.
IONS Founder, Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell
While in London I met Marilyn Schlitz, President of the Institute of Noetic Science. IONS, founded by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, has amassed a weighty collection of research at the extreme cutting edge of advanced science, and I was hooked from the moment I first discovered their work in 2005. I asked Marilyn why their work was not more widely known, particularly in the corporate world. She acknowledged that since IONS is a non-profit organization, they sometimes struggle with speaking the language of business and connecting at a meaningful level with C-level execs. We had a brief discussion about how corporations could play a pivotal role in our transformation, and I asked Marilyn what she was going to do about bringing their work into boardrooms across the planet. After a brief pause, she looked me straight in the eye and asked: “What are YOU going to do about it?”
And so, after four years, numerous interviews with corporate executives and other experts in the field of Noetic Science, much blood sweat and tears, many sleepless nights, a number of false starts and a failed marriage (she couldn’t believe the vision would ever become a reality), the Noetic Business Manifesto finally took shape.
The Noetic Business Manifesto - The Blueprint for Business Success in Rapidly Changing Times
You and I know that the traditional business model of extracting value from consumers for redistribution among board members, shareholders and tax collectors does not serve us well, either as a collective humanity or as individuals. I know too, that mankind’s biggest problems will never be solved without wonderfully big, new ideas, pushing the boundaries of conditioning and ingrained beliefs.
And so I bring new ideas to the boardroom in the hope that we will be able to shift our trajectory before this ship plows into the iceberg dead ahead.
How I Do This
I spread cutting edge business ideas by writing books, articles, blogs and press articles. I awaken awareness within others by asking these four questions:
- What kind of world do you want to live in and what kind of world do you want your children and grandchildren to live in?
- What is your role in making this world a reality?
- Regarding the organizations that you’re part of, what kind of team do you want to have and what kind of relationship do you want to have with this team?
- What do you see as our planet’s current biggest challenge, either culturally or environmentally?
Let’s Connect
Do I know what all the answers are? Heck no! But I’ve been on an incredible journey, and you might want to join me for the rest of the ride. If any of this resonates with you, please do make contact to see how we can help each other make a dent in the Universe.
Namaste,
Michael
