Your work should be profitable and meaningful; you should succeed by being yourself; and doing so shouldn’t feel lonely and hard. That’s what I’m here to help you do.
Hello there. My name is Helene Desruisseaux (“Desrusso”), and I’m a bridge between business and spirit. By spirit, I mean both Your spirit, who you really are, and Spirit, your source of inspiration and strength, whatever that is for you.
My work helps you:
Make sure your work is compatible with your true nature; your life purpose, [...]
Being of Service Has a Dark Side
Are you the sweetheart that friends can always count on?
Do you give 100% and more to your clients?
Then you should be rich in goodwill, a very valuable asset. (Not that you were being helpful and giving for that reason of course),
What if I told you that you might have created some problems as a result [...]
Honoring our needs makes it easier on others
I just lived through a mini-example of that.
I’m in the Detroit airport on my way to the Life Purpose Spiritual Summit and just had a wonderful 15-minute head and shoulder massage.
As the therapist was skillfully working away, I felt the urge to talk not because I wanted to (I enjoyed the silence), but because part [...]
What if you run out of ideas?
Entrepreneurs have a reputation for being idea people, so their problem is often too many ideas rather than too few.
Or is it?
Depends if you count only the ideas that:
Are consistent with the entrepreneur’s purpose, mission and overall plan
Are a good use of time and resources in view of their projected profitability
And are coupled with [...]
What is your deepest wish?
That’s a really interesting question, especially if you spend some time getting behind the obvious answers:
More money
More health
More love
More freedom of time
Less hassles overall
A good way to get funny looks is to ask someone why they want more health, for example. Who wouldn’t want it; there is no explanation needed!
Beneath all of those primary, essential [...]
Doing work that reflects your true nature is more relevant than ever
Everyone would agree that getting food on the table is the first priority; self-actualization being something you do when you’ve got the your basic needs covered.
That’s why many people might think that talking about creating a business that expresses your life purpose and your deepest wishes is a topic for better economic times. And that [...]
Ever notice you get sad after finally reaching a hard-earned goal?
I first experienced this when I was involved with long projects in the corporate world. After they were finally completed, I found myself down and out for a few days.
It must be a reaction to the pre-deadline high intensity and long hours, I thought.
As a corporate trainer, the post-workshop crash was part of my regular [...]
Creating a business with meaning; isn’t that a luxury in uncertain times?
That’s the question someone asked me recently, and I’m sure she wouldn’t be the only one with that opinion.
I believe that it’s more important now than ever to create a business that has meaning for you, and here’s why.
A meaningful business will increase your chances of being successful
I’m saying that for very practical reasons.
Your marketing [...]
The deepest satisfaction is knowing your calling
I recalled in the last post a story about someone I knew who was a mismatch for his job. When that happens, it’s really hard to have some spunk, to be “spirited” at work.
We all know how important it is to match our career choice with our personalities, yet statistics tell us that the vast [...]
Nothing is as Tiring as Pointless Work
My most draining days have been when they were full of long, hard work of the kind that I dislike doing, and either:
I didn’t see the point of it all
Or I didn’t see when it would end.
It seems like nothing is as tiring as pointlessness. We humans are problem solving machines. We need context. We [...]

