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- I Know My Calling, But I’m Stuck: Part 1 – Quality Time with God
I know my calling is to help others discover what they were born to do. I feel it deep down in my soul. I’ve got dreams of writing books, speaking on stages, and inspiring millions. But that doesn’t mean I’m always doing it. There are times I feel stuck, busy bringing in business and doing client work but not out there doing what I feel called to do. I think it’s because I’m partly trying to figure out the plan so much in advance that I get stuck. My nature is to want to know, so I draw up roadmaps and plot my course, but then I scrap that plan because another possibility comes to mind. Maybe it’s because all of the chess I played throughout high school where it’s required to know your next 20 moves. Sometimes we entrepreneurs know what our calling is, but we’re stuck on taking the next steps to bringing it all to life. The busyness of owning and running the business prevents us from taking the first steps. Some of us have our 9-5 jobs, but our dreams keep calling us to the freedom of pursuing what we feel we were really born to do. Here’s what we do know: - God has a purpose for us as an entrepreneur. - We know exactly what He’s called us to do! (if you don’t know, then you first need to pick up my book Discovering Your Calling as an Entrepreneur). We also know there’s a plan because God says so in His word: "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord , “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future". (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV) Unfortunately, we aren’t privy to the exact plan, and not knowing it step by step can leave us stuck, continually writing and rewriting the plan. How do we move forward? How do we just put down the pen and pick up our pants and boldly step into the unknown? The Bible says: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength". (Philippians 4:13 NIV) Only through Him can I do all things and be strengthened. Spending time with God is key and the first step to becoming enlightened with the exact plan He’s already created. The word says: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5 NIV) The creator is the one that knows, so knowing the creator more and more is the only way we can be guided through the plan for the next steps in our entrepreneurship. I decided in 2014 to get to know God more intimately by reading His word every morning and journaling my thoughts. It’s what led me to Daily Godpreneur. Had I not decided to walk more closely with God, you would not be reading this post today. I had ZERO clues about Daily Godpreneur before making the decision. I had first to draw closer to God, and He drew closer to me to reveal this plan. The closer you get to God, then you will begin to see the business plans unfold in your entrepreneurial career and you will be on your way to living and operating in the marketplace within your calling. God wants to be next to you every step of the way. You’re here to accomplish God’s goals and assignments for you. When you were in school, you had to go to class to be with the teacher so you could get your goals and assignments. It’s the same here. You need to be in class as much as possible so you can know what the next lesson is. Sometimes you might feel like you’re three grades ahead of yourself and surrounded by others much smarter. You might even feel like there must be a mistake and the wrong person was called to this class you’re in. But as you stay in class and learn more and more, those feelings of inadequacy will go away, and your Godfidence will grow. You’ll begin to see yourself as God sees you: a Godpreneur willing and able to attack the marketplace for His greater purpose. We Godpreneurs draw strength from His word, prayer time, and continued fellowship with other Godpreneurs. That’s the formula I’ve used; it’s the only formula I’m qualified to teach. It’s helped me, and I know it can help us all. It’s so important that we stick together as a community because God will use other Godpreneurs to speak to us. Imagine if we pursued God together, as we all brought our business visions to life. ➖ To join the community of Godpreneurs online, visit https://godpreneur.teachable.com/. #BusinessBibleStudy #FindMyCalling
- Your Business Partnership Could Be a Testimony to Others
I know business partnerships are messy. I know two entrepreneurs don’t always get along, no matter what kind of front I see them put on. But I can’t help to be envious of some partnerships out there. They just look so….perfect. I remember one time someone told me that I had the perfect partnership going on. My partnership was far from perfect. In fact, we’re not even partners anymore! But his comments mean something different to me now. Now, I’m a Godpreneur. Now I realize that everything I do, others are looking on. Now I realize that even my business partnerships are a testimony to others of what Christ looks like. Jesus said: "In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father". (Matthew 5:16 NLT) Your business partnership could have an impact on others, both good and bad. People out there are looking in and seeing what Christianity looks like in a business partnership. Regardless of the partner’s faith, if they know you are a Godpreneur, and they are too, they are looking to learn and see how to navigate those waters. The best way to be a testimony to others is not to talk bad about your partners to anybody. Always be lifting them up, even when you’re in a crisis, or they messed up. Trust me, there’s more to celebrate than to put down, it’s just hard to see it when there’s conflict. I had a good thing in my partnership, and I should have been more grateful and not focus on our challenges. God has given us Godpreneurs a great blessing in our business partners and in our businesses. We need to focus on the good in our partners and in business, and celebrate that! Your Godpreneur partnership together is more significant than our partners and us. Allow the partnership to be a blessing to other partners out there. We don’t have to be business partnership “experts” to do this. We can help somebody from our unique experiences in co-owning a business. #BusinessBibleStudy #BusinessPartnerships Finding Purpose In Your Business Partnership You and your business partner are unique individuals and God is creative in the way He wants to use both of your gifts together. Heard of the Godpreneur Academy? Grow Your Business, God’s Way! Bible-Based Video Courses for Entrepreneurs Putting God First In their Businesses Click here to create a Free Account
- The Most Blessed Entrepreneur
You want to be a blessed entrepreneur? I found the secret today while reading the book of Proverbs. Proverbs 29:18 says…. "If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed". The secrets to being the most blessed entrepreneur are: SEE what God is doing in your business life. ATTEND to what he reveals. So now the question becomes: How can I see what God is doing, and then attend to what he’s revealing so I can become the most blessed entrepreneur? Here are some tips: Love God: If you couldn’t tell already, I love God. I’m what you call a “born again” Christian. I started my business in 2005 while I was a non-believer agnostic. But in 2008 I came to know Christ and I began my personal transformation. Read God: You want to read a good business book? Open the book of Proverbs and enjoy. I crave the wisdom that comes out of the bible. The growth my business has experienced from the knowledge gained by following God’s advice supersedes my Ivy League education. Understand God: I thought, “I’ve got God now, my business is going to automatically be blessed.” Wrong. Over time, I’ve learned that my perspective on business situations and God’s perspective on the same situation were totally off. Hire God: Our businesses begin to change when we let God into the board room, into employee evaluation meetings, and into the daily workings of our machines. Becoming the most blessed entrepreneur isn’t like winning the lottery. Being blessed means “made holy; consecrated.” You can’t just snap your finger to be made blessed. You can’t just buy it. God bestows blessings on the entrepreneur that seeks Him and act on His desires. #EnhanceFocus
- 20/20 Vision Requires you to Stay Alert
As entrepreneurs, it’s easy to have a ‘successful’ week and want to reward ourselves. It’s so simple to look at last week’s amazing numbers and say “let’s go out for a steak dinner.” Rewarding yourself and going out for a steak dinner takes you off the vision you’ve set for yourself. One of the most important positions in medieval times was the night guard, protecting the castle at night in case of an invasion. It required his vision to be clear, unadulterated by his phone, social media games, sleepiness, etc. If he closed his eyes for a second, that’s when the enemy could attack. Just when you think everything is fine, and the reports are coming back that the cancer is gone, the weight you wanted to reach is here, the contract you’ve been waiting for was signed, don’t rest. Stay alert. How many books are you reading this month? How many blog posts have you read about your specific industry? When you get on the phone with a new vendor or prospect today, what NEW information are you going to bring to the table? What will make you look like “Man, this dude is up-to-date on everything!”? Staying alert means keep up with the trends. Staying alert is knowing your competition is on your tail. Staying alert is realizing that your clients are always looking for a better deal, better service, better quality. Why stay alert? Because not staying alert will produce HURT. Hurt your pocket, hurt your relationships, hurt your reputation, and hurt your ability to succeed. Stay alert….don’t get hurt. #EnhanceFocus
- When Business is in Trouble, Remember This
I’ve been through my shares of ups and downs in my business. And when the downs come, it seems like everything around me is crashing down. Bills get backed up, confidence is lost, a feeling of failure sets in, and the will to give up starts to creep into your mind. When we go through these times, it seems like we’re all alone. But we’re not alone. In Deuteronomy 8:6-9, Moses writes: “Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.” You might not see it because your mind is clouded with the problems of the business and where the next checks will come in to pay the bills. You might not have the faith built up yet to immediately turn to prayer when troubled times come. But we have a God who has made a promise to us entrepreneurs….for the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land. #StrengthenIntegrity #GainConfidence
- Choose Faith In Spite Of The Facts
Notes from Joel Osteen Podcast When you put God first, he’ll take care of you. God can bless you in spite of what’s going on around you. You can be in an unfavorable situation, the facts say one thing, but God can reach down and take you where you’ve never dreamed. The conditions don’t have to be right you have to be right. The odds may be against you but God is for you. God controls the environment. He has the final say. Don’t let the facts talk you or if what God put in your heart. When God put a promise in your heart, turn your mind off from the facts. #ChristianBloggers
- Hard Times in Business Mean God’s Vision is Bigger
Recently I’ve made a tremendous amount of changes in my business that significantly reduced the amount of income the agency was generating, thus resulting in the need to cut expenses. This required giving up some of our luxuries in order to maintain our necessities. When we do that, we will have to separate those things that have a high price from those that have great value to the business. It also forces us to reexamine the vision. It will also require a lot of trust in God’s vision for our businesses. Hardship can be good for us, if we use it as an opportunity to examine our businesses for excess and rid ourselves of the unnecessary. Forced awareness is better than no awareness at all. In 1 Timothy 6:9, the bible says: “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.” Times of hardship can be God reprogramming our desires and helping us get rid of those harmful desires. Hardship also gives us, business owners, a chance to talk to our team about where we place our trust….in the One who will always provide everything we need. The bible says: “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness” (2 Peter 1:3). You can use hard times to show your accountant, partners, team members and even your clients and vendors the fact that God has your back. Now….what is God telling us through these times? His vision is bigger. I personally believe that He’s making a way for bigger and better things in our businesses. What do you think? Keep on reading our daily blog posts! #IncreaseEnergy #BecomeDisciplined
- What Business Does God Want Me to Start?
Have you ever heard someone say “I was born to do this!”? Why is it that some people have a knack for crunching numbers and others have a talent of throwing footballs? Here is the good news: be encouraged that God equips us specifically to do the things He has called us to do! That is the beauty of gifts and talents – they enable us to be the entrepreneurs God intended. Of course, the reverse is also true – when we try to start a business other than what God has enabled us to do, we fall outside His entrepreneurial design for us and we are destined to fall short. As Christian entrepreneurs, we should spend our lives discovering and using our spiritual gifts and business talents. This pursuit is essential if we are to accomplish God’s entrepreneurial purpose for us, because we can’t do anything for Him without the gifts He gave us. With those gifts, however, we can accomplish a lot in our businesses. I, Alex Miranda, have a spiritual gift of prophesy, exhortation and teaching to help entrepreneurs uncover their God-given gifts, cultivate them and help them put them to work, for the glory of the Lord. Actively finding out your gifts and talents will be the single most important thing you’ll do in your entrepreneurial career. Next most important is putting them to use. If you need help finding yours, please take my Entrepreneurial Vision Experience course. #EnhanceFocus #FindingMyPurpose
- Praying For Your Business
Imagine if we spent as much time praying for our business as we spent looking through social media, watching TV, or the other things we do throughout the day that consume our time. But its tough to remember, especially if you haven’t developed the habit. Here is what I do. I have a calendar reminder set to repeat every weekday from 8 to 8:15 that has a list of things I need to do. One of them is pray for my business. Here’s what I pray for, in this order: Pray by name for JVs, prospects, customers, employees, vendors, contractors, connectors, future customers, cities I want to be in or are in already, competitors, enemies (that’s powerful), ex employees, ex partners and current partners. Godpreneur Rule #28: Pray for your business daily. #TimeManagement #WorkLifeBalance
- The Prodigal Entrepreneur
I don’t know about you, but when things start to go great in my business, I do less praying and seeking of God, and more marketing and seeking of money. But then the roller coaster takes a dip, and the pipeline dries up and we find ourselves scrambling for the next check. But God will do whatever it takes to bring us Godpreneurs back into communion with Him. In the famous story of the prodigal son, it took a series of events before the rebellious boy “came to his senses” and decided to return to his dad in repentance. He ran out of money, was deserted by all his so-called friends, and was starving. He found himself working in a pigpen, hungering for the miserable seedpods the pigs were eating. It’s easy for us to think, ‘well that boy deserved it after what he did!’. But you and I become prodigal sons with the times are good, and God will do whatever it takes to bring us back….even if it means drying up your bank account, taking away your biggest client, or removing a superstar employee. The blow can come in 100 different ways, but I’ve learned to love these moments where God is really showing He loves me and is jealous for my attention. And you know what? When I come back, He has new visions and messages for me, and I’m stronger than before. Godpreneur Rule #74: Sometimes it takes difficulties in our business to drive wandering entrepreneurs back to God. #StrengthenIntegrity #BecomeDisciplined
- Inspiration is What Sets Godpreneurs Apart
Sometimes a prospective client calls in and tells me, “Alex, my business is not doing well, I’ve tried everything and I don’t know what to do. I think I need a new website.” I start asking a variety of questions, and through my diagnosis, I identify the solution and the brand is revealed to me and I share the idea with the client and it’s like MAGIC! These meetings feel soooo good because I really feel like I was used in an amazing way to help someone. But sometimes I just don’t get it. I don’t get the inspiration I need to figure it out. I’m not able to nail the brand this person needs. I can’t connect to the identity of this person or company. We all have times in our business where we nail it, and other times where we can’t figure it out. One makes us feel great, the other one makes us feel inadequate and questions our talent and ability. We might even think we’re losing our touch, and might be time for a change in career direction. In the past, I would just tell myself that this client wasn’t for me, and I’d dismiss him as if there was something wrong with him that he needs to figure out. But what if we’re exactly what the person needs, we just need the right words to say…the right perspective on their problem. I believe God has given us Godpreneurs a great example of what it would be like to help anyone that comes across our path…because they must be in front of us for a reason. At the end of Acts chapter 9, we see Peter going around and healing people and raiding people from the dead. Peter must have realized that when Jesus sent the Holy Spirit, it was for more than preaching and speaking in tongues. It was a spirit of power—the Spirit of Christ. You and I, as Godpreneurs, also have the Spirit of Christ in us. And even the most seemingly impossible situations are times that the Spirit can do its work. Peter wasn’t a doctor, and he had never raised anyone from the dead. But he saw Jesus do it, and Jesus said “the same power that’s in me is in you.” We Godpreneurs need to always realize that we have the power of the Holy Spirit to bring into any of our business dealings. A sale that seems impossible to close is not impossible for the Spirit. A person you want on your team, inspiration for an idea for a client, or a huge presentation you need to give….all of these are times where God sent us the Holy Spirit. Godpreneur Rule #70: Inspiration, which means “spirit within”, is what sets Godpreneurs apart. #WheretoStartFirst #AgencyOwners #FindingMyPurpose
- Overcoming Work Addiction: Step 3 – Call It Out
As I’ve already shared, when I would face problems in my marriage, I would immediately go upstairs and start working on one of the thousands to-do’s on my business. Sometimes I would get so upset that I would get dressed and leave to work…On a Saturday, on a Sunday, at night…Whenever. No rules. Just get up and go. I’ve never shared this with anyone, but since I’m being vulnerable…Sometimes I would fake a meeting at the office just to leave the house sooner and not have to deal with the issues at home. Yup. That’s me. I found releif and comfort in working. It felt productive. It felt like I was getting back at her while getting work done. Hey, two birds with one stone…Right? It gets worst. When my wife would complain about me working too much, I always took it as an attack on my identity, covering my addiction up by telling her I was working towards our future so we didn’t have to work so much later. Biggest lie ever. There will be no “future us” if we don’t survive the “present us“. When we face adversity and stress in our lives, we Entrepreneurs will tend to work more. Working feels good to us, so we fall back on it. The bigger the problems, the more we want to work. It doesn’t matter if the problem is from family, finances, clients, employees…We just fall back on working more. Ironically, we fall back on to-do lists, which are the most unproductive tasks. We can’t get to the productive tasks because our mindset isn’t right. It’s a vicious cycle. What’s going on here? Why is our identity so wrapped up in entrepreneurship that it’s become an addiction? How can we get our minds back in line with the right way? What’s the right way anyway?. I believe the Bible tells us what’s going wrong here. The Bible says "Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols." Ezekiel 14:4-5 NIV We hear about this thing called idols all throughout the Bible. We think of them as little statues that symbolize God, but they can also be other things we can physically touch…Like idolizing our businesses. An idol is anything that we place at a higher value than God. The first commandment of the bible is “Have no other Gods but me” (Exodus 20:3). So how can we tell if we’ve turned work and entrepreneurship into an idol? Work has power over us Addiction and idolatry in entrepreneurship both occur when it has more power over us than God does. When we’re addicted to our businesses, we give more value or importance to the growth or to clients than it deserves. Nothing other than God should have ultimate power over us. In my case, instead of turning to God and praying about my marital problems or turning to Jesus’s example of love and patience and forgiveness, I let work soothe me. That’s an idol. Work Masters Us Addiction and idolatry happen in business when work masters us. When our businesses dictate our behavior, we might have fallen into addiction and idolatry of entrepreneurship. We also might deliberately change our behavior to be more acceptable to someone. These are also signs of addiction and idolatry. In my case, my businesses ups and downs absolutely change my behavior. Work Becomes Our God Addiction and idolatry in entrepreneurship take place when we worship or glorify our businesses rather than God. Where do you spend the majority of your time? Work? Why does it feel like death when our spouses tell us to turn off the computer and come downstairs to spend time with them? What do you spend most of your money on? What do you give most of your energy or effort to? All of these questions can be helpful in discerning an addiction or idolatry of work. In the last post, we defined an addiction as anything you do in your business that is harming you in some way and you can’t stop it. Combining that with today’s biblical definition, here’s a fuller definition: Pursuing our business more than God in a repetitive, habitual, or patterned way to get our needs met and bring us comfort, even though it’s harmful to us. Now that we are aware of the idol of entrepreneurship, we can begin the work needed to destroy the idol and put it in it’s right place in our minds. Godpreneur Rule #45: When Godpreneurs face adversity in our business, we turn to God for relief and comfort, not addictions. #FindMyCalling #ArticulatingMyIdeas #StrengthenIntegrity
- Overcoming Work Addiction: Step 6 – New Perspective
It’s kinda tough for an entrepreneur to admit weaknesses. I’m supposed to be this renegade innovator that doesn’t play by the rules, able to withstand a storm of issues, and at the front line of any business battle. I’m used to fixing everything, doing everything, being everything. It’s my business, after all. In becoming more aware of my work addiction, I’ve come to terms with the good and bad news: this isn’t something I can fix. The reality is that us entrepreneurs are addicted to working. We’re looking to fill an empty space that can only be filled by God. Left to ourselves and our own efforts, we feel empty and lacking in our business. The bad news that we must come to terms with is that it’s impossible for us to find complete peace and wholeness….on our own. So where do we go from here? Just live with it for the rest of our lives? The bible says "For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin." Psalms 32 3-5 Like the bible verse about notes, there’s bad news…but there’s also good news! The bad news is that we’re all dry bones, wasting away….until we actually acknowledge that we have an addiction and that we want to turn away from it!. And God didn’t design it for us to do it alone. God has given us Jesus Christ. Through Christ, God has weakened the grip of all our work addictions. And as we recognize what Jesus has done for us, our addition to working so much gradually loses its power with the help of the Holy Spirit. We’ve recognized our work addiction and patterns and objects around it! Now let that lead us to God’s perspective. 4 Questions That Lead to God’s Perspective What business and work related situations cause me to be uncomfortable? This is the trigger that causes feelings of discomfort or stress. These situations lead us to seek out working more to make us feel better. In running my business, what emotions or feelings are the most uncomfortable for me to sit with? The role of the addiction and your work addiction object would be to soothe this discomfort. We each have certain feelings that scare us or make us feel exposed to more potential hurt in our businesses. We want to soothe it and get immediate relief ASAP. Our addiction object is our quick fix. What wrong decisions would I like to hit a rewind button and do all over again? These are our addiction objects. They could be cell phone use, staying up late to do more work, launching a product, starting a totally new business, missing dinner with the family to work, isolation at the office, controlling behavior over employees or contractors, verbal manipulation of clients, and so many more. What would a godly perspective of your stressful situation look like, or what would God say to me to help me? This helps us step back and evaluate the stressful situation knowing God is in control, loves us, and has a loving purpose for the particular stress in our life. I see it like a “check engine” light, an opportunity to grow! He will also provide peace, soothing, relief from our burden, and power over temptation. Recognizing easy things we turn to at work to soothe our work addiction is easy. Uncovering behavioral addiction objects (like snapping at employees or manipulating clients) can be a bit trickier. Knowing that God wants to take us through it, that’s amazing!. Imagine a world where, through intentional self-reflection, using these tips, we all see God’s loving purpose while accessing His deep healing for our entrepreneurial life. Godpreneur Rule #59: Godpreneurs self-reflect to uncover areas where God wants to break us…to heal us back stronger. #BecomeDisciplined #EnhanceFocus #GodpreneurAcademy
- Be The Light
The greatest joy I have in business is when I get to share that I’ve been given a gift of help people find out what they were born to do. Anyone – prospects, clients, employees, contractors, competitors, joint venture partners – everyone gets to hear my calling. Sharing my “born to do” identity gives the business conversation over to God. It is no longer I who is explaining the service, it’s God working through me. We’re in business to serve people. Period. There is no business unless there’s another person involved that’s receiving or adding value to the product or service. We Godpreneurs have a choice: we can serve ourselves or we can serve God. There can’t be two masters. We fall into times when we’re trying to meet our own needs. If you recall those moments, they were surrounded by fear. We also have time when we’re at our happiest. If you remember, that’s when you were feeling like entrepreneurship was worth the pain! God designed business like this on purpose. He did it so that People would experience God even if they don’t have a relationship with Christ so that You could serve the best of you and in return receive your compensation for that. The Bible says "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace" (1 Peter 4:10) You have been given a gift. You have been called to be a light in the marketplace. You can hide that light in the supply closet or you can put it in the middle of your office for the world to see. We Godpreneurs have the amazing privilege to be used by God to impact our clients and employees in a way that many of them need to be impacted…By a God that wants a relationship with them too so they can, in turn, do the same. Imagine a world where the marketplace is flooded with entrepreneurs trying to authentically meet the needs of others by being the light of Christ. Wow. #SharpenLeadership #FindMyCalling #FindingMyPurpose
- A Thankful Attitude at The Office
There is so much need around us in our communities. So many opportunities for our team members to “do good.” And you probably agree with me in saying that we should step up to the plate to serve others, but where do we start? For me, its easy. I started a nonprofit in 2010 that does medical mission trips (www.joseshands.org). I’ve gotten my staff involved in fundraising events, creating marketing materials, and actually going on the trips! Easy for me, I have a nonprofit. But the Bible says in Galatians 6:10: “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” Our charitable works should not be limited to believers (“do good to all”), but our brothers and sisters in Christ should take priority (“especially the household of faith”). So yesterday I asked one of my team members to put together an acoustic worship night concert at our office and invite our friends at church to come over. I also told her we need to do more game nights with our churches and bring back the activities we used to do. This is serving our churches, the believers. It's not about what my church can do for me, its about what I can do to serve my church with the business resources God has blessed me with. What I've learned from doing these types of events in the past is serving others is a great way to combat entitlement in our employees and foster a thankful attitude. Find a place or activity where your team can serve together on a consistent basis and make sure your local body of believers is included if possible. When you serve together as a family, everyone will be blessed. For example, for Thanksgiving you can go to orphanages together. Make a list with your team. Call a meeting and get them involved. Put things on the calendar and commit to them as the most important things in your business, and don’t let any business problems come in the way of serving. Make serving others, especially fellow believers, a team priority. Looking for daily inspiration? There's probable a blog post that you can relate to!, keep on reading our daily blog posts. #DifferentiatingMyself #FindingMyPurpose















