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Gaining wisdom is at the top of my to do list on a daily basis.  Having insight and understanding is the most important role I have as a Godpreneur.  It’s this knowledge that provides me the intuition to innovate and constantly be seeking a better way to serve my clients. Where does my wisdom come from?  Experience is one place.  Remembering what I went through can guide me to where I’m going. But the most important wisdom I get is from God himself.  I sit down each morning with my bible and seek out his wisdom on how I should run my business (and my life of course). As a Godpreneur, I’m learning to not overcomplicate my life.  I’ve had to un-complicate things because so many distractions threaten to take me off my focus on the fundamentals of the owning a business. And because my business is involved in Kingdom guided work, I strive to do things right and start with the fundamentals. How do I put God first so that everything falls into place? It starts with humbling myself and admitting that God is the CEO and you are the President. He calls the plays and I execute them—sometimes over and over again, always learning more about God and myself. And you keep at it, always reminding myself that the CEO of heaven and earth has a perspective of my business that I’ll never have. I have 3 priorities in life God Family Business In that order, I’m able to keep my priorities straight and it makes me truly successful at what I do. The bible says These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair. These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young. Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles. Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck. Proverbs 1:1‭-‬9 NLT Business is not a game of chance for me; it is serious kingdom work and the stakes are eternally high. I must start with the fundamentals. Godpreneur Rule: Godpreneurs start with the fundamentals and stick with them. #EnhanceFocus

I started my Instagram account @dailygodpreneur as a way to remember all of the little things that God teaches me about entrepreneurship. There are tons of nuggets of wisdom and I have a strange funny feeling I’ll never be done penning all the knowledge for as long as I keep seeking it. I need all of this wisdom because, quite frankly, entrepreneurship is TOUGH WORK!  If you’ve owned a business for 1 day, you know exactly what I’m talking about. The way I see it, by seeking out wisdom and adapting the principles I learn from the bible, I’m putting on a bullet proof vest.  Each month, that vest is able to get stronger and resist bigger bullets. Godpreneurs will succeed by attending to the many seemingly small principles for life’s success offered by God. The bible says "My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord , and you will gain knowledge of God". Proverbs 2:1‭-‬5 NLT These principles will be like the bulletproof vest making it impervious to being overpowered by outside forces. A foolish person relies on individual gifts and personal strength; however, this is the epitome of weakness, because there is no unity of purpose supporting his efforts. Therefore, he stands alone. Godpreneurs find their strength by reinforcing their bulletproof vests. Godpreneur Rule: Don’t look merely to your natural gifts, but focus your energy on marshaling all available resources. #SharpenLeadership #ShareYourTestimony

Ambition had a good and a bad side. The good part is that it’s a strong desire to do or to achieve success in something, typically requiring determination and hard work. The bad part comes when the desire is unmarried to my main mission, my born to do identity. Let me explain. My mission in life is to help 10,000 Entrepreneurs uncover and bring to life what they were born to do, the Business God created them to start. That’s a mission God gave me, so he supplies the ambition I need to go out and get it done. But then a distraction comes along the way, usually at a time where I really need the money.  My ambition, unchecked by God, begins to shift because something “sexier” came along, caught my eyes, and now something shinier is the object of my ambition. This is adultery, for business.  I’m cheating on my mission for something that is actually taking me away from my mission. The book of Proverbs in the bible references illicit sex and loose women more than any other single subject. The writer certainly thinks this is an important topic for us to consider. But for entrepreneurs, the message goes far deeper than one might think. The bible says "Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”  They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.  At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.  I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.  He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house  at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.  Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent." Proverbs 7:4‭-‬10 NIV Anything in business that ignites your desires and passions to the detriment of your good judgment and common sense could be considered a harlot who would potentially steal your heart and fracture your business. Who or what in your company is the harlot that wants to steal your life? What is it that has the potential to bring you to ruin if you give in to its unhealthy attraction? It might be some form of addiction, sex, the lust for power or influence—maybe, like me, it is ambition. It is seen time and again in the lives of famous entrepreneurs consumed by some uncontrolled appetite. If we Godpreneurs have a clear mission in life, we will not be easily distracted by the sideshows along the way. Godpreneur Rule: Focus your business on a meaningful mission that inspires your personal discipline and single-mindedness. Don’t give in to your unseemly passions. #EnhanceFocus #StrengthenIntegrity #SharpenLeadership

What on Earth is my business here for? This was a question I struggled with for a while back in 2014.  Back then, my identity was all wrapped up in being the owner of an agency that serviced nightclubs with websites, graphic design, and marketing. Although the industry is exciting and ever-changing, deep inside I felt no “purpose” behind the work I did.  Sure, I was making money and feeding the families of my employees, but that wasn’t enough. In November of 2014, I made the scariest decision of my life and fired all of my clients and let go of all of my employees to start over on a new road that would fulfill my desire to find meaning and purpose behind my business. It was in the state of nothingness where God was able to reveal to me why on Earth I was created to be an entrepreneur. We do not all have the same abilities, businesses, or circumstances. But we do all have the privilege of deciding the purpose to which we will dedicate ourselves. There are only three big decisions that most of us entrepreneurs will ever make in life Who is my business going to serve? What product or service am I going to provide? What is my business going to exist for? It’s that third decision that seems to stump most of us, business owners. I had the first two solid and established.  I was missing the third. For 3 months of my life, I lived in depression and agony as I scrambled for money and meaning.  I turned to God and established a deeper relationship than I had ever had before, seeking wisdom in this area as if looking for water in the desert. In my bible reading, referring to wisdom, I read “Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,  “Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.  Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.” Proverbs 9:4‭-‬6 NIV As I sought God and looked to restart my company, I looked back at all the work I had done and tried to find the clients and work that had given me the most joy and fulfillment.  In my reflection, I realized that I loved helping people discover the entrepreneur within them and help them launch that business.  I also loved helping guide existing business owners towards recreating their business with a new sense of passion behind it, helping them identify their business’s purpose. At that point, I realized I have become my own client, and I was really the one going through the rebranding. That’s when my company officially switched to being a branding agency. I determined right then and there that I would ask God to help others find a purpose in their business that could live for each day. This new sense of “working for God” wakes me up every morning and I thank God for letting me be alive. Have you found a worthwhile purpose in your business? Success for an entrepreneur has been defined as “the progressive realization of a worthwhile, predetermined goal.” Establish a handful of worthy goals in your business and give yourself fully to accomplishing them. In establishing your business purposes, start with your relationship with God, your family, and at work with clients and employees. These top three areas of your life need the most urgent attention. What are you living your business life for? Godpreneur Rule: Settle on your business’s purpose and set out to accomplish it each day. #FindMyCalling #EnhanceFocus #NewEntrepreneurs

Have you ever been pitched something in your business that, half way through the call, you know you’re not going to purchase, and you let them finish the entire presentation and at the end say “let me think about it?” I’ve done this, I believe, my whole business life.  I feel bad saying “no thank you”.  In reality, I’m a liar. I just told a big, fat lie.  I’ve made up my mind already, I don’t want that product or service.  In fact, the conversation should have ended minutes ago, I wasted both of our time. I guess I’m trying to be polite and let the man finish.  I think maybe my mom engrained in me that it’s rude to cut someone off or to say no. But now I’m learning the opposite is true, and in fact, it’s biblically true. Little white lies are often told to preserve the peace, as if telling the truth would in some way destroy peace. Yet the Bible presents truth and peace as existing together: “Love truth and peace” (Zechariah 8:19). Tellers of white lies believe they are speaking lies out of “love”; however, the Bible tells us to speak “the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). Sometimes telling the truth in business is not easy; in fact, it can be downright unpleasant. But we are called to be truth-tellers. Being truthful is precious to God (Proverbs 12:22); it demonstrates the fear of Lord. I’m working to become a lot more confident in myself.  Not arrogant, confident.  Franklin Roosevelt said “Confidence…thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance.” A dishonest businessman is full of rot and will be exposed, causing you great embarrassment. It is not a question of “if” but “when” you will be exposed. The writer of Proverbs exalts the virtue of honesty. Where does honesty rank in your set of values? I am ashamed to admit that I have often struggled with being honest. Maybe you have failings in this area of your life too. This salesman I tried to fool called me out on it the next call we had.  He straight up told me that if I wasn’t interested, I should not have lied and said “I’ll think about it.” He was right.  I felt so small, so dishonest. I vowed to change that from that conversation on. What an embarrassment when the truth was revealed.  I choose to never let that happen again. Once you are proven to be dishonest, it is difficult to regain the trust of others; difficult, but not impossible. Confess your lie immediately or take back what was stolen. Don’t let it go uncorrected or it will fester and become a “rotten stench” in your character. Face up to your sin and admit that it is wrong. That is the pathway to healing and restoration. There is nothing so pure and strong as a man with a clear conscience. Godpreneur Rule: Determine that honesty will be a hallmark of your business life and pay scrupulous attention to maintaining it at all times, no matter what the cost. #StrengthenIntegrity #SharpenLeadership

When I first started my entrepreneurial career, I didn’t get rich quickly. In fact, I suffered for over a decade (yes, 10 years). I struggled to pay bills, keep up with school loans, and hire and keep good talent. I changed business models almost every year trying to get out of debt, enjoying life and feeling like I’ve succeeded. Maybe I could finally pay for my parent’s dinner instead of them paying for mine. Although I struggled, I refused to accept that a 9-5 job was what I needed to do. I refused to give into the comfort of a steady paycheck. As a maturing entrepreneur and growing born-again Christian, I learned to trust God, and his promises, one of which says, “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). And there are more promises where that came from. I meditate frequently on God’s promises. Why? Because nothing is for certain, and nothing in business lasts forever. What has been and always will be is God’s promises. During my entire entrepreneurial life, I spent much time looking for certainty and fulfillment in and through my business when in reality God is asking me to find that certainty and fulfillment in Him. He’s given me promises that say so! Praise the Lord, He brought me (and continues to bring me) through times of uncertainty and feeling purposeless. The Bible says "But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world." 1 John 4:4 NLT There are times when God gets you out of debt and flourishes your business and times when He allows suffering for His glory. But no matter what, you need to trust in His promises for rest, peace, and victory in Jesus’ name. Because it’s in His promises that you can find hope no matter what you go through. Our minds need to be set on God’s promises for our lives and business, in order for us to continue living in purpose and passion, even through the storm. I pray the Lord to give entrepreneurs full hope in His promises for rest, peace, and ultimate victory through Jesus Christ today. #EnhanceFocus #FindingMyPurpose VIDEO COURSE AVAILABLE! Instead of reading the blog posts, take the video course!  I personally teach you the method.  You get: Workbook 5-Video Teachings Access to dozens of courses in the Godpreneur Academy! TAKE COURSE TODAY

I’ve noticed a crazy phenomenon in my entrepreneurial career. When I get an idea to come up with something great (a marketing campaign, a new product release, a new business venture), the success of that new thing depends 100% on whether I’m 100% in or not. Let me explain. At one point I wanted to turn my business into a shared workspace. I approached it half-heartedly because I really didn’t want random strangers at my office. But I needed the money, and it sounded like I could make it work if the conditions were right, so I set out to launch it. Guess what. It started, and then it stopped. Although I went through the entire process of doing a logo, a website, emails, and even paid for advertising….my half-hearted approach yielded halfway results, and I pulled the plug. In contrast, when I started my venture Launch in 2 Days, I was 100% committed. I thought it was the best revolution in branding in our generation. And guess what? It’s been wildly successful! The difference was in my FAITH. I wasn’t “all in” for the shared workspace idea, and the results showed it. But with Launch in 2 Days, I was totally sold out to the cause. Through thick and thin, I kept on digging deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole. And guess what happened the deeper I dug? THE MOUNTAIN MOVED! Time and time again, I’ve witnessed firsthand how God can use an entrepreneurs faith in big ways in my business. In the Bible, Jesus said “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 NIV Your business idea, when starting, is a small mustard seed. You have faith that, with water and God’s nature shining on it, it will grow. The key we need to have is that we need to believe 100% that this tree will grow. Any doubt at all will prevent the tree from growing big enough to move mountains. God will use the little you have to do great and extraordinary things in and through your business. Godpreneurs ask God to give us the confidence to be bold with faith. #FindingMyPurpose #GainConfidence VIDEO COURSE AVAILABLE! Instead of reading the blog posts, take the video course!  I personally teach you the method.  You get: Workbook 5-Video Teachings Access to dozens of courses in the Godpreneur Academy! TAKE COURSE TODAY

Godpreneurs constantly ask me, “How do I know if my business idea is from the Lord, or if it’s just what I want?” I can’t say 100% for certain if a vision of mine is from God. I haven’t seen God in a dream and I haven’t heard him from the heavens audibly telling me my purpose. I’m sure some people have experienced that, I haven’t had the privilege yet. Here’s what I do know and have learned and experienced: My purpose will be bigger than I can think I can handle My purpose will never contradict the bible My purpose will scare the heck out of me. I will have fear and doubt What does this mean? It means that my purpose is NOT the opposite of this. In other words, If I can handle it on my own, I need to keep digging deeper If it goes against anything biblical, I’ll walk away If it makes me comfortable and complacent, I need to move I get tons of visions. So many sometimes that I’m overwhelmed. I think to myself “how am I going to get this all done”. That’s how I realized I had a huge calling over my life. It scares me. It drives me. It motivates me. At times I get fearful and back off, but God brings me right back into the battlefield. The Bible says in Genesis Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” Genesis 15:1 NLT When I have a vision for my business that is from God, I tend to experience an initial fear or intimidation at what is required of me, because a real vision requires faith. At the same time, the visions and dreams that God have given me for my entrepreneurial career build my faith, as I choose to obey, take risks and see Him make good on His promises. God gave Abraham a big vision. He told him, at 75 years of age, that He would give him a son, and that through him all nations would be blessed. Abraham would have been afraid. In fact, we know there were times his trust in God was weak. Yet God came through, and his wife bore a son when Abraham was 100 years old! If we want to know if a vision is from God, we must ask ourselves, “Does this require me to step out in faith?” God’s vision for our businesses will often challenge us to step out into territory that we may be unfamiliar with. Pray and seek discernment from Scripture, and look for God’s guidance at every step. Godpreneurs pray for supernatural guidance when it comes to His leading in our businesses. #FindingMyPurpose #BusinessBibleStudy VIDEO COURSE AVAILABLE! Instead of reading the blog posts, take the video course!  I personally teach you the method.  You get: Workbook 5-Video Teachings Access to dozens of courses in the Godpreneur Academy! TAKE COURSE TODAY

My purpose is to be God’s hands and feet when it comes to an Entrepreneur recognizing his or her need to come close to their creator if they want to discover their business’s higher purpose, thus resulting in the best possible brand that is presented to the world. It really doesn’t matter to me if someone doesn’t agree with my purpose in life. My purpose is God-given and Spirit-led. This means I’m doing this all for an audience of one. That doesn’t mean I don’t run things by my wife, my mentors, and my tribe of followers. I can get ‘confirmation’ and ‘refinement’ from other Godpreneur’s. But ultimately, only God will let me know when I’m successfully following my purpose. Successfully identifying my entrepreneurial purpose now makes it easier to accomplish goals and succeed in other areas of my life. I have the drive, motivation, and backing of my God. That’s all I need. The Bible says What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Romans 8:31 NLT The only One whose favor we desperately need in our businesses is God. It doesn’t matter what any attorney, doctor, employer, employee, friend, or family member thinks about us if God is not for us. That’s because, without His favor, we have no chance for real success! God is the ultimate measure of what’s real and what’s good for our entrepreneurial purpose. Yet so many business owners I meet with try to find contentment without Him even in the picture. I remember leading my business before Christ in my life. The only purpose was to make money and build an agency so I could look cool. There was no heart behind it. But those plans ultimately failed as I realized there is no true satisfaction in business without a relationship with God. We Godpreneurs find our contentment in God, not in how others regard us. All the accolades in the world could never make up for hearing those words at the end of your life, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Godpreneurs find our contentment in God as the ultimate measure of success in our business! #BusinessBibleStudy #FindingMyPurpose VIDEO COURSE AVAILABLE! Instead of reading the blog posts, take the video course!  I personally teach you the method.  You get: Workbook 5-Video Teachings Access to dozens of courses in the Godpreneur Academy! TAKE COURSE TODAY

I get incredibly nervous when I have to speak in front of crowds. I can hear my voice crackle, feel my breath get shorter, and see my palms get sweaty. Then I think that everyone else can see my nervousness, which exaggerates all my symptoms. But one time, someone asked me to give a presentation on branding. I chose to speak on the subject of "Discovering Your Calling as an Entrepreneur." Since it was the subject of my book on Amazon, I wasn't nervous. Instead, I was confident and bold. I actually walked out of that meeting with 3 new clients! Why didn't I feel so nervous this time? I believe it's because, by this time in my entrepreneurial walk, I realized that the knowledge I carried was a gift from God, and I was sharing that insight with others. Most of us entrepreneurs aren't born with a natural ability to speak in live audience situations. It doesn't matter if it's a TV segment, radio show, live speaking engagement, or a Zoom interview; we all experience stage fright. It's human nature to fear that we're going to mess up, so we protect ourselves from the potential pain, and we shy away from live presentations. However, the key to overcoming our fears of failure in front of a live audience, is to understand that these platforms should make us feel honored to present the audience with the calling God has gifted us with. The Bible says: For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:6‭-‬7 NIV) In this verse, Paul is encouraging Timothy to expand on the spiritual gifts he has been given so that he continues to serve others. One must fully implement power by fanning a flame, making it stronger, brighter, and hotter. God bestowed gifts that, through the spirit, replace any fears with love and service to humanity on behalf of God. The fear of speaking is gone when it's replaced with true, authentic service to others. Public speaking and Facebook Lives are not channels for you or others to receive adoration and affirmation from, but instead, teach others what God has shown you. Teaching through live events or streams is God's calling within you, being expressed to MANY at once! As a Christian with the gift of helping others find THEIR purpose and calling, you participate in live events to live and serve the audience. Period. Your knowledge expresses through your voice, and your emotion makes up your unique, supernatural creative gift to vulnerably serve entrepreneurs by offering them guidance, empathy, perspective, truth, joy, and hope for the success of their business. We Kingdom-minded branding agents have the gift to transform all entrepreneurs' hearts and lives that hear our message. Live interviews and events are about the audience - brothers and sisters that we've been called to serve. Remember: there's an enemy that doesn't want you sharing your calling with others because it would fan the flame, expand gifting, and draw others closer to God. The enemy wants us to fear speaking, so we cower away from opportunities to serve a bigger audience. However, God-first entrepreneurship was never about you as the guide, but instead the audience as the hero in need of a plan….a plan we've been allowed to share with them. The power that God's gift gave us to help others find their identity, makes the audience our focus. We're not doing all these live events to find our identity in the applause, comments, or even the sales resulting from it. When we make this distinction clear, the stage becomes a place of love instead of fear. There is no more risk of failure when we're sharing our calling with others. When we're focused on serving others, the fear of failure is gone. Reflection Questions Any tips you can share on how you overcome fear when participating in live events? Think about a time in business where you have seen the power of prayer supernaturally bring peace into a difficult or new situation. How will you incorporate prayer before live events to receive that same power to cast your fear? To read more articles about sales, click here. #FindingMyPurpose

The other day a client call me to say that according to other vendors he’s spoken to, I sold him an inferior product that wasn’t going to yield him the results he wanted. Luckily I had already been confronted with the same concern by another client, so I knew how to handle the situation already. In both cases, I came to discover that the information my clients were being fed was coming from the same vendor type. This vendor wanted to sell them his product, but in order to do that, he needed to switch them from the platform I had them on. Instead of hurling insults at another vendor, I simply defended my choice and backed it up with stats to prove my product was able to perform at the same level. When we are facing situations like this, it’s easy to gossip, hurl insults, become angry, and even resent the client themselves for being misled by others. Can you control your tongue in situations like this? Few have mastered this small part of human anatomy. In my previous life (before Christ) I would have become extremely defensive and combative. Instead, I controlled my tongue. The bible says Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult. (Proverbs 12:16 NIV) I work everyday to master my tongue. I realize the power of the words coming out of my mouth. Everything I say has an impact just by virtue of my personality and position. And because I am in charge, there is often no one who will point out my faults. I must have the self discipline to constantly remind myself  the power of my words. That client will remember my response to his inquiry. The conversation started out combative on his end, who knows how long it had been eating at him that I sold him an inferior product. By the end of the conversation, without insulting anyone, I had him back at bay and confident in the platform I had him on. When you have something to say about an insult or gossip, what do you do? Write a comment below. Godpreneur Rule: Godpreneurs learn to harness the power of our tongue and use it to do the greatest possible good in our business. #SharpenLeadership

As an entrepreneur since 2005, I’ve been in and out of many client relationships. Many of them have been great, but some became confrontational and toxic. But the toxic relationships didn’t start out like that. At the beginning we were really excited to work together. We tend to think that all client problems stem from money or big personality differences. Sometimes they do, but many client problems can be caused by something completely different. The Hunt and Kill Model Very often, the lack of love isn’t because of a one-time mistake but a subtle ongoing pattern of behavior, leading to what I call “the hunt and kill”. I know that probably sounds pretty random, so allow me to elaborate. I’m always more excited at the beginning of a client relationship than towards the end. There’s something exciting about the beginning. Maybe it’s the ‘chase’ of the sale? The pursuit to ‘take down’ a new contract makes me feel like a lion that’s caught it’s prey. Then I eat. I’m satisfied. Then I walk away to sleep and let the vultures have the scraps. Sadly, at the beginning I treat my customers with amazing care and attentiveness when I’m first trying to seal the deal, but once I’ve got them, customer service takes a nose dive. The branding and marketing industry (and probably others) seems focused on a model of treating people really well at first but then taking them for granted in the long run. Do you operate this way too? In the beginning, you’re trying to win the client’s attention, you’re rolling out the red carpet! You give the very best of yourself, but it doesn’t last long. Once the day-to-day project sets in, you stop doing all those things you did in the beginning. You take your client for granted, and it isn’t long before both you and your client start longing for something new where you’ll have your desires satisfied again. It doesn’t have to be this way! Client relationships should grow stronger with time. Both, should continue pursuing, encouraging, and loving each other through all the seasons of business relationship. The bible says Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:9‭-‬18 NIV If, like me, you find yourself in a hunt and kill mindset right now, don’t lose hope! Don’t throw away your client relationships just to start a new one with other client and repeat the same cycle. Make a commitment to transform your business and mindset. Stop taking your clients for granted. Your best days together can still be ahead of you and not behind you. Wherever you are in your business model and client relationships, I believe you can grow stronger with time. Any lack of forethought to the client relationship could end up disastrous, but any relationship given thought and consistent investments of time and focus will flourish until the end. When a business chooses to serve their clients like Jesus served, the relationship instantly improves. When you and your clients reach the end of your time together, what will matter most will be the moments you served each other and the moments you served alongside each other. When we remove selfishness from our business relationships, love will be all that remains. That’s the kind of love that can change you as a Godpreneur and change the world through your business. #AgencyOwners #StrengtheningMyBusinessPartnership

One time I pretended an event was sold out when it really wasn’t.  I had even sent an email out saying that there were no more spots left and there was now a waiting list. I thought that maybe people would see the sense of urgency and react and sign up.  Instead, I got nothing. Oddly, I wasn’t sad or defeated that the event didn’t sell out.  Instead, I was embarrassed because I had to lie to the staff that helps me with the event.  They replied to that email congratulating me and I had to let them know one-by-one that the email was a lie. Deep down, I know I had a pride issue at the time.  I want my events always to sell out.  I want to be seem successful to everyone around me. After all, I’m an entrepreneur and I should be crushing it. Underneath all the glamour and facade, entrepreneurs are all the same—just clay fashioned into housing for a living soul. Everyone is searching for meaning and purpose in business and shares the same basic human needs. Showmanship is one thing, but we shouldn’t be fooled by our own act. At the heart of it all we are the same as everyone else—no better and no worse. And we need to recognize that fact. So how do we kick this bad habit of showmanship, pride, and fake facades? What if our entire business model revolves around a fake authority we’ve built, and there’s no turning back? The bible says One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.  A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.  The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.  Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Proverbs 13:7‭-‬10 NIV Here are 3 ways I’ve learned how to kick the habit of showing off and pretending to be someone I’m not. 1. Brag About Others: I’ve switched from trying to sell my services to selling my clients services.  I do branding, so I create the logos and websites for people.  When I’m done, I simply tell the world what they do, not what I did.  This helps me focus on others, and myself. Attend to the Basics 2. Your body, soul, and mind need working out constantly: We need to be in the bible daily to take on a Christ-like humility.  Here is God on Earth, can do anything he wants, yet shows us that those who are last will be first.  I read the Bible to keep me from becoming more of the old me. 3. You’re Doing Better than You Think You Are: Cultivate pleasures and have a realistic appraisal of yourself. God doesn’t read your press clippings. And if He did, He would not be very impressed. We’re all hard on ourselves.  If we really take a step back and look, we’re actually doing amazing things.  The problem is that we’re not where our visions have shown us yet, and that can lead to frustration and lies to make yourself act like you’re there already. Godpreneur Rule: Drawing attention to yourself may be good for business, but the simple life is good for your soul. #SharpenLeadership #StrengthenIntegrity

As business owner, I do a lot of lunch meetings. Sometimes these business lunch meetings are with women. It would be about business. But over the last couple of years I’ve changed my mind on having lunch alone with female counterparts. I’m married. It’s been a blessing to be married and be an entrepreneur. I’m also a man…and I know my sinful ways. As much as I read my Bible and go to church, I’m aware of an enemy that wants nothing more than the destruction of my marriage. A destroyed marriage will destroy a business. It will destroy an entrepreneur. I’m not taking any risks. Not anymore. A hundred years ago men and women rarely mingled in the workplace. Nowadays I do business side by side on a daily basis. If I want my marriage to survive and thrive in contemporary society I’m going to have to find ways to deal with these inescapable realities. So, what should the entrepreneur do? The bible says, "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will". Romans 12:2 NIV In Romans 1 Paul exhorts Christians to resist becoming “conformed” to the patterns of this world. Sadly, many believers nowadays seem content to accept the status quo and go along with what’s “common and expected” without question or pause. If we’re going to live God’s way, there are times when we have to be willing to push back against the culture. Godpreneurs who take this challenge seriously won’t necessarily shrug their shoulders and say, “That’s just the way things go in modern business.” We may not be able to re-engineer the culture or change the structures of the business world, but if we really care about preserving the integrity of our marriage relationship we can and should take the time to talk seriously about this and to figure out ways of establishing meaningful boundaries and maintaining appropriate “hedges” around the relationship. Here are strategies I use: Wherever possible I make an effort to include someone else in offsite business lunches. Matters that must be kept strictly private could be discussed at the office, behind closed doors if necessary, but in close proximity to other co-workers. I don’t even offer to have private lunches, breakfasts, happy hours or dinners. It’s not even an option. The bottom line here is that we’re building a wall around the most important relationship under God that I have. The process of building healthy boundaries and protective hedges in marriage begin with setting rules for yourself like this in business, and the key to success is the Godpreneur’s willingness obey God in this area. That’s when the blessings with 10X in our business and marriage. #MarriedEntrepreneurs #EnhanceFocus

I don’t seem to learn very much when everything is going great. It is usually in my failures that God gets my attention. The other day I didn’t deliver on time a project I had promised. The client was upset. I had failed to deliver on what I had promised. I look at it like this: if something went wrong in a project, client, vendor, deal, or employee, it’s a check engine light that something needs fixing. I had to flat-out confess to the client that I was sorry and I had no other choice but to make it right. Sometimes God humbles us to test our reaction before He lifts us up. The bible says "Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; whoever hates correction will die. Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the Lord . How much more does he know the human heart! Mockers hate to be corrected, so they stay away from the wise". Proverbs 15:10‭-‬12 NLT Have you ever been embarrassed or ashamed with a client situation only to discover later that your experience was supremely valuable? Maybe your failure turned your life in a way that nothing else could have accomplished. I have found that down is the way up in business. Anyone can handle success. How you handle failure as a Godpreneur is a sign of greatness. All entrepreneurs will suffer setbacks and discouragement; it come with the territory if you are trying to do what you were born to do. The one who is always playing it safe will never find out what kind of stuff they are made of. The failures and disappointments we experience in our businesses are not always what they appear to be. Maybe they are really just momentary set-backs as we focus on God’s will for our businesses. Godpreneur Rule: Humble yourself before God and He will lift your business up. #SharpenLeadership #GainConfidence