Today is small business Saturday (the day after black Friday in case you didn’t know). And although there is a great positive message behind this day, I can’t help but think that this time of the year will leave many business owners feeling overwhelmed. For me, I’m thinking about marketing plans, product releases, the new year, systems and processes, and so many things at once. Being an entrepreneur is a gift and a curse. The gift is that the ideas come to us so easily and we we’re so excited to make them happen. The curse is that the ideas can sometimes lead us to be overwhelmed. I’ve got pages of Google Docs and countless Evernotes and elaborate Trello boards just full of great ideas. Where do I start? Which one do I do first? Then what’s next? We, entrepreneurs, often feel overwhelmed. But there’s a solution. In the book of Psalms 61:2, King David provides insight for us. He says “From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” How often do we cry out for more security (financially) and more strength to deal with the problems of being an entrepreneur. This is when VISION is important. There will be times we will have to be led to a rock higher than ourselves so we can get VISION beyond our present struggles to the future God has in store for us. Sometimes we have to be lifted up to see life from God’s eternal perspective. In this passage, David recognizes the higher “rock” as a place of safety and power and he knows only God can lead him there. Owning a business can sometimes make you feel faint-hearted, but God wants you to use those times to pray to Him for security and strength. James 1:5 says that those who ask will be given wisdom. Wisdom is one way God lifts us visionaries up to the higher rock. Remember, you are never confined to your present situation. Trust God to lift you and your business to a higher place and give you His eternal perspective….your God breathed vision. #EnhanceFocus

This new path gave me meaning and purpose, helped me find my calling, and led me to start my blog, Daily And like any journey we set out on, we all could agree that a map is useful, right? I'm sure that it contains all of the secrets to entrepreneurial wealth, wisdom, and success - I read I've concluded that attaining this kind of Bible-based paradigm is exactly what the seven habits are all

All of us Godpreneurs have an opportunity to make a covenant between our businesses and the work God I’m not saying we all need to open up our offices to the church. Once they resettled in the city, they needed to get back to the basics so that they wouldn't fall back I did a Business bible study called 40 Days to Restarting Your Business, God's Way. We parallel Nehemiah's rebuilding of the wall to your journey in rebuilding your business.

When he faced the call to deliver Israel from the Midianites.

I saw him as chosen and called, but beaten and condemned as a criminal. We entrepreneurs all have our view of who Jesus is. I think all of us entrepreneurs should consider how his identity transforms us, and thus affects our We have been called to lead businesses and minister in your marketplaces.

I believe the opportunity is all around us. The problem is that WE are not all around us. We all have places we disconnect, times that we go on vacation, and moments where we don’t feel it’s I don’t think we call the shots. I believe the opportunity is always knocking.  Instead, they sang and prayed, and God literally opened the jail cell so they could “sell” the guard We all go through dry times, where it seems like no opportunities are around.

We are called into entrepreneurship because we have been blessed with unique ideas and creative abilities Jesus shared one secret idea with us, and He said, Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls Engaging all you have been endowed with, you can have as many miracle entrepreneurship experiences as

chart (without me in it), how we accomplish projects for clients, and how we market for new business, all So here we have an example of godly imagery which produced faith in the man who is called "the Father It might not all be crystal clear, however the Holy spirit will step in over time to provide clarity.

All of us business owners sin and fall short of the glory of God. My branding agency used to make websites for all the major nightclubs in the world. on Sundays after partying all night Saturday. Before signing the contract to work with my company, the pastor of this major church network called me Imagine if all entrepreneurs used the Spirit as our guide and strength in business.

uncover what you were born to do and establish God’s vision for your business first, and people that are called So think carefully before you choose to outsource all or part of your personal branding.

We’ve all read the morning disciplines of the ultra rich and successful. rob us from that quality time we need for our mind, body, soul to align with God and His purpose and calling as a calm person. Since the forces of darkness want to distract us from our calling with constant notifications and messages We all need to grow in our knowledge, this is the time where we educate ourselves.

I thought that was my calling, my identity, my purpose on this planet. Doesn’t He rework all of us? Isn’t He the Potter and we the clay?

After taking the groceries to the car, my mom would always make me walk the grocery cart all the way back to the front of the store where they store all the rest. It's doing the right thing all the time. We entrepreneurs are our own boss. I want to believe it's because God's blessed me because I'm walking in integrity to my calling of helping All the diplomas on your wall will get thrown out.

I did a Business bible study called 7 Steps to Launching Your Christian Personal Brand.

I received a nasty phone call from a client that wasn’t too happy about the progress my team was making There was yelling, screaming, name-calling, and blaming, followed by a barrage of insults and unsolicited We’ve all experienced terrible tirades from callous clients. That’s what it’s all about! Imagine if we all submitted our business power to God.