If you don’t count the greeting cards, ice scrapers or Grit newspapers I sold as a child, my first business startup was a car rental agency. After I liquidated that business, I made a commitment to myself to never launch another startup. If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him your plans. Since that time, I have ...
An article from Crosswalk says, “If you stop tithing in order to save money, you immediately stop trusting in God and start trusting in yourself and in the world.” Tithing, therefore, is not a matter of money, it’s a matter of trust. It's a matter of where and on whom we place our trust. Deuteronomy 14:23 says, “Bring this ...
Memorial Day is a day to memorialize those who died representing our country in military service. Marking a set day on the calendar each year is a great way to remember the deeds of those who have served us well. The tradition of remembering and memorializing events dates all the way back to at least the Passover. In Numbers 9:2, ...
There are a few concepts that many people attribute to the Bible that are not Biblical. For instance, “God helps those who help themselves” or, “God can’t move a parked car.” Business leaders sometimes view waiting on God as a waste of time and inaction. In Numbers 9, God placed a cloud over His tabernacle. Israel was not to move ...
For many leaders, work-life tension is a struggle. If only the Bible gave us a definitive number of hours for our work week. Instead, the Bible gives us some boundaries to consider, but leaves us to seek God for specific guidance on our own personal situations. An early boundary Israel received was when God gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments ...
Early in my consulting practice, I bid on a consulting project for a mortgage lender named Tom. When I shared about my Biblical approach to consulting, Tom’s eyes went cold and the meeting ended abruptly. I didn’t get the project. And, I chalked it up to failure on my part. Two years later, Tom’s brother informed me that Tom instead ...
In his early 30’s, Jim was charged with becoming CEO of the family business. Jim’s father was a legend in their industry, making this task overwhelming for Jim at times. Jim often confided in me about his fear of ruining the business that his father had built. Joshua had a similar experience. God charged Joshua with replacing Moses, one of ...
Years ago, a consulting client of mine was in a printing-related industry. The two partners had lots of opportunities within their industry, many of which were strategic to their future. That’s why I was stunned when I discovered the two partners seriously discussing buying a donut franchise in addition to their business. Fortunately, I convinced them it was a bad ...
When I was a new Christian, I struggled with choosing between pleasing friends or pleasing God. A pivotal moment came when my drunken peers at Graduate School of Banking decided their mission was to get me to a strip bar. The Holy Spirit convicted me to take a stand. I told them, “No,” and locked myself in the restaurant bathroom ...
In the book, “The CEO Next Door,” the authors did a deep dive on survey data to determine what attributes surfaced for successful CEOs. Their findings debunked several CEO Myths. One of the myths is that “CEOs work harder than everyone else.” Instead, the research discovered that although CEOs work very hard, there was no data suggesting they work harder ...
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