Born into slavery, at ten years old George Washington Carver kneeled in a barn and prayed to receive Jesus. Shortly after, George had a divine encounter with Mariah Watkins. Ms.Watkins told George, “You must learn all you can, then go back out into the world and give your learning back to the people.” Her advice led to George Carver’s ...
My friend, Rob, recently spoke on three primary ways that businesses can honor God. In this series I want to address each of these three methods. But I also want to note that you may discover other ways to honor God besides these three. Rob’s first method mentioned was honoring God through your company’s products or services. When we use ...
My grandfather was a great auto mechanic, but not nearly as effective as a business owner. On many weekends he would repair the car of a single mom or someone down on their luck at no charge. One day, however, I was surprised when he installed a new carburetor on a man’s car known to be a millionaire. “Grandpa,” I ...
According to a May Fortune magazine article, worker productivity is at its lowest level since 1948. We have seen five straight quarters of decline, meaning businesses are producing far less sales from the hours worked. There are multiple and conflicting reasons for this situation, but two possibilities include fear and/or laziness. Proverbs 22:13 says, “The sluggard says, “There is a ...
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank became the second and third largest bank failures in history and is likely a warning of what’s to come. Although these are the first bank failures since 2020, bank failures typically come in waves. Over 400 banks closed in the four years following the 2008 recession, which impacted many businesses ...
Recently, I interviewed Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, about the snares of success. Anne was an 8th grade educated stay-at-home Amish mom when she determined to help support her family by starting a pretzel business. From the humble beginnings of one farmer’s market store, Anne grew the business to over 900 stores around the world prior to selling ...
In this series, we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT and related technology. Today, I want to discuss some of its additional risks. To reveal its capabilities, I asked Chatbot GPT to tell me the risks of using their technology. Here is a summary of the risks mentioned. The first risk is lack of accuracy. If the input ...
Because of God’s favor, King Solomon was blessed with wisdom that resulted in tremendous wealth and power. Solomon was accustomed to his subjects humbly bowing before him out of respect and reverence for his power. When Solomon finally dedicated the temple, he called everyone to experience this monumental time with him. What the king did next was one of ...
The third step to fruitful networking is Being Relational. If you’ve been to very many networking opportunities, you have likely met the people who are more transactional in nature. They are the ones who are slinging cards to anyone who will take one and seizing every opportunity to promote their services. You won’t typically see them quietly talking with someone ...
A big surprise many new entrepreneurs experience is their first-year tax bill! For example, a new social media influencer on TikTok receives money from TikTok each month. Many spend that money without considering taxes. What many new entrepreneurs don’t realize is that the money they received throughout the year isn’t really theirs. A significant percent of money earned is owed ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
