Values

According to the Public Center for Integrity, recently indicted race car driver Scott Tucker had operated a payday lending business by using loopholes in the law. Tucker sold his business to Indian tribes and operated as their so-called “employee,” hiding behind their sovereign nation status. In fact, the Indian tribes only received 1% of the revenue, while Tucker received billions, ...

For the first time, Tom felt justified in raising his prices while his business grew. By providing the “value” his clients truly wanted he realized his worth to his clients and the market, and they valued him more as well. Tom’s reputation was no longer a result of cheaper pricing, but instead by the “Value” he offered to the market.   ...

Things were different for Tom’s business after he changed the way he viewed providing “value” to his clients. He became more confident and less anxious about losing clients to cheaper prices. His clients were now afraid of losing Tom! When we offer the “value” our clients truly seek, a change occurs. Suddenly, our worth as a service provider increases. The ...

Tom previously thought providing value to his clients meant offering cheaper, more competitive pricing. That changed when he discovered his clients viewed “value,” not solely based on pricing of his service, but more importantly, on the quality, integrity, and knowledge in which Tom delivered his product. Tom discovered “God’s first Law of Value: “Providing Value.” God’s Law of “providing value” ...

Considered to be the best in his industry, Tom’s services are very expensive and he’s sought after for his expertise.  But, there was a time when Tom, like many of us, was driven by fear and felt pressured to offer low prices. The turning point came when Tom discovered and began operating his business with “God’s Law of Value,” which ...

During a panel discussion I attended in Northwest Arkansas, the CEOs of Walmart, Tyson Food and JB Hunt Transportation were asked for practical ways that they apply their faith to their decisions, especially being CEOs of publicly traded companies. All three mentioned one common approach. Each of these companies have core values easily found in scripture. By testing their major ...