My good friend Rick and I both graduated from the same school with accounting degrees. We also both started with respected CPA firms upon graduation. Rick dreamed of becoming one of his firm’s youngest partners and he began diligently working towards that goal. I also dreamed of being a partner, but soon realized that public accounting was not for me. ...
Cyber Monday 2019 was reportedly Amazon’s largest sales day in their history, up to that point in time. This year it’s expected that over $9 billion will be spent on ecommerce on Cyber Monday! Only 26 years ago, online sales were almost nonexistent. Then Jeff Bezos had a vision for a startup called Amazon that many of us at the ...
When there is pressure to generate cash, businesses can sometimes grab an expedient solution without enough consideration of long-term implications. For instance, the pandemic has created great pressure on many businesses to find ways to survive. Borrowing as much money as possible, or taking on an unrelated business service, are both possible solutions, but those solutions can have dramatic long-term ...
In the Saturday Evening Post, the first automobile manufacturer, Alexander Winton, wrote of his experiences of being ridiculed in the 1890s. Winton claimed his banker criticized him and urged him to quit talking about his crazy ideas of automobiles someday overtaking horses. Yet, years later, Winton built and sold his first automobile. God gives some people like Winton, and Daniel ...
As somewhat of an optimistic visionary, I create chaos at times as I push forward a new idea before its time, sometimes leaving important projects undone. This can cause frustration for those around me as they fight fires rather than working a methodical plan. Although I’m still not as good at putting order to my chaos as I’d like, what ...
Visionaries sometimes identify opportunities when everyone else only sees a crisis. For instance, according to a Harvard Business Review article, the SARS outbreak of 2003 is often credited with the adoption of online shopping among Chinese consumers, accelerating Alibaba’s online store. School closings due to the coronavirus could become a catalyst for accelerating online education. New opportunities will emerge from ...
A recent blog post from YourBrand Inc. states that, “Everything has to start with a vision.” Vision is the launching pad for every aspect of the organization. Twenty-twenty is a year to set aside and finetune the fuzzy visions previously established. Just as perfect vision is 20:20, the year 2020 is an opportunity to specifically pray for and create clarity ...
The sunrise is a daily reminder of the fundamental and undeniable rhythm of God’s presence on the earth. The sunrise is the guiding light, the leading light that makes vision possible. The sunrise in business is the vision statement. The vision statement for a business illuminates the horizon, just as the sun rise illuminates the horizon. Luke 1:78-79 says, “Because ...
In 2001, I owned a consulting practice that worked with about 30 clients a year. Then God began revealing a plan for me to start this nonprofit. As I fasted, prayed and journaled, God gave me a vision of equipping 100,000 leaders through the internet, events, and radio. This seemed impossible. I knew little about the internet, I had never ...
Nehemiah’s vision for rebuilding Jerusalem is only two verses long, but it identifies four elements helpful in casting vision to others. The fourth and final element is “sharing your reason for hope.” Nehemiah was a newcomer to Jerusalem tackling a project that had been tried multiple times over a period of 93 years unsuccessfully. Nehemiah, however, had great hope because ...
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