Author Archives: Shawn Weekly
Ministering to Difficult Customers
A few weeks ago, despite my best efforts to weed and feed and keep it perfectly manicured, my lawn was a bit out of control. I was certain the HOA would send me a letter. So off I go to rectify the situation in the front of my house. After about 45 minutes into my labor, I find a business card tucked away on the side of the house, in the high grass/weeds. I am almost certain that it wasn’t placed there deliberately, but perhaps it was blown by the wind until it could travel no further.
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Building Strategic Partnerships
Creating a strategic alliance through joint ventures or partnerships, can be a rewarding undertaking. Alliances can be formed for various reasons including, breaking into new markets, reducing costs, enhancing product offerings & services, access to technology or manufacturing processes, diversity, and increased capital. The preceding list is in no way exhaustive, but I hope it outlines just a few reasons to consider entering a Business to Business relationship. As a christian business owner there are also spiritual implication associated with creating a strategic alliance, that have far reaching ramifications. Today I want to share a few tips to navigating the … Continue Reading
5 Days Total Impact Business Makeover: Day 5
We completed day 4, learning that casting our cares upon the Lord, give Him ownership. Now empowered with our new found understanding of this fact, we are being sent to make an impact with our business’. In our 5th and final day of our “Total Business Makeover”, we will examine how to keep your business on the right track.
The LORD went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night. – Exodus
5 Days to a Total Business Makeover: Day 4
In day 3 we discussed, identifying what is in your hand, and established that God is calling our gifts, talents, abilities, ambitions, and business’ into to forefront of our makeovers. At the very beginning of our day 4 discussion, we find God telling Moses’, to cast down his staff.
“And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. – Exodus 4:3 KJV
I know, your reaction is “Say What?” Didn’t we just establish that Moses staff was symbolic of what God wanted to … Continue Reading
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5 Days to a Total Business Makeover: Day 3
Have you been taking the time to pause, and pray these last couple of days? Have you decided to release control of your business, into the capable hands of God? If not, you may want to revisit days 1 & 2 before moving on. I pray that the time of prayer and reflection caused some desires to kindle in your heart. So what’s next? Well this is where the fun starts.
Identify What’s in Your Hand
Identify what you have in your hand. In Moses’ life, he was obviously overwhelmed by the awesome things that happened that day. Moses couldn’t … Continue Reading
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5 Days to a Total Business Makeover: Day 2
Yesterday, in Day 1 of our Total Impact Business Makeover, we discussed making time to pause, and get a closer look at the daily burning bush moments. Today we want to address a matter of the heart, which absolutely has to follow, the pause.
As we revisit Moses’ encounter with God, we see God revealed the plan of what, He would accomplish through Moses. (Exodus 3:5-22) Yet, not before He established himself as the sovereign God of heaven.
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children
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5 Days to a Total Business Makeover: Day 1
Do you actively seek God’s purpose for your life, and desire to make a real difference in the world, through business? Is that desire, a reality? I would like to share with you 5 truths in 5 days from God’s word that will reveal how Christian businesses can do great things, while bringing God glory. One of the most recognized accounts in Biblical history, gives us insight into how God chooses to impact the lives of his people. In the book of Exodus, God met Moses, a shepherd by trade, while he was engaging in his enterprise. God revealed Himself, … Continue Reading
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3 Tips to Overcoming the Failure to Launch
I am persuaded that the number one obstacle for aspiring business owners is fear. I have spoken to many people who would love to start their own business, yet fear keeps them from moving forward. If you are reading this post, and are already a business owner, don’t think that you are totally off the hook. Existing business owners are not exempt from these fears. Fear can also keep you as a business owner from taking your business to the next level.
Fear of the future often creeps into our lives as anxiety. This anxiety can manifest itself in several … Continue Reading
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Don’t Be Stupid in Business
Proverbs 12:1 – To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
How do you take correction or advice? The book of Proverbs is at no shortage of passages relating to God’s estimation of fools, aka stupid people. Many times a fool is characterized as someone who hates correction, in stark contrast to a wise person who loves knowledge. The wise, love the type of knowledge that corrects actions and behaviors, to be more specific.
Do you openly embrace criticisms, when it comes to matters of life and business? The kind of criticisms that foster growth from … Continue Reading
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When is too much, too much?
I have spoken to quite a few small business owners who think, “If you want things done right, you have to do them yourself”. The resounding thought is, a small business owner must be tech support, the administrative assistant, advertiser, payroll, accountant, and Human Resources. More times than not, this perspective of how a business should be run, leave owners tired, frustrated, and defeated. The mentality also can hinder the company from ever reaching the its envisioned potential.
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Moses attempted to preside on matters concerning God and the children of Israel in the wilderness. … Continue Reading