PLANNING AHEAD

PLANNING AHEAD

No doubt you’ve glanced once or twice at an astrologer’s predictions in the newspaper. Even if you felt guilty or silly for doing it, you’d hardly fault yourself for wanting every possible advantage in planning your future. Planning for the future, after all, is a...
LESSONS FROM A FRIEND–FAILED RESTAURATEUR

LESSONS FROM A FRIEND–FAILED RESTAURATEUR

A local friend wrote up his story for me. There are lessons here for all of us. _________________ I sold the building last week, closing the door to a tumultuous chapter in my life. I began as a restaurateur in 2013 and decided to call it quits nine months later. The...
THE PARABLE OF THE JANITOR AND THE CEO

THE PARABLE OF THE JANITOR AND THE CEO

The following is from A Light Shines Bright in Babylon: A Handbook for Christian Business Owners, © Buck Jacobs, 1995.  It greatly ministered to me. There once lived a janitor who worked for the same company for 40 years. He never rose above the position of janitor...
THE RIGHT FOCUS LEADS TO THE RIGHT RESULTS

THE RIGHT FOCUS LEADS TO THE RIGHT RESULTS

Robert told me of a wonderful lesson he learned about overcoming the “I can’t do it” mentality. When he was in his early 20’s, Robert had a terrible fear of heights. While working out in a local gym, he befriended some guys who worked at construction company that...
SOME “B” ATTITUDES OF BUSINESS PLANS

SOME “B” ATTITUDES OF BUSINESS PLANS

Next month at the OPEN Expo will be hosting our second Lions’ Den. (The Lion’s Den is the OPEN Network’s version of Dragons’ Den or Shark Tank. If you missed the first one, $135,000 was invested in 5 businesses).  At the OPEN Expo in North Carolina,...
FAITH AT WORK

FAITH AT WORK

Often, the best opportunities to model and/or share our faith come during the hard times, not the good times. The following is from an OPEN worker.  It not only encouraged me, but is an example of being sensitive to His leading. I’ve been praying often for...