I want to write today about prohibiting the "rush" in our business lives. Have you ever ended a frantic workday only to realize you haven't actually moved forward with any of your real goals? In the hustle of managing my remote staffing agency, I’ve often found myself rushing from one task to the next, always feeling a step behind, never quite catching my breath. I frequently wonder at the end of my days, "What have I truly accomplished?" The Problem: We Put Ourselves at Risk  As Godpreneurs, we all face the challenge of balancing a packed schedule. There's always another meeting, an ..read more

I've been feeling “off my game” recently.  I'm a bit overwhelmed, feeling unproductive, and just flat out drained. And then the Spirit spoke and told me. I haven't been in the word every morning like I used to. I want to write to you today about the importance of prioritizing the word, daily, especially for God-first entrepreneurs. The Problem: Burnout Like many of you, I’ve often caught myself muttering, "I’m overloaded." My to-do list seem endless, my Trello cards keep piling up, my BNI commitments seem overwhelming. I strive to juggle my responsibilities, yet I often end up feeli ..read more

Have you ever looked around, seen others' success, and asked yourself, 'When will it be my turn to flourish?' – You're not alone, but the answer might surprise you. Today, I want to talk about being generous with what you have. All of us, rich or poor, have the ability to be generous with our time, resources, or expertise. However, most entrepreneurs think generosity is about donating more to churches or charities. So, we think that we have to go out and accumulate more wealth to be better givers, and this will get us stuck in the cycle of discontentment. Since 2014, I've been writing bl ..read more

I want to talk to you today about feeling content in business, even when you haven't “made it.” Often, even as Christian entrepreneurs, we become discontent and bitter when we see others around us succeed and we haven't hit our goals yet. If we were honest with each other, we're quite discontent with our God-first business lives. We're still driving that clunker, little to no money in savings, and still trying to figure out how we're going to reach "millionaire" status. And we cry out, “God, why haven't you brought me into the land of milk and honey yet?” But the truth is that we've created ..read more

My wife and I love Disney (and my kids tag along with us on our trips). When we first started visiting Orlando, we would stay for free at my aunt's house 1-hour from the parks because I was a broke entrepreneur. As I made more money, I upgraded from my aunt's house to Airbnb’s that were 20 minutes from Disney. Then, my business started booming and I started staying at Disney resorts that were a quick bus ride away from the magic! As I made more money, I became more discontent with my accomodations. I became resentful of not being able to afford staying at the nicer resorts. And guess what…eve ..read more

There's nothing more depressing for me in my business than losing a key client. It's not just a blow to my business's revenue, but to my confidence and entrepreneurial esteem. I don't know about you, but when my confidence goes down and my self-esteem gets shot, my discontentment goes up and it spills into all areas of my life. However, as I continue my habits of staying in the Word, writing my daily devotionals, and spending intimate time with God, these “business blows” don't rock me as hard as they used to. Now, instead of spiraling into panic, I experience an unexpected steadiness, much l ..read more

Back in 2021, I found myself caught up in the pandemic e-commerce hype. A client approached me with a business opportunity to buy and sell products from China through Facebook ads. And it worked! The client brought me in as a partner and our product sales were booming. We had the right combination of ads and sales, profit margins were healthy, and more and more money kept flowing into the bank account. But then, my partner started spending money on materialistic possessions and luxury items. His desires became so insatiable that he started taking money from the business account (our money) to ..read more

Dear Godpreneurs, Every year I try to bring you a prayer at the beginning of the year to inspire this year's twists and turns for your entrepreneurial journey. As we step into the promising territory of 2024, I want to share a heartfelt prayer with you. For this prayer, let's not look to our past, but instead, focus on the opportunity God has given you to seek His wisdom, guidance, and strength. The Lord is calling us into the world of entrepreneurship for a great purpose in 2024! In Jesus' name. Father, In this new year, I come before You, humbled and ready to embrace Your calling for my entr ..read more

A couple of clients called me to cancel their retainer with my agency and I found myself engulfed in anxiety. The major source of my distress came because I had to make a choice: cut some long-standing employees from my payroll, or cut my own pay to keep my team together. I took a risk and, for a couple of months, my partner and I cut down our own salaries and we worked overtime to gain some new clients. Unfortunately, our plans didn't produce the results we wanted. The future of my business became unpredictable, prospects were disappearing, all while forfeiting my own pay for months. The wor ..read more

Scrolling through my social media, I'm constantly bombarded by successes and highlights of other entrepreneurs. There's a couple of people I follow that I personally know, and I envy their house, cars, business size, and lifestyle. And even though I'm a God-first entrepreneur with two well-established businesses and a Christian personal brand, I found myself trapped in comparison, asking if I was doing enough, did I miss out on something, and when was it going to be my turn to live like them? I felt the gnawing discontentment that comes from entrepreneurial envy. As Godpreneurs, we are not im ..read more