Entrepreneurship
160: Three Steps to Become a Better Reader in 2020 [Podcast]

160: Three Steps to Become a Better Reader in 2020 [Podcast]

You need to become a better reader. I know - this might be something you have not heard since grade school. The old adage “leaders are readers” might not be 100% accurate, but I have found that most people who are getting things done and breaking new ground are in...

159: 15 Minute Business Plan for Your Startup [Podcast]

159: 15 Minute Business Plan for Your Startup [Podcast]

Write your 15 minute business plan and then get moving providing goods and services for other people.  After all, the only person who reads most business plans is the person who wrote it - the business owner.  But unlike all those people who spend months writing a...

153: The Big Career Fears [Podcast]

153: The Big Career Fears [Podcast]

Career fears are those silly things that keep us from making wise career decisions we want to make. So many of us look in the mirror and know that we are CONTROLLED BY OUR FEAR. The Big Career Fears  (Podcast Outline) Here are the primary fears holding us back in our...

152: How to Recognize and Overcome Fear [Podcast]

152: How to Recognize and Overcome Fear [Podcast]

How do you recognize and overcome fear? Fear plays a dominate part of most lives. But success often is found on the other side of fear.  How to Recognize and Overcome Fear (Podcast Outline) What fear really looks like Excuses Procrastination Perfectionism - Seth Godin...

151: You Don’t Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Podcast]

151: You Don’t Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Podcast]

It's OK If You Don't Want to Be an Entrepreneur. Really! You see the message everywhere that you should quit your day job, take the risk, and make money. You might be hearing statements like: You are busy making someone else rich. You are selling out. Entrepreneurs...

141: Your 6-Week Plan To Starting A Side Hustle [Podcast]

141: Your 6-Week Plan To Starting A Side Hustle [Podcast]

Do you need a 6-week plan to start a side hustle? I know I did. When I start projects, I like to have some idea of where I am going. But in business startups, I have found I am often running blind. When I meet with clients who are in the startup phase, I find they are...

132: How Being a Christian has Made Me Wealthy [Podcast]

132: How Being a Christian has Made Me Wealthy [Podcast]

Being a Christian and being wealthy can seem like an oxymoron. I confess I have struggled with money and faith. As a Christian should I give it all away and go live a life like Mother Teresa? Or as a Christian, how do I recognize my gift of serving others through...

129: What Does it Mean to Be a Company of One? [Podcast]

129: What Does it Mean to Be a Company of One? [Podcast]

How do you become a company of one? What does it mean ot be a company of one? It seems everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. We want to get control of our time and income. We want to have the ability to serve more and grow. But I want to help you see a new...

Overcoming the Fear of Making Mistakes at Work

Overcoming the Fear of Making Mistakes at Work

Do you have a fear of making mistakes at work? I was talking to a friend not long ago who happens to be a counselor. I was unloading to him about work issues - I forget the details - and he called me a perfectionist. Have you ever been told that you are a...

Grow into Your Career

Grow into Your Career

Years ago my wife and I were considering the mission field. We had been working in the technical support of missions and Bible translation and were thinking we were being called full time. We decided to bring it up with our pastor to seek that wise counsel. He started...