The PF Women Team at our Annual Team Retreat ~ 2018 Today on Seth Godin's blog, he said: It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way. Yes, it does. If you are waiting to make a profit before you do these things, in my experience you're not going to make a profit. So many organizations, ministries and churches are struggling with financial issues. I know your pain. As anyone who follows our story knows, our ministry was in a ton of debt four years ago when I came on as director. Since that time, we've gotten out of debt and turned a profit every year. God has done amazing things through out team, for which we give Him the glory! I find that what Seth is saying here is absolutely true, with one disclaimer. For Christian leaders, spiritual disciplines must always be first. Before we started i...
You've gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away...and know when to run... you never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table there'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done." ~ Kenny Rogers I don't take walking away from a relationship lightly whether it be personal or business. Last week, I had to walk away from one that could probably be characterized as 80% business and 20% personal. (I tend to be real personable with those I do business with, thus the characterization.) There's no thrill for me in dealing with stuff like this, in fact I loathe going through it. Arriving at this decision wasn't a hasty thing and involved introspection and wise counsel. If you have to be somebody different in a personal or business setting than the person God has made you to be in order for the relationship to survive, it's time to end it. Nothing that causes yo...