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This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:1 Realize that “in the last days” refers to right now. We’ve been in the last days for about 2000 years. The last days are the gospel times – the church age. We are neither looking forward to nor waiting on [...]

Are you thinking that we are sliding morally? Are you thinking that we are sliding economically? Is your hope for the future almost gone? Maybe you are struggling. Maybe your business is struggling. Maybe you just don’t like the road ahead. We can mourn all of it. We can be afraid of what lies ahead. [...]

If you have ever heard me say that I write with a pen and a prayer, it’s true. If you’ve ever heard me say that I don’t like to write, but I love spending time with the Lord, I must give you an update. I have become completely enamored with writing my next book. Please [...]

God is Sovereign - I remember a friend sharing a story with me about a man who said that God had told him to run for student body president. He ran. He talked about God all along the way, and he lost. He asked God why. The answer was something like, “I told you to [...]

God is Sovereign - I remember a friend sharing a story with me about a man who said that God had told him to run for student body president. He ran. He talked about God all along the way, and he lost. He asked God why. The answer was something like, “I told you to [...]

Improvement? - Have you ever heard someone say, “There’s always room for improvement”? I know that it’s meant to be encouraging, and it’s meant to keep you from taking things personally, but honestly it’s not always true. Sometimes there is no room for improvement. Consider the fastest runner. Can he each time run faster and [...]

Improvement? - Have you ever heard someone say, “There’s always room for improvement”? I know that it’s meant to be encouraging, and it’s meant to keep you from taking things personally, but honestly it’s not always true. Sometimes there is no room for improvement. Consider the fastest runner. Can he each time run faster and [...]

Disappointments and setbacks are one thing, but what happens when you get turned down flat for a job you thought sure you’d get? Sales folks get “no’s” all the time. They even get phones slammed in their ears. Job applicants face “no’s” at times. If you’ve ever submitted a manuscript or an article, you may [...]

Disappointments and setbacks are one thing, but what happens when you get turned down flat for a job you thought sure you’d get? Sales folks get “no’s” all the time. They even get phones slammed in their ears. Job applicants face “no’s” at times. If you’ve ever submitted a manuscript or an article, you may [...]

Have a Plan “B” - What do you do if your most valuable employee gets sick, your main vendor can’t take on more work, or your best customer folds or flees? Will you panic? Will you fall into dire straights? Or do you have it all covered? “Plan B” is always necessary. However, be careful [...]

Have a Plan “B” - What do you do if your most valuable employee gets sick, your main vendor can’t take on more work, or your best customer folds or flees? Will you panic? Will you fall into dire straights? Or do you have it all covered? “Plan B” is always necessary. However, be careful [...]

Exit Surveys - As a leader, one of the most important things you can do when you lose an employee or customer is an exit survey. If done correctly, you will not only find out why they are leaving, but you may be able to gain insight into ways to increase your business at the [...]

Exit Surveys - As a leader, one of the most important things you can do when you lose an employee or customer is an exit survey. If done correctly, you will not only find out why they are leaving, but you may be able to gain insight into ways to increase your business at the [...]

Disappointments and setbacks happen all the time in life. You may have time in your personal life to throw a hissy-fit, pout, and even mourn the change, but there is no time and place in business for that if you want to succeed. Time moves on, bills need to get paid, and decisions must be [...]

Courage to Fully Become - At some point in your business, you may realize that you’ve gone as far as you can without jumping in with all your heart. You’ve done all you can do without getting out of your comfort zone. During the first stages of your business, you were brave. You developed the [...]

Courage to Make it Work - I’ve had a lot of great ideas, visions, and dreams. Perhaps you have too, but talk is not action. After you have the vision, you need to get started and that takes courage. It takes courage to make those cold calls and to network for referrals. It takes courage [...]

I remember when we started DrewsAnimals.com. The plan was that it would be a home school project and a hobby. Well, that was our plan anyway. God took it a bit further. Although it was just a hobby, there were a lot of challenges wrapped up in starting that website. In many ways it was [...]

See It Through to the End - Sometimes one of the hardest things to do is to stick to the task until you succeed. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery [...]

Overcome Frustrations - It’s not easy to beat your head against the proverbial wall. Some folks are better at it than others. Those are the ones who will usually succeed. Are you one of them? Would you like to be one of them? What happens when you get through those first rough spots on the [...]

Have you ever gone to a ballgame and gotten frustrated by the way your favorite team was playing? Have you ever gotten up and left because your favorite team was so far behind? Has you favorite team ever made a comeback and gone on to eventually win the game? They won because they did not [...]

Create the Synergy - Not too many years ago, I decided to invest my time and resources in helping someone. It was something that I was led by the Lord to do. Although God had shown me that the answers that I needed to go forward in my business would be in the interdependencies, I [...]

Be Willing to Offer Help - None of us mind offering help to a point, but what happens when you hit that point? Do you feel like an enabler? Do you feel used? Do you want to run? Or, do you feel like helping that other person out until the task is complete? What should [...]

Interdependency is neither dependency nor independency. It’s neither a full reliance on self nor a full reliance on others. It is, however, a mutual back and forth. Sometimes the result is something that neither person could do or benefit from alone. Ideally, and in all cases, all parties benefit. Being able to collaborate by giving [...]