According to psypost.org, researcher Verena Krause performed a study on creativity. The study group was told to think about God while doing creative exercises. The control group was not advised to think about God. The researchers found that those participants who focused on God were less creative. The study seems illogical to me. It’s as if the researchers believed that […]

A few years ago, Dan considered selling his machine tooling business. Fortunately, he shared his plan with me before he had negotiated a deal with the buyer. After I introduced Dan to a unique strategy, and the National Christian Foundation, Dan donated 20% of his company to a donor advised fund prior to the sale. This strategy gave Dan an […]

Although Brian has run his business for decades, he recently felt God leading him to research water wells. His research uncovered that water wells in poor villages can have an amazing impact on entire communities. Through his business, Brian began a marketing program which has raised enough money to build multiple water wells in third world countries. Brian shared with […]

In this series, we’re highlighting the enemies of building trust in your business. The final enemy is lack of transparency. Long ago, I went into a men’s clothing store that had no price tags on any of the clothes. While I was shopping, a man asked the owner of the store, “How much are these pants?” The owner quoted him […]

In this series, we’re highlighting the enemies of building trust in your business. The third enemy is omissions. Many businesses had business interruption insurance prior to Covid. Unfortunately, very few companies collected on their policy due to insurance companies refusing to pay for financial losses related to the virus. Many insurance companies lost goodwill with their customers by not communicating […]

In this series, we’re highlighting the enemies of building trust in your business. The second enemy is lies. We were buying a software product for the ministry. It was very important to us that this new software communicate well with another software that we already used daily. Working hard for his commission, the salesperson assured us that they had just […]

In this series, we’re highlighting the enemies of building trust in your business. The first enemy is hyperbole. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines hyperbole as, “language that describes something as better or worse than it really is.” We all want to favorably promote our products or services, but many resort to extreme exaggerations or hyperbole. Customers are savvy enough to know the […]

Trust is the currency of commerce. If you have the choice of doing business with someone you trust versus someone you don’t trust, you’re likely to do business with the person you trust. Trust has been lost in the media, our politicians, and even with our scientific community. As business leaders, we need to be careful to build trust rather […]

Recently, a friend introduced us to a niche I never knew existed, a motorcoach resort. Just like some people prefer staying in luxury hotels, there are many RV owners who prefer a luxury place to stay during their seasonal travel. Buying a motorcoach resort lot allows these high-end RV owners to also invest in property rather than renting. Our friend’s […]

One thing I love about attending Kansas City Royals baseball games is when military veterans are spotlighted. When the audience cheers for the veteran of the day, it’s a great reminder of this nation’s past and its admiration for its veterans! The gratitude in these veteran’s faces is heartwarming. These brave soldiers are men and women called to serve our […]