In this series, we’re discussing the five phases of becoming generous. The final phase is the “Generous” giver. Stanley Tam, author of “God Owns My Business,” was a struggling business owner during the Great Depression. During one crisis, Stanley asked God to be his business partner. Stanley gave 51% of his business to God! Later, God asked him for the […]

In this series, we’re discussing the five phases many leaders experience on their journey to becoming generous. The fourth phase is the “Cheerful” giver. Many “Compulsory” givers reach the place of giving 10% of their income and feel they’ve reached their destination. They think they have met their obligation to God and that’s good enough. This unfortunately robs them of […]

In this series, we’re discussing five phases many leaders experience on their journey to becoming generous. The third phase is the “Compulsory” giver. Early on in our spiritual journey, Kathy and I were “transactional” givers. We gave 2-3% of our income to the church based on what we felt we received in entertainment. Then God revealed to me His Old […]

In this series, we’re discussing five phases many business leaders experience on their journey to becoming generous. The second phase is “Transactional Giving.” I’ve reviewed many different studies on giving. The average Christian typically gives about 2.5% of their income to charity. When we buy a service, we typically pay an amount equivalent to the value received. Likewise, many people […]

As a rebellious young adult, I attended Easter service out of respect to my mother. As the offering plate came closer, I realized I didn’t want to appear cheap, so I reached for my wallet. When I realized I only had a $10 bill, I dropped the ten in the plate and palmed a $5 bill in return. I was […]

A recent article by RevCycle Intelligence states that 80% of CFOs believe that business revenues have or will decline due to COVID in 2020 and beyond. Challenging financial times can cause a business to pivot and realign spending priorities and profit margin. It takes ingenuity to flex a business to be profitable in challenging times. Profit margin is not the […]

At an event I attended the speaker had some great stories, but they were all sports related. As I looked around the room, I realized that most of the attendees were female. While leaving, I wondered if the speaker’s stories connected with the entire audience. Then I heard several women complaining about the sports analogies. Story telling is a very […]

There are industries that are trained to never say they are sorry for their mistakes, often due to legal liability. The irony is lawsuits often arise because someone didn’t hear the words, “I’m sorry.” Imagine your frustration if someone driving a company vehicle ran a red light and destroyed the side of your car, but they refused to say they […]

According to past studies, at least 30% of annual giving comes in the month of December. This year Giving Tuesday falls on December 1st, giving the final fundraising push for the year a good boost. One reason December is such a big month in giving is due to the generosity of small business owners. As they determine their profitability for […]

Cyber Monday 2019 was reportedly Amazon’s largest sales day in their history, up to that point in time. This year it’s expected that over $9 billion will be spent on ecommerce on Cyber Monday! Only 26 years ago, online sales were almost nonexistent. Then Jeff Bezos had a vision for a startup called Amazon that many of us at the […]