Entrepreneur's Table

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Entrepreneurship is partly about thinking with such a large vision that no box can contain it. That being the case, thinking "outside the box" is a given and global thinking is implied.

I must admit I get a little perturbed when people complain about lack of money and success when they haven't done the things that they can do to change their circumstances. When we operate on the assumption that the world or God Himself owes us a living when God has already given us opportunities, we limit means which He Himself may have provided for our support. I do not suggest that we veer away from a life of faith, but that we, especially those of us in ministry, at least lay before Him the question of whether or not He'd have us make a few tents along our missionary journeys. That is why I promote entrepreneurship, knowing it is not for everyone, but I suspect is for some who are not responding.

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There is some wonderful and thoughtful material on this blog which I will be returning to read and ponder. This relates to the subject in Entrepreneur's Table because Christians, and especially social/spiritual entrepreneurs struggle with it. Is it honorable to make money? Flying Embers : "Wealth brings independence, a satisfaction that your family will be able to enjoy a comfortable home and weather life’s storms. I could go on and list countless other things that wealth brings without damning your soul. So, I thought I would begin to post articles concerning the attainment of wealth the way Godly people through all ages have accomplished it. These are the time tested, righteous pursuits of wealth that have worked in all generations. It will be worth our while to carefully consider what the wealthy say about the attainment of riches." I'll be checking in to see what I can learn. Co-published at The Dream Factory

"Entrepreneur" comes from the French word for undertaking : entreprendre . It entered the English language in the late 1400s. From it, we derive, "enterprise." The first part of the word is "entre," to enter, also French. An entrepreneur, therefor, is one who enters into some undertaking and it is implied that he/she is leading the way. We need people today who will undertake great causes develop great enterprises. Will you be one?

It Takes Time We previously discussed the "EYE"s of time but did not exhaust the topic by any means. Everything takes time - especially if they are important enough to deserve our attention and effort. Here is yet another acronym: TIME, with the "t" for temperance, tenacity and transience, the "i" for indeterminate, individual, and instantaneous, the "m" for mastery, magnification, and ministry, and the "e" for experience, expectation, and excitement. T is for temperance, tenacity, and transience. It is for temperance because time must be carefully and wisely budgeted, managed, and leveraged. It is for tenacity because we need to stick with something through boredom and hard work if we are going to see it through. It is for transience because it is passing by never to return. The moments in which we live are fleeting. The opportunities are in transit. They will soon be gone and cannot be recaptured. In summary, time is temporal and flee...

Novel Journey: It Takes Practice! : " Proverbs 13:4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich. Lord, Please help me to be diligent to exercise this gift. Give me a vision of what I will be in the future if I work hard. Thank You for all You are teaching me on the way. Amen" Janet's prayer is the perfect addendum to our comparison between what NIV translates as Cravings VS. Desires . Thanks for bringing it on home, Janet. The story here is wonderful!!!

Cravings Vs. Desire Below is an excerpt from my article in The Dream Factory on Cravings or Desires . Proverbs 13:4 - "The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied." So what is the difference between the desire of a dilligent person and the craving of a lazy person? From the start, we nod our heads knowingly, acknowledging that this proverb is true. A craving is a carnal drive that overwhelms our judgment and woos us into reckless thinking and action. The key is to distinguish between the two and to dilligently pursue what is real and lasting.

Co-published in sister blog: Vast Possibilities . The Road to Success The = Definite article – Indicates something specific . We must be specific about: T – Time – A goal is a dream with a date on it. It takes time to develop. H – Hope - If there is no hope, there is no dream, no goal, no objectives, and no action. E – Expenditure of Energy . Nothing will happen without work. Road = Indicates process . We must fall in love with the process of moving toward success, not just the outcome. R = Repentance . The word means change of mind, heart, and attitude. Change is necessary. O -= Opportunity thinking (as opposed to obstacle thinking. Embrace obstacles as opportunities. A = Attitude – The way we approach life (attitude) determines the heights we attain (altitude). D = Destination – Roads go places. Always have the desired destination in mind. To = A tiny preposition. It denotes direction . Success is gradually, purposefully, prog...

A New Pattern We have a pattern problem. We have developed behaviors that we practice consistently, habitually, and without much thought. We start practicing these behaviors before we crawl out of bed in the morning and condition ourselves to practice them before we lay our heads on our pillows at night. When we realize that some of these behaviors are negative or destructive, we have a battle on our hands removing them. When we determine to introduce positive practices to the mix, we find that there is no room for the old is crowding out the new. The first change is in our attitudes . Then we can address behaviors. We need new patterns. We need to replace old, worn-out,, useless and even harmful behaviors with newer, more nurturing and positive actions. What are the steps? First, we must make the determination that we are going to introduce change into our lives. This comes out of careful evaluation and resolve. We must pray for guidance and strength. Our creative God will work...

Big Ideas Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Since once again, O Lord, in the steppes of Asia, I have no bread, no wine, no altar, I will raise myself above those symbols to the pure majesty of reality, and I will offer to you, I, your priest, upon the altar of the entire earth, the labor and the suffering of the world. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain. - Leo Buscaglia Christi...

Spiritual Entrepreneurship Spiritual entrepreneurship is what happens when people of faith launch out in blod kingdom ventures incorportating all the principles that we bring to this table. For that reason, this discussion must be broad enough to embrace all bold venturers. Are you one?

Entrepreneur for the Kingdom: "Dont Quit........Keep Playing" I've loved this poem since I heard it on a Yager CD. Thanks for sharing it.

Amazing Time Management Secrets These articles are practial, sound, and fun to read on the subject of time management. I found some wonderful applications here. This will go into my collaboration at the Dream Factory . Specifically, it is found in this article on Collaboration with links to the forum discussion.

Priorities are prior commitments. They are advance directives. They set the course for the future by eliminating the need to make decisions that have already been made. The question of whether it is easier to set a priority or to keep one is a viable concern. In fact, it may vary from person to person. You may be someone who has to analyze the living daylights out of every issue that comes before you and still be indecisive. You will find it very hard to set a priority and quite a relief once you have done so. You may, however, be a person who makes quick decisions by has a hard time sticking with them. You fly by the seat of your pants and are subject to emotional variations. You are going to struggle with priorities on the back end. Whatever you personality or decision making style, success in networking is going to require the development of skills in the area of priorites. This is an excellent topic for an entrepreneur's table.

I met with some friends the other day and we reaffirmed that it is in the area of principles that overlapping businesses in network maketing have the most in common. It is in these areas where cross-training is possible. What I want to insert as a caution here is that I do not refer to cross-lining when advocating cross training. Cross lining happens when people in the same business model (or others) who are not in a networkers imediate line of sponsorship, discuss the specific details of that person's business with him or her and offer advice or instructions related to specific strategy. Only a person's sponsors and their sponsors in networking have the particular information and vested interest in a networker to offer that kind of advice. Cross training deals with principles; cross-lining is dangerous. We must maintian the distinction.

Previously published articles concerning this Entrepreneur's TABLE can be found at my main blog: The Entrepreneur's Table The Entrepreneur's Table - Part II - T = Timely Topics and Transferable Themes The Entrepreneur's Table - Part III - A = Attitude

This journal is designed to expand upon the postings from www.pastortomsims.com which specialize in training for network marketers. There are principles and strategies that are transferable between businesses that employ the multi-level philosophy. These principles can be called a TABLE: T=Timely Topics and Transferable Themes A=Attitudes B=Building Blocks L=Lifestyle E=Ethics The last four are the legs of the table and the first is the flat surface. Join us for the ride. There will be a discussion forum attached to this weblog.