The Impact of Strategic Spending
Some people are savers and don’t risk their money. I am not one of those people. While I don’t consider myself to be frivolous, I do like to maximize my use of it. What about you? What are some financial principles we can adopt as Christ-following leaders? Here are three thoughts for your consideration. Be […]
How to Invest Money
Whether you have a thousand dollars to invest or a million, how do you go about it? What is the best approach and what should you consider? Let me share some principles I have learned. First, I begin from the foundation that all of my money belongs to God and I am simply the steward […]
Is It Okay to Be Rich?
For a Christ-follower, is it okay to be rich or to seek to be rich? The answer is found in answering another question first: What is your life story? Abraham, the model of faith, was super rich, as were many godly personalities in the Bible. How much was Abraham worth in today’s valuation of money? […]
Stewardship: Understanding Our Role in Managing God’s Resources
Stewardship is a Christian principle meaning that one doesn’t truly own what he owns, rather all we have is God’s, and we are tasked to take care of it. If we view our money through the Christian lens that it is not our own and we are tasked to manage it for God, then it […]
Generating Cash Flow: A Leader’s Responsibility in Faith and Finance
As leaders, we can not avoid our responsibility to make money, whether as an individual, for our company, or in ministry. Leaders must generate cash flow. About 10 years ago I went to Cuba with my brother Roger along with a group of medical executives. In Cuba, one of the few places that still operates […]
Taming the Wild Horse: A Christ-Follower’s Key to Mastering Money
Money is a wild horse. When you jump on its back, it can take you places you may not want to go or throw you around like a rag doll. That’s if you give it primacy in your life and allow it to master you. The Bible tells us we cannot serve two masters, God […]
The Courage to Start and Stop
One of my favorite quotes of all time is by Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), the indomitable and wise US president who led us out of the Great Depression and set us up for victory against Nazi Germany. Touring his presidential library a few years ago, I saw a small tablet that can be placed on […]
Are You Thriving?
Two people on two different occasions shared with me recently, “I am not thriving.” The first one felt this way because of where he lives. Two weeks later, in a completely unrelated context, another person who is close to me conveyed, “I am not thriving where I work.” Are you thriving? It takes awareness and […]
The One Thing that Will Win the Battle
Focus. Those who make it big have an ability to focus on one key aspect of their work. Many authors and leaders have written about this ability—the capability to identify and make oneself lasered-focused on one thing—including Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan, authors of The One Thing. As a strategist, I have always found […]
Breaking Through Your Growth Lid
How does one improve in areas that are important to them? Here is a practical overview. Decide what you want to improve. Begin by writing down three to five areas. Then, recognize that there are two critical ingredients without which you will not get better. They are time and intention. Time. Without daily or near […]