The Simple Truth…
I have to confess that I have a hard time imagining who you are reading this post. There is much you could be doing and many pages you could be reading, but here you are. Isn’t that the way life is?
There are so many voices you can listen to, many self-styled “experts” telling you what they want you to hear. It makes them feel better, I suppose.
But as an entrepreneur, what do you really need to hear? Imagine that you had a very good father and he passed out of your life at a very early age. Odds are you would really benefit from hearing him say, “Well done. You did a good job; you were faithful and you helped others.”
Run your business with that comment as your main goal. Do what is right, keep faith with what you know is the truth, give your very best, help others along the way.
I recently had the very sad experience of seeing what was reported to be the charitable giving record of our Vice President. I hope the report from their tax return is wrong. I mean this with all my heart. I am not sure I would want my giving record made public. How about you?
The same can be said of our “truth-telling” record, or our “forgiving” record, or our “patience” record. Before I rush to condemn the record of another person, I need to examine my own, study it and see if I have lived up to my own beliefs.
What I know about your business (and mine) is that, if you are the boss, what you do will be evident in the behavior of your employees. Before you listen to the next business guru, take a look at what your Father would say about your example.
Run your race to hear, “Well done good, and faithful servant.” There is no higher praise.
