How to Create Gods Business – Josiah Grimes

SUMMARY:

Successful entrepreneurs shared their experiences and insights on navigating the intersection of business and faith. Speaker 1 emphasized the importance of letting go of emotional attachments and embracing God’s plan, while Speaker 2 discussed overcoming pride and taking on uncomfortable tasks to address business gaps. Speaker 3 highlighted the value of community support in navigating entrepreneurship challenges, and Speaker 4 discussed the impact of a supportive community in helping them overcome self-doubt and achieve financial success. Speaker 5 emphasized the importance of aligning faith and action in business, particularly in the context of coaching sessions, and shared personal experiences of giving to various causes. They also discussed the significance of making informed judgment calls in business through data-driven decision-making and shared insights on scaling a business, including the optimal number of direct reports for a sales manager and the importance of considering competencies when making hiring decisions.

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Business growth and spirituality.

• Speakers discuss running, fitness, and upcoming marathons.

• Business owner experiences 10x growth after stepping back and letting God lead.

Entrepreneurship journey with ups and downs.

• Speaker 2 shares their experience of stepping back into roles they didn’t want to take on, but found it led to growth and solutions they were comfortable with.

• Speaker 2 found a podcast episode that helped them ask hard questions and led to a positive change in their business.

Overcoming self-doubt and business success.

• Jeremy helps the speaker overcome self-doubt and achieve business success through community and brotherhood.

Real estate and faith with industry leader Josiah Grimes.

• The speaker welcomes Josiah Grimes, a real estate expert and faith leader, to the meeting and expresses excitement for the wisdom he will share.

• The speaker prays for God’s blessing on the meeting, asking for fully intentional hearts and ears to hear Josiah’s wisdom.

Business and Christianity with a humorous start.

• Speaker 5 shares their enthusiasm for being at the event and expresses their gratitude towards Rob for the introduction.

• Speaker 5 presents their slides on “the most bomb sauce ever” and invites the audience to choose their own journey on the topic.

Business strategy and spiritual growth for Christians in the workplace.

• Speaker 5 discusses the importance of business strategy for Christians, emphasizing the need for a spiritual strategy that aligns with one’s values and purpose.

• The speaker introduces the concept of a strategy quadrant, which includes four components: internal and spiritual, external and spiritual, internal and non-spiritual, and external and non-spiritual.

• The speaker plans to discuss practical examples of successful business strategies that have benefited their companies, and invites listeners to share their own experiences.

Incorporating prayer into work meetings.

• Speaker 5 suggests starting meetings with prayer to set a positive tone and align with 70% of the US population’s belief in God.

• Speaker 5 encourages others to join in short, sweet prayers to establish a consistent habit and create a sense of unity.

• Speaker reflects on choosing to prioritize God over people’s opinions in a work setting.

Implementing a chaplain program in a company.

• Speaker 5 discusses their company’s decision to label themselves as a Christian company, citing benefits such as a weekly prayer meeting and a guiding moral code.

• The speaker notes that while some employees may not be Christian, they still participate in the prayer meeting and respect the company’s values.

• The speaker highlights the positive impact of having a chaplain on staff, citing instances of salvation and encouragement in the prayer meeting.

• Speaker 5 discusses the importance of knowing the “pitch” for sharing the gospel, using sales as an analogy.

• They highlight two approaches to sharing the gospel: being a good person and leading by example, versus being aggressive and direct with a clear messaging.

• The speaker emphasizes the need to balance empathy and aggression in business and spiritual leadership.

Using business to bring people to Jesus.

• Speaker 5 emphasizes the importance of having a spiritual strategy for businesses to bring people to Christ.

• Speaker 5 suggests using non-religious classes to invite people to Jesus, such as parenting or relationship classes.

Sharing the gospel and discipleship in a business setting.

• Speaker 5 explains the funnel approach to sharing the gospel, starting with invitations to events and gradually nurturing individuals towards discipleship.

• The funnel includes invitations to culture training, missions trips, leadership and parenting classes, and a prayer channel in Slack, with the goal of helping individuals dip their toe into the water without any danger.

• Navigators use a “gauge” conversation starter to assess if someone is saved, leading to spiritual discussions.