“True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Speaking of new things:

Are you doing what I’m doing as you build your business?

Are you grateful this New Year for a chance to begin again, plan ahead, reach new heights, and think outside the box in your business as an entrepreneur?

Are you getting ready to launch new services and products?

I’ve been reading through the Bible in a chronological order (one of my many resolves for the New Year!). I’ve been reading about Creation and several things have struck me that I think apply to us as we design new programs and products in our organizations.

God created the world in six days. I never thought of it this way, but my ESV Bible commentary points out that the creation progressed over triads of days:

ONE  

o   Day 1 God created light (v.3) and

o   Day 4 God created the greater light (sun), lesser light (moon), and stars (v.14)

TWO

o   Day 2 God created Heaven – separated the water of the sky and the water of the seas (v.6) and

o   Day 5 God crated living creatures above the earth (fowl) and in the sea (fish) (v.21)

THREE

o   Day 3 God created the land (Earth) & vegetation, Seas, vegetation (v9-11)

o   Day 6 God created the beasts (animals) of the earth, and man in His likeness with dominions and a command to be fruitful and multiply (v.24-30)

 “Six Days of Creation”

Use the Lord’s 5-point pattern of design in and build your business for success for the new year!

First God gave the earth form by separating the light of day from the darkness of night, the sea below from the clouds above, and the dry land with vegetation from the sea.

Second He filled these realms.

There was a pattern He followed each “day”:

1. an announcement “God said”;
2. a command “Let there be”;
3. a report “And it was so”;
4. an evaluation “It was good”; and
5. a chronological framework “The first day”.

How can we use this same pattern following the design of the Sovereign Lord in our own businesses?

How can you build your business the same way God would, the way He built your world?

Here are Five Inspired Steps toward Successful Entrepreneurship:

1.MAKE A DECISION

– There was an announcement. “God said…” He created.

The Hebrew word for create is bara and one commentary I found said that this word is a word reserved for God’s creative activity alone. He created the universe out of nothing and He orders everything in a progressive manner.

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

How should we respond?

Psalm 148:5 says “Let them praise the name of the Lord! For He commanded and they were created.”

I’m dependent on God, for He creates and sustains all that is by the power of His own being. I also must follow patterns and create and multiply spiritually and encourage others to do the same. Who has encouraged you? Are you creating programs and products to build your business that honor God and that benefit and encourage others?

2. ANNOUNCE THE DECISION

– There was a command. God said, “Let there be.”

Not only do we need to embrace and nurture our creativity; we need not worry about the details before we move forward. If you’re like me and you wait until everything is 100% prepared in your own mind before moving forward, there will not be a moving forward! Go ahead and take action throughout the whole process of creating. Take intentional action!

3.LAUNCH WITH CONFIDENCE

– There was a report. God said, “And it was so.”

Move forward believing that God led you to this design and that there are others who will benefit from it!  Launch!  Announce your new or renewed services and products!

4.TEST OR EVALUATE WITH TRUSTED AND APPROPRIATE CUSTOMERS

– There was an evaluation. God said, “It was good.”

Make appropriate changes as you go. Listen to the feedback you receive and make adjustments and add programs according to the needs expressed by your audience.

5.ADD TO YOUR CREATION

– There was a chronological framework. God said, “The first day.” Hear the implied next day(s)!

As each program succeeds, add new steps to it based on the needs of your audience. Build your business! Re-purpose the information gleaned in this new project in many different ways. Build upon it and create a marketable program, compile it into a book, and/or create a series of videos or audiobook from this creative foundation!

Do you need help jump-starting new designs this year?

Do you need help to build your business using this divine design?

I’m here to help! Reach out to me and we can discuss how you can reach new levels of success worth celebrating!

Blessings,

Karen Lindwall-Bourg

“Achieve Levels of Success Worth Celebrating”