We all have a calling, a passion and overall God given gifts and talents. The question is do you use your Gifts? Or do you hide your Gifts and accept the routine of life?
If you asked most faith based entrepreneurs they would tell you that they are using God’s given gifts and that doing what they were compelled to do is one of the greatest thrills of life. When you do what you are supposed to do you feel alive!
I have been asked all the time, “How did you come up with the idea for Yak About It?” or other media type ask, “How did you come up with this concept, or that business plan? Unfortunately the media doesn’t really want to hear, “The concept came out of nowhere when I was driving down the highway and I have to give 100% of the vision to God”. This also doesn’t help other prospective entrepreneurs who want a concrete ‘how to’ that they can draw from and use. What I think that answer can do is hopefully inspire other potential entrepreneurs to listen to that inner urging or to take on that God given concept that they can’t seem to shake out of their head. I am not talking about that next get rich quick scheme that popped in your head, but rather the concept or idea that you never asked for. That business or invention that you didn’t want to invent, but God won’t let you forget about.
One more thing is very important. Just because your idea, rather ‘God’s idea’ has engulfed your life doesn’t mean you don’t have to work to cultivate it the right way to succeed. In fact the ‘idea’ that you can’t shake, may have occurred to lead you to the better idea that hard work and research will help find. Then, when you do the hard work, create a successful company and make it fly, you’ll feel that greatest thrill that entrepreneurs talk about. You then of course will also have some material to tell the media on ‘how you did it’. Just so long as you remember you’re company’s true start and success are a credit to God’s power and God’s will for you to do what you were meant to do.
So… What will you do when you grow up?
