Profit and Loss

Business is Good and Godly

I know I say it all the time, but I love business.

What is business?

Is it trying to win against someone else? Competing, and beating someone?

Is it trying to do unto the costumer before he does unto you?

No, it’s none of those things.

It’s creating something valuable, telling the world (market) you created it, and seeing if someone recognizes that your thing will make their life better.

If it makes their life so much better that they will trade something for it that will make your life better, you have a deal. You have a business.

If you can make something for cheaper than you can sell it, because you have been gifted with the ability to do that in a way that feels like play and doesn’t drive you insane, then you have a business.

If you can do it at scale, then you have a big business and good for you.

If you can figure out the secret to letting lots of people know about your valuable thing—the right people—the ones who are looking for your thing whether you know it or not, you have a business.

If you have to pay for a customer, but it’s less than you will get from them after you give them the life-changing thing, then you have a business.

It’s so cool.

Don’t talk to me about what the business is for. The greater good.

There doesn’t need to be a greater good than the “goods” and services that someone thought was valuable.

Everyone will tell you you need purpose. You need to do this for God.

But gosh, you’re already doing it for God. He created you to do this. How do you know? Because you’re doing it. You already had purpose the minute He knit you together.

He designed you to thrive. Trading honestly and ethically and lovingly is thriving.

Building things you love to build and getting paid is thriving.

Feeding your family and providing for your church because you figured it out is thriving.

Enjoying your work is thriving.

Sharing Christ-centered relationships with customers, clients, coworkers, contractors and employees is thriving (I know, I should have found another C-word for employees).

The world is better because of what you’re selling. If it’s not, you know it. Sell something else.

Enjoy being who God made you to be and getting paid for it.

God bless you in your business and life.

Jeff