The Generosity Factor
Almost two weeks ago I posted about a little “spiritual retreat” that I took for three days. It made me contemplate more about how my business could be better used by God to accomplish His purposes. I asked my readers for their thoughts and Jessica of The Dietzel Family gave me two suggestions for books to read. One of them was The Generosity Factor by Ken Blanchard. I was able to borrow it from the local library and it took me about an hour and a half to read it cover to cover while I was “watching” my girls at the pool yesterday. It was excellent!
It tells a fictional story about three main characters which is based on a true story. In the fictional story, there is an Executive who has built up a multi-million dollar business from nothing. He teaches a Broker from New York about the Generosity Factor that has made him successful. This information transforms the Broker’s business and the way he interacts with his Driver.
How will it affect my business? The main point that I needed to hear again is that everything I have is God’s, and I need to be a wise steward of all He has blessed me with. Secondly, This knowledge has to be acted upon. I can’t just say, yeah, I have a Christian business and I want to glorify God with it. I need to come up with tangible ways to carry this out. Finally, I need to recognize that every day is an opportunity to share my time, talent, and treasure. I am still asking God what this looks like for Great Cakes Soapworks. If I do it correctly, then I am not drawing attention to myself, or my business, but I am truly glorifying God.
June 15th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
So glad you enjoyed it! It was probably even better because you were siting by the pool! lol
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June 16th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
I know it certainly didn’t hurt!! I am so excited to finally be at that stage where the girls can swim about the pool safely on their own!