KBN Weekly Devotionals

“Betrayal” is a word no entrepreneur or leader wants to ever have to utter.  It means discovering someone you thought was with you is actually working against you.🔪  There is no greater pain for an entrepreneur or leader than the pain of betrayal. 🕯

I was working with a client on a very tough situation that dealt with a loss. The client began to cry and then said, “I know you are not supposed to cry in business, but…” Most people believe that “grown men don’t cry” – and especially not in business. As a result, both men and women...

If you live long enough someone will disappoint you.😞 Whether it is your husband or your wife not following through, your children not living up to your expectations, a business partner not honoring their commitment, an employee not fulfilling their responsibilities, a vendor not delivering on her promise, a family member or friend not being...

At times, the entrepreneur’s journey is lonely. 🚶🏼 In fact, while pursuing their vision, most entrepreneurs find themselves on paths that leave them feeling isolated. Often, they perceive they have no one to turn to in moments of crises.  They feel misunderstood and even forsaken by members of their team, family and...

The entrepreneur’s journey is full of moments of limited resources; either you are raising capital to launch or expand that unique business idea or trying to ensure you have enough cash to make it through.💸  Sometimes it seems like everyone else is fully funded except you, but the reality is there is no great vision that...

To succeed at anything, you must learn to face rejection. ✨ When we leave comforts of home, we enter a world full of rejections. No more accolades, pats on the back or “good job” for just being young and cute.  Some of us even face rejection with family members, including husbands and wives.  You may even be facing...

There is no other place with more temptations than the marketplace. Entrepreneurs are tempted constantly to be greedy, cheat their customers, lie on their taxes, take advantage of their employees and their vendors, take credit for accomplishments they did not do, over indulge, take pleasure in their personal achievements, or feed their sexual...

As a leader, your journey is full of moments when you will feel personally challenged by life’s circumstances. 🌪In those moments, you can either experience the greatest growth of character or compromise the very values you stand for. These are your defining moments as a leader, moments that set you apart from everyone...

✝️The declaration of Jesus as King upset a lot of people and threatened the established world order of political power💪, religious power, and economics. Entrepreneurs whose businesses depended on the current belief saw their businesses at risk, and leaders who depended on the acceptable worldview felt threatened.

⏳In 1492, Christian monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain issued the edict that all Jews should be driven out of Spain and its territories in an attempt to protect Christians from Judaism. That year, the entire Jewish community, some 200,000 people, was expelled from Spain. Tens of thousands of refugees died while trying to reach safety....

🔱To subdue means to control. This simple word gives man the authority to harness the earth’s resources and to take control of ideas, instruments of production, and instruments of distribution. God’s original intent, however, was not that we are to use those resources, ideas, production and distribution tools solely for our own...

✖️Our God loves to multiply things. In fact, it is a mark of His blessing on us when He does so. The entire creation story rests on the ability to multiply. When God creates things, His intent is that they will grow and expand. The same principle applies to us as His sons and daughters. 👨‍👧‍👦

📯According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, man's foundational needs are physiological. These needs--such as food🍝, drink☕️, and clothing👕--are the literal requirements for human survival. If they are not met, the human body cannot continue to survive. Although Maslow's hierarchy is incomplete (including the fact that it does not...

🔱In tough economic times, individuals and businesses can be tempted and distracted from their primary purpose and mission. They can also be tempted to give up on their assignment altogether. Why continue when the forecast looks bleak or you are facing rising unemployment, negative growth, market failure, decreased sales revenue, etc.?

Since you usually cannot pass down your job to your children 🤶👶 if you work for an employer, one of the key benefits of operating a kingdom business is that your children can inherit the business.🙌