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Where do you want to be next year in life and business?

Ask yourself this from a personal and business perspective. Then, once you know where you want to be, you can tackle the business aspect. The reason why I’m saying this is because your life comes first. You only get one life. So once you determine how you want to live it, it’s in your best interest to pursue occupations that will place you in the best position to fund the life you want to live. But, of course, I know that’s easier said than done.

In my circle, I tend to be the person people go to or feel comfortable coming to for advice–personal or business. However, lately, many of my conversations seem to center on their career. So I figured I would do this episode because it may help other people in the same situation.

Before we jump into the advice, I want to make sure you’re approaching your career decisions from the right frame of mind. I think one of the reasons that people tend to come to me for advice is that I’ve worked in various capacities in the marketing arena, which has allowed me to work with different personalities. I was blessed to work with and for some great people, while others were a couple of fries short of a happy meal.

Regardless of what type of situation I found myself in, I made sure that I approached my job from a spiritual mindset. ​​For example, a spiritual attitude helps us to have confidence in ourselves and faith in Christ. In addition, a spiritual philosophy allows us to view our circumstances from the proper perspective.

We don’t allow adverse circumstances to hold us hostage, to the point that we become complacent in a dead-end job. Or even worse, become so impatient that we move ahead of God’s timing. In both situations, we will derail the promotion Christ is waiting to give us (Jeremiah 29:11; Ps 139:16).

Whether that promotion is physical or spiritual, I don’t know. I know that advancing is inevitable when we grow in grace and learn what Christ is trying to teach us. So many others throughout the Bible with Peter; despite his faith failures, once He had increased in grace, Christ promoted Peter. He was the chief speaker on the Day of Pentecost and helped save a lot of people (Act 2:14-47).

Christians are not slackers. We do everything to the best of our ability. However, approaching our job from a spiritual state of mind is a win-win for everyone involved, including your company. First, your company will receive quality work for a full day’s pay. A Christian employee will win. A spiritual mindset will help us focus on the lessons God wants us to learn. We can advance quicker in life while positioning ourselves to receive the desires of our hearts (Psalm 37:4; James 1:17).

Journal Prompt

Where do you want to be next year in life and business? What steps do you need to take to invest in yourself?