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Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie · Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie-A Proverb Per Day Keeps Stinking Thinking At Bay

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  SPEAKER_00: What's more important in the marketplace, talent or attitude?
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  SPEAKER_00: One might get us noticed, but only one will keep us in the game.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today, our focus is Proverbs 19.21 because it's the 19th day of the month.
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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie.
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  SPEAKER_00: Where a proverb a day keeps stinking thinking away.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Ernie Lansford,
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  SPEAKER_00: and my desire is to help you connect biblical wisdom
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  SPEAKER_00: to everyday marketplace decisions,
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  SPEAKER_00: allowing you to build relationships that outlast any transactions.
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  SPEAKER_00: I do my best to bring timeless biblical truth into the marketplace
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  SPEAKER_00: where influence is real and Choices are constant,
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  SPEAKER_00: and relationships matter more than results.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, pour yourself a cup of coffee, tea, latte, soda, water, and let's get started.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today I'm sharing from chapter 19 of Marketplace Proverbs,
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  SPEAKER_00: volume 3, Ego, Humility, and the KPI that Matters the Most, written by yours truly.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, Proverbs 19,
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  SPEAKER_00: verse 21 says,
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  SPEAKER_00: Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a young student, I thought talent was the ticket to success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Teachers seemed to light up around the talented students,
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  SPEAKER_00: those who excelled in the sciences and languages or advanced math.
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  SPEAKER_00: I wasn't one of them.
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  SPEAKER_00: I figured if I could breathe,
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  SPEAKER_00: communicate in Southern U.S. English, add 2 plus 2, I'd get by just fine.
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  SPEAKER_00: Biology?
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  SPEAKER_00: No thanks.
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  SPEAKER_00: Calculus?
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  SPEAKER_00: No, absolutely not.
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  SPEAKER_00: Although I did learn basic algebra,
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  SPEAKER_00: which has helped me in corporate life to create Excel spreadsheets,
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  SPEAKER_00: but there's no calculus involved, not at the level I was using it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then foreign languages?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well...
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's just say I could conjugate y'all with confidence.
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  SPEAKER_00: But something shifted when the subject interested me.
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  SPEAKER_00: I earned A-plus grades in music,
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  SPEAKER_00: art, literature, writing, speaking, and believe it or not, typing.
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  SPEAKER_00: I left high school typing 120 words per minute.
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  SPEAKER_00: I valued those areas, and frankly, typing Still serves me well today.
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  SPEAKER_00: I even remember in those high school days, I took shorthand.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the digital world has certainly eliminated that talent or that skill.
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  SPEAKER_00: It wasn't a talent, it was a skill because I struggled with it.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am so glad we have voice memos.
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  SPEAKER_00: But more importantly, let's go back to my high school days.
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  SPEAKER_00: More importantly,
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  SPEAKER_00: I felt the teachers cared And that connection made all the difference
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  SPEAKER_00: in those classes that I excelled in.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, over the years, I've realized something more valuable than raw talent.
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  SPEAKER_00: Attitude and work ethic takes us further than any ability ever will.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am honest and true and frank and transparent.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm not the brightest bulb in the tree, folks, but I'm always on.
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  SPEAKER_00: I show up.
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  SPEAKER_00: I stay committed.
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  SPEAKER_00: I push through.
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  SPEAKER_00: That consistent,
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  SPEAKER_00: purpose-driven effort focused on helping others succeed,
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  SPEAKER_00: adding significance to others to help them succeed,
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  SPEAKER_00: has driven my success far more than any natural ability.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even the most gifted people have to show up and do the work.
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  SPEAKER_00: Picasso wasn't just talented.
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  SPEAKER_00: He worked long hours every single day.
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  SPEAKER_00: His creativity thrived because of effort, not ego.
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  SPEAKER_00: For me, I measure success by a different kind of metric, a mantra or slogan I trademarked.
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  SPEAKER_00: Customer success is my path.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adding significance to others is my purpose.
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  SPEAKER_00: Celebrated relationship is the goal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, some might call that a talent.
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  SPEAKER_00: I call it obedience to a calling sustained by humility.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lou Holtz once said, quote, ability is what you're capable of doing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Motivation determines what you do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Attitude determines how you do it, end quote.
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  SPEAKER_00: So today, let's evaluate our attitudes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's release ego.
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  SPEAKER_00: And let's stop worshiping talent, replacing it with purpose-driven effort.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our customer success code for today is talent might open the door.
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  SPEAKER_00: But attitude and humility keep the partnership going.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our action points for today, number one, review your strengths.
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you relying on talent alone?
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you pairing it with consistent, purpose-driven effort?
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number two, check your attitude.
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  SPEAKER_00: What message does your approach send to others?
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number three, redefine success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Focus less on recognition.
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  SPEAKER_00: And focus more on results that serve others.
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  SPEAKER_00: Focus more on adding significance to others.
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number four, show up daily.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep the light on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be dependable, teachable, and humble.
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  SPEAKER_00: These are the KPIs that matter the most.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well,
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  SPEAKER_00: thank you for joining me today for this episode of Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee
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  SPEAKER_00: with Ernie.
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  SPEAKER_00: From my deep in my heart, I speak numbers 624 through 26 over you.
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  SPEAKER_00: May the Lord bless you and protect you.
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  SPEAKER_00: May the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: May the Lord look with favor on you and give you peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: If this message encouraged you, please share it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And remember, success is temporal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adding significance to others is infinite.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's meet again on the next episode of Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie.