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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: 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: Hi, I'm Ernie Lansford,
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  SPEAKER_00: and I really do appreciate you joining us each weekday,
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  SPEAKER_00: and I thank you for subscribing and sharing our podcast episodes.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, grab your coffee, tea, latte, soda, or water, and let's get started.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today, I am reading from Chapter 3 of Marketplace Proverbs Volume 3, Ego,
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  SPEAKER_00: Humility, and the KPI that Matters the Most, that I published earlier this year.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, let's start with Proverbs 3, verses 32 through 35, using the NIV translation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quote, End quote.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's Proverbs 3.
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  SPEAKER_00: Verses 32 through 35 from the NIV translation.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know,
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  SPEAKER_00: we often look at the condition of the marketplace or the world or our community for
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  SPEAKER_00: that matter,
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  SPEAKER_00: and sometimes we can feel overwhelmed morally,
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  SPEAKER_00: spiritually, economically, and relationally.
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  SPEAKER_00: It seems like everything could be in disrepair at times.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are There are walls that are broken down and trust is eroded
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  SPEAKER_00: and relationships are frankly replaced with the click and ship transaction mindset.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was studying the book of Nehemiah with a group of friends that I lead using
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  SPEAKER_00: the YouVers and Bible app recently and the book of Nehemiah focuses on leadership.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nehemiah led a group of Israelites in rebuilding the wall around their city.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, most of us might be tempted to analyze the entire wall,
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  SPEAKER_00: the problem,
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  SPEAKER_00: and then freeze,
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  SPEAKER_00: which in my previous corporate speak is known as analysis paralysis.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, Nehemiah offers us a different perspective.
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  SPEAKER_00: Each person was tasked with rebuilding the wall directly in front of their house.
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  SPEAKER_00: The priest, the workers, the people, each focused on their own section of responsibilities.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reading Nehemiah 3.28, quote, the priest made repairs each in front of his own house.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what happened?
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  SPEAKER_00: In just 52 days,
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  SPEAKER_00: the entire wall was rebuilt,
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  SPEAKER_00: not out of ego,
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  SPEAKER_00: not due to strategy slide decks,
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  SPEAKER_00: but because of humility,
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  SPEAKER_00: personal ownership, and faithful action, one section at a time.
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  SPEAKER_00: By the way,
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  SPEAKER_00: when I said not out of ego,
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  SPEAKER_00: that prompted me to insert something I read the other day,
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  SPEAKER_00: that there is an acronym for ego.
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  SPEAKER_00: Edging God out.
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  SPEAKER_00: And wow, does that really sum it up.
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  SPEAKER_00: But let's continue.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's similar to what Nehemiah did.
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't fix the brokenness in our corner of our marketplace or culture by shouting
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  SPEAKER_00: about it or complaining about it or going on social media and saying, woe is me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Instead,
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  SPEAKER_00: we do so by starting with our part of the wall,
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  SPEAKER_00: our relationships,
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  SPEAKER_00: our conversations,
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  SPEAKER_00: our presentations,
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  SPEAKER_00: and attitudes toward customers, coworkers, and even our competitors.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes we break down more barriers by building with a single brick of trust
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  SPEAKER_00: through a simple partnership than by sending out a thousand messages.
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  SPEAKER_00: The KPI that matters most isn't public applause, it's private integrity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Frank Laubach,
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  SPEAKER_00: a missionary who helped 60 million people learn to read through
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  SPEAKER_00: the each one teach one concept.
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  SPEAKER_00: He understood that he didn't attempt to reach the entire world in a single day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Instead, he partnered with one person and challenged them to partner with another.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's how we rebuild walls.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's how we rebuild trust.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let me ask you this question.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is your section of the wall?
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  SPEAKER_00: Start there.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is where stewardship begins.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that is where partner relationships are born.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our customer success code for the day is you influence the marketplace for God and
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  SPEAKER_00: By beginning with your section of the wall fruitfully,
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  SPEAKER_00: humbly, and one relationship at a time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's your action points for today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Identify your wall.
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  SPEAKER_00: What's directly in front of you that needs repair?
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  SPEAKER_00: Trust, communication, consistency, attitude, relationships?
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number two is focus small.
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  SPEAKER_00: Stay faithful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Who?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is one customer, one team member, or one neighbor you can serve better today?
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  SPEAKER_00: And then personalize Nehemiah's prayer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord, strengthen my hands, then build what is yours to build.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then reframe your KPI.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's success isn't measured by volume, but by values and significance added to others.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord Jesus, thank you for this time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for the opportunity for me to share my thoughts that you have given me
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  SPEAKER_00: over the years and the ideas and the fact that I can share these here in a country
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  SPEAKER_00: that has freedom of speech and we can do this without fear of the authorities.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord, Give me,
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  SPEAKER_00: give the listeners
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  SPEAKER_00: the courage to begin to rebuild the walls that are right in front
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  SPEAKER_00: of us, whatever they may be.
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  SPEAKER_00: Break down the barriers and rebuild trust,
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  SPEAKER_00: rebuild relationships,
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  SPEAKER_00: rebuild consistency, rebuild our approach to customer success mastery.
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  SPEAKER_00: We thank you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, thank you for joining me on this episode of Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie.
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  SPEAKER_00: If this episode has been meaningful to you or added significance to you,
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  SPEAKER_00: please consider sharing it.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's how we influence the marketplace for God.
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  SPEAKER_00: We truly do.
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  SPEAKER_00: And remember, chasing personal success is temporal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adding significance to others is infinite.