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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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  Have you met someone who is always talking but never saying
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  anything that matters?
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  Well,
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  today we're in Proverbs 25,
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  verse 14,
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  because it's the 25th 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 at bay.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like a bar of soap we use to cleanse our bodies,
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  we seek internal cleansing through the transformative power of
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  God's Word,
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  SPEAKER_00: specifically from the book of Proverbs.
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  Each of these episodes follows the SOAP method,
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  Scripture,
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  Observation,
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  Application,
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  and Prayer.
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  SPEAKER_00: We explore the proverb that matches today's date,
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  SPEAKER_00: reflect on its wisdom,
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  SPEAKER_00: apply it to the marketplace leadership,
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  SPEAKER_00: and connect with God through prayer.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's get together in faith, purpose, and practical wisdom.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grab your coffee and let's grow together.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's scripture from Proverbs 25,
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  SPEAKER_00: verse 14,
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  SPEAKER_00: using the NLT,
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  SPEAKER_00: the New Living Testament,
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  SPEAKER_00: quote,
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  a person who promises a gift but doesn't give it is like clouds
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  and wind that bring
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  SPEAKER_00: no rain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Proverbs 25, 14 from the NLT.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, there was a very famous, very popular,
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  SPEAKER_00: rock and roll soul singer named James Brown from the 1960s.
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  SPEAKER_00: I remember him.
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  SPEAKER_00: I grew up listening to his music.
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  SPEAKER_00: He was called the Godfather of Soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: And one of his songs,
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  SPEAKER_00: the words were,
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  SPEAKER_00: quote,
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  SPEAKER_00: like a dull knife,
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  SPEAKER_00: it just isn't cutting,
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  SPEAKER_00: just talking loud and saying nothing.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, that's the perfect commentary.
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  SPEAKER_00: on Proverbs 25, 14.
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  SPEAKER_00: Empty promises, hollow words, noise without nourishment.
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  Now,
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  that brings me also to fast-forwarding to the 80s when the TV
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  series Cheers was on.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I liked to watch it.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was one of those weekly,
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  SPEAKER_00: I forget which night of the week it came on,
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  SPEAKER_00: but it was something that I watched.
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  SPEAKER_00: And there was one character named Cliff Clavin.
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  Now,
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  he was the neighborhood postal worker and,
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  frankly,
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  the certified to know it all.
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  SPEAKER_00: He always had something to say, whether it added value or not.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, it made for good comedy, but not great conversations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, too many people, especially in sales, fall into that trap.
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  SPEAKER_00: They mistake talking for connecting.
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  SPEAKER_00: They confuse presence with purpose.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when it comes to promises...
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  SPEAKER_00: Vague commitments and overstatements do more harm than good.
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  SPEAKER_00: They create anticipation with no delivery.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wind and clouds with no rain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wow,
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  SPEAKER_00: I seem like there's a mirror in front of my microphone now,
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  or maybe one of those things looking back in the past in the
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  70s when I was
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  SPEAKER_00: younger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, let's talk about applying all of this.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's salt, sincerity, and saying less.
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  SPEAKER_00: A mentor once told me, quote, words are like salt.
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  SPEAKER_00: Use too much and people complain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Use too little and no one eats the meal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Use just enough and everyone loves it, end quote.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now,
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  SPEAKER_00: I've seen salespeople talk themselves right out of a transaction,
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  SPEAKER_00: right out of a commitment,
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  SPEAKER_00: because they talk too much.
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  SPEAKER_00: They had the yes, but didn't know when to stop.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once again, those mirrors are coming up in front of my microphone.
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  SPEAKER_00: They turn clarity into confusion.
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  SPEAKER_00: They turn connection into a clanging noise.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Apostle Paul puts it bluntly in 1 Corinthians 13,
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  SPEAKER_00: 1,
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  SPEAKER_00: quote,
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  SPEAKER_00: You know,
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  SPEAKER_00: even in the spiritual life,
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  SPEAKER_00: noise without love is just that,
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  SPEAKER_00: noise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, the same is true
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  in leadership,
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  management,
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  customer success mastery,
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  and our daily relationships.
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  If our words do not reflect love,
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  empathy,
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  and value,
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  will people stop listening?
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  So allow me to ask all of us,
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  where are we talking loud but saying nothing?
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  Today's customer success code,
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  empty promises are like thunder without rain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Love, follow through, and empathy make our voices matter.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's action points, let's move from noise to nourishment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number one is let's audit our promises.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have we made any verbal commitments that we haven't followed through on?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, let's start restoring that trust today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number two, read the room.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before our next meeting, let's ask God for discernment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then observe, listen, and respond thoughtfully.
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number three, let's salt our words wisely.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's aim for clarity, not complexity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's think before we speak.
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  SPEAKER_00: Speak less, but say more.
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number five, reclaim the lost.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Was there a deal or opportunity that faded due to over-explaining?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, let's reach back out with humility and clarity.
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  SPEAKER_00: And action point number five, let's lead with love.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's ask, is what I'm saying adding value?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is what I'm saying adding significance to?
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  SPEAKER_00: Or am I just trying to sound smart?
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord Jesus,
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  SPEAKER_00: thank you for showing enough love for us that you died for us,
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  SPEAKER_00: despite our selfishness and self-centered behavior.
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  Please help me connect with those around me rather than just
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  being a thundercloud
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  SPEAKER_00: full of noise with no rain.
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  Help me lead with purpose,
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  speak with sincerity,
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  and follow through with integrity.
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  Fill my mouth with truth,
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  and my heart with empathy,
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  and my actions with meaning.
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  SPEAKER_00: In your name I pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
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  Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Marketplace
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  Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie.
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  I'm sharing real-life marketplace leadership that I've learned
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  and gained over six
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  SPEAKER_00: decades of experience in the marketplace.
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  It's what I call customer success mastery,
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  using the book of Proverbs as our guiding compass.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm not teaching doctrine,
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  SPEAKER_00: but if you hear something that doesn't sound right,
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  SPEAKER_00: well,
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  SPEAKER_00: email me directly,
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  SPEAKER_00: ernie at ernie.coach.
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  SPEAKER_00: I welcome your input.
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  SPEAKER_00: I speak over you the words from 1 Thessalonians 1-3.
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  We remember your work of faith and labor of love and enduring
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  hope you have in our
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord Jesus Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's do more than make noises.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's make an impact and remember success is temporal,
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  SPEAKER_00: but adding significance to others is infinite.
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  I look forward to meeting with you again on the next episode of
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  Marketplace
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  SPEAKER_00: Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie.