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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: Well, here is a simple question.
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  SPEAKER_00: What matters more, getting the result or doing what's right?
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, in the marketplace, those two things don't always line up.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've seen people hit their numbers but lose their credibility.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I've seen others choose integrity and build something deep that'll last.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's meaningful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, today's proverb,
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  SPEAKER_00: Proverb 21,
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  SPEAKER_00: challenges us to rethink personal success,
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  SPEAKER_00: not as what we achieve, but how we achieve it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today is the 21st day of the month, and we're in Proverbs 21.
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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: I'm Ernie Lansford.
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  SPEAKER_00: After more than 60 years in sales and leadership,
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  SPEAKER_00: I've learned that biblical wisdom is the most valuable asset we can carry into
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  SPEAKER_00: the marketplace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Each time I read Proverbs,
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  SPEAKER_00: Scripture,
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  SPEAKER_00: Today is the 21st day of the month and I'm reading from Proverbs 21.3 using
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  SPEAKER_00: the New King James Version.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quote,
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  SPEAKER_00: To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, unquote.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's Proverbs 21, verse 3, using the New King James Version.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let me ask you a question.
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  SPEAKER_00: What drives you more?
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  SPEAKER_00: Results are doing what's right.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, in today's chaotic marketplace...
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  SPEAKER_00: Those two really do not align.
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  SPEAKER_00: They don't always align.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, in his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus did not say, blessed are those who achieve.
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  SPEAKER_00: What he said in Matthew 6,
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  SPEAKER_00: using the New King James Version, quote,
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  SPEAKER_00: blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
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  SPEAKER_00: for they will be filled, end quote.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's Matthew 5, verse 6, the Sermon on the Mount, using the New King James Version.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, there's a deep craving, not for recognition or results, but for rightness.
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  SPEAKER_00: I really believe that the majority of us have that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Proverbs 21, 3 reinforces this.
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  SPEAKER_00: God values what is right and just,
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  SPEAKER_00: More than outward performance, more than appearances or results.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in a chaotic culture, results often get rewarded regardless of how they're achieved.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hit the number, close the deal, move the product, ring the bell.
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  SPEAKER_00: But at what cost?
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember,
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  SPEAKER_00: I've often quoted Chan Mitchell,
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  SPEAKER_00: the lead pastor at the Ritz Community Church in Mineral Bluff,
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  SPEAKER_00: Georgia, quote, righteous thinking leads to righteous living, end quote.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, keep in mind, righteous living means behavior that pleases God.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's no deep theology needed.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's simple.
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  SPEAKER_00: Righteousness is behavior that
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, righteousness in the marketplace means doing the right thing when no one is watching.
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  SPEAKER_00: Making decisions that honor the customer, not the quota.
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  SPEAKER_00: And choosing integrity over immediate gain.
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  SPEAKER_00: I truly believe that customer success mastery, we don't pursue outcomes, we pursue alignment.
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  SPEAKER_00: And here's what I've learned over 60 years in the marketplace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Right actions build right results all the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: It may not be immediate or flashy, but it's sustainable.
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  SPEAKER_00: And sustainable always wins in the long run from my perspective.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's customer success code,
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  SPEAKER_00: when we hunger for what's right,
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  SPEAKER_00: The right results will follow, just not always on our timeline.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's action points, action point one, let's redefine success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Is success based on results or righteousness?
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number two is slow down.
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  SPEAKER_00: One decision before your next big move, ask, is this right or just effective?
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  SPEAKER_00: Action point number three is build long-term thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: What decision today will still look right one year from now or even five years from now?
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  SPEAKER_00: And then action point number four, align your standards.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't let culture set your ethics.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let truth do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord, give me a hunger for what is right, not just what works.
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  SPEAKER_00: Please help me to choose integrity over convenience and truth over results.
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  SPEAKER_00: Please help me shape my decisions so they reflect your standard, not the surrounding culture.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name, amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: 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 or had significance to you, please share it.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's how we grow the podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: And remember, chasing personal success is temporal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adding significance to others is temporal.