Before beginning any venture, leaders must ask certain questions: What are my motives for leadership and entrepreneurship? How do I understand my identity, vision, and mission? What is the source of my creativity and what shapes my imagination? How do I internalize the pursuit of power, prestige, and wealth? To this end, our good friends at Praxis Labs offers A Rule of Life for Redemptive Entrepreneurs as a set of shared practices for the Praxis community, and for anyone interested in faithfully pursuing a vocation as an entrepreneur, innovator, or creator. Click the link below to download the book for free.

Confidence is derived from predictability. When you know the end result, you are able to perform your duties with complete confidence. You can even learn, grow and get better in the face of certain victory.

Entrepreneurship can be a lonely journey. But it doesn't need to be. God has a purpose and a plan for all those entrepreneurial dreams and creative gifts he gave you. The work you do today — the company you've built, the employees you work with, the customers you serve, the shareholders you report to, all of it — serves as an active part of what God wants to accomplish on earth.

In this week’s podcast, Dan and Howard discuss how it takes discipline and dependence to achieve any prize worth having. You will discover life examples and solutions as we look to God’s word to define winning, discipline, and dependence.

It’s all up to me. This phrase often describes our mindset for the games we play, the work we do, the life challenges we face, and even how we approach our spiritual lives.

In this week’s podcast, Dan and Howard discuss why our culture is obsessed with winning and how that impacts us as leaders in the work place.

This title may sound contradictory, but I challenge you to find a wining athlete from the recent Tokyo Olympics who was not so passionate about what they were doing that they did not surrender things many of us would consider basic needs.

Winners are gifted people who are focused on specific goals that they pursue with relentless passion, intentional discipline and detailed preparation.

The work you do is one of the main ways you serve God and show love to your neighbor — and as you devote your time to it, it reflects, shapes, and defines who you are. Writing to men and women who labor in any field, Dan Doriani gives a brief and thoughtful overview of the Bible's teaching on the nature, challenges, and opportunities of work.