Jeff Martin's Blog (4)

In church the other day my pastor used a total eclipse of the sun in a way to describe what can happen if we allow ourselves to focus on the circumstances of the day instead of focusing on and magnifying Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He called it a total eclipse of our faith. Think about the solar eclipse for a moment – an object (the moon) which is quite a bit smaller than the sun becomes the focus, by getting between us and the larger object the sun. When this happens we see the sky darke… Continue

How many times have you wondered where to find the next person to prospect? You have run out of people to contact and without those people in the pipeline you are out of business. When you get to this point how do you find that next prospect? 1. Always be building a network! The most valuable asset in your business is the box of business cards or that rolodex sitting on your desk. Everywhere I go I look for business cards and collect them. The problem with most business cards in the rolodex is… Continue

Many people looking to start a business really don’t know what it takes to be successful. Even those who are in a business and are struggling may need to have someone to give them the basics to help them to become successful or even beyond that level to significant. A very important key to success in business is to provide value. That seems almost too simple but really if you are looking for the answer you may have just found it. Most people begin looking at businesses and only look at one thin… Continue

The following post is based upon and most of it is my notes from a message my Pastor, Pastor Brian Zahnd, shared with a group of business professionals on July 12, 2008. The message title is Faith for Uncertain Times. This message can be listened to or downloading it in its entirety by www.wolc.com and either downloading the message or clicking on it to listen to it online. I happened to listen to the message while praying my way through one the biggest trials of my life. This trial is filled w… Continue