week 101: worship work or work as worship

what is true worship

thank you to over 11,000 of you who read this weekly and share with your friends and family for behind the scenes on building a million dollar business from scratch and beyond.

i also include a personal note in the end so i am grateful that you let me do that without judgement.

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the reality is we all worship something or someone.

i still struggle at times with this.

for example, i know sometimes:

i tend to worship myself over my family.

my ego over my teams well being.

my vision over the right thing to do.

and sometimes, i think i worship my work.

but yesterday, my friend Kevin Harris sent me a book of stories by Paul Ostapko called: Kinsmen journal on faith, fatherhood and work that profoundly challenged my thinking.

in this journal of stories, there is a story that talks about thinking about work as worshiping the Lord.

so instead of having the guilt around work-life balance which we all suffer with from time to time, imagine if you looked at your work as a form of worship that is rooted in love, grace and truth.

instead of thinking why do i “have” to work…

let’s thank God and say, i “get” to work on something amazing, with the talent i am uniquely gifted with and a team that i could rely on.

all of a sudden, Monday is no longer about the meetings i need to attend but rather, it becomes a day of worshipping thru the giving of my talent and strength for the glory of God.

i know this post is pretty personal and i thank you for letting me share it.

at the same time, i also think it’s about how we can conduct our business.

to me, i have not found anyone/thing more worthy of worship in my life than Jesus.

so with that in mind, i want to not just think about worship as a Sunday thing at Church but rather as a daily thing thru my work.

i highly recommend the journal and thank you to my friend Kevin for this thoughtful gift that challenged my perspective for daily living thru faith, fatherhood and work.

leader point: in business and in life, make sure you know who/what you worship and more importantly, that it’s worth it.