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Please note that this isn't a religious discussion. I'm just wondering if there are others here in the same boat.
I'm taking a shot in the dark here. Are there any Christian entrepreneurs here? If so- I'm wondering if any of you can resonate with the situation I'm currently in.
Most of my Christian peers are not ambitious nor Fastlane-minded. They're all focused on building their relationships with God and doing good, "Christian" things. The thought of building a business doesn't even strike them or get them excited- their goals are typically religious-oriented; they want to serve in ministry, they want to go on missions, etc.
Yes, I understand that they're my Christian "brothers" and "sisters" and I should be growing closer to God together with them- but frankly, a lot of them are so involved in building their faith and knowledge about the Word that I can't help but seem to think they're doing almost nothing to achieve what they might label "worldly" goals in life. It's a real struggle. And so, that's where my disconnect from them comes from.
In addition, I came across a quote from Ryan Allis (founder of iContact), which reads below:
Who you surround yourself is who you become. Surround yourself only with smart, competent & positive people. Life is too short not to. Your friends determine who you become. You should only spend time with friends who inspire you. If your friends don't inspire you then find friends who do. Don't let "chance" determine who's in your life. Random friends (ordinary life) vs. Chosen friends (high impact life). To avoid being mediocre you must seek out people who are not mediocre- and hang out with them.
Turns out, the people in my life who are ambitious, goal-driven, solution-oriented, and share mutual interests with me- are, conversely, NOT Christian.
My 'random' friends are Christians that happen to be in the same fellowship, or go to the same church. But they're certainly not people who are like-minded. Religiously, yes. Entrepreneurially, not at all.
It puts me in quite a difficult situation. Spending time with Christian brothers/sisters means I'm not surrounding myself with like-minded & entrepreneurial people. On the contrary, spending time with like-minded & entrepreneurial people means I'm not surrounding myself with Christian brothers/sisters.
Can anybody relate?
I'm taking a shot in the dark here. Are there any Christian entrepreneurs here? If so- I'm wondering if any of you can resonate with the situation I'm currently in.
Most of my Christian peers are not ambitious nor Fastlane-minded. They're all focused on building their relationships with God and doing good, "Christian" things. The thought of building a business doesn't even strike them or get them excited- their goals are typically religious-oriented; they want to serve in ministry, they want to go on missions, etc.
Yes, I understand that they're my Christian "brothers" and "sisters" and I should be growing closer to God together with them- but frankly, a lot of them are so involved in building their faith and knowledge about the Word that I can't help but seem to think they're doing almost nothing to achieve what they might label "worldly" goals in life. It's a real struggle. And so, that's where my disconnect from them comes from.
In addition, I came across a quote from Ryan Allis (founder of iContact), which reads below:
Who you surround yourself is who you become. Surround yourself only with smart, competent & positive people. Life is too short not to. Your friends determine who you become. You should only spend time with friends who inspire you. If your friends don't inspire you then find friends who do. Don't let "chance" determine who's in your life. Random friends (ordinary life) vs. Chosen friends (high impact life). To avoid being mediocre you must seek out people who are not mediocre- and hang out with them.
Turns out, the people in my life who are ambitious, goal-driven, solution-oriented, and share mutual interests with me- are, conversely, NOT Christian.
My 'random' friends are Christians that happen to be in the same fellowship, or go to the same church. But they're certainly not people who are like-minded. Religiously, yes. Entrepreneurially, not at all.
It puts me in quite a difficult situation. Spending time with Christian brothers/sisters means I'm not surrounding myself with like-minded & entrepreneurial people. On the contrary, spending time with like-minded & entrepreneurial people means I'm not surrounding myself with Christian brothers/sisters.
Can anybody relate?
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