“Who” is Your Goal Market and Biblical Ideas that may assist!
At this time I’m going to be speaking about “who” is your goal market and I’m going to be sharing with you biblical rules that may provide help to decide that individual. In case you are studying this you’re most definitely an entrepreneur or a enterprise proprietor and you are attempting to determine tips on how to incorporate religion in what you are promoting. Possibly speaking extra about God and cash, religion and funds. How can we broaden the dominion…whereas additionally serving others in a enterprise type of sense?
My identify is Ray Higdon. I assist community entrepreneurs obtain time – cash – freedom with out promoting their soul.
The Wrestle.
Have you ever ever struggled with “who” needs to be your goal market? Who must you be speaking to? Who must you be conforming your advertising message to..? Ever struggled with that or is that simply me, as a result of I’ve had that battle. Let me know within the feedback.
What we are able to do by overthinking our goal market isn’t affect anyone. We don’t resolve any issues as a result of we’re sitting in wonder-land and questioning “who” we needs to be serving and by no means truly serve anyone. So immediately I hope to light up and produce some mild there with the assistance of the phrase of God. In case you are in community advertising we truly provide help to create time-money-freedom.
Facet word: This month will probably be my yr anniversary (consider it or not) of coming to Christ, of giving my life to Christ and it has been such an incredible experience. So superior…I’m so grateful. God has given me greater than sufficient Grace, greater than sufficient starvation for the phrase…I’m simply so grateful for our Heavenly Father and all that Jesus did for me and did for you.
My Format.
My format on these is to cowl one or two verses and share just a few takeaways. How I’ve utilized it in my life or or failed at it. Then offer you methods to use in your life. I attempt to make these very relevant to you, not simply to flex on data however to truly provide help to devise your life and presumably enterprise higher. With these subjects I’m attempting to narrate to enterprise as a result of I do know that’s who I’m known as to serve. “Market ministry proper? I’m not known as to function a pastor however within the market utilizing what God has helped me be taught all through my complete life (even earlier than I knew Him, He at all times knew me) and now to assist entrepreneurs and enterprise house owners with this sort of message.
Let’s Dive Proper In.
At this time is one in all my favorites. I really like this message. It truly will provide help to determine your goal market in an fascinating means and its from Second Corinthians 1: 3-4
2 Corinthians 1: 3-4 Paul tells us, “blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of mercies and God of All Consolation who comforts Us in all our Affliction in order that we could possibly consolation those that are in any Affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
Isn’t {that a} good one? Such a strong verse.
Takeaway primary, “He Comforts Us in all our afflictions.” What might be an Affliction? Properly an Affliction might be…confusion, stress, a confliction, anxiousness, bodily ache, one thing you’re experiencing like heartbreak. Proper?
One other favourite verse I’ve is…
1 Peter 5: 6-7 “humble yourselves due to this fact below the mighty hand of God in order that on the correct time he might exalt you by casting all of your anxieties on him as a result of he cares for you.”
I’m going by way of Matthew (but once more) and it talks about, “you aren’t a instructor since you solely have one instructor, you aren’t a savior you’ve one savior, you aren’t a father, you’ve one father“… and it talks about “he who exalts themselves will probably be humbled and he who humbles himself will probably be exalted.” In order that goes proper together with the verse above in 1 Peter.
Okay so the primary a part of that is “humble yourselves.” You aren’t your savior. Now have you ever ever heard the phrase “if it’s going to be, it’s as much as me.” Have you ever ever heard that one? I’ve, actually I lived my complete life that means up till a yr in the past…possibly even longer as a result of I didn’t get this. If we are able to humble ourselves and cease making ourselves our personal savior then we are able to forged our anxieties on Him. If we’re the savior….we’ve got to resolve each drawback. If we’re the savior…if we’re exalting ourselves… “if it’s going to be it’s as much as me” then we’ve got to resolve all issues and we’re not capable of forged our anxieties on him. Humbling ourselves is so essential. That is all in regards to the coronary heart.
Takeaway quantity two, those that are in any affliction (now I’ll be trustworthy, I’ve learn this verse 100 occasions) that implies that once we are using the consolation we acquired throughout any affliction we will help others in any affliction they get. What that is saying is that by sharing how we overcame or survived one thing in our life with God’s assist (and we at all times have God’s assist) we are able to consolation these with afflictions that we haven’t even had.
Let me offer you an instance. Considered one of my favourite units of verses,
Genesis 45:8 (That is when he’s revealing himself) “Joseph stated to his brothers come close to to me please they usually got here close to and he stated I’m your brother Joseph whom you offered into Egypt and now don’t be distressed or offended with yourselves since you offered me into slavery for God despatched me earlier than you to protect life.”
So it was not you who despatched me right here however God. Man if we had that type of knowledge…. are you able to have a look at your abuser and say “hey you didn’t abuse me God allowed this to occur so I might serve extra individuals.” None of us…what number of can have a look at the individual that put them by way of trauma and say “hey hey don’t stress it God allowed the trauma in order that I might serve extra individuals.” That’s what Joseph is saying. Are you able to even comprehend that? No, we need to maintain the grudge towards the individual that abused us and maintain the trauma and we make ourselves the savior and the choose. We make ourselves the choose and say “they did us unsuitable, they deserve my wrath, what they did was unsuitable.” Whenever you recuse your self as a choose…that doesn’t imply you’re proclaiming them harmless, it means you’re simply passing the case off. You’re passing the case off to the Heavenly Father…to the precise choose as we’re instructed.
I wanted to listen to that however examine this out. How many people have by no means been slaves or offered into slavery however we are able to relate to Joseph’s story. I’ve by no means been in slavery however the first time I learn these phrases I cried as a result of I assumed “oh what an unimaginable coronary heart of God, what an unimaginable knowledge of God.” It simply blew me away. I cried the primary time I learn this… it was a number of months in the past, however I cried as a result of I assumed “man what wouldn’t it be wish to suppose that means? To suppose that each person who stole from you, that each person who abused you, each person who gave you trauma, that was truly God permitting it in order that you possibly can consolation others in any affliction they’d.”
My pal Michaela has a shirt that claims “however did you die” it’s type of humorous proper? You didn’t die, you survived. God acquired you out of that mess in order that you possibly can go and serve. Should you’ve been by way of a number of stuff, guess what? All that’s, is proof that you’ve got an enormous calling. How many people have by no means been slaves however we are able to hear Joseph’s phrases and say “dang…wow that’s highly effective…” Possibly you’ve been by way of some stuff and sharing it will give different individuals some hope. That’s going to offer them some hope that possibly they will get out of it. This is the reason I’m not holding a grudge towards my abusive childhood as a result of it acquired me into doorways I in any other case couldn’t get in. I bear in mind a number of occasions going and talking to a bunch of both youngsters in foster care or troubled youngsters they usually’re like “who’s this white boy…” Then I share just a few of my tales from my childhood they usually’re like, “oh okay” abruptly they join and relate with me. That leads me to takeaway quantity three.
Takeaway quantity three, we’ve got to be susceptible. If nobody ever is aware of what ache we overcame then they will’t acquire hope from what we’ve got been by way of. Now a proverb that’s related to Joseph is “cursed is the person who withholds grain however blessing is on the pinnacle of him who sells it.” Now you could not have grain, however what’s grain? Grain is an answer. Whenever you don’t share the issues that you just’ve overcome you’re withholding that answer, you’re withholding that hope. If solely you shared extra of what you’ve overcome, of what you survived…I do know that you just’re nervous about it portray you in a foul means, I do know you’re nervous about trying good to others as a result of that’s tremendous essential, proper? They actually care about that…proper? So whenever you withhold your grain, withhold your answer, withhold your afflictions, withhold the issues that you just overcame or survived you’re withholding hope.
How I Have Utilized or Failed.
How have I utilized or failed at it? I already gave you one instance, however first one factor that I’m actually known as to do helps entrepreneurs get off the cash and significance hamster wheel. Right here’s what I do know in regards to the cash and significance hamster wheel. There’s by no means sufficient. After I sit down with somebody who has a web value of $100 million, you already know what they discuss? They don’t discuss gratitude, they discuss who they know that’s value 200 million. Now I don’t routinely sit down with billionaires however I’ve to marvel what number of of them sit down and take into consideration their competitors that has two billion, proper?
What I find out about myself is whether or not I had one million {dollars} within the financial institution or whether or not I simply had one million greenback day or one million greenback month it was by no means sufficient. I at all times wanted extra. After I didn’t have a lot cash I used to be unhappy, I used to be depressed, cash was my supply. My supply of significance, standing, security, safety, self-worth. My net-worth was my self-worth. That’s the place most individuals are at this level. It’s an IQ take a look at if you’re consistently chasing cash and significance. That’s the place you’re attempting to repair your self and attempting to assist your self and also you’re by no means going to get there…that’s by no means going to fill you up as a result of there’ll by no means be sufficient. However….what’s sufficient is the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What’s sufficient is the therapeutic that comes from accepting Jesus into your life so you may have cash.
This isn’t a cash bash and people who preach to you that having any cash is dangerous or no matter they should research up. Ecclesiastes 9:16 “The poor man’s Knowledge is despised; his phrases usually are not heard.” Deuteronomy 8:18 “he provides us the ability to get wealth.” What’s the ability to get wealth? Knowledge and assets. You may have cash. There isn’t something unsuitable with that, however don’t have cash have you ever. That’s the place most entrepreneurs are lately. They suppose, “if solely I hit that ink 5000 ,if solely I get that bestselling guide, if solely I get on that stage….
I do know as a result of that was me for many of my life. None of these issues that I achieved that I set as targets truly did something to me…it simply made me need extra. So it’s this IQ take a look at of this hamster wheel of how a lot am I going to hustle and grind and never really feel any completely different. You may deny it for some time however I hope that it comes sooner for you should you’re studying this submit. I needed to make over $30 million and converse on a number of phases to appreciate it.
Tony Robbins says, “success with out success is the last word failure.” There’s lots of people experiencing final failure as a result of they’re not fulfilled though they obtain success. Does any of this resonate with you? Is this useful in any respect? A part of my mission is to assist the individual I was as a result of I used to be on the IQ take a look at of the importance hamster wheel which runs the community advertising trade. That’s what all of your prime leaders are pitching, (I don’t say all) however that’s what nearly all of management and community advertising is…let me lead with my Lambos and accomplishment I achieved. However why don’t you lead with what number of faculties you constructed, why don’t you lead with what number of missions you led? Why don’t you lead with how many individuals you delivered to Christ? Why don’t you lead with who you’re serving to and lead with the individuals that you just assist make extra cash.
Discuss that, however have some gratitude to your Heavenly Father for the items that He gave you as a result of the items that He gave you’re wonderful. Should you can step into which you can truly begin to step into success.
Quantity two. Once more that is coming again to how I utilized sharing my story to know who I’m speaking to and who I’m serving to. About 3 years in the past possibly God allowed me to achieve a stage of social anxiousness that was actually onerous for me. I bear in mind I used to be about to talk at Funnel Hacking Reside for my pal Russell Brunson on a stage in entrance of 5,000 individuals in Nashville. I’m about to go on stage and I’m out within the foyer speaking with individuals and I don’t suppose this has occurred earlier than however I had a panic assault, I’m hyperventilating. I rushed again to my room and I known as a coach of mine on the time and I’m like “hey man you bought to assist me out man…I’m freaking out and I don’t know why.” I used to be simply freaking out. It wasn’t that I used to be scared to be on stage…I imply I’ve been on greater phases, I’ve been on a number of phases like that, however I didn’t know what it was (it was social anxiousness) however I didn’t perceive why.
I bear in mind watching a Netflix particular about Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry Seinfeld stated, “y’all don’t perceive I can speak with all of you however I can’t speak with any of you” and he talks about how he was comfy on stage however when he would come off stage and other people would speak to him in a extra of a social one-on-one type of state of affairs he would freak out. I knew precisely what he was speaking about…I knew precisely. I’m like “oh yeah that’s me.” I bear in mind talking on phases over the past 10 – 14 years and I might rock it out, standing ovation….individuals like “yay! superior! woo! “and I might come off stage and I might have the overwhelming urge to hurry again to my room. I might return to my room on my own simply sitting there…possibly watch a film or one thing and I didn’t know why. Now that habits was mistranslated, individuals would suppose “oh he doesn’t hang around…..oh Diva….oh he should suppose he’s higher than everyone…..ahh acquired it… acquired it.”
I didn’t know what it was nevertheless it wasn’t that….I used to be so uncomfortable simply connecting with individuals and I didn’t perceive it. After God allowed that prime intense social anxiousness panic assault I dug into it. I stated, “wait a minute…I’ve to determine this out.” I went to my pal Elliot Row. I’m going to offer him a shout out! I went to Elliott and I stated, “Elliot bro you’re a hypnotist assist me perceive this man…. What the heck’s unsuitable with me?” That’s what I needed to know. What’s unsuitable with me? Now I wasn’t of Christ again then, I didn’t perceive Christ. He knew me, I didn’t know Him. So Elliot by way of a sequence of workout routines helped me bear in mind one thing that occurred to me that was fairly vital. Within the third grade my instructor knew that one thing….I imply I can’t converse for her however I think about what occurred is she knew that one thing’s off with this child. One thing’s a bit of off with this child and so she had me begin assembly with the steering counselor. I don’t know why I don’t even know what a steering counselor is….
I began assembly with this steering counselor and it was this younger fairly woman. She was younger….I imply clearly I used to be youthful… proper? I begin assembly along with her and I begin trusting her and I begin sharing the various things which might be happening at house. I began sharing the type of hell I used to be being put by way of. This goes on for most likely weeks or months I don’t know. Then at some point I confirmed up for our weekly assembly and in that room was my dad and my stepmom. She proceeds to inform all of them the issues I’ve ever informed her as a result of she thought the tales had been simply too outrageous and that I actually wanted extra consideration at house. Properly as you may think about I acquired some consideration at house that day, not the great sort. That was a foul day. That was additionally the day I ended trusting all human beings, as a result of I had trusted this individual. I had informed her all of the issues that I’d by no means informed anyone else and she or he had utterly betrayed me.
When you’ve somebody in your life that possibly isn’t actually open about sharing stuff with you it will not be that they’re boastful it might be that they had been vastly betrayed and a sequence of security mechanisms and packages had been created in them to stop them from being harm like they had been previously. Now I’m not making excuses for anyone however I’m telling you that’s my story. See I didn’t understand that I equated connecting with others socially as harmful as a result of I’d been so betrayed previously that equated to psychological harm – bodily harm, that as a bit of child in third grade a sequence of packages had been created to stop that from ever occurring once more.
Now the primary time I shared that story I used to be in New Orleans and I simply found it. I shared it on stage at my mates Angel Fletcher and Ryan Higgins staff occasion and I had a consumer come as much as me. (Harm dangerous the primary time I shared this story……) Consumer comes as much as me and says “you already know what that makes a number of sense. I simply thought you didn’t like me.” That hit me onerous as a result of I assumed what number of years have I been making individuals suppose that I don’t like them. What number of years have I been making individuals suppose that I used to be boastful or thought I used to be higher than them as a result of I wouldn’t join with them. I wasn’t even doing this consciously.
My pal Josh despatched me a reel from one of many gurus from India (I overlook his identify) and he stated, “you already know whenever you’ve been by way of trauma you may both select to be sensible or be wounded.” No you may’t….Should you had been abused as a child. I didn’t select to be sensible or wounded. I used to be wounded and my physique, my neurochemicals created a set of packages to stop that from occurring once more. I didn’t select within the third grade, “what am I going to be taught from this or am I going to be wounded.” I didn’t select.
That’s loopy. You didn’t select the explanation you’re not constant in what you are promoting. It’s since you made an statement as a child that drew the unsuitable conclusion to success. Should you’re not constant I guarantee you, you didn’t select. It’s simply you’ve an incorrect definition of success based mostly on observations you made as a child. In case your dad and mom had been rather well off after which they misplaced all of it…you created a security mechanism that stated, “effectively should you make a bunch of cash you’re simply going to lose it so let’s not undergo that ache.” or should you had dad and mom that made a bunch of cash and ignored you, you drew the conclusion that… “let me by no means have a bunch of cash as a result of then I’ll ignore my youngsters and I by no means need them to really feel the way in which I felt.
The primary story.
The primary story that I can consider round this (and I actually consider) it’s at the least the primary time that I felt God’s nudge. I didn’t understand it was God’s nudge again then. In 2009 I attended an occasion known as the Landmark Discussion board in very bizarre circumstances. I’m broke, one million {dollars} in debt, in foreclosures, I’ve gone by way of a divorce so I’m not in a terrific place and somebody I don’t know buys me a ticket to the Landmark Discussion board. Very unusual…. so I attended and I noticed…
(I went there considering, “hopefully I’ll learn to make some cash as a result of I’m so broke.” All my payments are late, I’ve one bank card left and all the remainder of them have discovered… “this man’s simply not paying.” I wasn’t opening my mail, it was simply stacked up within the nook till I threw it away. I didn’t need any of that negativity. It was a actuality however I didn’t need it.)
….I attended this occasion and I noticed on day two that I needed to restore my relationship with my dad on a to-do listing with no precedence. Now I already stated that I had causes to not have a relationship and I hadn’t talked to him in 13 years. On the second day of Landmark Discussion board I reached out to him and I apologized for not being a terrific son and never reaching out to him sooner and that I’d like for him to satisfy his grandsons (who on the time I believe we’re possibly 9 and 10 years previous one thing like that….he accepts. He even flies us up as a result of I’m broke and didn’t have cash to fly up. He flew us all as much as Indiana the primary week of July 2009 and we created a relationship the place there was nothing. Proper? That went from nothing to one thing. I come again and inside every week I be a part of that community advertising firm that I’m going on to develop into the primary revenue earner. I make hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. Flip round my life, create an entire new profession and I actually attribute forgiving, releasing anger, wrath, justification, all these various things… as that’s what created a gap in my life to even see this chance.
Usually what you are promoting drawback is a private drawback. I had by no means shared that story as a result of I used to be at all times taught that whenever you’re a speaker or a pacesetter it’s a must to be Superman, it’s a must to discuss your success, discuss what’s proper about you and the way good, how superior you’re… proper? Nevertheless it was in 2010 my pal Kenneth had just lately written a guide and he requested me to come back and converse in Myrtle Seashore. I’m going to Myrtle Seashore and I’m to do a possibility assembly then a coaching. I do the chance assembly and I’m off to the facet. I’m about to do the coaching and I simply get this “discuss your dad” and what’s bizarre! I wasn’t of Christ, I didn’t know Christ. He knew me, however I get this “discuss your dad.” The place did this come from? Not solely the place did it come from however why did I belief it? Why did I take heed to this voice? It’s very unusual. Trying again I can see God works in wonderful methods. I really feel this “discuss your dad.” I had by no means talked about my dad. I share that story that I simply shared with you and once I end the man that invited me to the assembly comes up….he’s strolling down the aisle with tears pouring down his face….I imply he’s bodily sobbing…he’s tousled.
I’m like “you okay bro?”
And he says, “I can’t consider that you just simply shared that story… (I had by no means shared it. He had by no means heard it.)….I haven’t talked to my dad in 17 years and tomorrow I fly out for his funeral.”
I’m like whoa! That hit me. Again then I used to be such a fan of beating myself up that my fast response was I ought to have informed this sooner… what’s unsuitable with me…how come I didn’t share this sooner possibly he would have known as him. Then afterwards I’m like many individuals are hurting. Up till then I’d solely taught enterprise techniques and methods, gross sales and advertising and I noticed simply how extra severe the issue was and what individuals had been going by way of and in order that day modified me. God allowed that to work in me and ever since then I’ve been susceptible as a result of I noticed how a lot individuals want it. Since sharing that story… I’ve shared that story a thousand occasions, most likely I’ve letter after letter, electronic mail after electronic mail, direct message after direct message, those who come as much as me at occasions that due to listening to that story they repaired a relationship. The truth is three tales (this to me is simply wild) three tales of people that reconnected with their fathers after they heard my story they reconnected with their fathers after which their fathers handed away. They actually needed to hear my story or they’d not have reached out earlier than they handed away.
I’m not attempting to color myself up right here. I’m telling you God labored in my life to point out me the significance of being susceptible in order that others might be comforted. Identical to Joseph. By the way in which I’m not the hero, Joseph isn’t the hero, Jesus Christ is the hero.
How Can You Apply This?
How are you going to apply? By the way in which somebody requested me, “hey had been you judged whenever you began sharing your extra susceptible tales?” In fact. I get unfavourable feedback each single day and all it’s, is a immediate to wish for them, as a result of it’s a revealing of their coronary heart. Each judgmental remark that I get it’s only a revealing of the center. I’m not taking it personally, it doesn’t harm me, it’s only a revealing of the center. The place is your coronary heart? You’ll get some judgment however I might slightly be judged and affect others…than judged and never affect others, since you’re going to be judged. Particularly should you choose up your cross.
You already know what that time period means? Individuals translate choose up your cross as meaning it’s actually painful… bro it’s going to be actually onerous man…effectively why wouldn’t he say that if that’s what they meant. If He additionally stated “take up my yoke, the yoke is straightforward.” You already know what a yoke is, proper? A yoke is what the oxen stick their head in and there’s two of them in case one stumbles. So why would he say “choose up your cross” if that meant actually robust bro. No choose up your cross was slang again then for “hey you’re going to be persecuted…you may die on the cross so may as effectively choose it up in full advert mission that you just’re going to be persecuted and that individuals are going to hate on you since you’re Christian.” That’s what meaning or else if it doesn’t imply that then the yoke is straightforward conflicts and scripture doesn’t battle. Should you suppose scripture conflicts you then’re misunderstanding.
Now how will you apply? Primary, be prepared to have a look at what you’ve overcome or survived and see God’s hand in it. Was it truthful that Joseph at 17 years previous acquired offered into slavery? That wasn’t truthful. Was it truthful that he was accused by Potithar’s spouse? Was it truthful that after he prophesied to the cupbearer and the baker, that the cupbearer who survived forgot about him. He stated, “bear in mind me…bear in mind me” he actually emphasised that… “Please bear in mind me…get me out of this place…” however the cupbearer forgot about him for two years. Is any of that truthful? None of it’s truthful however all of it was God’s plan to strengthen Joseph, to strengthen the story and to have good timing. Something you’ve survived or overcome as an alternative of taking a look at it as that wasn’t truthful, as a result of the extra unfair stuff you had in your life the larger objective and plan God has for you. It means you’re known as to serve lots of people. You’re known as to assist lots of people. You’re known as to offer hope to extra individuals so be prepared to have a look at what you’ve overcome or survived as issues that helped you with the flexibility and assets and knowledge and luxury to go and assist extra individuals which may be very admirable.
Quantity two, be prepared to have braveness. It takes braveness to share what you’ve overcome so that folks higher relate with you and other people higher resonate with you. Let me let you know…if you wish to promote extra shampoo, if you wish to promote extra weight reduction, if you wish to promote extra automobiles or actual property or no matter…what do you suppose will work higher? You share extra about automobiles, shampoo, or weight reduction or individuals higher relating together with your story and seeing you as completely different and also you differentiate them they usually say, “I’ll by no means purchase a weight reduction from anyone else as a result of this individual, they perceive me as a result of they’ve been by way of related issues.” Possibly they’ve been by way of harder issues. I might completely resonate with Joseph proper. I’ve by no means been offered into slavery however man can I relate with him. I may be impressed, I can have hope from his story.
Quantity three, what are you afraid to share? That’s the story the satan doesn’t need you to share. That’s the story that’s your sport changer. That factor that you don’t want to share is the factor that may assist lots of people. Let me let you know one thing I didn’t need to share, however God informed me to share it so I did. I used to be hooked on porn, completely hooked on porn and it was irrational. Let me let you know this is quite common, however this doesn’t paint me in a great mild. You suppose I like sharing that? Trying again it’s gross, it’s disgusting, I’ve a good looking spouse…what the heck was unsuitable with me. Lots of people have the identical set of conditions so by me sharing the issues that I don’t need to share, that don’t paint me in some superior wonderful mild…that offers hope to people who find themselves struggling with the identical type of factor or related. That factor that you just don’t need to share is the factor that might break you thru, is the factor that might acquire you extra affect, that might acquire you extra perspective, that might acquire you extra of the individuals resonating and relating with you and eager to comply with you, be taught from you, join with you, to be able to deliver extra glory to Him the person upstairs.
So…..
Assist the individual you was once.
We’ve to be as Courageous because the those who want us.
Convey extra glory to Him by sharing what he helped you thru and know that your trials solely made you stronger and extra relatable.
