This weekend, I did an experimental “prophetic business incubator” with 33 professionals. The location was Moravian Falls, on the property where Rick Joyner (one of the All-Time Top 20 Christian Authors) writes his books. He told me it is a unique geography with an “open heaven” for writing. My partner for this experiment was Dave Yarnes, a brilliant licensed commodities broker by day (and VP of Morningstar Ministries when not doing 500 million a month in currency trades).
We both shared our perspectives on the prophetic process for seeing your future business and building into it from where you are right now. It’s a combination of Personal Convergence and Organizational Convergence! Moving AS ONE! … a slice of heaven on earth.
The Convergence Code ™ is all about becoming the person you are uniquely called to be so that you can create the job you are uniquely called to do!
Once you step into that role, you are the smartest person in the world in that assignment!
Here are some of our notes:
1. If you want wind in your sails and sales in your wind, start thinking “Kingdom” and not just business. Build a kingdom culture inside your company and make God your Senior Partner!
- Since the kingdom is “righteousness, peace and joy” one third of your work needs to be joyful. In other words – 1/3 of your culture needs to be fun!
2. To identify moments of personal convergence, analyze the moments when you were the most fully energized and fully engaged in the last year. Note- in each instance you were enjoying the experience. The key word is “joy.”
What were you doing?
Who were you with?
What percent of the time are you in the convergence zone?
3. Your culture is your brand! Values, culture and business strategy are all connected.
- The billion-dollar shoe company, Zappos, calls these the “Zappos Family Core Values” That’s right. Think of your business as a “family.”
Here are their 10 core values:
- Deliver WOW Through Service
- Embrace and Drive Change
- Create Fun and A Little Weirdness
- Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
- Pursue Growth and Learning
- Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication
- Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
- Do More With Less
- Be Passionate and Determined
- Be Humble
4. While joy (or “fun”) may seem like things aren’t serious, the opposite is true. The freedom that comes with joy enables you to have a highly innovative success oriented environment.
- In order to stay ahead of competition (or potential competition) you need to have an atmosphere of “urgency.” You can be seriously focused while enjoying the process of setting and exceeding your own high standards.
5. Maybe you don’t have a business right now, but…
- Finding your own passion, message and gifting are part of the journey into career convergence. The atmosphere you carry needs to be one that exhibits your own personal “Zappos” list of core values.
6. It’s all about the “experience” people have when you engage them.
- Be focused on meeting the needs of others (customer or employer) with a “wow” experience and you’ll uncover your own unique brand expression.
7. Again, I am sharing just a snippet of information. Nobody achieves recognition as an authority in their niche’ overnight, but the great news is that it is possible. In fact, it’s never been easier—especially if you start observing these things now and learn from the model others are building in plain sight.
Question: Where are you in the process of convergence? Please leave a comment below.
Dearest sir, you’ ve driven our way of thinking into freedom concerning the business and the kingdom of God in it. Still, we would love to see a few books written by you. Is this possible? Blessings from beautiful Greece.
I don’t know really. I think I need more courage. I am a software developer. I went into software development for the security of a job and the reasonable salary. I like developing and get excited about it, but at heart I am a teacher really. When I teach others I love it. So will just need to sort it our somehow.
I happened to notice your comment and have 2 things….
1. Perhaps you could teach others about software development through your own training program. You could put out videos, have classes, etc.
2. I have an idea for a software program and have been looking for someone in the business to talk to about what it would take to create. Would you like to discuss it?
Awesome post! What happens when those moments I listed in #2 are like once or twice a year and less than 2-5% of my life? Is it normal to feel like you’re no where closer to doing those things than you were 8 years ago even though you’ve been as faithful as you know how with what is in front of you? How do you take practical steps towards doing more of these when the opportunities that provide convergence are not up to you besides wait on God and continue to be faithful with what is in your hand? What is my part and what is God’s part?
Wow!!! Been praying for God to show me exactly step by step on the process to how to achieve this very thing…absolutly amazing so glad somebody has a message on how to find your place I could go on & on in more detail but it’s an answered prayer!
Thank you very much. I honestly thank God for you. You are helping me to define things in my life. Life is getting much better as I do this.
I really want you to know that God has and is using you in a tremendous way in my life. My life is better because you have lived and are in your convergence. I honor you Mr. KILLER SHEEP!
This is a great post. It’s all true. So, here is where I am. I have a small staff and some of them semi answer to me and also to another supervisor. I am not complaining because we save families and children daily, it’s very fulfilling work. However, we do not have the human resources we need to cover 11 literacy and early childhood programs stretched across our state – soon to be 12. How do we push aside the endless tasks and find time to enjoy? We are in satellite offices In our homes. I am on the edge of convergence and need to have success in this area of managing staff to move on. I struggle with not being able to read their body language when we talk, and not being in an office with my supervisor or senior staff to learn from them. I hat feeling constantly overwhelmed.
This is a great post. It’s all true. So, here is where I am. I have a small staff and some of them semi answer to me and also to another supervisor. I am not complaining because we save families and children daily, it’s very fulfilling work. However, we do not have the human resources we need to cover 11 literacy and early childhood programs stretched across our state – soon to be 12. How do we push aside the endless tasks and find time to enjoy? We are in satellite offices In our homes. I am on the edge of convergence and need to have success in this area of managing staff to move on. I struggle with not being able to read their body language when we talk, and not being in an office with my supervisor or senior staff to learn from them. How do I grow in this area?
Simply enlightening and I am thirsty for more!!! Thanks much
On the topic of WOW…check this out on Michael Hyatt’s Blog / Podcast
https://michaelhyatt.com/016-the-how-of-wow-podcast.html
So many things are seeming to come to prepare for convergence, and I’m having to deal with major interference as well. There is strong temptation to be discouraged but also God’s daily reminder to “rejoice always!” So I continue on – in hope, in the faith that I have, in the encouraging and the challenging that I receive from my apostolic alignment and from the little things I hear Him say to me in my days. One thing I know – my God is very big to me, but He needs to become sooooo much bigger. Thank you Lance for giving yourself to educate and prophetically encourage the Family!