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.
Im clearly in this process. Mentally I have transitioned to understand the process, but physically the transition seems protracted and difficult.
Awesome article! Very helpful…thank you for the practical application. I’d like to read more about timing. How do I discern the right times and seasons to step into the next phase God has planned for me? I get so excited and eager about stepping into the “dream” God has placed on my heart, I don’t want to step ahead of His timing.
I would like to hear more about the destiny process . Ex: The process Joseph followed to fulfill his destiny . Thanks see you at covenant :•) .
Lance, thank you for all you do to move us along. Heard you @ Messiah in 2008 and have eagerly listened & read nearly every morsel you have passed on. Please do not leave the scriptural applications out of your instructions. The sling-shot principle really registered with me and my life has changed greatly from hearing you teach it. The “Success Keys” were timely as I was actually on a sabbatical when I read it. The sabbatical was for seeking the LORD’s face concerning my life, gifts, talents and direction after quitting my hourly wage job. THIS article is follows suit. Thank you for listening and Baruch HaShem for getting me to conference in 2008. (had no plan to go, someone prophesied I needed to be there, that there was something there that I needed to hear; shrugged it off, someone else called to say the LORD laid it on their heart to pay for me to go, became a little more receptive; another offered a ride for last two days of conference; when all was done the only 2 days I was there was last two days, heard your two classes on Friday… “Gladiator” AS ONE….timely.) Again…Baruch HASHEM!!!!!
i’m 65 years old and wondering when things will “converge” for me. have had a good run as gift sales rep in 2 states for 15 years. economic changes have dealt a blow. i need a change, not sure where to go, but financially i still need to work. like your material. hopefully my “destiny” work is coming soon. that has been my main prayer the last 5 years.
Dr Wallnau, Thank you, this is fantastic info. God was just telling me to move into all of what he’s telling me to do but to do it with JOY.
I also was so blessed this past week in Fort Lauderdale hearing you and receiving a confirmation from God through you to go Global! ! thank you a LOT
Just enjoy insite you have on LIFE skills, I’m blessed to get the info
Loved the statement, “It’s all about the “experience” people have when you engage them.” I am in the middle of the 7M University study and have gone from thinking that I knew what God has called me to do because I felt that that is what I should be doing to recognizing more of where my passions lie. Because my passion has to do with family and developing community that functions as a family, I would like to learn more about that mountain and effective ways of developing and implementing that vision.
Lance, after I’ve read your first post on convergence I went for a short vacation to hear from God. It is so awesome how prophetic words from my past, my giftings, talents and passions all came together for me in a spotlight moment.
I wrote evrything down
I wrote everything down and started to pray through this. For the first time in many years I have a vision and a plan to reach my zone. Thanks so much. South Africa will be a better place because I am stepping into my zone.