The beginning of business wisdom
July 13, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Business Bible Verses, Business Virtues
Wisdom is greatly important for us to succeed in business. We use it to make just and righteous business decisions. We apply it from planning, to execution and to preservation of our businesses. We need it in choosing the greatest product ideas, hiring the best personnel, creating the most effective marketing strategies and offering the most outstanding customer services. Even in our smallest decisions, we need wisdom to do them right and running.
But what is true wisdom anyway? Do we really have it? Do we really use it? In answering these questions, let’s take a look at the beginning of wisdom. According to the Bible…
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,” (Proverbs 1:7)
What do you understand about the verse above? For me, our fear of the Lord indeed signifies the starting of our wisdom. It is righteous and very logical to fear the truly most powerful one. This fear is caused by our powerful love and faith to Him. If we fear to disobey God’s ways, then we walk in the righteous ways. If we fear to do evil things which will harm us, then we save our life and soul. Again, we fear God because we love and respect Him.
May I ask you a question? Do you fear your wife? If you answer “yes”, then you really love your wife and you respect her. But if your answer is a “no”, then I will doubt if you will say… you have a great care for your loving wife. If you love your wife and your relationship with her, you limit yourself in doing negative actions that will make her mad or sad. In this case, you will be having a fear of your wife. You are frightened to commit mistakes, and therefore you aspire to preserve a good relationship with her. With that, you achieve success in love.
Now we go to business. How will your fear with God start wisdom within you? And how will this wisdom contribute success in your business? We answer that by enumerating the following:
You fear God that’s why…
1. You uphold honor and integrity by offering quality and excellent products to your customers.
2. You are helping your employees by giving them fair and just compensation.
3. You promote honesty and transparency by telling the truth in your product’s promotional programs.
3. You help your government and county by paying the right amount of taxes.
4. You preserve nature by operating in an eco-friendly business environment.
5. You share your money and blessings to the people in need.
6. You refrain from business fraud, inequity and greediness.
7. You value peace, love and care to your co-owners, competitors, laborers, creditors, debtors, investors, suppliers and customers.
Now ask yourself again. As a businessman and an entrepreneur, do you already have wisdom with you? Have it already started on you?
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Welcome to this blog Kev. And thanks for visiting.
That´s why … You make sure that the customers you have are happy before they go about trying to gain more. And your business’ motto is: Quality Over Quantity.
I completely agree with Amy. ALWAYS quality over quantity. If you can't deliver quality, don't try to expand your business (quantity).
Hi Amy,
Thanks for the visit and welcome here!
That's why you can see “Quality” as one of the most favorite core values of companies aspiring for corporate success.
VENT: Almost done w/ my aas business degree, but now I'm depressed about it.
Nice list Vic, but we cannot deny the fact that ideals sometimes deviates from reality. Most of the times, company lower some sort of quality to gain more profit and for them to compete. Adding 1 degree higher in quality will incur high costs production. I did not suggest to sacrifice quality and do not misinterpret me that I disagree with Amy. I believe quality over quantity, I just want to emphasize the practical side of it.
Nice list Vic, but we cannot deny the fact that ideals sometimes deviates from reality. Most of the times, company lower some sort of quality to gain more profit and for them to compete. Adding 1 degree higher in quality will incur high costs production. I did not suggest to sacrifice quality and do not misinterpret me that I disagree with Amy. I believe quality over quantity, I just want to emphasize the practical side of it
Hello Sir,
Thanks for for dropping here. You have a point there. That's what many people minds “practicality”, and we can't deny it.
I have been deeply scrutinizing this term practicality and I found that practicality should not be based on benefits that we can get in the present. Most people think that a decision is a practical one when that decision will save them today. But I believe that…it is more practical to consider long-term or even eternal benefits rather than short-term benefits. That, “is it is more practical to say the truth now, face the bitter yet temporal consequence right away, but earns permanent freedom and saves your soul forever” than tell a lie, save your self for a day but put your self in guilt for life or even put your existence in darkness forever.
Its very worthy to read this post. Very nice list. thanks for such nice article.
@Amy its the best theory (Quality Over Quantity). Very nice thinking.