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35 chairs in a one Honda Civic
Posted in Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, entrepreneur, family finance, financial advisor, financial blessing, financial gain, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial wisdom, financial,, money smarts, money works for you, personal finances,, saving money, wasting money
Stakeholders — how to get the best out of your team
Posted in business, business administration, business man, businesswoman, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, church finances, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, financial blessing, get rich, God and riches, marriage and entrepreneurialship, riches, team building, teams, think and grow rich
Tagged stakeholders
Horchata ice cream? Sign me up!
The entrepreneurial spirit if North San Fernando Valley (specifically, the City of San Fernando).
Posted in abundance mentality, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, get rich, growth mindset, Latino entrepreneurs, latinos, millionaire mindset, mindset, overcomers mindset, positive mindset, race and riches, riches, success mindset, think and grow rich, wealth mindset, winning mindset
Latino entrepreneurs! Arepas el Chamo in San Fernando Valley
They demonstrate the entrepreneurial spirit, not to be held back by rules and expenses. Yummy Venezuelan food.
Posted in business, business man, businesswoman, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, get rich, growth mindset, Latino entrepreneurs, millionaire mindset, mindset, overcomers mindset, positive mindset, riches, success mindset, think and grow rich, wealth mindset, winning mindset
Strengths and weaknesses
Don’t worry about your perceived shortcomings, that you don’t seem to have talents or charisma that others have. Here’s why…
He fought cancer while building a business

When Adelso Lemus was expanding his business and felt pressured to cover ballooning expenses with sales, he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.
“The doctor was gently telling us that they were going to see what they could do,” Adelso told God Reports. “I didn’t want to do chemo because the last time I had cancer it jacked me up.”
From his hospital bed, he watched his family huddle.
They weren’t weeping; they were strategizing. Who would do what to cover Dad’s extensive responsibilities in the business? Adelso and his family sought what they always wanted in times of trial: a turnaround, for good to come out of the bad.

“I wasn’t thinking I was going to die,” he says. “I just needed to work this through and get back to the business.”
Adelso miraculously survived the cancer. His 10-year-old business of specialty tres leches cakes now grosses $1 million in revenue.
He shares his life philosophy on a radio podcast “The Flipside” which encourages listeners to not despair but to find how “all things work together for the good,” as the Bible says.
Adelso, 54, lives in San Antonio, Texas. He got saved as a youth in Albuquerque when he saw a formerly “fried” pothead” all cleaned up and alive.” It was an unexpected surprise, and the young man invited Adelso to church. He didn’t want to go, but his friend hounded him and he broke down. Of course, Adelso ended up receiving Jesus and transformation.
He grew zealous for the things of God and even prepared himself to enter ministry. He was part of the church-planting mission that emphasized evangelism and discipleship and not Bible school degrees.
He and new-convert Veronica got married “Jesus people style,” the way the hippies did in the Jesus Movement of the 70s, without expensive ballroom-like details and during the Sunday morning service. They were in love with each other and considered the fact that Jesus didn’t have any money.
Adelso and Veronica marched off to Panama, where they were missionaries for nine years. It was a wild time of scrambling to make ends meet. Adelso became very resourceful as he adeptly negotiated equipment and building rentals without having enough money to do so. Navigating financial hardship with resourcefulness became a skill he carried forward in life and it became the hallmark of his business.
“It hardened my hide to be able to go through what I’ve gone through in the business,” he says.
When his 25th wedding anniversary approached, he was on staff at John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church. He decided to save as much money he could every week to honor his wife with a big bash to renew their wedding vows. He wanted to make up for the skimpy beginnings of married life.
How would he cobble together the money for the event? His sister gave him a secret recipe, a tres leches cake with a non-traditional flourish, pineapple. It was off the radar, but when he took samples to some local restaurants they were curious.
“Tres leches with pineapple?” one proprietor said. “That’s weird.”
He tasted it.
“The way they responded in the restaurant was really positive,” Adelso explains. “I wanted them to taste it to see if it had any potential. They really liked it. I just chased the dream because of the reaction that I got. It was a genuine surprised reaction. I thought, Wow, they really liked it. It made me realize that this was something I could possibly do on the side.”
He started at home, but you can’t cook at home for commercial ventures for long.
The preparation for a wedding renewal turned into a full-time business. He needed to rent space at a bakery. At a cooking conference where he impressed with free samples, an acquaintance tipped him off to a 2,000-square-foot San Antonio bakery that could rent him space in the evenings.
The only problem was that she wanted $800 a month and all he could offer was $350. Read the rest: Adelso Lemus fought cancer while running a growing business
Posted in business, business man, Cancer, cancer and christianity, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, Christian marriage, christianity and finances, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, Marriage, marriage and entrepreneurialship, money and marriage
Tagged adelso lemus, church planting, evangelism, God, inspiration, inspirational, Jesus, Jesus wedding, panama, pineapple tres leches, the flipside, tres leches, veronica lemus
Hone your people skills to get rich
Posted in business, business man, businesswoman, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian leadership, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, get rich, God and riches, inspiration, inspire the team, leadership, management, motivate the team, motivation, people skills, riches, soft skills, team building, teams, think and grow rich
Tagged compassion, do unto others, empathy, God, Jesus, patience
The Watts Towers (and riches)
Posted in Bible and money, Biblical prosperity, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial blessing, Financial Talk, financial wisdom, financial,, get rich, God and money, God and riches, hope, how money works, how to make money grow, make money, money, money works for you, personal finances,, prosperity, race and riches, riches, saving money
Tagged Los Angeles, race riots, watts, watts towers
Before you quit…
Posted in ambition, American Dream, business, business man, businesswoman, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, don't quit, dreams, dreams and goals, driven for success, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, formula for success, get rich, goals, God and riches, keys to success, life vision, riches, secrets of success, success, vision
Comfort was killing me
Posted in business, business man, businesswoman, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, comfort, comfort zone, cruising in life, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, financial advisor, financial blessing, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial wisdom, get rich, God and riches, riches, think and grow rich
Get IN the way of the blessing
Posted in Bible and money, blessings, business, business man, businesswoman, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, financial blessing, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial wisdom, financial,, get rich, God and money, God and riches, how money works, how to make money grow, make money, money, money smarts, money works for you, personal finances,, saving money
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Assets, not liabilities
Posted in Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial wisdom, financial,, get rich, God and riches, make money, marriage and finance, money, money and marriage, money smarts, money works for you, personal finances,, riches, saving money, wasting money
Tagged assets, assets and liabilities, assets vs liabilities, liabilities
How LA Grind coffee was born

Vanessa Punche was a LOYAL Starbucks customer. So she was maddened when a Philadelphia Starbucks manager called the cops on two African American patrons who were simply waiting just a few minutes for a business associate to show up before they ordered in 2018.
“That really sparked the fire under me,” she says. “If you did that to people who look like me, you did that to me. It’s like a form of slavery. One group of people can sit in a store and work freely and then another class can’t do that without being arrested.”

Vanessa, 56, an Angeleno, didn’t just stop patronizing Starbucks. She quit her job at UCLA and launched a coffee-making business, LA Grind, which has a brick-and-mortar location at 1412 S Redondo Blvd Los Angeles CA 90019 and a coffee truck.
WOW! THE HOUSE BLEND COFFEE WITH LAVENDER AND OTHER SECRET INGREDIENTS!
A good thing came out of something bad. “I turned it into a positive,” Vanessa says.

The switch from UCLA administrator to entrepreneur has had its ups and downs. Business was booming with Cameroon-sourced coffee; she had a prime spot with her truck at the LAX ride-hailing spot.
Then Covid struck. She turned to cracking out her online sales. Now post-Covid, Vanessa is back to navigating the waves of clients and events around Los Angeles. She caters with her truck. She has needed to rely on her family (she has three adult children) to staff, since payroll has taken its toll on viability.

“I did a lot of stuff scared,” she admits about the entreprenuerial adventure, the risks of trying to cover bills and woo clients. But now, “there isn’t any turning back,” she adds. “Some days are better than others.”

Two business models
Questions about the right financial plan? Reach out to Mike Ashcraft California financial professional
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, financial advisor, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial wisdom, financial,, get rich, God and riches, make money, money, money works for you, riches, think and grow rich
Hire yourself!
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, God and money, how money works, make money, money, money works for you, personal finances,
Tagged great resignation, hiring, you're hired
Young entreprenuer is cleaning up the soap industry with natural competition

Adriana Gasaway became an entreprenuer by accident.
During the quarantine, she started mixmashing ingredients in search of more natural body butter. Ever since she took medical classes at West Coast College to get her ultrasound degree, she had an aversion for the long list of chemical ingredients with questionable health impact.
Her first creation was mango body butter and her friends loved it. She kept cooking up stuff and now has 3 different scents to her body butters and four soaps: mango, milk and honey, charcoal and coffee. She’s added sea moss to her repertoire which she vetted herself by traveling to Saint Lucia to check out her supplier. It boosts the immune system.
She started hawking bars and butters at events and at Earle’s Restaurant in Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. An entrepreneur was born. The career in ultrasounds got sidelined.

“I like this better, although it’s good to have something under my belt to fall back on,” she says.
With an unrepressible effervescence, Adriana was promoting her products on July 17 at the Amazing Grace arts festival. Customers were drawn by the smile and the sweet voice. They walked away with bars of soap in their bags.
Only 23, she’s young big dreamer. According to her dreams, the future holds financial stability, owning a house, having a family.
“This is what I put all my energy into,” she says. “I really like meeting new people and hearing the feedback on my products. It gives me energy.” Here’s her website A.C.E. Naturals and her Instagram page.


So far, she’s paying her own rent with her business. Tomorrow, she’ll take over the world.
Opportunity
Posted in America, American Dream, business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and riches, opportunities, riches, think and grow rich
Stop wasting money
Posted in abundance mentality, being thrifty, Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, God and riches, how money works, investing, make money, marriage and entrepreneurialship, marriage and finance, money, money works for you, personal finances,, riches, saving and investing, saving money, think and grow rich, wasting money
Tagged Bible, Faith, God, inspiration, Jesus, North Hollywood, north hollywood train station
Balance
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, exercise, family finance, fitness, formula for success, get rich, God and money, God and riches, gym, how money works, keys to success, make money, mindset, money, personal finances,, positive mindset, riches, secrets of success, success, success mindset, think and grow rich, workout
Get out of the hole
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, God and money, how money works, make money, money, self confidence, self development
Tagged self improvement
Fight on!
Posted in Bible and money, Biblical prosperity, blessings, business, business man, Christ, Christiain entrepreneur, Christian, Christian attitude, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, Christianity, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, don't quit, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family finance, fight, financial stewardship, get rich, God and money, God and riches, hard work, how money works, make money, money, money works for you, prosperity, real issues Christianity, riches, think and grow rich, work, work ethic
Get rich for your kids
What’s the greater danger for Christian kids in America — getting spoiled or being neglected?
Posted in Bible and money, blessings, business, children, Christ, Christiain entrepreneur, Christian, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian family, Christian finance, christian household, Christian news, Christianity, christianity and finances, Christianity and money, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, dysfunctional family, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, family, financial stewardship, financial,, get rich, God and money, God and riches, how money works, kids, make money, marriage and entrepreneurialship, money, money and marriage, parenting, pastor's kids, personal finances,, pray finances, riches, think and grow rich
Stuck in a loser’s mentality? The Israelites teach us the dangers…
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and riches, how money works, make money, mindset, personal finances,, positive mindset, riches, success mindset, think and grow rich
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Faith, inspiration, Israelites, israelites in desert, Jesus
3 Reasons Why Christians Biblically Should Get Rich
Posted in bible, Bible and money, business, business man, Christ, Christiain entrepreneur, Christian, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian work ethic, Christianity, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, God, God and money, God's provision, how money works, make money, money, money works for you, personal finances,, pray finances, real issues Christianity
3 Reason Non-Christians Succeed More than Christians (sometimes)
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, Christ, Christian, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, Christianity, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, formula for success, God and money, how money works, keys to success, make money, money, money works for you, personal finances,, real issues Christianity, secrets of success, success, success driving, success mindset
3 Reasons Why Christians DON’T Get Rich
Posted in abundance, abundance mentality, Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, how money works, make money, money, money works for you, personal finances,
3 Reasons Christians Should Get Rich
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, creativity, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, how money works, make money, money, money works for you, personal finances,
Get rich SLOW
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, Christiain entrepreneur, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, compounding interest, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, financial stewardship, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, how money works, make money, money works for you, patience, personal finances,
Tagged ronald read
Nebuchadnezzar’s statue: Prosper for people not to show off
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, Christ, Christiain entrepreneur, Christian, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, church finances, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, Financial Talk, financial,, God and money, God over money, money, personal finances,, pray finances
Does money bring happiness?
Posted in Bible and money, business, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, formula for success, get rich, God and money, happiness, keys to success, mindset, money, secrets of success, success, success mindset
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Crisp canyon trail, God, inspiration, Jesus, life
Take a break
Sunday gives us the principle of taking a break. But six days a week of work should bring prosperity. Find out more.
Posted in American Dream, Bible and money, california lifestyle, Christian entrepreneur, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, dreams and goals, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, Financial Talk, financial,, formula for success, get rich, goals, God and money, God and riches, keys to success, life, life coach, Life in LA, life in Los Angeles, life philosophy, lifestyle, millionaire, millionaire lifestyle, mindset, money, secrets of success, success, success driving, success mindset
Tagged Culver City
Fear not (in business)
Posted in American Dream, anxiety, business, business man, christian business, Christian entrepreneur, Christians Get Rich, dreams, dreams and goals, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, faith over fear, fear, formula for success, get rich, keys to success, secrets of success, success, success driving, think and grow rich, thought life, thoughts
The Beauty of Being in Business is…
You can start a side hustle and make money. Let’s talk.
12 basketfuls
Hey, let’s talk about how God can pour out blessings on you.
Posted in abundance, abundance mentality, ambition, Bible and money, Biblical prosperity, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christianity and riches, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, faith, faith over fear, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, formula for success, get rich, God, God and money, God and riches, God's provision, Jehovah Jireh, Miracle, money, poverty, poverty mentality, prosperity, riches, success, think and grow rich
Tagged Jesus, miracles of Jesus
Ulysses Grant’s wisdom for entrepreneurs
Posted in ambition, Bible and money, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, financial,, formula for success, get rich, God and money, inspiration, money, motivation, motivational, success, success driving
Tagged Battle of Shiloh, Ulysses Grant, We'll lick 'em tomorrow though
Entrepreneurs WATCH for opportunities
Interested in an opportuniaty to learn and work in finance? Let’s talk.
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, church finances, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, money, opportunities, personal finances,
Success is a poor teacher. So too is failure.
Get money smart.
Posted in Bible and money, business, christian business, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, money, personal finances,, success
Tagged failure, learning in life
Luck in business and investing
Posted in Bible and money, business, christian business, Christian finance, Christian work ethic, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, God over money, hard work, luck, money, money and marriage, personal finances,, protestant work ethic, work, work ethic
Spouses who support entreprenuers
We couldn’t do it without our supportive significant other
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, God, inspiration, Jesus, life, prayer
MSIs
What are MSIs? Why do you need them?
Hint: Multiple Streams of Income
You need them in case one stream dries up. Or doesn’t produce enough.
Posted in American Dream, Bible and money, business, christian business, Christian finance, Christian work ethic, christianity and finances, dreams, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, God and money, hard work, money, personal finances,, protestant work ethic, retirement, work, work ethic
Tagged msi, multiple streams of income
Stress and boredom are opposites. Both extremes are unhealthy
Break boredom, challenge yourself. Let’s talk. Click on the link.
Posted in being driven, Bible and money, business, christian business, Christian finance, Christian testimony, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, driven, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, money, personal finances,, retirement, success, success driving
Don’t stop making strides
The role of PURPOSE in success
Hint: It’s gotta be bigger than you just making a lot of money.
Live a purpose-driven life. Start today. Click that link and set up an appointment. We’ll talk.
Posted in ambition, Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God and money, money, personal finances,, success, success driving
Grit, more important than talent
Develop grit. Here’s how to become a financial professional. Set up an appointment with me!
Posted in Bible and money, business, business man, christian business, Christian finance, christianity and finances, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, God, God and money, God's work, money, personal finances,, pray finances, retirement
Tagged entrepreneurial spirit, girt, swimming, talent, Westpoint
Frugal: How penny-pinching can help you retire comfortably
Stop wasting. Start investing. Find out more. You set the appointment. You talk to me.
4 daily habits to put your mind onto success
Your story
Your affirmations
Your why
Your vision board
Dare to dream. Let’s talk, set an appointment at this link Christian financial professional in Calif.
Posted in American Dream, business, business man, christian business, Christians Get Rich, entrepreneur, financial advisor, Financial Talk, financial,, get rich, money, success
Tagged affirmations, invest, investor, story, vision, vison board, why
Obstacles become opportunities
There will be times when you want to give up and throw everything in. Don’t. By turning challenges into opportunities, you find success you were never capable of achieving.Your ability to take calculated risks and your incurable optimism will take you to great heights. — Richard Branson