Brief Summary
This video addresses the challenge of having too many business ideas and feeling stuck, offering a God-led approach to filtering and choosing the right one. It emphasizes focusing on a single idea, aligning it with your calling, assessing your capacity, and seeking divine conviction. The video encourages taking action and trusting God to redirect you, ensuring your efforts align with His plan.
- Focus on one idea to avoid feeling overwhelmed and scattered.
- Align your business idea with your calling and past experiences.
- Assess your current capacity in terms of time, energy, and finances.
- Seek the conviction of the Holy Spirit for peace and confirmation.
- Take action and trust God to guide and redirect you as needed.
You're Called to Start a Business
The video begins by acknowledging the common struggle of entrepreneurs who have numerous business ideas and feel overwhelmed. It highlights the feeling of being stuck and unsure which idea aligns with God's plan. The speaker, Stephanie Gas, introduces herself as a podcast and business coach who helps individuals build kingdom businesses that are fruitful, simple, and scalable, emphasizing that having many ideas indicates a calling to start a business.
Why You Must Focus on One Idea
Stephanie uses the analogy of a buffet to illustrate the problem of juggling multiple ideas. She explains that nibbling on many options without fully committing to one leads to feeling unsatisfied and unproductive. Drawing from James 1:8, she emphasizes that a double-minded approach results in instability. She advocates for committing to one idea for at least 12 months to verify its viability, sharing her own experience of achieving success by simplifying her business and focusing on one core offer.
Filter Ideas Through Your Calling
Stephanie introduces the first filter for choosing the right business idea: calling. She advises listing all your ideas and then assessing which one aligns with your past trials, triumphs, traumas, and personal story. She emphasizes that God doesn't waste any experience and that your personal testimony can provide significant clues. The key is to identify the idea that connects with what you've already walked through, aligning with your spiritual and vocational gifts.
Assess Capacity and Timing
The second filter is capacity, which involves evaluating what you can realistically do with your current time, energy, and finances. Stephanie suggests creating an "ideas bank" to store ideas that are not feasible right now, allowing you to focus on the one you can fully commit to. She warns against spreading yourself too thin and emphasizes the importance of fully showing up for one idea to see it through to completion.
The Conviction & Peace Test
The third filter is conviction, which involves identifying the idea that won't leave you alone and for which you feel a constant nudge from the Holy Spirit. Stephanie advises removing tangible thinking about how the idea will work and focusing on the feeling of conviction. She references Proverbs 16:3, emphasizing that God blesses what's committed to Him, not what's perfect. The key is to recognize the peace that surpasses understanding, indicating a God-led idea.
Stuck? Just Start With One
For those still unsure after applying the filters, Stephanie advises picking one idea and writing down the first three steps. She uses the example of launching a podcast, outlining steps such as choosing a title, creating a TSO (Target Specific Outcome) statement, and conducting light market research. She encourages testing the idea and moving forward with prayerful consideration.
Trust God to Redirect You
Stephanie emphasizes the importance of trusting God to redirect you if you choose the wrong idea. She encourages praying without ceasing, asking God to open doors or slam them shut as needed. Drawing the analogy of God as a shepherd, she explains that He will gently guide you back onto the right path. She highlights that you can't steer a parked car, so taking action is necessary for God to provide guidance.
Pray, Filter, Take Action
In conclusion, Stephanie encourages viewers to share their chosen business idea in the comments and to continue praying over it. She invites viewers to join her boot camp for further guidance on building a God-led business. She reiterates that if your heart is to honor God, He won't let you go too far in the wrong direction and will gently reroute you, helping you grow into your kingdom capacity.
