Saintly CEO: Suffering & Conviction, the Two Key Lessons From The Resurrection
The Key Lessons to Take Away from The Resurrection as Entrepreneurs
Happy Easter!
Welcome back to Saintly CEO. Every Monday… I mean, most Mondays, and some Wednesdays, while you sip your coffee, get some tactical advice to run your business fully in union with your Catholic faith.
Obviously, I’m late with this newsletter. Being back in Wisconsin for Easter, I decided to make the most of the limited time I had with family. After all, I’ll never get those moments back.
Today will be short.
I’m writing this at 11 at night and don’t yet know how I’m going to connect the resurrection to entrepreneurship, but I place it in the hands of the Holy Spirit to guide me.
Because that’s the case, let me stall a bit with some VERY important reminders and announcements.
I’ll be at the YCP Conference this weekend in Dallas. If you’d like to do an interview with me there, let me know.
This Sunday, we are hosting an event in Dallas for Catholic Founders. If you’d like to attend, register. We only have about 2 spots left.
Our next Nashville meetup is happening on the 28th of April (tentatively). Register here.
And finally, remember if you know a Catholic who wants to start a business, send them my way. We are looking to invest heavily in helping Catholics refine their ideas, launch their businesses, and get to their first million in revenue.
Okay, let’s get into it.
The Resurrection and Entrepreneurship
Suffering and Conviction.
Those are the two main things to reflect on from the resurrection as Catholic Founders.
Suffering.
Another way of saying this is sacrifice. Jesus suffered and sacrificed, ultimately sacrificing Himself, so that a greater good might be achieved: the salvation of humanity.
How often do we face suffering and complain about it? How often do we wish our business were a little easier to build and to scale?
If you’re anything like me, a lot. More than I care to admit, if I’m being frank.
But this is the point. If it were super easy, everyone would do it. If we only want an easy life without the hard work, what does that say about our character?
We suffer in order to achieve something greater.
So next time you’re feeling that suffering in your business, remember the crucifixion that led to the salvation of humanity. Think about the weight of that. Compare your cross to the one Jesus carried. I’m sure you can manage just fine.
If you’re a Catholic looking to start a business but don’t know where to start, reach out. We are launching our success-based coaching program for Catholics looking to start their businesses.
No cost up-front. Only pay if you actually make money. We only have space for a few of these to start with, so reach out today and book an intro call here.
Conviction.
If you’re celebrating Easter, that means you believe in the truth of what the resurrection means. The death and resurrection mean that what Jesus said is true. That He is God, and that He died so that we may have eternal life.
We celebrate because we have conviction that Jesus truly conquered death, proving all of those statements.
How can knowing this not give us a steadfast, immovable conviction that running our businesses in alignment with our Faith is worth it? That doing this will bring more people to know Him, and lead to our own eternal reward?
We are not just building businesses out here. We are the hands of God in the world. Carrying out His will using the co-creative abilities that He gave us. There are souls on the line.
So, where is your conviction about your faith in God when the times get hard or seem uncertain? When deciding how to conduct your business, where is your conviction about your faith?
Conclusion.
Let’s get after it this Easter season with full confidence in God that the suffering is worth it, and the conviction that we were called to be entrepreneurs so that we can bring others to know God.
God Bless and Happy Building!
~Silas Mähner
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Before, when I faced challenges such as when a client didn’t renew or the leads went dry, I thought it was a sign to quit. In reality, I had to offer the challenges to God. He would lead me the way through others, through my conscience, and through the Church and Scriptures.