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Business at the Speed of Trust SIB Series A Message by Rev Bob Alonge Page 1 BUSINESS AT THE SPEED OF TRUST A Saints in Business Seminar By Rev Bob Alonge Judg 11:19‐21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, "Please let us pass through your land into our place." 20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together, encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. NKJV The Hebrews attempted to negotiate a transaction with Sihon and the Heshbonites but it fell through. The whole episode ended up in an armed conflict and a temporary delay of the plans of the Hebrews. This all happened because of a lack of trust. Trust is an essential component of business. We are all engaged in some form of business. Business is a part of our daily lives. The process of business is predicated upon exchange. Business is the process of giving your goods, assets, skills, service and knowledge or wisdom in exchange for something of value. The things we exchange can be quantified in three universal currencies.
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Judg11:1921ThenIsraelsentmessengerstoSihonkingofthe
Amorites,kingofHeshbon;andIsraelsaidtohim,"Pleaseletuspassthroughyourlandintoourplace."20But
SihondidnottrustIsraeltopassthroughhisterritory.SoSihongatheredallhispeopletogether,encampedin
Jahaz,andfoughtagainstIsrael.NKJV
The Hebrews attempted to negotiate a transaction with Sihon and theHeshbonitesbutitfellthrough.ThewholeepisodeendedupinanarmedconflictandatemporarydelayoftheplansoftheHebrews.Thisallhappenedbecauseofalackoftrust.Trustisanessentialcomponentofbusiness.Weareallengagedinsomeformofbusiness.Businessisapartofourdailylives.Theprocessofbusiness ispredicateduponexchange.Business is theprocessofgivingyourgoods,assets,skills,serviceandknowledgeorwisdominexchangeforsomethingofvalue.Thethingsweexchangecanbequantified inthreeuniversalcurrencies.
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1. Money 2. Time 3. TrustWespendthesethreecurrencieseverytimeweengage inany formofbusinessyetmanypeopledonotrealisethis.Wearesopreoccupiedwithmoneythatwethinkit'stheonlycurrencywedealwith.Thetrueorderofvalueforany'SaintinBusiness"ofthethreeshouldbetime,trustandthenmoney. 1 Time 2 Trust 3 MoneyWeallhavetime.Noneofushasmoretimeinagivendaythananyother.Weallspendtimeandwecannevergetitback.Wecannotspendlesstimeeachdaybutwecancontrolwhatwespend iton.Timecanproducemoney.Timewellspentcanproducetrust.Moneycannotproducetime, itcanonlyhelpyouspendtimemore profitably. That is why time is the most valuable of all the three. Wesometimesthinkmoneyisthemostvaluablebecausetime,whenwellspentandtrust,canproducemoney.Trust is the one thing that is essential to every individual, relationship, team,family, organization, nation, economy and civilization throughout all the earth.Trust is the one thing that if removed, it can destroy the most powerfulgovernment, cripple the most successful business, stifle the most thrivingeconomy, discredit the most influential leadership, poison the most faithfulfriendship,damagethestrongestcharacteranditcansourthedeepestlove.On theotherhand, if trust isdeveloped andutilizedwell, it can leverage yourbusiness andpropel you tounparalleled success. Itwillbring youprosperity ineverysphereofyour life.It issadthat it isthe leastunderstood,mostneglectedandmostunderestimatedbusinessresourceofourtime.
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Trust isatangiblehumanexperience.Likemoney itcanbecomeameasurementof our progress. Trust comes and trust goes. Trust is spent as a currency inexchangeforspeedandcost.Itisonlywhenpeopletrustthattheywillbewillingtorisk,experiment,explore,sacrifice,belong,beselflessordosomethingforthegreatergood.Weallwanttotrust.Itispartofourhumannaturetotrust.ItisalsointheseedofGodinustotrust.Peoplewanttobetrustedandtheywanttotrust.Biologicallywehave inourbrains something called 'mirrorneurons'andalsobecauseofachemical calledOxytocin (C43H66N12O12S2) that is released to our brains. Thischemical has now become known as the 'truth and trust serum'. A lack ofadequate secretion of the pituitary octapeptide hormone, oxytocin has beendirectly linked to sociopathy, psychopathy and narcissism (lack of empathy) inpeople.Acombinationof'MirrorNeurons'andOxytocincauseustoleantowardstrustingwheneverwearetrusted.Becauseofthis,trustissometimesusedatoolofinterrogationandasameansofmanipulation.Fora'SaintinBusiness'trustisafoundationalassetofourbusiness.Wemustapproach trustnotasameansofmanipulation,butasaneffectivewaytodobusiness.Inorder forus toappreciate trustasa tangibleasset inourbusiness,wemustunderstand how trust can be moved from being an intangible, unquantifiablevariable to becoming an indispensible, tangible and measurable factor inbusiness.Todo thiswemust recognize that trustaffects two things;speedandcost.Speedinbusinessisdirectlyproportionaltotrust.Whenthereismoretrustthere ismorespeed.Cost is inverselyproportional to trust.Where there is lesstrustthereismorecost.Thisistrueineveryareaoflifeandbusiness.Nothingcanaccelerateabusiness like thespeedof trust,andnothingcanholdbackyourbreakthroughlikethelackoftrust.Thereisnobusinessaseffectiveasapartnershiporateamestablishedbythepoweroftrustandthere isnothingasfrustratingasa teamwithout trust.There isnothingas inspiringasanofferoftrustandnothingasdishearteningaswhenwearedistrusted.Thereisnothingas
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profitable as theeconomicsof trust andnothing can impoverish as the lackoftrust. There is nothing as influential as a reputation of trust and nothing asdemeaningasalossoffaithinyouoryourbusiness.Theopportunitycostofa lossof trust inourbusinessesand inournationasawholehasbeenhorrificinrecentyears.Althoughnoaccuratestatisticalanalysesandresearchhasbeendonetovarifytheexactammountsinvolved,theestimatescalculated so far are not merely in the millions, but in billions of dollars inpotentialinvestmentsandlossofprofiteveryyear.HOWTOBUILDTRUSTToknowhowtodeveloptrust,wemustfirstunderstanditforwhatitis.Trustisconfidenceinanother.Itishavingfaithinthecharacterandtheincompetenceofanother.Heb11:66ButwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleaseHim,forhewhocomestoGodmustbelievethatHeis,andthatHeisarewarderofthosewhodiligentlyseekHim.NKJVFaithinGod=BelieveinHisAbility+BelieveinHisCharacter.Faith is produced by developing the two determinants of trust: Character andCompetence. Character brings to mind; integrity, motive, intention, sincerity,credibility, honest, reliability, goodness, kindness. When these attributes areascribedtoaperson/businesstheyaresaidtohaveagoodname.Prov22:1TheValueofaGoodName
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22Agoodnameistobechosenratherthangreatriches,Lovingfavorratherthansilverandgold.NKJVProv22:122 Ifyouhavetochoosebetweenagoodreputationandgreatwealth,chooseagoodreputation. GoodNewsTranslationProv22:122Asterlingreputationisbetterthanstrikingitrich;agraciousspiritisbetterthanmoneyinthebank.(fromTHEMESSAGE:TheBibleinContemporaryTocreatecredibilityinyourcharacterorthatofyourbusinessyoumustworkonyourintegrityandyourintent.Yourintentoryourmotivesspeakofwhatyouareafter.Wemustdevelopagoldenmindset.ThisispopularlyknownasthewinwinmentalityasnamedbyStevenR.Coveyhisinternationalbestseller,SevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople.TheBibleputsitthisway:Matt7:121312Therefore,whateveryouwantmentodotoyou,doalsotothem,forthisistheLawandtheProphets.NKJVMatt22:374037Jesussaidtohim,"'YoushalllovetheLordyourGodwithallyourheart,withallyoursoul,andwithallyourmind.' 38This isthefirstandgreatcommandment.39Andthesecondislikeit:'Youshallloveyourneighborasyourself.'40OnthesetwocommandmentshangalltheLawandtheProphets."NKJV
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Inordertocreatecredibility inyourcompetenceyoumustworkon twothings;yourcapabilitiesandyouraccomplishments(aresumeofyourresults).Heb11:11Becauseof faithalsoSarahherself receivedphysicalpower toconceiveachild,evenwhenshewas longpasttheage for it,becausesheconsidered [God]Whohadgivenher thepromise tobe reliableand trustworthyand true toHisword.[Gen17:19;18:1114;21:2.]AMPAllfouraspectofyourcredibilitymustbeconcurrentlydeveloped.Adeficitinandwould have a corresponding effect on your level of trust or favour in youraccount.Thefouraspects,onceagain,are:1. Integrity2. Motives3. Capabilities4. Accomplishments
