Marketplace to Ministry or Success to Significance Presented by Nelson Malwitz, Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

 Give ideas and tools to have each person engage in an authentic search toward enhancing their life assignment, by faith.  Why now?  Turn of last century, life expectancy < 50  Fifty is now halfway through our adult years A Founding Purpose:

 Fear of Aging  Narrowing of Interests  Closed; Withdrawn from others  Fatigue and depression  Reactive; Responding to life  Rebellion against others setting our agenda  Security a high value Mid-Point Crisis

 Look forward to the future  Expanding Interests; a renaissance  Open and engaged with others  Filled with anticipation  Proactive; strategic about the future  Setting our agenda in presence of God  Security is a myth Halftime–Strategic Thinking

 It’s a journey … Beginning Investigating Deciding

 When all the dust settles what is going to last?  Is there life after work?  Is there life after success?  What can I give my life to that will ignite me?  How much is enough?  What is my real purpose on earth?

 What are my strengths?  How am I uniquely designed?  What are my interests, passions, core values?  Who can help me decide what I am prepared for?  How do I prepare myself and my family?

 How do I choose from among all the good options?  How can I make the choice work?  How will I do this—abruptly or over time?

 Begin by understanding yourself  Evaluate last year  Evaluate current trajectory for year, for life

 Prepare or revisit for your life a Vision Mission Statement

 Prepare or revisit for your life a Core Values Goals  Immediate  Long term Action plan

 Interact with the Lord  Open up Margin Time Tasks Finances  Must do the research  Must take initiative

 A focus on what is missing; lack of knowledge  Not taking responsibility  Listening to naysayers  Wrong mindset  Disappointment  Fear

 What will be finished?  Who gets to participate?  Why me?  Where to I start?  When do I start the process?  How do I get there?

 There is an element of risk  Joining God always requires elements of faith.  What is the biggest fear you face?  Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Jeremiah others had to believe that God would be with them.

 If you are going to walk on water … … you have to get out of the boat.  He works in us and through us … …for His good pleasure/purpose. Phil 2:13

 Choose between a life of leisure or running with perseverance—engaged with God

 Open the door wide … … for the Lord to direct in the next life stage  Those that go down to the sea in ships … … see the wonders of the deep.

 Low risk, low reward  Reward expected to be a motivation  Lay up treasures in Heaven Jesus  Reward –  Gold,  Silver,  Precious stones, or …  Wood, Hay, Stubble?

Focus on Margin  Time  Finances  Taking inventory of Values Passions Skills

To those that fear Him … Righteousness [the Lord] goes before him and prepares a path for his steps. Ps 85:9a,13