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   From: NOT-SURE@idiocracy.gov   
      
   On 10/21/22 9:20 PM, John Dillinger wrote:   
   >   foxnews.com   
   > My decision to give away ownership of Hobby Lobby: I chose God   
   > David Green   
   >   
   > Patagonia's founder recently made news when he gave away the ownership   
   > in his company to allow the mission and purpose to remain intact. His   
   > decision, while rare, reflects the decision of other business owners   
   > like Alan Barnhart of Barnhart Crane.   
   >   
   > I experienced a similar decision-making process with my ownership of   
   > Hobby Lobby; I chose God.   
   >   
   > The thought process reflects a basic competition of ideas that I think   
   > every business leader should reflect upon. What is the true source of   
   > your success?   
   >   
   > In the mid-1980s I went through a period where I'd grown proud   
   > thinking that I had the Midas touch – and I nearly lost the business.   
   > God had to show me that He was the one who granted success. The Bible   
   > says in Deuteronomy 8.18 that it's God who gives us the power to make   
   > wealth.   
   >   
   > In that vein, I'd encourage every leader to consider their source of   
   > truth. What is the basis upon which they make decisions? Is it just   
   > themselves, or even a leadership team?   
   >   
   > For me, my source of truth has always been prayer and the Bible. I   
   > truly believe that if leaders pray and seek truth from the Bible that   
   > their businesses will be revolutionized.   
   >   
   > For instance, the Bible talks about giving a tithe or 10%. In fact,   
   > tithing is one of those areas where God specifically challenges us to   
   > give and see if he won't throw open the windows of blessing (Malachi   
   > 3:10). Can you imagine what would happen if every top leader in   
   > business became a tither? There would be literally billions available   
   > for good work around the world.   
   >   
   > Another simple idea – the book of Proverbs in the Bible has 31   
   > chapters – read a chapter a day to get wisdom beyond yourself.   
   >   
   > But perhaps the biggest challenge is to ask the question of whether   
   > you are an owner or a steward – a manager of what you've been   
   > entrusted with.   
   >   
   > MY LATE WIFE KIM TAUGHT ME HOW TO HONOR OUR LOVED ONES BY FOCUSING ON   
   > SOMETHING THAT WILL OUTLAST US   
   >   
   > As an owner, there are certain rights and responsibilities, including   
   > the right to sell the company and keep the profits for yourself and   
   > your family. As our company grew, that idea began to bother me more   
   > and more. Well-meaning attorneys and accountants advised me to simply   
   > pass ownership down to my children and grandchildren. It didn't seem   
   > fair to me that I might change or even ruin the future of   
   > grandchildren who had not even been born yet.   
   >   
   > As I considered my path, I realized that all my success had come from   
   > God. My wife, Barbara, and I had started this business with a $600   
   > loan and I don't think anyone would have bet on us to become   
   > successful.   
   >   
   > But from the very beginning our purpose was to honor God in all that   
   > we did. We worked hard and God gave the results. As we were blessed by   
   > God, we saw it as a great privilege to give back. We've been able to   
   > provide hope through supporting ministries and planting churches all   
   > over the world.   
   >   
   > That bigger mission and purpose helped me realize that I was just a   
   > steward, a manager of what God had entrusted me. God was the true   
   > owner of my business.   
   >   
   > That stewardship gave me a greater responsibility. I wasn't supposed   
   > to take the profits of the business and use them for myself. I also   
   > had a responsibility to the employees that God had put in my charge.   
   > This is why our company pays a minimum wage of $18.50 per hour, why we   
   > close on Sunday (which had been our most profitable day of business),   
   > and why we close by 8 p.m. every day.   
   >   
   > More importantly, I was responsible for the mission and purpose of   
   > what I'd been given. When I realized that I was just a steward, it was   
   > easy to give away my ownership.   
   >   
   > I think every CEO and business leader should consider whether they are   
   > owners or stewards. Consider the idea of where your success comes   
   > from. I've seen many a business with the greatest of ideas not make   
   > it, and yet others with the simplest of ideas thrive. I believe that   
   > God is the one who grants success, and with it the responsibility to   
   > be a good manager.   
   >   
   > Best of all, when I made the decision to give away my ownership,   
   > similar to Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard, it allowed us to sustain our   
   > mission and purpose. It gives me a bigger purpose than just making   
   > money. Like Chouinard said, "Instead of 'going public,' you could say   
   > we're 'going purpose.'"   
   >   
   > In Europe and other parts of the world there are businesses that have   
   > been in existence for more than 200 years. We tend to not think like   
   > that in the United States. It's made me think more and more about the   
   > idea of building a business to last 200 years – a business that would   
   > continue to honor God, reward employees with meaningful work and   
   > compensation, and be great contributors to hope and healing around the   
   > world.   
   >   
   > The responsibility to steward that kind of culture is powerful. Truly,   
   > that is noble work.   
   >   
   > David Green is the CEO and founder of Hobby Lobby, the largest   
   > privately held arts-and-crafts retailer in the world, and the author   
   > of the new book "Leadership NOT by the Book."   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   Interesting concept, and it's pretty much what I expressed as my   
   philosophy "minus the God" in the philosophy.   
      
      
   If Democrats wanted to make Government great and solve all those   
   problems of poverty why do they cling so tight to their own money and   
   funnel it to Democrat tax exempt corporations and private   
   FUNDS/FOUNDATIONS and like the Clinton run foundation and colleges that   
   try to indoctrinate students that have huge ENDOWMENTS that they don't   
   use for good and equal merit based efficient purposes.   
      
      
   They create corruptions and false narratives to gain power and more money.   
      
   For all their empty bluster the Democrats are the ones least likely to   
   do anything good for FREEDOM LOVING PEOPLE. There is an element of   
   CONTROL in everything that the Democrats do, meaning that their   
   philanthropic narrative is all a facade....   
      
      
      
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