4 Reasons I Am A Born Again Entrepreneur

4 Reasons I Am A Born Again Entrepreneur

I admire leaders who exceed their potential and make a significant impact in the lives of others and the world.  How these successful leaders think and what they prioritize challenges me to become a better leader myself.  One such leader is my good friend Bryan Miles.
Bryan and his wife Shannon are amazing leaders who own a number of companies. One of which is MAG Bookkeeping, an organization which helps churches maintain financial accountability.
In the post below, Bryan shares what God is currently doing in his life.  It is a fascinating look into the mind of a leader who is reaching his full potential.  Let his thoughts challenge and encourage you.
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This post is not what you think it’s going to be. Yes, I have a personal relationship with Jesus, but this is not what this post is about. This post is about my recognition that I am more of an entrepreneur than I am a manager.
Four years ago today my wife and I embarked on creating our company and it’s been a surreal ride since December 1, 2010. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that we would own three separate corporate entities/businesses, with clients around the globe, spanning multiple markets and industries, engaging with highly visible market leaders, and managing a payroll with more than 300 wonderful souls. Almost from day one, I realized that if these businesses were to grow, both Shannon and I needed to get out of the way and hire and empower people better than us to run the day-to-day.
In four short years this is what I have discovered about being a single-company owner versus a multiple-company owner and why I know I am a born again entrepreneur.

• Single-company owners worry, obsess and scrutinize the details of their business. Entrepreneurs empower leaders to do it for them.
• Managers manage their area with intense focus. Entrepreneurs focus on the opportunity and let others run with it.  Steve Jobs obsessively focused on one thing to make Apple great. Warren Buffet, from Berkshire Hathaway, focuses on great companies with people like Steve Jobs in them.
• Managers run one thing as a single-company owner. Entrepreneurs who want to have multiple companies don’t run anything. They own things, not run them.
• Entrepreneurs are more tempted by what is outside of their existing businesses than what is inside of them.

I know that I am a born again entrepreneur and not a manager because Shannon and I are currently evaluating two new businesses to start possibly within the next fiscal year. That would bring us to five companies in total. To do so, we must focus on finding wonderful leaders who can run these companies connected to our mission and values … and ultimately making people’s lives better.