A business owner from Hastings walked into my office with a heaviness that wasn’t physical it was the weight of living out of alignment for too long. He carried success, but it wasn’t his success. He built systems he didn’t want. He followed strategies he didn’t believe in. He said yes to opportunities that looked good but didn’t feel right. When I asked him how long he had felt disconnected from his work, he whispered, “Years.”
He told me something I’ve heard from many Nebraska entrepreneurs: “I didn’t want to disappoint anybody.” So he followed what others told him to do. He mimicked the industry standards. He tried to become what everyone else called “successful,” even though it never matched what God whispered to him internally. He kept convincing himself he was on the right path, but deep down he knew he was drifting further from the calling placed inside him.
One afternoon, during a long conversation, he finally said the truth: “Isaiah… I think I’ve been building someone else’s dream instead of my own.” The moment he spoke it, his body relaxed like he’d been holding his breath for years. That confession didn’t weaken him it liberated him.
We rebuilt everything from the foundation up. Not the business the man. His identity. His values. His voice. His purpose. And once that was clear, the direction of his business became obvious. He stepped away from offers that didn’t align. He redesigned his services to match his convictions. He created a path that reflected who he actually was, not who he had been pretending to be.
Months later, he told me, “For the first time in a long time, I recognize myself again.” That’s when I knew he’d shifted from survival into calling. Nebraska entrepreneurs thrive when they stop building impressively and start building truthfully.
If you feel like you’ve strayed from the vision God truly gave you, I’d be honored to help you return to the path meant for you.
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