8 PRINCIPLES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

8 PRINCIPLES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

The Story About Investment - 

This is one of the lessons in the Bible that has influenced my thinking as an entrepreneur: It teaches the :

1. Principles of Multiplication

2. Principles of Financial Stewardship

3. The Principle of Diligence and Discipline

4. Principles of Entrepreneurship

5. Principles of Gift And Talent Development

6. Principles of Sagacity

8. Principles of Resource Management

It Pays To Develop and Nurture Your Talents because in the end that is your true WEALTH - your best resource for your  financial future is the ability to develop your God given talents to its highest potential

The Parable Of The Talent Mathew 25: 14-30 Message Bible

14-18 “It’s also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities. Then he left. Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master’s investment. The second did the same. But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master’s money.

19-21 “After a long absence, the master of those three servants came back and settled up with them. The one given five thousand dollars showed him how he had doubled his investment. His master commended him: ‘Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.’

22-23 “The servant with the two thousand showed how he also had doubled his master’s investment. His master commended him: ‘Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.’

24-25 “The servant given one thousand said, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.’

26-27 “The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.

28-30 “‘Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.’