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The Road Ahead The Grand Hotel Q & A Alumni Highlight I Will Campaign Starting Over Events Calendar Grapevine Cougar Pride From the Archives Chaplain's Corner In Memoriam '04 Alumni Highlight News & Notes Editor's Note Luke Westerman Business with a concentration on Marketing and Finance
“ What I learned early on is that God’s will isn’t always predictable, but it’s always perfect.” In the 11 plus years since I graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University (wow, has it really been that long?!), I have founded, invested in, and acquired more than 25 growth companies. Each of those experiences represented a new beginning where I would not only have to trust my professional judgment, but more importantly, actively seek out God’s will and trust him to steer me where he wanted me. Was I anxious during my first couple of ventures about making wise choices? Sure was. And in my flawed human state did I second-guess where God may be steering me? At times, yes. But I learned quickly that I needed to lean not on my own understanding. I learned to base my decisions on the right factors and to actively seek God’s will throughout the process. I then had to trust him (without worry) once my decision had been made. Not all of my ventures have resulted in success. When we fail, we have a tendency to negatively react and wonder if our trust was misplaced or whether God was truly with us during those experiences. What I learned early on is that God’s will isn’t always predictable, but it’s always perfect. Even in my failures there was always a purpose — something for me to learn or a test God presented me with, which enabled me to develop as a human being and as a business person. In fact, I have learned more and grown more from my unsuccessful ventures than I have from those with which I’ve achieved success. Funny how that works. What’s encouraging is that peace comes with every new beginning and with each new venture I undertake. Not because I believe I’m going to financially hit a home run each time, because that certainly isn’t guaranteed. But because I know God is 100 percent in control. My job is simply to seek his perfect will knowing that, regardless of the outcome, he is always with me and will never lead me astray. I am currently launching my latest venture, PreneurLife (preneur.life). Not only am I completely thrilled about this new social venture, but I feel the hand of God in the entire process. I believe that all my previous experiences/ventures have led me to where I am today. I praise God for being with me during each of my previous new beginnings and for assuring me he is with me in my current one as well. I give him all the glory! 21 <strong>NOW</strong> Spring 2016 lukewesterman.com @LukeWesterman
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