Author: Henry Murphy

In the rhythm of Da’ TRUTH’s words, “we have the right to be skeptics and wait,” echoes a truth that still reverberates in my own journey. My character, flawed in the past, underwent a profound shift upon embracing my faith in God. Yet, the road to transformation is ongoing, a truth we all grapple with.

Growing up exposed me to a myriad of experiences, some in the streets, where I adopted habits I’m not proud of. I walked a path with CALL, a slicker, a scammer. The turnaround came with my spiritual awakening, guided by the Holy Spirit, helping me navigate my way through the Word of God.

Taking cues from King David, I resonate with his repentant heart. My sins are always laid bare before God, and my character is on display in His presence. This transparency shapes the essence of who I am.

This blog is an invitation to take the time to truly know people. Kindness and friendliness are crucial, but so is discernment and wisdom. Don’t rush to let people in until you’ve seen their fruit. The biblical wisdom rings true – “we will know them by their fruit.” Hence, the assertion that we have the right to be skeptics and wait.

Our perspective on relationships shapes our approach. I encourage continuous work on character, striving to be a living example, a walking testimony before others. Perfection is unattainable, but the daily practice of holiness is within reach.

In essence, this blog reflects my personal journey – a call to balance skepticism and openness, kindness, and discernment. It’s a reminder of the perpetual nature of character development and the importance of being a living testimony in life’s intricate ever-changing montage

I guess I’m studious. What is funny is I didn’t even know what the word actually meant. Everything that the definition of studious is, is what I do every single day. If I’m honest, I had to look up what it means. This is what studious means:

Studious: displaying a passionate commitment to learning and the pursuit of knowledge through diligence, attentiveness, and perseverance.

All I know is diligence, never giving up, and keep going. I am diligent because the word of God tells me to be diligent. It also tells me that not only is laziness a sin, but laziness leads to poverty. I know that because I used to be very lazy, and when I was lazy, I didn’t make any money. Why? Because lazy people do not make money.

I’m consistent every single day, or at least I try to be. Sometimes I have to give myself grace because I am very hard on myself when I don’t do the things that I put on my calendar. I plan. Honestly, I try to learn every single day. I try to be a student as much as possible because I feel like I’m always teaching, and if you are always teaching, then you need to be learning more, or you’re going to run out. You cease to have things to offer, and not only do I want to keep offering good information, but I also want the information for myself and my brands.

I have a love for learning now, so much so that it’s on my calendar every single day. So I guess I am studious, and now that I know in detail what the word means, I can use it. Now I can identify someone else or encourage people to become studious. I actually love when I come across new words that describe what I was already doing.

You know what, I’m not ashamed to say I didn’t know what it meant. However, I do now, and it’s added to my entourage of knowledge. Now I can encourage people to be studious. I wrote this blog because I thought it was funny that he called me that, and I had to go look it up. I didn’t want to assume, although I had a good idea based on our conversation.

I try not to take myself too seriously. I love to laugh and, like my grandma used to say, this tickled me. Lol. Keep learning and keep going.

God Bless The Entrepreneur

When I became an entrepreneur, I wanted to do everything, especially when I started making a little bit of money. Every thought and idea that came to my head, I was turning it into some kind of business. However, I didn’t understand my bandwidth, and I was burning myself out because I was giving too much of myself in so many areas. Also, if I’m super transparent, just like I put in my book God Bless The Entrepreneur: The First Decade, I never really gave 100% to one thing.

You know when you start doing something, and it makes six figures, and you never made six figures working a job? Then it does upper six figures, and you figure, “I could do anything.” But I believe that the true magic lies in being able to do one thing very well, making the most money you can, and then dumping some of those finances into new ventures. If I haven’t said it before in my blogs, I’ll say it now: every business needs to be built from the ground up, and it also needs to be built around the community. I’ll save more of that to talk about in another blog.

In this season, my main focus is The Ground Up Academy, which is part of the God Bless The Entrepreneur brand. The God Bless The Entrepreneur brand consists of podcasts, schools, and speaking engagements. It’s basically everything that teaches, encourages, and embraces the journey of entrepreneurship. So I don’t have the bandwidth to do 100 things that might give me income. If I don’t fully go in on what’s in front of my face, then I don’t know what I can truly build it to if I don’t give it my focus.

You have to understand the concept of bandwidth and what it means. Once you go out of your bandwidth, everything starts to slow down. You want your bandwidth to be strong. So if you’re reading this, find one thing that you can go extremely hard at and be the best that you can be in it. I would like to give one caveat: this doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have other things ready to go or thoughts written down for your next big thing. This just means focusing so that you can have the strongest bandwidth possible for what you are doing.

God Bless The Entrepreneur

Eye surgery is coming up soon. I have been blessed not to be blind at this point in my life. Diabetes almost destroyed me, and although my work ethic was super amazing, I kept touring city after city, pushing my brand, knowing that I needed to be home, attending my doctors’ appointments and making sure my health was my first priority. It was a hard lesson for me because I have been operating with about 40% total sight for the last few years. Now, God is giving me so much grace because it hasn’t hindered me. I have actually accomplished more in the last few years since I walked away from Unapologetic Urban Gear and moved to Los Angeles.

At the moment, I have no vision in my right eye, and my left eye has 40% vision with cataracts in both eyes. My eyesight is sort of like when you get out of the shower, and the steam has the mirrors all fogged up—that is probably a good glimpse into my life. However, I have learned to navigate the second largest city in America, build courses on new platforms, edit videos for my daily content, and I am now committed to daily blogs. All of these are ‘but God’ moments.

Honestly, this blog started out because I just wanted to share about God’s grace in enabling me to have an eye surgery that could take my left eye up to 80% or more vision. This season has been challenging, but without it, I wouldn’t have become the man I am now who is writing this blog. We all face many challenges. The beautiful thing is that if we belong to God and He goes before us, nothing is wasted. I am always amazed that Jesus never emphasized how the fish and bread went so far but emphasized what was left over. Nothing is wasted—that is the same for my life and yours. The design of ‘But God’ became an evergreen product because most people understand that only God can step out of eternity into time to do things on our behalf. Life is not perfect, but we have a God who goes before us.

God Bless The Entrepreneur

Hit or miss, I’m still shooting. I would never stop putting up shots. I am dedicated to getting better. Everyone talks about the performance, but they rarely talk about the practice that it takes for a great performance. We have to put more into the practice, you know, more into the preparation. The more we are prepared before it’s time to perform and, in this case, put out amazing content, the better we will get. I am not overly concerned about it not being perfect. I’m OK with something not being perfect as long as I strive to keep getting better. I want to be able to look back at the content that I post and say, “That was good, but I think I can do better.” I hope that’s what I say to myself. I don’t wanna get to the place where I feel I’ve arrived, and I don’t think that you want to get to that place where you think you cannot get any better. Hit or miss, keep going. Keep putting up shots, never stop. I don’t know what industry you are in or what you are working on to get better, but as an entrepreneur who puts out content, I just wanna be a better communicator. My goal is to show up every single day and give it all I have. Just like a football player leaves it all on the field or a basketball player leaves it all on the court, I want to do the same in my profession, and I hope that is your mindset also.

God Bless The Entrepreneur.

In the whirlwind of honing my new skill set over the past six months, I hit a roadblock that prompted frustration and a pivotal question: maybe it’s God. Despite exhaustive research and navigating various programs, I reached a point where I needed help.

My passion for pushing boundaries led me to tackle platforms challenging my efficiency, even if it wasn’t my forte. Amidst grappling with a particular platform, I realized it was time to enlist assistance. I identified potential team members, pitched profit sharing for mutual growth, but faced disappointment as one turned me down, and the other went silent.

Honesty time? I felt a certain way—not heartbroken, but undeniably disappointed. Those individuals seemed perfect for what I envisioned. Yet, the setbacks made me question if it was divine intervention redirecting my path.

Weeks later, perseverance paid off. Two new individuals emerged, fitting seamlessly into the roles I needed. I can’t shake the feeling that God orchestrated this. His foresight surpasses ours, emphasizing the importance of continuous prayer for guidance. Grateful for the connections in this new venture, it’s time to embark on something incredible. Remember, pray before assembling your team—it ensures the right fit for the journey ahead.

When I wrote my last blog post, “No Views,” it was inspired by a similar thought process. Yes, I am posting to share information now, but I also have to think about the future. I need to consider those who might not see it because they aren’t on social media daily, my target audience hasn’t fully emerged, or perhaps the algorithm isn’t in my favor. None of these things really matter. The real reason, or let’s say part of the reason, why you’re doing this is to be findable.

The other reason is that it’s just good practice. It’s a way to continually improve. Being findable is just the cherry on top. Sooner or later, it will pay off.

Think about this: when you start running ads for your offerings, one of the first things people will do is check for social proof. They want to know you are real. If you’re selling something, they want to see that you’re a legitimate organization. The social proof—the consistent effort you’ve put in—will show them that you are. If they see you consistently posting two or three times a week, or even daily, it reassures them. They will see you as someone they can learn from, someone they can know, like, and trust. And once they do, they’re more likely to buy from you.

So here’s what I’m saying: keep going, regardless, so you can stay findable. Because one day, someone will come looking for you, and all the content and work you’ve put in will matter. You need to know this before you even start. There will be days when you look at your posts and see no views, no comments, and it will make your heart sink. You might question if it makes sense to continue. You might even ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?”

But you know why. You’ve already defined your why. If you haven’t, make sure you define it today. Don’t let another day go by without knowing your why. Because your why will get you through.

So keep posting, so you can stay findable.

God Bless The Entrepreneur.

I’ve been posting on social media daily because I want to be a key person of influence in my industry, which is e-commerce. My content is either focused on teaching aspects of e-commerce or discussing the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship.

Imagine posting every single day and genuinely loving the content you’re creating. You see growth because you’re behind the camera every day, picturing your target audience on the other side. On TikTok, I noticed my averages increase from 200 to 500, to 700, with some posts hitting 1500 views occasionally. I can envision reaching 5000, 10000, or even 20000 views per post.

But then there’s YouTube. Here, my views are scattered. Some videos get 5000 views, others 300, 800, or 200, but many have zero views. I posted consistently for four to five days, and the result was zero views.

So, my point is this: Would you keep going when you have no views? When it’s zero, when nobody is dialed in, when nobody is paying attention? Will you stay persistent? If you don’t stay persistent when nobody is watching, it might be a sign that you’re not serious enough about what you say you want, period.

If you’re in the same position, posting every day and getting no views, I want to encourage and challenge you to keep going. Your “why,” the reason behind what you’re doing, is crucial. When you have those days, weeks, or even months with no views, your why will be the thing that keeps you going.

God Bless The Entrepreneur.

The fact that we can have, on the low end, an average of 60,000 thoughts per day is astonishing. I am reminded that God says His thoughts towards us, specifically the children of God, are as numerous as the grains of sand. Wow! And those thoughts are good thoughts towards us. Imagine if we began to focus these thoughts in our lives, to ensure that we are not just aimlessly moving through life but are taking our thoughts, focusing them, and taking action on the ones we choose to concentrate on. With 60,000 thoughts running through our brains every day, it’s easy to be scattered and unfocused.

This is why I always stress the importance of submitting our will and life to God and letting Him direct our steps. This is resounding for me, and you will hear me say this over and over again. If we are carried away by our thoughts without any focus, we will just go through life aimlessly, never focusing on what we are supposed to be doing.

There are so many things trying to grab our attention that focus is mandatory. This also means we must be mindful of what we put into our minds. What we read, what we consume on social media, what we watch on TV—all of this should have some type of purpose. Now, I’m not saying you shouldn’t have any leisure time or downtime, but even then, what you put into your mind is crucial because your thought process ultimately controls your actions, and the actions you take ultimately control your life.

So, we need focus.

God Bless The Entrepreneur.

Entrepreneurship is more than just a career choice; it is a privilege, a calling, and a duty. It demands our utmost dedication and passion. I believe with all my heart that being an entrepreneur requires diligence, a keen thought process, and an unwavering commitment to innovation. Entrepreneurs must be risk-takers, go-getters, and innovators, constantly submitting their plans and wills to God.

The Bible says, “He who gives to the poor lends to God.” This speaks volumes about the responsibility we have as entrepreneurs. With empty hands, we cannot help others. We must fill our hands with hard work, creativity, and purpose so that we can be giving, reaching out to other people who are made in the image of God.

As we submit our will to God and allow Him to direct our steps, our desires align with His. This alignment transforms our dreams and goals into God-given missions. But this requires more than just prayer; it requires action. Laziness has no place in entrepreneurship. We must be diligent, trust the process, and push through adversity.

Adversity shapes us. It molds us into the person capable of achieving the dreams God has placed in our hearts. Without becoming the person we are meant to be, we cannot build true wealth. Wealth is not just financial; it’s the ability to create, give, and inspire.

To sum it up, we must become who we are supposed to be to build the wealth we are meant to have. Empty hands can do nothing. Fill them with purpose, diligence, and trust in God’s plan, and you will be able to give and build a legacy.

God Bless The Entrepreneur.