Lesson 1: Comfort Can Trap You Inside the Wrong Story

Moses was an orphan adopted into the court of the Pharaoh who raised Moses as a son.

As Moses grew up, he saw the Hebrew people treated horribly in Egypt, which created deep conflict inside Moses since he was treated so well by the ruler. Then God called Moses to lead his people out of the tyranny in search of the promised land. Moses had to choose between continued comfort and his destiny.

Your job keeps you safe and comfortable, but is your destiny to be safe and comfortable?

Lesson 2: What You Want Most to Find Will Be Found Where You Least Want to Look

Moses wanted freedom for the Hebrew people, but the last thing he wanted to do was confront the Pharaoh.

Everything you want is always on the other side of what you least want to do. To get his people to the promised land, Moses had to confront his de-facto father, part the Red Sea, and wander in the desert for 40 years. Take an inventory of all the things that scare you most about the leap out of your job and into your first business.

Somewhere on that list is the sequence of actions that will take you toward your own promised land.

Lesson 3: For a Shot at the Promised Land, You Have to Be Willing to Wander in the Desert

No one leaves a tyranny and enters straight into the promised land.

The primary function of our social stories is to keep us safe from the desert, which is part of the reason why leaving is so scary. But the willingness to wander in the desert is a precursor to finding the promised land.

No desert, no promised land.