Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie

Ernie Lansford

Daily podcast of verses from the Chapter of Proverbs matching the day of the month with applicable actions to build deep, meaningful relationships at work and home. marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

  1. 7h ago

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    Ron Price, conflict resolution coach and long time friend joins us for an interesting conversation on guarding our hearts and minds. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    11 min
  2. Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    3d ago

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    Your Workplace Is a Sanctuary Today, I want to challenge the way you think about your workplace. What if your office, sales territory, classroom, delivery truck, retail shop, coffee shop, or even your car pool became a sanctuary? Not a church building. Not a religious performance. But a place where people experience peace, dignity, encouragement, patience, and the love of Christ through the way you serve them. Frankly, I think the marketplace desperately needs more sanctuaries. Today, I unpack my thinking on Proverbs 12:20. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    13 min

  3. 4d ago

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    Who’s speaking into your life right now? Whether we realize it or not, we’re all being influenced. Over the years, I’ve learned this the hard way: not every voice deserves a vote in your decisions. Some people sharpen us, others slowly pull us off course. Proverbs tells us there’s safety in a multitude of counselors—but that only works if you choose the right ones. Today, we’re talking about building what I call a “garden of mentors” and how the voices you allow in will shape the direction you go. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    8 min

  4. 5d ago

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    Today, I share a lesson I learned while taking a walk. Not from a sermon, podcast, or book. But from a piece of concrete. On a recent walk, I noticed two sections of sidewalk. One section was relatively new. The other had clearly been there much longer. Both were strong. Both were made from the same ingredients.Both contained sand, cement, and reinforcing steel beneath the surface. Yet one section showed signs of wear. Not because it was weaker. Not because it had a different foundation. It had simply been exposed longer. Frankly, that observation reminded me of life. The older we get, the more exposure we accumulate. The question is not whether our foundation is strong. The question is whether we are paying attention to what is shaping us over time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    13 min
  5. Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    6d ago

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    Today I want to talk about something I’ve learned the hard way over many years in the marketplace and in life itself. What we repeatedly ignore in the near term often ignores us in the long term. And what we consistently focus on in the near term usually begins shaping our future in ways we never expected. Health works that way.Relationships work that way.Leadership works that way.And marketplace influence works that way, too. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    12 min

  6. Jun 8

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    Today, I want to talk about something I’ve learned after nearly six decades in the marketplace: Gospel-Centric Customer Success Mastery™ has very little to do with flashy jewelry, expensive suits, luxury watches, or trying to become the loudest person in the room. In fact, some of the most trusted relationship builders I’ve ever met were often the calmest people in the room. The best listeners. The most measured. The least interested in impressing others. Frankly, the older I get, the more convinced I become that real marketplace influence has less to do with image and far more to do with trust, consistency, discernment, and significance. Gospel-Centric Customer Success Mastery™ goes way beyond the traditional know-like-trust sales training. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    13 min

  7. Jun 5

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    At first, the sound was sweet — until the distortion started. That’s how deception works. Proverbs 5 isn’t just about adultery; it’s about seduction by counterfeit clarity. The enemy never sells obvious lies. He tweaks truth slightly off frequency — enough to please the ear but pollute the message. In the marketplace, we hear it through promises of shortcuts, inflated numbers, or clever spin. It’s the temptation to “sweeten the mix” until it pleases the crowd but no longer honors the source. Audio engineers know that artificial brightness can impress for a moment but fatigues the listener over time. The same happens when we trade authenticity for approval. The short-term applause is sweet, but the long-term damage dulls integrity. God’s Word is the reference track — always in tune, always true. Measure everything you say and hear against His frequency, not the marketplace’s echo. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    11 min

  8. Jun 4

    Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

    Allow me to ask you something. Have you ever met someone who seemed energized by cutting corners, almost driven to push the line? Well, proverbs: don't even step onto that path; avoid it, turn away, pass on. That's not subtle, because some roads in business don't just damage our reputation. They rob our peace. And there are people who can't sleep unless they've stirred up trouble. So today, which path are you walking? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

    12 min
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Daily podcast of verses from the Chapter of Proverbs matching the day of the month with applicable actions to build deep, meaningful relationships at work and home. marketplaceproverbs.substack.com

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