3 years ago I was working 40+ hours/week as a respiratory therapist…
Exhausted.
Unfulfilled.
Comfortable… but feeling God call me into something bigger.
Now I help Kingdom entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses through better sales conversations and systems.
Here’s how God led me out of my 9-5 👇
In Fall 2023, I got invited to do part-time sales for a men’s coaching company I’d invested in previously.
I had NEVER done sales before.
But I loved helping men, so I said yes while still working my full-time respiratory job.
Suddenly I was learning:
• HubSpot
• Aloware
• Slack
• Scripts
• Follow-up
• Sales psychology
It was overwhelming.
But I leaned into the uncertainty.
Lunch breaks became sales calls.
Gas station parking lots became offices.
Evenings became setter calls and DMs after long hospital shifts.
I was grinding nonstop.
But I knew God was doing something.
Then I got my first successful set that closed.
I still remember where I was:
A tiny town square parking lot.
Best part?
The guy worked on himself and saved his marriage.
That moment changed me.
I realized sales wasn’t manipulation.
It was service.
On December 13, 2023, I was listening to a podcast and felt God speak something deeply to me:
“You’ll be good at it.
You’ll be new at it.
Do not fear the new thing.
I am making new wine.”
That wrecked me.
Because the FEAR was real.
I’d spent 17 years in respiratory therapy.
Stable income.
Predictable life.
Comfort.
But I knew God was calling me out.
So I made the decision:
I was going all in.
My wife supported me fully.
In February 2024…
I put in my notice.
Corporate tried to convince me to stay.
Love how they ask you when you put in your notice “What would it take to get you to stay?”
Like guys, why did it take me leaving for you to want to pay me more? 🤦♂️
Anyways, I left to pursue my calling.
And honestly?
The beginning was HARD.
The sales team dissolved. Kid you not, they all quit.
My first month full-time I made only $1500….which not gonna lie sucked pretty bad lol
I went from stable income…
to uncertainty overnight.
I questioned whether I made the wrong decision.
But instead of retreating…
I dug my heels in.
I learned:
cold calling
closing
outbound
inbound
self-setting
follow-up systems
Everything.
It was one of the hardest seasons of my life.
But transition seasons are stormy.
That’s normal.
Most people quit here.
Not because they failed…
But because uncertainty convinces them to run back to comfort.
They abandon what God said because circumstances look bad temporarily.
I refused to go back to Egypt.
Eventually I felt led to leave that role too.
And for a season…
I was doing Uber while praying for direction.
One rider even encouraged me prophetically and reminded me:
“God still has His hand on your life.”
I held onto that.
Then came an opportunity with a Christian based biz-op offer.
At first I thought I was selling event tickets 😂
Instead, I was helping Christians pursue ministry + business education while building Kingdom impact.
I took the calls.
Closed deals.
Improved fast.
Then in January 2025…
Everything shifted.
I tripled my previous results and got invited to work there full-time.
Took the job and been successful ever since
Looking back…
There were SO many moments I could’ve quit.
So many moments fear tried convincing me to go backwards.
But I learned something powerful:
God’s promises often take time to manifest in the natural.
And many people quit too early
So if you’re a Christian and God’s called you to be an entrepreneur but you feel stuck between comfort and calling…
Read this carefully:
Don’t let fear talk you out of what God already spoke over your life.
Develop your skills
Trust God
Stay obedient
Keep building
Your breakthrough may be on the other side of the uncomfortable season.
@AJA_Cortes Yeah, honestly, the only people that knew what medication’s did and how much they were on when I worked in healthcare was the children of the people who were patients.
One of the biggest challenges I see in some churches isn’t a lack of passion, it’s a scarcity mindset.
The thinking for pastors becomes:
“We’ve always done it this way, and it’s kept the people we have.”
The focus shifts from reaching people to maintaining what’s already there.
But the Kingdom has never been about preservation alone. Healthy things grow. Healthy churches make disciples, reach the lost, and continually create room for more people to encounter Christ.
Maintenance has its place.
But when maintenance becomes the mission, the mission is eventually lost.
Argentina vs England in the semis for the World Cup going to be interesting since both teams used to getting the calls from the refs.
Who do you think will get the most?
This was the selfish moment that cost Norway the game. Give the ball to Haaland bro. He’s literally your best player and the heart of the team. This would have been unacceptable in the Viking times.
@Cernovich Man, some of my best high school memories were us teenagers driving around, hanging at random parking lots with friends and going to the drive in.
That wasn't what my post said or asked. The exploration is: Is one million dollars worth more at 42 than 3.5 million is at 62? To me, the answer is so clearly yes. This is a thought experiment on money vs youth / health.