Benaiah Consulting Group

God Honors Hard Work That was just one of the many Lloyd Randolph’s Life Lessons that I learned from having this man as my father A 3rd Grade, Depression-era dropout to help his sharecropper family make ends meet, who turned inyo a voracious reader, seeker of knowledge and worked elbow deep in grease as a self-employed successful entrepreneur as an auto mechanic shop owner The middle son of German immigrants, he built his own version of the American Dream by demonstrating what hard work, perseverance and commitment to high standards looked like to his family, his clients and his friends. On this Labor Day 2024, I want to say thanks Dad for showing me the value of hard work! Who is the person or people in your life that instilled the value of hard work?

Life Lesson For Today - Some People Will Never Be Satisfied There are people you’ll encounter in life that you just can’t fully satisfy. Do your best Give it your all Then let it go just like Dr. Lewis did below!!

Resiliency Is A Requirement There’s a saying we have in Texas about our weather… “If you don't like the weather, just give it a couple of minutes.” From our spring storms just over a month ago that dumped 21” of rain in less than 9 days To the last 4 weeks of heat advisory warning with temps in the 100+ range To today and this weeks expectation of Hurricane - now Tropical Storm - Beryl that made landfall on the SE coast this morning and is headed our way to East Texas with a projected 5-10” of rain Regardless of what area of the country you live in, we all have the ups and downs of crazy weather that we deal with and have the possibility of causing chaos in our business and personal lives. What are some of the temperamental and often bi-polar weather issues you deal with in your neck of the woods?

Happy Birthday America 🇺🇸 I love my country!! We still have a lot of work to do and the beautiful thing I choose to believe is that there are still WAY MORE things that join us together than the talking heads want us to believe. Taking some time today and thanking God for the blessing of being born, raised and living in this amazing nation we call the United States of America!!!

My Favorite Title Is Dad!! I love my new role of Papa John to Preslie, Kylie and Scottie. But nothing will ever, ever replace the joy I have from being called Dad by these two! They have been a big part of my WHY for almost half my life. Thank you Father for allowing me to be their father. I pray I’ve done more right than wrong. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads who are pushing, striving and doing all they can to get back up and continue the climb each time you stumble. They’re always watching!!

This Is What Getting 21” Of Rain In The Last 8 Days Teaches You About Running A Business… ❌🛑❌🛑 NOTHING!! Not 1 darn thing!! But it does keep you humble and grateful for the simple things in life. Thankful for sunshine and the 10 day forecast of ZERO rain🌧️ and lots of ☀️ to dry out this not-supposed-to-be-there lake For those clients who have been patient with the slow follow up lately due to… ⚡️No electricity 🛜 No internet 🪚A lot of necessary chainsaw work THANK YOU!! We’re dry now and ready to get back to normal as we do a lot of clean up.

"Charging By The Hour Punishes Me For Being Good" For anyone struggling to understand the failed logic in a Hours/Time = Billing model, here’s a pretty good video explanation albeit from a different vertical than accounting Would love to hear some thoughts Henry Huie, CPA Mark Stovel, CPA Mike Payne, JD - CPA Yuri Kapilovich, CPA

The Highs & Lows of the Talent Advisory Business One of the early lessons drilled into my head by my first mentor in this business was don’t get too high with the highs or too low with the lows Yesterday was a perfect example of that. Shortly after lunch, I called a prospective candidate who had scheduled some time on my calendar for an initial conversation Within the first two minutes of the conversation, it was very easy to see - and hear - that his demeanor and attitude would not be something I’d feel comfortable representing in the market. I made the determination to end the phone call and not invest any additional time. About 20 mins later the email on the left-hand side greeted me in my inbox validating my decision. Two hours later, I had the privilege of making a phone call to extend an offer for a CAS Senior Accounting Analyst with one of our clients. When I initially spoke with the candidate a little over a week ago, I almost fell out of my chair when they told me what they were making at the Top 25 firm they were a part of. Underpaid is an UNDERSTATEMENT!! Our client being the firm and leaders that they are, made sure that they put together an offer that compensated this person at the top end of where they should have been in the first place with their experience and certification. As I wrapped up my day yesterday after calling to extend that offer, the text message on the right hand side is what I was able to end the day with It’s so easy to let the NOISE distract us from our mission and vision in life or business. You choose daily who you let rent space in between your ears. What you focus on is what you will see Challenge yourself daily to see the wins; the successes and the victories. They’re all around you.