Mark Batterson: Social Entrepreneurship | E154

How do you use your entrepreneurial drive to better your community? This week on YAP, we’re chatting with pastor, author, and social entrepreneur, Mark Batterson. Mark is the lead pastor of National Community Church, the largest church in the Washington DC area. He is also the author of twenty-two books, most recently Do it for a Day and the Win the Day journal which helps people to build healthy habits and lose the ones that are no longer working. When Mark was chosen to lead the National Community Church in 1996 the church had just nineteen members. Since then, the church has expanded into a congregation of thousands of people operating from around twenty locations. The NCC also owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, the largest coffeehouse in DC, The Miracle Theatre, and the DC Dream Center. In this episode, we’ll learn what it’s like to be a social entrepreneur and run a business supporting a cause. We’ll get an inside look at Mark’s unique and fulfilling career as a pastor, community leader and entrepreneur. We’ll learn Mark’s 7 Life Changing Habits and understand Mark’s perspective on making and breaking habits. And lastly, we’ll gain insight on how to better stick with our habits using commitment devices, and how to create a chain reaction of good habits with the domino effect. If you’re interested in social entrepreneurship or want to learn how to better tackle your goals and create healthy habits - this episode is for you! Sponsored by - Constant Crowd - To start your free digital marketing trial today, visit constant contact dot com. BrandCrowd - Check out brandcrowd.com/yap to learn more, play with the tool for free, and get 73% off your purchase. The Jordan Harbinger Show - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting Reach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.com Follow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhala Follow Hala on Clubhouse: @halataha Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com Timestamps: (1:36) - Hala welcomes Mark to the show (2:20) - Mark’s Early Life and His Pivot to Becoming a Pastor (4:20) - Mark’s Business: Ebenezer Coffee Shops (7:20) - Coffee with a Cause (9:40) - How Mark Built Ebenezer’s Coffee (13:50) - Mark’s Many Hats (15:00) - Mark’s Journey to Becoming an Author (16:45) - You’re Never Too Old to Learn Something New (18:26) - Mark’s New Book: Do It For a Day (20:12) - Win The Day: Habit Building (20:40) - Flip The Script (21:44) - Kiss The Wave (23:06) - Feed The Frog (23:57) - Fly The Kite (25:17) - Cut The Rope (26:26) - Mind The Clock (27:46) - Seed The Clouds (32:15) - Habit Formation (34:14) - Mark’s Habit Cycle (36:10) - Change of Pace and Place to Change Perspective (37:18) - The Domino Effect (42:51) - What is a Commitment Device? (46:06) - Understanding Your Personality to Build Habits (47:25) - One Action to Take To Become More Profiting Tomorrow (48:18) - Getting Goal vs Giving Goal (49:40) - Mark’s Secret to profiting In Life Mentioned In The Episode: Mark’s Book Win The Day - https://amazon.com/dp/0593192761 Mark’s Website - https://www.markbatterson.com/