You’ve Got a Lot
Lot Mapping™ for entrepreneurial ideation and execution
Your lot is divine: perfectly ordained, and uniquely yours to develop. Lot Mapping™ helps you see where you came from, what you steward, and what stands in the way, so you can step into your calling with courage.
Created by Elisha Joyce, Adjunct Instructor of Entrepreneurship at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business
Every lot is stewarded by someone specific.
- A parcel of land with boundaries
- Every lot has its own location, size and neighbors
- And every lot, while interconnected, is stewarded by someone specific
In Joshua, every tribe received its lot. Joseph’s descendants complained their lot was too small: they were numerous, so they deserved more.
That complaint, and Joshua’s answer, inspired Lot Mapping™.
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a beautiful inheritance.”
Psalm 16:6The God who knew us by name before we were woven together made us for good works. Our lot isn’t just good. It is chosen specifically for us to create in and from.
Three parts of your lot
The House
Your upbringing, and the kairos moments that shaped how you see the world. Mindset: tell redemptive stories!
The Garden
What is growing now on the land you are stewarding? It will be as confined or expansive as you make it. It will grow what you plant with intention, or what you allow where there is no intention.
Trees, Bitter Roots, Giants
Fear, self-doubt, anxiety: any “enemy” that keeps you from taking territory needs to be cut down, ripped out, or kicked off. New territory always brings new challenges, so gear up and GO.
Five effectual tools for the road
Saras Sarasvathy studied expert entrepreneurs and found five shared principles. Long before they had an academic label, Scripture was already teaching them.
Pilot in the Plane
Fix your mindset. Focus on what you can control.
Romans 12:2Bird in Hand
See and use your resources: who you are, what you know, whom you know.
Exodus 4:2Lemonade
Turn lemons into lemonade. Lean into surprises instead of avoiding them.
Genesis 50:20Crazy Quilt
Weave a crazy quilt. Build with partners who commit and help shape the goal.
Romans 12:4–5Affordable Loss
Count the cost. Decide what you can afford to lose, not what you hope to gain.
Luke 14:28“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
Frederick BuechnerAll three areas reveal a divine calling for how you…
…for His kingdom purpose.
Elisha Joyce
Elisha Joyce is an Adjunct Instructor of Entrepreneurship at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, Executive Director of Care Net Pregnancy Center of Central Texas, and a founder who has built companies from the ground up. She created Lot Mapping™ to help students and leaders connect Scripture, effectuation, and their personal calling.
Ready to map your lot?
Get access to the Lot Mapping™ workshop and move from a “tourist” to an “owner” mindset, then articulate the unique message only you can bring.