Inspired Stewardship

In today's spiritual foundation episode about impacting the world, I talk with you about Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." and how this fits with Matthew 6:21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." I share how we often try to fill our hearts with busyness and stuff instead of being in relationship with God.  And I talk with...

In today's interview with Darryl Lyons about impacting the world, Darryl talks with you about how your views about money are influenced by culture and that can lead to money problems.  Darryl shares with you some of his top tips to make an impact on the world.  Darryl and I also talk about what he hopes his legacy to be and lots more…   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about developing your influence through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about your money truths.  I share how and why so many money truths that we have may not be true at all. I also share some money truths that many people believe and share that some are true and some are partly true. I also recommend and share why you should constantly challenge your money truths.  ...

In today's episode about developing your influence through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about why winging it is a cop-out.  I share why so often we end up winging it instead of taking action to have a result before we are fully prepared.  I share tips on how you can balance preparation with action and not end up winging it or spending time getting ready when you should be doing.    Show...

In today's episode about developing your influence by stewarding your time, I talk with you about why knowing your vision and calling take time. How we often rush to try to identify a vision or calling when we need instead to create space and time to allow things to develop.  I share why the stage of life you find yourself in is relevant to calling and vision.  I also give some unconventional tips...

In today's spiritual foundation episode about developing your influence, I talk with you about bible verses about peace and conflict.  I also share the difference between speaking peace and "enabling speech" and how we often think we are speaking peace when all we are doing is avoiding conflict.  I also share some tips on how to learn to speak peace even in conflict especially to defend others.  ...

In today's interview with Darryl Lyons, he talks with you about developing your influence.  Darryl shares with you his definition of leadership and what it means.  Darryl gives you his best tips on how to grow your influence and how to develop a tribe.  And we talk about how our internal money story affects our relationship with money.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about investing in others through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about how money isn't something we talk about in polite company.  I also talk about why this needs to change and how not talking about money harms many groups.  I also give you some suggestions on how to talk about money in a way that benefits others.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about investing in others through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about being a former anything.  I discuss with you why this is always a sign of needing a new direction.  I also share how this can happen at any age and can happen both from failure and success.  I also share how having an identity that is tied to something bigger than whatever you do is key to surviving...

In today's episode about investing in others by stewarding your time, I talk with you about leaving a legacy and what that means.  I also talk with you about how often we limit our own legacy by focusing on a very narrow set of things that "count" as a legacy.  I also share why I believe our legacy needs to be about significance, not success if we really don't want to limit our legacy.   Show Note...

In today's spiritual foundation episode about investing in others, I talk with you about retirement as a biblical concept.  I talk about how some people feel it is not and how others feel that it is.  I share my views on retirement as a spiritual idea and how you can retire in a spiritually powerful way.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's interview with Darryl Lyons, he talks with you about investing in others.  Darryl shares with you tips about being someone in the sandwich generation, where you are trapped between kids and parents.  Darryl also shares PIVOT his model that changes the definition of retirement.  Darryl and I also talk with you about the value of mentorship.     Show Notes and Resources

In today's episode about investing in yourself through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about how often the middle class, poor people, and even wealthy people can feel destined to be trapped.  I share why our behavior is more important than our class if you really want to win with money.  I also talk about how you can begin to change your destiny by changing your mindset and behavior aro...

In today's episode about investing in yourself through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about Proverbs 23:7, "For as he thinks within himself, so he is." I explain why this is true today.  I also talk about how if your self-identity is negative or POSITIVE it can still derail your action if you aren't careful. I then give you some specific techniques you can use to reprogram what you think...

In today's episode about investing in yourself by stewarding your time, I talk with you about what worry is supposed to do for you in terms of survival and helping you.  But I also talk to you about why worry is a wasted emotion that comes from fear.  I also give you some specific tips on how to stop worry and replace it with action (which is actually the cure for worry).   Show Notes and Resource...

In today's spiritual foundation episode about investing in yourself, I talk with you about Romans 12:2 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing, perfect will." I also share how this time of the year is the perfect time to begin renewing your mind but why its also th...

In today's interview with Darryl Lyons, he talks with you about investing in yourself.  Darryl talks with you about money challenges unique to the middle class and why they are so much more challenging today.  He and I share with you what behavioral finance is and why that should matter to you.  He also talks about how finances affect you as a small business owner or if you even want to ever be a...

In today's episode about impacting the world through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about Proverbs 13:22 and how though this passage is about more than money it is certainly about money as well.  I share what this means for you when it comes to using your treasures.  And I give you a tip on how to have this focus to have the right mindset and pass that on when using your treasure.   Sh...

In today's episode about impacting the world through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about Proverbs 13:22 and what this means for you when it comes to using your talent.  I talk with you about how talent can be inherited and passed on to others when you recognize that it is a mindset more than a particular skill that makes up our real talents.  And I share how this view can help you pass y...

In today's episode about impacting the world by stewarding your time, I talk with you about Proverbs 13:22 and what this means for you when it comes to using time.  I give you some tips on the mindset you need to have around time if you want to impact the world and leave an inheritance for your children's children.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's spiritual foundation episode about impacting the world, I talk with you about Proverbs 13: 22 "A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous." I also talk about what this means for you as a believer.  I share how this is one of the easiest, and hardest, passages to follow.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's interview with Matt Woodrum from Wrestling with Fatherhood, he and I talk with you about impacting the world.  Matt shares his top tips for fathers who struggle believing their actions have an impact.  Matt and I also talk with you about principles you should learn to make an impact.  Matt also shares his hope for his future legacy and lots more…   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about developing your influence through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about this year and why it's important to share my success and failures and I share several challenges and wins from this year.  I also share how often it is easier to hide than to share when talking about money. I then ask you for advice about what directions you'd like to see from the future.  ...

In today's episode about developing your influence through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about why the most important emotion for change is hope.  I talk about the difference between hope and foolish dreaming.  I also share why hope is so easy to destroy and hard to find and why working with a coach or accountability partner is helpful for finding hope.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about developing your influence by stewarding your time, I talk with you about looking forward instead of back. I share some of my own struggles with not moving forward recently.  I share why a bias for action is vital for your future.  I also talk about how and why I often stick in place when motion is more important.   Show Notes and Resources.