Inspired Stewardship

In this episode, I talk with you about how self-development can be anti-Christian... and how it can NOT be...but it's all about the intent and purpose, not the action.  I also talk with you about how you can focus in the right way to both grow and develop and become a better Christian, but only if you do self-development the right way.     Show Notes and Resources.

In this panel discussion from Podcast Movement, I talk about stewardship, investing in yourself, investing in others, developing your influence, and impacting the world with Ryan, Jessica, and Miranda.  They give lots of tips, talk about their personal journeys, and give their main ways of impacting the world.    Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about identifying if you have an income crisis, debt crisis, or career crisis.  And depending on what you have what you can do to fix the situation. I also talk about how you, more often than not, have a combination of these, not just one.  And if you are to fix the money situation you have to address all three. Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about what it means to be an overnight success.  I also talk with you about how you can't wait until you are ready to live your call to start living your call.  I share several secrets around starting before you are ready and how there is no time that is perfect but you have to start now.    Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about how Standard Operating Procedures can be used for more than business.  SOPs can help streamline and benefit your life not just businesses.  So how can you identify where is it worth creating a checklist or SOPs?  What are the benefits? How can you create them and use them to bring more productivity? Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about the definition of love, both true love and false love.  I also talk with you about having a healthy relationship with yourself and others and how this is biblical. I also talk with you about how this connects to our ability to love God and others.   Show Notes and Resources.

Khaleef Crumbley and I sat down back in 2016 to talk about stewardship and the four pillars of what later became this show. Investing in yourself, Investing in others, developing your influence, and impacting the world. You'll hear a lot of the thinking about these ideas that became this podcast a few years later.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about leaving a financial legacy.  How you can start with the financial end in mind and design a legacy you can be proud of.  I talk with you about several things you need to consider and have in place to leave the legacy you want. And I talk about connecting your legacy to your purpose and values to be sure it's the right legacy for you.    Show Notes and Resource...

In this episode, I talk with you about beginning with the end in mind.  I talk about two activities you can do to help you really start with the end in mind.  I talk with you about how to identify the life values that you'd like to be remembered for and what it really means to start with the end in mind.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about what a bias for action is.  I also talk with you about why it can be helpful to have a bias for action and the danger that can come from having one as well as how to avoid the danger and get the benefits.  I also talk with you about four steps you can take to develop a bias for action.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode on the spiritual foundation on impacting the world, I talk with you about how sometimes we are trapped seeing only the actions that we think we should do instead of seeing the action that God is calling for us to do.  I talk with you about some techniques you can use to see God's action instead of being trapped in our own vision.  I also talk with you about how the actions God want...

Dr. Brad Miller is a pastor at Honey Creek United Methodist Church in Indiana. He's been a Methodist pastor for over 30 years. He is also the person behind the Pathway To Promise Podcast focused on helping others through a forty-day way to success. In today's episode, I ask Brad to share with you his top principles that you should learn to make a dent in the universe. I also ask Brad how you can f...

In this episode, I talk with you about how you can help others (and yourself) identify your values.  As well, we talk about the one key question to ask that helps if you've had challenges in identifying your values.  As well, I talk with you about how you can use this to influence others in a positive way.    Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about bad days...what they are and why they are your fault (in a manner of speaking).  I also share how a bad day can influence others and not in a good way... I also talk about how to keep moving forward when you are having a bad day.  I also share five specific steps you can take to recover from a bad day quickly and really move forward with success.   Show Notes...

In this episode, I talk with you about what self-discipline is when it comes to managing time and why it's important.  I also talk with you about some ways to develop self-discipline around time and why time is the most precious of all things to manage well.    Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about 2 Timothy 1:7 and how that passage has wrongly given Timothy a reputation of being afraid, but how he was building influence with power, love, and self-discipline instead.  I also talk with you about how you can use these same traits to exhibit confidence without arrogance even when you are doing things while afraid or timid, but how taking action can build c...

Dr. Brad Miller is a pastor at Honey Creek United Methodist Church in Indiana. He's been a Methodist pastor for over 30 years.   He is also the person behind the Pathway To Promise Podcast focused on helping others through a forty-day way to success. In today's episode, I ask Brad to share with you his definition of leadership, his suggestions on using the power of story, and two tips he suggests...

In this episode, I talk with you about how you need to invest in others with a mindset of service rather than serve-us.  How the characteristics of service are different than serve-us even if you are doing the same things or giving the same amount. I also talk with you about how to recognize the right mindset with a series of five questions.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about Matthew 20: 20-34 as an illustration of how you can serve others through your prayers, your presence, and your witness. I talk about prayer as more than a passive act but as a real form of service and action. I also talk with you about how your presence can serve others and how you can share your story as a form of witness to really serve others.   Show Notes...

In this episode, I talk with you about the funeral and sudden loss of several people close to me this week and reflect on how important it is to spend time with those you care about because you never know when they will be gone.     Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about the feeling that we all get from time to time about "why are we here" or "what's the point". I use 2 Corinthians as an introduction to how to begin to get beyond this feeling and into the feeling of meaningfulness. I also give you some specific actions you can take to begin to not just live a life of events but rather live a life of story and meaning.   Show...

Dr. Brad Miller is a pastor at Honey Creek United Methodist Church in Indiana. He's been a Methodist pastor for over 30 years.   He is also the person behind the Pathway To Promise Podcast focused on helping others through a forty-day way to success. In today's episode, I talk with Brad about having a servant mindset and how you can deal with struggle and adversity in your life.  We also talk abou...

In this episode, I talk with you about the power of cash when you want to get unstuck if your finances are holding you back from living out your calling. I show you how to use cash envelopes and how that will help you control your spending. I also talk to you about how the use of cash helps you track and notice your underlying behavior so you can change it and get unstuck.   Show Notes and Resourc...

In this episode, I talk with you about the power of noticing as a tool to think better and invest in yourself.  I talk with you about some ways you can actually begin to notice more and better and how using that power of noticing can help you invest in yourself, serve others, and live your call.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about what kinds of thinking is short-term and long-term thinking.  I also talk with you about how short-term thinking gets a bad rap but how it's not all bad, nor all good.  The same goes for long-term thinking. I talk with you about the dangers and traps in thinking these ways and how you can identify what you are doing and balance your thinking.   Show Notes and...