Inspired Stewardship

In this episode, I talk with you about how spiritual gifts and your calling are not the same things but both come from the same Holy Spirit.  As well, I talk to you about how your calling can be expressed in many different ways and will change.  I also discuss how you may know if you are moving towards your calling.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode, I speak with Paul Sohn best-selling author of the book  Quarter-Life Calling: Pursuing Your God-Given Purpose in your Twenties  about how you can't think your calling means you have the one perfect way of expressing it, his three key principles to making an impact on the world, and what Paul hopes his impact on the world will be. Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about how your relationships, influence on each other, and money all work together for good or ill.  How couples can and should begin to work together to avoid money fights, the number one cause of divorce. And how important it is to influence each other well in a relationship when it comes to money.    Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about the two forms of influence Mutually Assured Destruction and Mutually Assured Love and how leading with love is your responsibility as a leader, and how you must own your actions to influence others through love.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about how influence is based on trust. I also talk with you about how trust and influence can both happen fast and slow.  I talk with you about the types of trust and how those relate to influence and share specific actions you can take to build trust, and influence quickly.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about the story of Joseph from Genesis and how this story illustrates building influence. This story illustrates one of the keys to building your influence. As well, this story illustrates both good and bad influence and how influence can be built in a Godly way or not, and the results of each.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode, I speak with Paul Sohn best-selling author of the book  Quarter-Life Calling: Pursuing Your God-Given Purpose in your Twenties  about his definition of leadership and how to become a more influential leader.  We talk about becoming a positive influence in today's world and using story to develop your influence.  He also gives some tips on building influence through public speak...

In this episode, I talk with you about how easy it is to turn chasing happiness into being broke.  The way we use money can affect our happiness but it's more about mindset, emotion, and relationships than math.  If you want to set yourself up for bad behavior than no matter how you use money; give, spend, or save you'll never find happiness there.  Instead focus on investing in others and looking...

In this episode, I talk with you about how living your call can often be about finding where your deepest joy overlaps with the needs of the world. I also talk with you about some of the dangers we can fall into when we are looking for our call and recommend some actions and questions you should focus on to help you find your true calling so that you can find ways to best invest in others and serv...

In this episode, I talk with you about how the words you use to describe what you do with time reveals much about your relationship with time. Do you make time? Take time? or Spend Time? What does that tell us about how you view time for good or for ill? I also challenge you to steward your time well as it is a precious resource of which you can't get more.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about the spiritual foundation on how to discern the right answer when investing in others. I talk with you about how you may sometimes say no, sometimes, yes, and sometimes not yet but the key is to be focused on the needs of others. I also talk with you about the passage from Luke 11:5-13 and how this illustrates our model for answering others.   Show Notes and R...

In today's episode, I speak with Paul Sohn best-selling author of the book  Quarter-Life Calling: Pursuing Your God-Given Purpose in your Twenties  about investing in others.  I ask Paul about intentional living and how to do that to invest in others, how to deal with the struggle of feeling disappointed in our own lives and finding the sweet spot where your call can intersect with serving others....

In this episode, I talk with you about investing in yourself through stewarding your treasures and being sure what you spend on self-development is well spent.  I talk with you about how to filter and only spend on things that will benefit you and how much money to actually spend.  I also challenge you to actually see what you spend on self-development and make sure it's not too much, or too littl...

In this episode, I talk with you about how to use conferences in two ways to invest in yourself.  I also talk about the risks and ways you can risk your conference attendance.  I focus on the benefits and how to make sure you benefit from conference attendance as well.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about how we spend our time.  I also talk with you about how to use some of that time to constantly invest in yourself, but how that can also be a danger that keeps you from doing if you aren't careful.  I also point out the seldom thought of "third way" we should spend some of our time and challenge you to develop a schedule that allows you time for all three ways...

In this episode, I talk with you about the four stages we go through when answering a call from God and how these are very similar to the response of the great leaders in the Bible. I also talk with you about how all calls require commitment and investment and how investing in yourself can equip you to live out your call.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode, I speak with Paul Sohn best-selling author of the book Quarter-Life Calling: Pursuing Your God-Given Purpose in your Twenties about investing in yourself. I ask Paul about how he made the leap to living his calling, what he did and what you should do to invest in yourself to live your call, how to remain God focused while still being a good steward of your time, talent, and tre...

In this episode on impacting the world through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about how you can really only spend, save, or give your money. We also talk about how consumption and creation relate to your ability to impact the world. And how there is both good and bad in consumption or creation but knowing your values and principles is key to using money for good so you can make an impa...

In this episode, on impacting the world by stewarding your talent I talk with you about becoming a multiplier.  I help you identify behaviors that diminish those around you and behaviors that empower others so that you can strive to become a multiplier who grows others to further your impact on the world. Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about stewarding your time so you can impact the world by recognizing opportunities that you should say NO to.  Back in  episode 63  we talked about how to say no, but this episode is about WHAT to say no to.  It's all too tempting to say yes to every opportunity but doing that is really saying no to excellence in any opportunity.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about striving for God-Sized dreams. I encourage you to find your God-Sized dream, caution you about the danger in mistaking what humans consider large dreams with what God may be calling for you to do, and challenge you to start acting on your God-Sized dreams today.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode on impacting the world, I ask Kristin and Jeff from Small Biz Life about some of the key principles you should focus on to make an impact in the world. I ask them about how having a child has changed or not changed their focus and I ask them what legacy they want to leave behind in the world.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I cover the power of focus when it comes to improving your money situation. But I point out how all too often focus improves things in the short term but doesn't fix the real root issues, so you often rebound back into the pain if you aren't careful. I also talk about how you can really change your life if you focus on the right things and say yes to the things that are important...

In this episode, I cover the idea behind why a story is so powerful when it comes to teaching others. I also talk with you about the power of narrative and the difference between story and narrative. I also talk a bit about how everyone has a story worth sharing and challenge you to find a way to create the narrative you want from your life. Show Notes and Resources.  

In this episode, I talk with you about how you can develop your influence by stewarding your time better.  I talk about the truth behind the expression that "to get something done give it to a busy person." I also talk about the real reason that this is true, and give you some suggestions on how you can become a busy person living out your calling.   Show Notes and Resources.