Inspired Stewardship

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...

In this episode, I talk with you about the spiritual foundation of Grace as a way of investing in yourself.  I talk with you about what Grace really is and how Grace is a route to Peace.  I also talk with you about how Grace is fundamental to really investing in yourself so you can live out your calling. Show Notes and Resources.

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 the principles he recommends that you learn so you can invest in yourself, how you can find a good men...

In this episode, I talk with you about how our mental health and our financial health are linked.  I also talk with you about how you have to focus on financial self-care if you really want to make an impact on the world.  I give you seven specific tips that you should focus on to have good money self-care.    Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about what impostor syndrome is and some subcategories of impostor syndrome. How you can recognize impostor syndrome and how it affects your ability to impact the world and live out your calling. I also cover with you ten things you can do to fight impostor syndrome so you can make the impact on the world that you are called to do.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about how to steward your time and impact the world by establishing a morning routine.  I talk with you about how having a morning routine is good self-care but also helps you make an impact. Also, we talk about the three steps you can go through to establish a morning routine and some of the things you might want to consider including in your morning routine, plus...

In this episode, I talk with you about the spiritual foundation behind self-care and how it can help you impact the world. I talk about how self-care isn't selfish but Godly if you keep it in the proper perspective. I also talk with you about how self-care can lead to impacting the world if you understand it.    Show Notes and Resources.

Shannon Miles is the author of the new book " The Third Option " about not being forced to choose between family and career but pursuing a third way so that you can have both. In today's interview, I chat with Shannon about how stretching herself is something that she's found as key to making an impact.  How self-care and serving others are the two most important principles she follows for making...

In this episode, I talk with you about developing your influence through the stewardship of treasures. I discuss with you the four major DISC personality types. I also talk with you about how you need to find accountability and be an accountability partner for others to influence and be influenced by them to balance your personality and money. I also talk with you about how your personality has bo...

In this episode, I talk with you about the stewardship of talent and how you can develop your influence as a leader. The episode covers the many models of leadership and how the way you value others (or don't) leads to success or failure as a leader. I also talk about the core traits that you must develop if you want to not just be a good leader but become a great leader.   Show Notes and Resource...

In this episode, I talk with you about the need to spend some serious time understanding and developing your own story if you really want to influence others.  Despite the fact that building influence is all about others, you can only influence others after you spend the time to understand yourself.  I also give you some guiding questions that can help you develop your own story effectively and so...

In this episode, I talk with you about how Matthew 20:25-28 is a fundamental description of two contrasting views of leadership, how the relativist school of leadership fails, and how the Rushmorean leadership school succeeds.  I also describe those two schools of thoughts and their differences.   Show Notes and Resources.

Shannon Miles is the author of the new book " The Third Option " about not being forced to choose between family and career but pursuing a third way so that you can have both.  In today's interview, Shannon and I talk about her definition of leadership.  I also ask for her top tips on building your influence and the power of story.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about what a budget accountability partner is. How you can find people who may need a budget accountability partner and what it actually means in terms of what you need to do if you seek out this opportunity to serve others by being a budget accountability partner.   Show Notes and Resources.

In this episode, I talk with you about how it is inevitable that sooner or later you'll have to have an uncomfortable, difficult, and tough conversation with others when you are truly investing in others. I talk with you about developing this vital skill and give you some specific tips on how to most effectively have the conversation that is necessary even though you may not want to have it.   Sho...

In this episode, I talk with you about how different personalities deal with analysis and how their strengths and weaknesses lead to different reactions to analysis paralysis.  I review some of the typical tips to avoid analysis paralysis and talk about how they don't work since they don't take into account your personality.  I also help you identify an effective decision making partner so you can...

In this episode, I talk with you about the spiritual foundation behind mentorship.  I help you identify what it requires to be a good mentor and mentee.  I also cover the biblical and spiritual background on the idea behind mentorship and how you don't have to be the best at anything to be an effective mentor.   Show notes and resources.

Shannon Miles is the author of the new book " The Third Option " about not being forced to choose between family and career but pursuing a third way so that you can have both.  In today's interview, Shannon and I talk about how servant leadership is a vital part of serving others.  We also discuss how to deal with the possible isolation you can feel when you pursue a non-traditional option for you...

In this episode, I talk with you about how the key to not focusing on money in a negative way is to actually learn how money works and get a right relationship with money.  I talk with you about how doing this will help you align yourself with your calling and how it really doesn't matter how much or how little you make but how you relate to money and your priorities and values.   Show Notes and R...

In this episode, I talk with you about the meaning of the word entrepreneur and how everyone should be entrepreneurial even if you aren't an entrepreneur.  How you can have a spirit that allows you to do this even if you don't run your own business and how being entrepreneurial allows you to more fully live your life and align it with your calling.   Show Notes and Resources.