Pursuing Goals God’s Way: Goal Planning and Business Strategy for Christian Entrepreneurs

Hey Winner, When social media marketing started, Faith Hanan was all over that and poured so much time and effort into it, only to realize that she couldn’t sustainably do that and maintain the type of boundaries and presence that she wanted for herself and her family. So she took those same skills that she was using on social media and poured them into sustainable marketing in terms of SEO conten...

Hey Winner, In Nehemiah 6, those opposed to the wall did everything they could to get Nehemiah to stop the project. And the enemy does the same thing to us in our own projects. First, he'll try to destroy us. If he can't destroy us, he'll try to distract us. If he can't distract us, he'll try to discourage us. And if he can't discourage us, he'll try to deceive us. How do we discern the enemy's tr...

Hey Winner, Do you ever question the dreams you have or the goals you're pursuing? Do you wonder if they're really God-given or if you just think you're supposed to do them? Do you get weary as you go through the motions? Do you wish you knew that you were working in your calling? Dreaming is a God-given blessing! He wants us to dream. He wants us to have a purpose. He wants to use us to build the...

Hey Winner, In Nehemiah 5 we notice that the Jews become discouraged once again and our struggling to build the wall of Jerusalem. They know the wall is for their own good and protection, but they're struggling to make means meet in the meantime. They're mortgaging their fields and even selling their kids to slavery to pay the debts they owed. The poor were being oppressed and charged exorbitant a...

Hey Winner, At the peak of his career in the automotive industry, Rich had to give it up due to chronic health challenges, and it left him wondering, "What's next?" He wants to make an impact with the gifts God has given him. He’s feeling the nudge to make waves in the car and homesteading industries, but he was struggling to catch the vision for where to go first. What were the biggest challenges...

Hey Winner, What do you do when opposition comes your way? You are on the path you wholeheartedly believe God wants you on, but it seems every way you turn, you come up against a stumbling block or some type of distraction trying to get you to stop. In Nehemiah 4:1-6, the Israelites came up against opposition as they were working on the wall. And two things happened that I want to talk about today...

Hey Winner, Christy has big dreams for her business growth, but it didn’t start out that way. It started as a smaller virtual assistant business where she took her 30+ years of experience and started helping business owners get organized online. Her vision has expanded way beyond being a solopreneur into how she can scale and help even more businesses out than she could on her own, and now she has...

Hey Winner, Nehemiah 3 teaches us about community. It's about people from all walks of life coming together to begin building the wall to rebuild Jerusalem. When you look deeper in the chapter, you notice three things: There were no carpenters or professional wall builders in the mix These were ordinary people from every walk of life God always uses people that are willing, not experts This chapte...

Hey Winner, Why does a clear vision matter, and how do we uncover and define our unique passions and purpose? How do we catch the vision God wants us to have, and how do we know that’s the one? What does goals God’s way actually mean?  If you have any of these questions, then you’re in the right place because today we’ll chat about: The significance of having a vision for your life and goals We’ll...

Hey Winner, Once Nehemiah got approval from the king to leave and go rebuilt Jerusalem's walls, he came up against other oppositions of enemies who didn't want him to be successful, but also opposition from God's people themselves because they were so discouraged and weary already. He had to remind them of who they were and encourage them to join him in the work. This wasn't an easy task, but it s...

Hey Winner, Perfectionism is one thing that really prevents us from moving forward with our goals or with our businesses. It can stop us in our tracks and become an excuse for why we haven’t really truly made the effort to achieve our goals.  Do it imperfectly. Done is better than perfect.  Heard these things before? BUT… how? We need to illuminate the lies we’re believing underneath the perfectio...

Hey Winner, We are called to pray fervently, and God is and will be working in the background, but we have a role to play too. Waiting is an action verb. In waiting for the Lord's answers or the, "Yes, go!" we can be planning what the next steps are, and, along the way, God will confirm them (or change them). We need to be in motion for God to move us in the direction he wants us to go. Fervent pr...

Hey Winner, This episode first aired on The Real Happy Mom podcast with Toni-Ann, and I just so enjoyed our conversation that I wanted to bring it to you! In this episode, you'll hear Toni-Ann interviewing me about all things creating simple goals that you CAN and WILL finish in the season of life you're in. We talk about how to identify goals that align with your values and priorities in this sea...

Hey Winner, Before Nehemiah went to the king and gave his request to leave to help God's people, he prayed and fasted for four months. I've been meditating on this for how we are so rushed and wanting answers quickly, but God is patient and wants us to trust Him and to come to him in prayer. Not just once, but fervently. What does that mean for us and our goals? How can we model after Nehemiah in...

Hey Winner, I had a student ask me a really good question the other day, and it made me take a step back and to think again about why I'm doing what I'm doing. He asked, "I know that in your podcast you talk about the importance of your kids seeing you win. I also know that in Finish Line Goals you talk about the Boston Marathon. I wonder what your next goals are now that you have already been win...

Hey Winner, Ann Hair has many dreams, but she was having a hard time putting them all together and breaking them down into a strategic plan that seemed doable for her in the season of life she’s in. She loves all things simple, and what she wanted most is someone to help her create a simple strategy so that she could work on her goals AND make progress toward them.  Ann’s first breakthrough came a...

Hey Winner, As purpose-driven mamas, one of our roles is to help our kids see what it means to set a goal, put a plan together, and take action on it even with the bumps along the way. Being the model for our kids in how to dream and set goals is a huge reason that can turn our doubts, mom guilt, lack of confidence into something God can use! Let's talk about raising big dreamers and why our kids...

Hey Winner, You know the saying, "New Year New Me?" It can be fun to come up with all these ideas of what changing can do for us... but unless we're willing to actually create a plan and habits around them that actually fit into our lifestyle, we'll just quit on our "new me" aspirations. So, in light of that, I want to share with you three things I'm NOT changing this year. And, unless God tells m...

Hey Winner, It's time to wrap up this slow down series, but I hope that it's encouarged you to look at ways for you to eliminate hurry from your own life. Here's a quote I loved from the book. John Mark said, "Our time is our life and our attention is the doorway to our hearts." Think about it for a little bit. Our time is our life... everything we choose to do takes time and is a piece of our lif...

Hey Winner, Today is all about simplicity... the less we have in our schedule the more time we have for the simple things. The less stuff we have the less decisions we need to make or things we have to take care of or house that we have to clean. Simple living is about finding joy in the things that we do have but not just getting to get. It's not just about STUFF though. It's about our time &...

Hey Winner, Today is all about the Sabbath rest. You may go, well that's an old testament regulation. We're in new testament times, I'm not into being legalistic... What if I told you that the Sabbath day is a gift from God? It's not really a regulation, more of a promise. Now, it is in the 10 commandments... and those are actually still good to follow. But it really is a promise. A promise of res...

Hey Winner, I thought it would be fun to bring you a conversation with my friend and fellow podcaster, Kate House of the Live By Design podcast, as we dive into the art of ending the year on a high note! In this heartfelt discussion, we share our personal journeys of balancing various roles and responsibilities without succumbing to the all-too-tempting desire to "hustle." This conversation promis...

Hey Winner, Today we're talking about SILENCE and SOLITUDE. Do those words scare you? I mean, do you remember what it was like to be bored? Do you remember when technology wasn't really a thing? We didn't have it at our fingertips? We only had a few channels to watch on our TVs? We had to wait for our movie to rewind before we could watch it? John Mark says the hurry of the digital distractions is...

Hey Winner, On average, we spend at least 2 hours a day on social media, mindlessly scrolling through others’ lives. If you own a business, that could be dramatically higher because you’ve been told you have to be on there marketing your business all the time. For me, it was a time suck and not very life-giving, which is why I determined it was time to take a step back and not rely on it. The only...

Hey Winner, Do you make room for the unexpected? You know, someone stranded on the side of the road and you take the time to help them? An elderly needing help with her groceries at the store. A friend calling with bad news who needs a listening ear and time to vent. This is something I'm feeling a tug to do. Having wiggle room in my day to think about what I could do for someone. Getting to know...