Redefining Hustle: Navigating Success as a Christian Woman

Before we get started, if you’re listening to this on the day it’s published (May 24), join me in praying Happy Birthday wishes over my daughter Hailey who’s 24 today!! Based on the truth that no Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in his or her walk of faith (including business), we continue our series on the power of community to provide us the fundamental ABCs (and a D) we crave in...

We continue our series on the power of community to provide us the fundamental ABCs (and a D) we crave in building a God-centered business.  Based on the truth that no Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in his or her walk of faith (including business): Accountability - to keep us accountable to God’s assignment and the action He gives us to take. Belonging - to give us a place where w...

In his Life Principles Bible, Dr. Charles Stanley’s Life Principle #28 is no Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in his or her walk of faith. As God-centered entrepreneurs, our lives include our businesses, therefore, this principle applies to business too. Still, when I talk to Christian women in business, I find a gap exists in having a Godly community around us. We crave a community...

First Monday of the month means a fantastic entrepreneur interview is coming your way! Today we welcome Dr. Joy’El Ballard to the show - author, speaker and board-certified OB/GYN, and perimenopause health coach! Get comfy and listen to our beautiful conversation of her journey in business with God at the helm. We covered a lot in our time together: her mission to guide women through healthy aging...

As you heard from the last two episodes in which I shared our personal financial crisis, living double minded got the best of me in the past, and despite all God has delivered us through, it’s still something I struggle with. 🎵 My double vision always seems to get the best of me 🎵 Got that song stuck in your head now, right? It’s one of my fave Foreigner songs and the album by the same name! But...

Last week I left you with a cliffhanger as I shared the story of our personal financial crisis, didn’t I? This week you’ll get the rest of the story and learn how God delivered us through it all, and how those lessons impact where my business is today, and how it thrives through my pursuit of success God’s way. I pray that what I share blesses you, perhaps challenges you to examine how you’re brid...

In light of Financial Literacy Month, this week I’m pulling back the curtain to vulnerably share our personal story of financial crisis, and God’s miracles in our mess. What does this have to do with pursuing success God’s way? Well, it’s really a testimony of moving from pursuing success my way to fully surrendering to His. I pray that what I share blesses you, perhaps challenges you to examine h...

First Monday of the month AND the 2nd quarter, and our Entrepreneur Interview this month is timely because April is Financial Literacy Month! Charissa Quade, from ChangeYourFinances.com, is on a mission to help Christian business women create a financial legacy that they want to share with their families and communities, by aligning their money with Biblical values. After years of stress and worry...

Four steps for finding calm in chaos: Celebrate! This month we’ve been looking back at the anxiety and chaos of the last year and how we can find C.A.L.M. (Max Lucado’s formula) in the midst of it to shine Christ’s light in business to be effective Kingdom entrepreneurs. In case you missed the milestones of this journey, go listen to the previous episodes! Approaching Good Friday and Christ’s sacr...

Ever have trouble asking for help? Help in your home, in your business, but most of all, help from God? Often we think as owners, creators, deliverers of service/products that we have to do it all. And our most powerful business partner - GOD - is waiting for us to ask for His help, guidance, direction, etc.!  He’s ready to shoulder our burdens, to fight the battle, to banish our darkness with His...

Ever feel like a phrase is so overused that it’s hard to believe it could even be true? Or it’s used by people of some authority or “older” generations, and you think “Really? Is that all you’ve got?” Or it’s so cliche, you think it can’t truly apply to your situation? The phrase I’m thinking of here is “Let go, let God.” (I saw that eye roll LOL). What if the letting go is really about taking our...

Four steps for finding calm in chaos: Meditate As we find ourselves one year after pandemic lockdown, our March podcast series guides us to lean into Christ to find calm in our anxiety and chaos in life/business. Taking our cue from Max Lucado’s book Anxious for Nothing, we’ll unpack his formula for finding C.A.L.M. in a chaotic world, and see how allowing God’s divine insight to lead us makes us...

Every business has an executive board or board of directors/advisors, even us solopreneurs have mentors or business partners who help us get things done. Every seat at that table is important - vital even - to our success. But are we giving God a seat at that table? And not just any seat, but are we making Him the head of our board? If you’re not sure how to do this, you’re in good company. But ha...

Foundation [ foun-dey-shuhn ] Noun the basis or groundwork of anything the natural or prepared ground or base on which some structure rests. You desire to build a thriving Kingdom-impacting business, and you know the basis of it is a strong foundation. One that can help you fend off the Enemy’s cunning plot to distract you and cause you to doubt God’s direction. But what are the components that bu...

Every strong building starts with a solid foundation, and the same goes for our businesses. We can’t build a truly thriving, Kingdom-impacting business without a foundation strong enough to fend off the Enemy’s cunning plot to get us distracted, discontented and doubtful. The foundational principles of Hustle with Heart equip us to remain steadfast in our pursuit of success God’s way, and this wee...

February is here, and it’s the first Monday of the month, so there’s a fantastic Hustle with Heart Entrepreneur Interview ready for you today! Crafter and entrepreneur Ashlee Branstetter, known as Ashlee Fay online, took her passion for helping other women realize their worth and turn their passion into a paycheck, and turned that into a business by letting God lead the way. She has a powerful tes...

Raise your hand if: You feel like you’ve had success, but you’re still unfulfilled. You’re doing the work but it never feels enough. You feel like you’ve got a faith life, but you haven’t leveraged the power of faith in your business. (maybe because you’ve though you can / need to / should be strong enough to handle it all on your own). Here’s the thing. God’s definition of success is different th...

As we celebrate the start of year 3 of the podcast, we’re taking it back to the beginning with this episode! I’m sharing my story of how my mess became God’s message and how Hustle with Heart was born! Listen in as we go back to...Where It All Began! You can find my book here: www.pursuingsuccessGodsway.com Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Show your love on @applep...

It’s eleven days into the new year, and as God-centered entrepreneurs, I believe we have an incredible opportunity to show up BIGGER, BOLDER AND BRIGHTER for Christ in our businesses this year! Listen in as we unpack what that means and how it can have major Kingdom impact, far beyond the “measures” of success! The ROOTED Group Coaching community kicked off January 2 but you can still join us for...

Here we are in a new year! I pray you’re filled with hope and joy for what God is doing in your life and business for this new year, and today’s guest will certainly encourage you with her wisdom! That’s right, it’s the first Monday of the month and that means a new Hustle with Heart Entrepreneur Interview! Pastor, Realtor, empowering woman and wife, Kanoee Reynolds-Scott, joins us today with her...

Last week we began unpacking Paul’s instructions for living in joyful obedience: the action that follows transformation through renewing our minds regularly. This week we’re on to the next two ways our obedience comes to life, one of which you may have experienced last week as you extended some hospitality around Christmas! The timing is perfect for this part 2 as we look ahead to the new year and...

Ever read a book or attend a training and “feel” transformed, but never really put the lessons into action to establish long term habits? Yep, me too! What’s missing in our transformation to pursue success God’s way is often the action we don’t take. This might sting a little but let’s just call it what it is: disobedience to His direction to follow through. How can we be more obedient in our busi...

Ever feel like all your action is seemingly small steps, and you can't see where they're leading to "meaningful" outcomes? If we look at our steps through our human eyes, we can't see the power in them. But when we view them through the lens of pursuing success and outcome God's way, we begin to see that every small step is a ripple! Zechariah 4:10 tells us not to despise small beginnings, and as...

This month’s guest on the HwH Entrepreneur Interview series is veteran, workforce training champion and CEO Connie Russell! Connie is the founder and CEO of C. L. Russell Group, LLC (CLRG), a Workforce Training & Consulting company offering industry workforce development and related consulting services in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Her mission to create a future-ready workforce is in fu...

Here we are at the end of November already - the Monday after Thanksgiving, with 31 more days left to this year. And let's face it, 2020 has not lived up to the hype! Still, I believe there are silver linings to be found IF we are willing to surrender our I-sight for God's insight and look for where He's created beauty from ashes in our lives and businesses. This week we're going to S-T-R-E-T-C-H...