Redefining Hustle: Navigating Success as a Christian Woman

For this first episode of 2025, I'm bringing back a fan-favorite episode from January 2023 when my friend and guest Christa Hutchins taught us a fresh perspective on goal setting: setting PEACE goals! I promise you it is a game changer! And even if you've already done your goal setting, go ahead and evaluate them with this approach to PEACE goals.    Be sure to screenshot and share this with your...

Are you sensing a season of shifting in your business and wondering how this impacts your "calling?"   In this episode, we'll explore the true meaning of calling vs. commission, and how that impacts your assignment, no matter how the Lord may be shifting you. Scriptures for further study: Ephesians 4:1-3, 7 Matthew 22:37-38 Karen Stott: An Intentional Life Check out my new bookstore of books for C...

How do phrases like dream big, prosperity, and the like, apply to you as a Christian business owner who desires to navigate success with Jesus? Are these words relevant?   In this episode, we explore common motivational mantras such as 'dream big', 'prosperity', and 'anti hustle', and discuss how they apply to Christian business owners. We delve into what it means to follow Jesus Christ while work...

While we know the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul, how do we activate this in business/work? Unpack that question in episode 281 with guest, Dr. Andrea LaFountain, author of Loving God: A Scriptural and Psychological Guide to Fulfilling the Greatest Commandment. Dr. Andrea LaFountain, PhD, C.Psychol. MSc, BSc, M.Theo is a Cognitive Neuroscienti...

Are you feeling hopeless in this season of your business? Maybe things have not gone as you expected or as you're looking toward the rest of this year, you're wondering why, when, how. What if you could change hopeless to a hope list of God's goodness?    In this episode, I share the story of how one client broke free with this exercise, and I challenge you to try this exercise too! Because God is...

Have you ever harnessed the power of a focused 15 minutes? In this episode, you'll hear stories of just how powerful God moves when you surrender your time, even in 15-minute increments! So get your time ready, and watch what happens! In 2020, I wrote Pursuing Success God’s God’s Way: A Practical Guide to Hustle with Heart, to allow my hindsight to be your foresight, bringing to light God’s miracl...

Do you struggle with imposter syndrome even though you know that the Lord has made you uniquely, and that you are fearfully and wonderfully made? The truth from Jesus' own mouth in John 7:16-18 is if you are seeking to do the will of God and seeking the glory of him who sent you, then you are a person of truth and there is nothing false about you!  You are no imposter! Let's unpack this together s...

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 If the enemy was bold enough to test Jesus, he surely comes for us as we follow the Lord's direction! It doesn't matter how big you've built your business or career. In this episode, we'll explore three ways we are tempted like Jesus, and overcoming temptation like Jesus did! Three ways we're tempted li...

You say rest eludes you, yet you know the Lord created the Sabbath for a reason. How do you make sacred rest a reality in your daily life and work? Join me for a powerful conversation with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, author of Sacred Rest!   As a busy physician, author, and mom, she understands that life’s demands can leave you feeling mentally overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and physically tired....

"We were never intended to be chained in any type of bondage, including the bondage of our overextended schedules and maxed-out lives." Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, Sacred Rest. Join me to unpack Chapter 15 of Sacred Rest: The Gift of Freedom. This episode is a prelude to my special guest, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, who will be live with me on Monday, October 28! YOUR CALL TO ACTION Get your copy of T...

Are you battling spiritual warfare? Here's a guide for Christian entrepreneurs.   Do you ever feel stuck in a place where there’s just so much fog and indecision, loneliness, emptiness, unfulfillment, and yet you know like you know like you know what the lord gave you to do, what he assigned you. I’m not particularly eager to give Satan too much credit, but the fact is, sometimes those are symptom...

So you've been on vacation or taken some time to rest, and your heart is racing as you prepare to return to work. Is it possible to return without overwhelm and the frantic pace of the world's mantra to "hit the ground running" as you come back to work? In this episode, I'll share my top four tips for re-entry whether you've been away 3 days or weeks! For more on rest, listen to: Three Lessons Fro...

It's a given that businesses and careers have mountain-top and valley seasons, but how do we learn to be content in every season?   Let's unpack truth from Paul, James and Peter so we can consistently be content in every season!   Scripture for further study: Philippians 4:4-13 James 1:2-4 1 Peter 1:6-7 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 RESOURCES Learning Contentment What It Means to Consider It Pure Joy (J...

Dear Christian entrepreneur, how do you capture your prayers and the receipts of God's answers? Here's how to journal as a Christian leader!   The difference between faith and trust is receipts: the tangible evidence of God's movement in your mountain-top and valley experiences. You have receipts, but perhaps you haven't gathered them all in one place so you can see the evidence! Tune in for pract...

Do you struggle with letting Jesus lead in your business? Could it be you're following your own map instead of navigating success with Him, holding His hand along the way? I surveyed 100 Christian women, and in this episode, I'm sharing their responses to three key questions: What gets in the way of letting Jesus lead? What does it feel like to be out of sync with Him? What do you most desire from...

Idolatry in your Christian business? No, not you!   Anything worshiped over God is an idol, so what are you putting ahead of Him in your business? In this episode, I'm vulnerably sharing Holy Spirit's recent revelation to me that I've made idols of my time and anxiety over it! It was a painful but eye-opening lesson of repentance that I pray will bless you in this season and help you look hard at...

Do you struggle with hearing God's voice and wonder if He hears and answers your prayer for business?   "I don't feel like I'm hearing God's voice." I often hear this from high-achieving Christian women, and in this episode, I'm sharing 5 ways you can hear Him as He hears you and answers your prayer for business.   Check the show notes for links to my recent blog on this topic and to Priscilla Shi...

Holy Spirit Power for Christian Business - what's the difference between leaning on His power and your own? Ever feel like you're pushing a boulder uphill in your Christian business? Is the yoke of your business feeling heavy and burdensome, though you know the mission God's given you in your work/business? I'd bet you're leaning on your own strength instead of harnessing Holy Spirit power! Join m...

Is doubt getting the best of you in this season? Do you struggle in dealing with doubt as a Christian woman in business? Do you believe that having doubt is sinful, and Jesus doesn't love you as much when you're doubtful? Come with me, sis, and let's bust through the lies of doubt and cast it out together! Scripture for further study: James 1:6-8 Mark 9:24 Romans 8:26-27 YOUR CALL TO ACTION Downlo...

Are you stuck in a season of business wondering if it's time to dream, plan, or let go? Guest Polly Payne shares how to know your next step in God's timing. Listen for these mic drop moments: You are designed to be used by God. Are you willing to be used by Him? God will do what you can't do...but He won't do what you can do! Dream over your life at least once a year, and know that healthy dreams...

We all have a past, and probably some things we want to hide and not repeat. As Christian business woman, if you struggle to understand how God can redeem your past for His glory in this season, please know this truth: He CAN AND HE DOES! Your past is redeemed! If you've got past situations on repeat in your mind, cast out that lie of the enemy, and take in this truth that I learned from David Dig...

Competition is a standard in the business world, but does it exist in Christian business, and if so, how does it impact us as we seek to glorify God? As we lean into how God has positioned us on purpose, we cannot believe the lies of competition as the world exalts it! Join me in turning to scripture to uncover how we, as followers of Jesus in every facet of life and business, can respond to the n...

It's easy to question if you're qualified for where God's positioned you, especially with the world's noise about what it takes to succeed. But what is His truth about you? You are positioned for purpose!   Join me on this episode as I share my own doubts about where God takes me, and how His Word assures us all that we are positioned for purpose and uniquely qualified to occupy where He places us...

While being a "self-made" business leader may be true about your journey, and lauded by the world, how does that compare to being Holy Spirit-led? How do we surrender being to let Holy Spirit lead us without overlooking our own part in the journey? Let's dive in together!   Scriptures for further study: Romans 12:3 Psalm 127 Galatians 5:22-23 Ephesians 4:22-24 RESOURCES: https://cfaith.com/index.p...

As high-achieving women, we're really good at getting things done. We pursue a mission or project to see it through to completion. Often our pursuit is to our own detriment. And we navigate business the way we've been taught by our mentors, those we admire who have achieved the levels we desire. But to follow Jesus is to be fully surrendered and all in for Him. To allow him to take the wheel and b...