Redefining Hustle: Navigating Success as a Christian Woman

If there were a song for today's episode about getting lost, being found and my testimony of salvation in Jesus, it would be Amazing Grace: I once was lost, but now I'm found. Was blind but now I see. In honor of my 56th birthday today, and in gratitude for all our newer listeners, I decided it was a good time to share the transformation in my life and business thanks to Jesus that led me to this...

Have you followed influencers in your line of business hoping to find the secret of success? I know I have, and somehow it still eludes me. Yet in my recent conversations with high-achieving sisters in Christ, I've heard them talk of exhaustion chasing the "big" things, and that led me to this conclusion: God wants us to go deep with Him, and He'll take care of the "big" according to His divine pl...

There's a lot of talk about calling in Christian circles (and the world), but how does this equate to your divine assignment and your divine alignment to it? To kick off 2024 with serious Holy Spirit power, I've invited my friend, spiritual mentor, and business expert, Wynne Briscoe, to break this down for us because she truly lives it. In fact, it's the God-given name of her business/ministry: Di...

This episode is a thank you to you, my listener, and I'm calling it my 2023 Christmas message! So I'll keep this short and sweet. It is a joy to serve you through this podcast, and this Christmas, as I approach the show's 5 year anniversary, I'm especially grateful to you. Because of you, the message of redefining hustle to emulate Jesus in business has reached thousands of people all over the wor...

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that approximately 20% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open, 45% during the first five years, and 65% during the first 10 years. Only 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more. What does it take to experience longevity in business? Yes, clear mission, vision, strategy and discipline. But true longevity, connected to...

Recently, I turned on my YouVersion Bible app reader and was listening to Psalms, and what struck me was how many times the psalmist ends one psalm in praise, and starts the next one lamenting, "Why have you not listened to me? Why have you left me?" It's kind of how often we put things at the foot of the cross, rejoicing and trusting in expectancy of how the Lord protects us, and picking it up ag...

Sometimes we pay lip service to obedience, only partially obeying God's direction in favor of doing things our way. Here's some tough love from your coach: partial obedience is disobedience. The only way to success is obedience, period.     In this episode, I'm sharing a few stories of how our obedience is connected to others' blessings, how we are called to be accountable for our own, and how we...

When did you last take inventory of God's role in your business? Are you giving Him the rightful space for transformation or do you relegate Him to accommodation? Do you sometimes still try to make things happen your way even as you work on making obedience a consistent practice? Me too, friend. Tune in for what promises to be a rich discussion of transformation over accommodation! Scriptures from...

In this episode, I'm reading the chapter I wrote for a new Amazon bestseller, We Lead: Building Connection, Community and Collaboration for Women in Business.   We Lead is a collaborative multi-author book by lead author, AliceAnne Loftus, who was my guest for episode 225 on building community to expand your expertise. AliceAnne is a certified leadership coach and creator of the Leading Ladies com...

Fear is well-known by every human being, and it stops more missions and actions than any other emotion. Yet it is more than an emotion: our bodies have physiological responses to it.  Knowing God made us, our minds, and our bodies perfectly, clearly, He made our bodies to respond to fear. At the same time, He gave the writers of the Bible 400+ verses telling us "do not fear" for He is always with...

You've probably heard that building a community is vital for nurturing your target audience and serving them well, yet you're unsure where to start and what it takes (and the value it can bring your business).   Our guest, AliceAnne Loftus, has built the ever-growing Leading Lady Community, and she's here to teach you how she did it, the ups and downs, and how it's expanded her heart and her busin...

Courses and memberships are a hot topic among online business gurus, and the noise can leave you foggy and confused on which way to go. Maybe you've been considering courses and memberships as a way to expand your reach or provide a way for prospective clients to get a taste of working with you, or to add a stream of income that leverages your time and brings your key topics or proprietary process...

You may have heard that hosting a podcast can expand your expertise, but it seems like a heavy lift for your already busy business. Or maybe you're afraid of the microphone, technology, and everything you think comes with podcasting. The truth is: you CAN do it! My guest, Podcast Strategist Wren Robbins, will teach you the simplicity of starting your show, and guide you through getting it off the...

As you bring your expertise to bear through the services you offer, you likely can think of other ways to expand, but what may be stopping you is confidence.   And before you do any expansion, you need to be sure your confidence is in check. Whether it's being confident about creating something new, communicating the value you bring to those you serve, or just communicating with confidence, our gu...

As a listener of this show, you're likely a high-achieving believer, most likely with an established business built around your expertise, which you'd love to scale or grow. But you don't want to keep doing business like you've always done, because you know God has expanded purpose for the expertise he's given you: to bring your mission in the marketplace to fruition.   Ever wonder if there's a wa...

Doubt. It's one of the enemy's most insidious tools as he seeks to get you drifting off the course of God's assignment for your business. Doubt has likely stopped more of your ideas and dreams than anything else.  You know the power of prayer in your life, but how often are you invoking it in your business, especially when it comes to defying doubt, discontentment and distraction?   Perhaps the bi...

Are you in a season where it feels like God is saying, "It's time to move on."? Maybe you feel Him moving you in a new direction: a different industry, a different company, or maybe to focus on a different part of your business, but you're just not sure if now is the time.   On episode 219, my guest is my good friend Stacy Woodford, who recently felt God's instruction to move on in her entrepreneu...

I don't know about you, but about this time each year, some of my clients (and me), experience a drop in resilience. It's as if there's a lull between summer and fall that leaves us wondering if we have the energy and resilience to keep going in our assignment from God.    Because things haven't gone as planned, or because the year has brought crises or trials that we couldn't have anticipated. An...

What if? It's an age-old question we ask ourselves, and normally we land on the "scary" kind of answer. Do you ever find yourself spiraling in "what if"?   In my client coaching sessions lately, we've been digging into the "what if" questions they have. What if this client doesn't come through? Or those people don't sign up for my event? Or God's given me this service offering, but no one buys it....

So often as we move through our business day in and day out, we overlook how the ups and downs develop us. The trials and triumphs play a key role in how God stretches and prunes us so we develop the fruit we're meant to yield.   Every year in Maryland where I live, I see the landscapers in our townhome community prune the branches of the crepe myrtle trees, leaving them looking barren.  Yet, I am...

What do you think about when you hear the word discipline? Does your mind immediately jump to the consequences of a poor decision? Or does it bring to mind the consistent necessary action needed for your business? You know, we know how God defines and directs us, but sometimes we're not willing, or we're afraid to take the necessary action. And that takes discipline.   On episode 215 of Redefining...

Do you ever have a hard time following directions or asking for directions? It's typical of us high-achieving women to know where we're going and expect our path to get us to the destination. But it's frustrating when we don't arrive when we planned, on the route we planned, or it doesn't look like we planned. And that begs the question: whose map are we supposed to be following? Hmmm...great ques...

Have you ever found yourself in an identity crisis when life or business changes (as they're prone to do), and it leaves you wondering who you are? When we anchor our identity to our plans, achievements, the outcomes we seek, and the roles we play, an identity crisis is inevitable when things don't go our way or when the rules or definitions change. But wait, there's good news! When you said yes t...

Sometimes we're holding so tight to our control that we can't see that God is waiting for us to release it to show us what's next. Are you currently in a season of banging your head against the wall trying to figure out what's holding your back, what's keeping you stuck, or why things aren't moving according to your pace or plan? I feel you, friend. Been there, done that, have the t-shirt (and the...

"If at first you don't succeed, try try again." You've heard this quote, and maybe even said it to others. But how often is your trying done from a place of self-reliance vs. trusting Jesus (or even asking Him for help)? I've begun rewatching The Chosen this week, except this time my husband Brian is joining me! Join in raising a hallelujah for that! While we watched S1, E4, I was in awe watching...