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3 Ways to Think Differently About Personal Calling

I hate icebreakers. Maybe it’s the introvert in me. Or maybe it’s…


The Beauty of Work

How to Uncover the Creative Beauty in Your Work

What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear the…


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How to Make Mentor Relationships Work for You

Many years ago a young woman on the staff of the church I worked at set…


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In Times of Doubt & Feeling Stuck : Here’s How to Keep Going

As the last day of my job got closer, I vacillated between excitement…


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How to Simplify the Pursuit of Purpose

God called me to start a bakery when I was in college. There was no…


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3 Mistakes that May be Hindering Your Online Growth

You’ve invested time and resources to design the perfect website, one…


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4 Simple Steps To Creating A Master Schedule

A master schedule is a calendar of your entire week (all seven days)…


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Getting Lost in Success

I think we all aspire to be something great. We have this idea in our…


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3 Ways Working Out Helps You Build a Better Business

You are a busy entrepreneur who is intentional with her time. You have…


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Google Tools to Help You Work Smarter

A few years ago I was trying to figure out a good work-flow for my…


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Straight from The Bible: 3 Truths to Advance Your Business

There seems to be so many “grow your business” books, blogs, podcasts,…


Cultivating Your Inner Creative

Within each of us lies an inherent craving to create, to put something…


3 Ways to Bounce Back When Your Plans Fail

3 Ways to Bounce Back When Your Plans Fail

We start the year with such great intentions. We fill pages and…


5 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Look Phenomenal in a Matter of Minutes

5 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Look Phenomenal in a Matter of Minutes

LinkedIn. Ugh, you probably tense up just reading that word. Is it a…


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Why Strategic Leadership is a Proven Advantage

There are plenty of e-books, courses, and webinars that will tell you,…


25 Tools and Resources to Help You Level Up Your Business

25 Tools and Resources to Help You Level Up Your Business

Starting or running a business is not easy, especially when you have to…


What Business Has Taught Me About Grace

What Business Has Taught Me About Grace

When I started my journey as an entrepreneur 16 years ago, I was as…


How to Cultivate a Culture of Generosity in Your Business

How to Cultivate a Culture of Generosity in Your Business

Earlier this year, my life and business were stuck in a plateau. I…


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How to use Words to Connect With Your Audience

Even our brands and businesses are made up of them. They live in the…


8 Things You Need to Know While Pursuing your Dream

8 Things You Need to Know While Pursuing your Dream

I absolutely hated my first job out of college. I was extremely…


Living Out The Call To Business

Living Out The Call To Business

What happens after you've said yes to the mission that has been placed…


Branding Your Business: Getting Started

Branding Your Business: Getting Started

As small business owners, we often try to do everything ourselves in…


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3 Myths You Need to Stop Believing About Networking

Networking is one of those things you know you need to do, but often…


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How to Avoid Hiring the Wrong Person

The hiring-for-scale piece makes sense – we can’t go it alone if we…


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Your Calling : If You Don’t Take it Seriously, No One Will

We start out with the best of intentions fueled by a fiery passion to…


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This is a Business, and You Are My Competition

I didn't mean to start a company. Actually it was the very last resort…


7 Ways to Discover Your Best Ideas

7 Ways to Discover Your Best Ideas

Whether we run a wild-woman business or rely on creative juices for our…


How To Be A Better Writer In 3 Easy Steps

How To Be A Better Writer In 3 Easy Steps

Your mission, your business, your journey, is worthy of verbiage that…


3 Essential Mentors For Your Entrepreneurial Journey

3 Essential Mentors For Your Entrepreneurial Journey

When I was getting started as a coach, I knew it was essential for me…


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A Case for Bringing Your Faith to Work

But if we really believe God is who He says He is and that He wants to…


A New Thing - Grit & Virtue

A New Thing for The Modern-Day Woman

A personal development company to help women walk in wholeness in every…


Why We Should Pay More Attention to Quiet Leaders

Why We Should Pay More Attention to Quiet Leaders

Humility is rare. Much of the reason humility is quite so sparse is…


How to Negotiate your Salary with Grace

How to Negotiate your Salary with Grace

Okay, clearly you shouldn't go all Cuba Gooding Jr. on your boss, but…


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Pushing Through the Fear of Failure

The scientific term for this is atychiphobia. We’ll call it by its more…


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Focus on What You Have, Not What You Don’t

I’ve allowed my perceived lack of resources to stop me in my track at…


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Launching Differently : How to Start Your God-Given Mission

In the running community, there is a common saying, “the first step is…


Work and Romance

Keeping Romance Alive When You Work with Your Spouse

When you see your spouse every moment of every day, there aren’t going…


Personal Brand

How to Develop a Personal Brand with Humility

Personal branding has become quite the buzzword these days. But what is…


5 Ways To Increase Your Energy and Focus

5 Ways To Increase Your Energy and Focus

Whether we work in a traditional, 9-5 office environment, work from…


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The Strongest Foundation for Your Work

Managing a business or a family with God as your strong foundation is a…


4 Ways to Finish This Year Strong

4 Ways to Finish This Year Strong

Each new year brings with it a set of new aspirations. With more than…


Learning How to Walk on Water

Learning How to Walk on Water

I typed in my username and password and clicked the login button. As…


A Mother Following Her Dreams

A Mother Following Her Dreams

The fog lingered in my mind like a billow of smoke. The vision I had…


Faith Over Fear : How Much Are You Willing to Risk?

Faith Over Fear : How Much Are You Willing to Risk?

Two years ago, I woke up with a sinking feeling of professional…


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Dear Rockstar, You Need a Day Off

You’re a champion. A goal-setter and go-getter. You probably thrive off…


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Obedience Over Hustle

Most people, if we are honest, like the hustle mode. Our workaholism is…


Build Something That Matters

Building Something That Matters

Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention.A…


How To Write A Bio That Doesn’t Suck

How To Write A Bio That Doesn’t Suck

You’re a complex person. There’s an exact way you like your coffee…


How I Became a Temporary Atheist as an Entrepreneur

How I Became a Temporary Atheist as an Entrepreneur

As someone who has suffered from generalized anxiety disorder for so…


The Surprising Truth About Financial Freedom

The Surprising Truth About Financial Freedom

used to think one of the great things about having a lot of money was…


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How to Deal with a Dream that is Falling Flat

Who among us isn’t a dreamer? Even the greatest, most glass-half-full…


Confessions of a Recovering Workaholic

Confessions of a Recovering Workaholic

At the close of one year and the start of the next, we all take some…


Career Decisions : Letting Go of Good, in the Pursuit of Great

Career Decisions : Letting Go of Good, in the Pursuit of Great

There we were yet again. Another long night discussing the pros and…


Finding Rest in the Hustle

Finding Rest in the Hustle

I’ll tell you a little secret. Your mission will take much longer than…


Going At It Alone

Going At It Alone

Starting your own business takes swagger. You’ve got to be confident…


Your Future Plans are Holding You Back

Your Future Plans are Holding You Back

I don’t know about you, but I’m walking into to 2016 with some high…


Succeeding at What Matters

Succeeding at What Matters

It’s a scary thing. We all want to work on things that matter, and many…


A Model for Co-laboring in Business

A Model for Co-laboring in Business

There is a deep longing in the hearts of many people to experience the…


Finding Purpose After The Storm : My Story

Finding Purpose After The Storm : My Story

The world was spinning. A dizzying panic rushed over me like an intense…


I'm Sleeping with My Business Partner

I’m Sleeping with My Business Partner

Owning and running a business with your spouse isn’t always as dreamy…


Business In The Bedroom

Business In The Bedroom

As women we are afforded endless opportunities to practice the art of…


Legally Savvy and Sound : Ask an Expert

Legally Savvy and Sound : Ask an Expert

Don’t let the complexities of the legal system keep you from chasing…


4 Ways to Lead a Meeting Like a Ninja

4 Ways to Lead a Meeting Like a Ninja

When they are well-conducted, meetings build trust and relationships…


Cut to the Core: Why Your Business Needs Core Values

Cut to the Core: Why Your Business Needs Core Values

One of the easiest ways to capture the culture of a company is in it’s…


You Have A Mission. Discover It.

You Have A Mission. Discover It.

Often your mission is right under your nose, but we discount the impact…


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You’re a Boss, He’s Your Husband. Doing it Together

Without a healthy perspective the feminist movement, which is noble,…


Confessions of a Mompreneur

Confessions of a Mompreneur

On the outside she may seem put together, smart and competent at her…


The Journey of Grit & Virtue

The Journey of Grit & Virtue

It wasn’t until a few years into my business that I realized that I…


A Journey Awaits, But Only If You Say Yes

A Journey Awaits, But Only If You Say Yes

What does it take to muster up the courage to say yes, to step outside…


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Finding Happiness in Others’ Success

No matter how much we might strive for perfection in each area of our…