My favorite business book of all time is comprehensive, yet extremely simple. It will show you how to grow and sustain a business of any size truly in a healthy and practical way. It addresses the six parts of any business in detail, vision, people, data, process, issues, and traction. The name of the book is Traction, by Gino Wickman.
Read MoreI believe that work is good and it feels good to know that you've done a job well at the end of your day. But, I also love to rest. We all crave it. We need it regularly. But for some reason this Sabbath rest, this weekly rhythm of just stopping all work has been lost.
Read MoreIf you have influence, you are a leader, right where you are. If you can speak into someone else's life, if you are just a little more advanced than they are in some area, you are a leader. We all find ourselves in leadership positions at some point or another, but it's up to us to see ourselves as leaders and to grow as leaders.
Read MoreFor the longest time I was really afraid of becoming a mom. I thought that I should have these longings to be a mother or I really should want to have a baby, but I never did. This is something my friend Katelyn James and I both experienced, and our hope is that if you’re in the same boat, our conversation would make you feel a little bit more normal and not alone.
Read MoreNow, I'm not perfect by any stretch, but I decided way before ever building my team that I wanted to get one thing right: hiring. Today, I'm going to tell you everything that I've learned in my research and in my experience in hopes that you too can hire the right person the first time.
Read MoreI get the question all the time: How do you do it all? My answer every time is: I don't. I don't do it all. I ask for help. The next two weeks we're going to be talking all about hiring, but more than that: asking for help!
Read MoreToday, I'll be sharing my thoughts on The Sacred Enneagram and a few of the ideas and practices that have really stuck with me since reading it.
Read MoreChoosing to build a team ended up being one of the best decisions I've ever made in my business, and today, I'm going to tell you why.
Read MoreMy hope in being vulnerable here is that if you are an Enneagram Type Three, or if you have a type three in your life, maybe you'll find a new understanding about our type that will be helpful in some way or another.
Read MoreHow do you feel when I say the word "budget"? I know it can make some people feel handcuffed, and it can make some people feel kind of nerdy and excited. There are a lot of emotions tied to that word. To me, budget simply means one thing: accountability.
Read MoreThe team meeting formula that we follow allows us to connect, to pay attention to the most important things that move our business forward, and they last no longer than 90 minutes. Today I'm going to share that team meeting formula with you.
Read MoreIn today’s episode, I’m sharing my top three takeaways from the book, The Year of Living Happy. A few things really stuck with me about being happier: God’s word, Generosity, and Friendships!
Read MoreI want to really, truly feel and experience joy—the deep, deep kind of joy. All of the emotions and pains and joys. That is living fully awake.
Read MoreGet ready, because I love a good morning routine. Fair warning: I am such a nerd about this. I know this sounds kind of extreme, but having a morning routine in place really enhances the quality of my life— I'm not kidding!
Read MoreIt can be helpful. It can provide income. It can be addictive. It can be a trap. Today, I want to talk about simple practices that I have found incredibly life-giving to keep social media in its place.
Read MoreIf you have ever looked for a team building exercise that's solid, that takes some vulnerability and honesty, that actually moves your team to personal improvement and team unity, the Plus Delta exercise is it.
Read MoreToday we're going to talk about five ways for you to work through that feeling of overwhelm that honestly overtakes us every once in a while and leaves us feeling so helpless.
Read MoreYou probably clicked on this wondering, “What in the world is the secret to success in business?” Well, I'm going to go ahead and tell you. In one word, it's service.
Read MoreI'm going to walk you through 10 steps that I take to prepare for maternity leave, so that I can be fully present with my little one, and then I'm going to end this episode with some bonus advice for you, some free advice, the things that I learned that I didn't do so well along the way.
Read MoreLife is hard, and sometimes it just seems we can't move forward in our lives until someone speaks some words of life to us. So that's what I'm here for today. If you're facing something really hard, I am here to tell you, you were made for hard things.
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