The Power Project Podcast

In Episode 12, Kat Armstrong joins Brandi to discuss the importance of women leveraging their gifts to lead. Kat Armstrong was born in Houston, Texas, where the humidity ruins her Mexi-German curls. She is a powerful voice in our generation as a sought-after Bible teacher, preacher, coach, and innovative ministry leader. She holds a master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is the author of No More Holding Back, The In-Between Place, and a 6-book series called Storyline Bible Studies. In 2008, Kat cofounded the Polished Network to embolden working women in their faith and work. As the host of The Polished Podcast and The Emboldened Woman Podcast, she interviews working women at the crossroads of faith and work and offers devotionals from the Scriptures. Kat is the director of leadership processes for Integrus Leadership, is pursuing a doctorate of ministry in New Testament context at Northern Seminary, and serves as a board member of the Polished Network. She and her husband, Aaron, have been married for twenty years and live in Dallas, Texas, with their son, Caleb, and attend Dallas Bible Church, where Aaron serves as the lead pastor.Join Brandi and Kat at the Boldly Conference Friday, Oct. 21 at Bent Tree Bible in Carrolton, TX. Get tickets herewww.boldlyconference.orgUse code BRANDIVOTH for 10% off! Find Kat's books and upcoming Storyline project here: https://www.katarmstrong.com/You can follow Kat on Instagram @katarmstrong1Also, can you Please Subscribe and give us a review? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️FREE STUFF———Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECT

In Episode #111, Brandi sat down with Bailee Tierce of Moss & Metal jewelry. Bailee and Brandi have recently launched The Power Project Collective which consists of multiple women-owned social enterprises creating impact in the world. The two discuss vocational stewardship and how Bailee re-branded her business to be a socially responsible business. Bailee shares her testimony of church hurt, being called back to God, and how her business is now an outpouring of her new rebirth. This raw and authentic conversation is such a beautiful example of God's never ending pursuit of our hearts. Bailee shares that God called her back during a retreat that we hosted in 2020. We love this story so much because it shows us that God can reach us anywhere, even when the churches are closed. He can reach down and pull our hearts back to him in the middle of a glamping retreat surrounded by strangers, shopping, yoga, and karaoke. Bailee encourages those that are questioning their faith to lean into it and don't be afraid to ask hard questions.Follow Moss & Metal on Instagram @moss.and.metalCheck out her beautiful jewelry at www.mossandmetal.comFollow The Power Project Collective on Instagram @thepowerprojectcollectiveAlso, can you Please Subscribe and give us a review? FREE STUFF———Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECT

In Episode #110, Elisabeth Jordan, Founder and President of The Human Impact which serves the un-housed community of Dallas, joins Brandi once more to discuss how she and her team navigated the last two years. Elisabeth shares how this population experienced confusion and despair during the pandemic, but The Human Impact was able to gain trust as they chose to be courageous and move forward to befriend, bridge gaps, and build long-term community in the midst of uncertainty. Elisabeth's staff grew from four members to twelve in the last two years, and she describes how she has had to learn hard limits while crafting an organization that honors time as part ofIn an effort to honor those limits, she and the organization have adopted a mandatory quarterly week off policy, they have active conversations about rest and limits, and all employees receive a monthly stipend for counseling. Elisabeth provides us with these tips when knowing how to and when to hire. 1. Prayer— let God lead you2. Seek wise counsel from others 3. Hire different kinds of people who think differently 4. Acknowledge weaknesses and find complimentary individuals Elisabeth leaves us with her five year plan and asks that we pray for continued wisdom and creativity in building. You can learn more about The Human Impact and ways to get involved over at www.thehumanimpact.orgYou can follow along with their weekly outreach over on IG: @thehumanimpact Go give us a follow on Instagram @the_powerprojectRate us & review on any platform you listen on! FREE STUFF———Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECTThinking about starting a podcast? You're going to want to check out the Class for Beginners that I created over on Skillshare! Did you know you can learn all types of new information over there? Take a look at my Podcasting 101 course and while you're at it, see if there's anything else you want to learn. Use my code to get two free months of Skillshare to learn whatever new skill it is that you need to step into your purpose! https://skl.sh/2lpoNBU

In Episode #109 Brandi sat down with the very first dude on the podcast, Toby Slough, founder of Goby Ministries and Legacy Pastor of Cross Timbers Church. Brandi and Toby have a candid conversation surrounding mental health and the role the Church plays in changing the narrative. Having suffered from anxiety and panic disorder for 28 years, Toby shares his heart with us.“When you connect God's power with your mental health, Jesus becomes a lot more real in your life.”“I want to normalize the conversation around mental wellness, and I would like the Capital C Church to be the first place, not the last place that people go when they're struggling.”“We have to celebrate our weaknesses as much as we celebrate our strengths”“We have to break the stigma of mental health that it is something that we choose. Anxiety is not worry and depression is not sadness. The biggest issue with depression and anxiety is the shame that it brings.” “We can do better than fidget spinners and weighted blankets. If we can get people to the source, they can get the peace that passes understanding so that they can actually live like all is well…” Toby reminds us that we need to be where our kids are and that the internet is not a fad that is going away. After 22 years of pastoring, he has taken his ministry to TikTok because he believes if God opens a door for you, you can slide a message in there. While discussing our Enneagram types and how to keep our egos in check, Toby shares this lesson God has taught him. We all have a Calling that never changes, Assignment that can change and an Identity in Christ.Toby and Brandi discuss his recent transition from lead pastor at Crosstimbers Church to Legacy Pastor, and he reminds us that people get in trouble by hanging onto an old season and missing the new one that God has in store for them. He leaves us with a takeaway for anyone walking through a difficult transitionAsk God to replace the love that He gave you for the assignment which is not your identity and remind you of your calling. You can follow Toby on Instagram @toby.sloughCheck out the Be a Goby movement as well @beagobyGet your hands on Toby's books Toby the Goby or Not Yet at The Power Project Collective 114 W. Main Gainesville, TX or on Amazon. If you haven't written a review yet, please stop what you're doing. Give us a rating and a review. We'll take Five Stars. Be sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Check out www.the-powerproject.com and sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date with what we have going on. Follow us on IG @the_powerprojectToby's BioAfter graduating from Abilene Christian University in 1986, Toby began his ministry career in San Antonio, Texas, working with high school students. During his youth ministry years, Toby traveled around the country speaking to teenagers and youth workers.In 1993, he and his family moved to Southlake, Texas, where he became the Preaching Minister for the Southlake Boulevard Church. It was there that God began to birth in him a dream to plant a church in the rural area of Argyle, Texas.In 2000, Toby and Mika, along with twelve other families began Cross Timbers Church in the back of a bar. The idea for Cross Timbers was birthed from a calling God gave Toby to plant a church for hurting and broken people. In 2022, Toby transitioned from his role as Lead at Cross Timbers and launched Goby Ministries. Goby is a community of real people who are helping one another swim upstream. Transformation comes through resistance. Upstream swimming isn't the absence of God—many times, it's the signal of His Presence. His grace shows up in weakness, and it's how He builds strength. Our goal is to help people find hope and freedom in the middle of the rough waters of anxiety, depression, and the challenges of today's world. We are on mission to share the message of Goby with 100,000 kids and students by the end of 2022 by resourcing their families, faith communities, and other like-minded groups with relevant God-centered content and encouragement, making healthy conversations regarding mental wellness the new normal.Toby and Mika have been married for over thirty-four years. He often says he married way over his head. Toby and Mika have a daughter Bailey-she, and her husband Grant have three kids, Gideon, Micah, and Esther. Toby and Mika's son, Ross, and his wife Michelle have two daughters June and Evie. His family brings him more joy than any one man could ever ask for. In his free time, Toby enjoys fishing, reading, spending time on the water, writing, and gardening.Toby has authored several books including, The Adventures of Toby the Goby, Not Yet, Living the Dream, The Great Adventure, God Drives Me Crazy, Normal, It Is Well, and Harvest.

In episode #107, Brandi sat down with Nike Spaulding as they discussed textual criticism.Nika is a proud graduate of both the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor's in Zoology and Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master's of Theology. God has given her the privilege of planting a church in Oak Cliff called St Jude Oak Cliff, and she loves her role as the Resident Theologian.When she's not cheering on her Sooners, playing with her cat Clive, or enjoying a good meal with her friends, she's probably sneaking off to Oklahoma to snuggle with her favorite humans: her nieces and nephew.Nika and Brandi spent some time nerding out over the Bible as she explained how we ended up with a bible. She answers her the question “Can we trust the Bible?” We discuss how no other piece of literature is this well preserved, and despite man's fallibility of mistranslating a few different words of the Bible, there is no discrepancy in the actual gospel. Our favorite takeaway was learning that The bible is the #1 selling book each year. Nika leaves with us an excerpt from John 5 as Jesus is talking to religious pharisees who are experts of the scriptures:“You search the scriptures because in them you think you find eternal life, but I'm telling you they testify about me.”She shares that this is Jesus telling us , “that the Bible is not another task that is put on Christians to do. It is the Narnian wardrobe into Who God is, and as you search it, you will find that you encounter a God who loves you more than you can fathom, is more Good than you can understand, and has more in store for you than you can imagine.”Resources that Nika recommends in this episode are The Message Bible www.messagebible.comThe Bible Project podcast and YouTube www.bibleproject.comGod on Tap Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-on-tap/id1472958206You can follow Nika Spaulding on IG @nikaadidasIf you haven't written a review yet, please stop what you're doing. Give us a rating and a review. We'll take Five Stars. Be sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Check out www.the-powerproject.com and sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date with what we have going on.

This episode is part of a series where Brandi shares Biblical References of 40. Since this is her 40th year on earth, and the Bible mentions this number several times, we thought it would be fun to dive into some of these references.Biblical Reference of 40 #1Consistency: The Flood Gen. 7:4 “Seven days from now, I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created. He's consistent even when he is doing what we can't yet comprehend. It had never rained like this before. He didn't make it pour from the heavens for one day or one week, it poured in a manner that had never been seen before, and it did so for 40 days. He made the impossible not only possible but consistent.In the same way that he formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person in Genesis 2:7.In the same way that he formed me in my mother's womb and knit all of cry inner parts together in Psalm 139:14In the same way that he has laid out a path for me and made plans of hope and a future in Jeremiah 29:11 He is a God of possibility. But he is a consistent God of possibility. He doesn't just do the impossible once but he does it time and time again, from the very beginning of humanity to the present day that each and every one of us is standing in.And, when we doubt with our human minds and fearful hearts, we are questioning his very infinite capabilities. When God has called us to take a step of faith and we are perched on the threshold, we have to remember that he has been a God of consistency that has never failed us. He is not concerned with what happens after we take that step because he has laid the plans out on the other side. He just needs us to be fearfully obedient and trust his consistency to do the impossible. He sees you. He sees the mountain that you are facing. He hears your doubt and uncertainty. He recognizes your fear. He doesn't need you to do anything other than to trust his consistency. Read the full passage of the flood in Genesis here: 7 Next God said to Noah, “Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.2-4 “Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will pour rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made.”5 Noah did everything God commanded him.6-10 Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters covered the Earth. Noah and his wife and sons and their wives boarded the ship to escape the flood. Clean and unclean animals, birds, and all the crawling creatures came in pairs to Noah and to the ship, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah. In seven days the floodwaters came.11-12 It was the six-hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month that it happened: all the underground springs erupted and all the windows of Heaven were thrown open. Rain poured for forty days and forty nights.13-16 That's the day Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, accompanied by his wife and his sons' wives, boarded the ship. And with them every kind of wild and domestic animal, right down to all the kinds of creatures that crawl and all kinds of birds and anything that flies. They came to Noah and to the ship in pairs—everything and anything that had the breath of life in it, male and female of every creature came just as God had commanded Noah. Then God shut the door behind him.17-23 The flood continued forty days and the waters rose and lifted the ship high over the Earth. The waters kept rising, the flood deepened on the Earth, the ship floated on the surface. The flood got worse until all the highest mountains were covered—the high-water mark reached twenty feet above the crest of the mountains. Everything died. Anything that moved—dead. Birds, farm animals, wild animals, the entire teeming exuberance of life—dead. And all people—dead. Every living, breathing creature that lived on dry land died; he wiped out the whole works—people and animals, crawling creatures and flying birds, every last one of them, gone. Only Noah and his company on the ship lived.24 The floodwaters took over for 150 days.If you loved this episode, please write a review and leave a rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Check out The Power Hat Co here: www.thepowerhatco.comWant to start. a podcast? Start here ---> https://www.skillshare.com/r/profile/Brandi-Voth/7199018

In this episode, we're throwing it back to my friend Jodie Webb. Jodie's story is one of restoration and redemption. She has answered God's call for her life and is fully living a life of purpose. By God's grace, she has been able to transform childhood trauma into a lifelong mission that stretches across international borders to fully restore survivors and further prevent these atrocities. _ Not only will you be inspired and empowered by Jodie's mission but you'll also hear about navigating the obstacles of starting a non-profit as well as balancing family life while pursuing a life of purpose. In Season 3, we'll be hearing from Jodie about her newest projects._#inittopreventit #moderndayslavery #thepowerproect

We're throwing it back To episode #93, where I sat down with Dr. Vanessa Bouché who has been studying the issue of human trafficking since 1999, and her explorations of this topic have taken her all over the globe from Latin America to Europe and Asia. She has created HumanTraffickingData.org, an open-access and searchable database of federal human trafficking prosecutions in the U.S., interviewed convicted traffickers in federal prisons, surveyed hundreds of survivors, and consulted with a variety of international organizations and NGOs. Most recently, however, she co-founded Savhera, a premium social impact aromatherapy brand that provides sustainable, living-wage, professional jobs to survivors of sex trafficking in India and the U.S.She and I discussed biblical justice, business as a force of good, and her greatest challenges building a social enterprise. Tune in for this impactful conversation. You can find out more at @savherawellness.Check out what we have going on with our own social enterprise @ www.thepowerhatco.comFollow @thepowerprojectcollective to meet other social enterprise founders. Follow @the_powerproject to hear more inspiring stories!

This week, we're throwing it back to episode #27 with Melissa Ice, Founder & Executive Director of The Net and Worthy Co. The Net is a non-profit organization that began when a group of TCU college students started building relationships with people experiencing homelessness. The Net was then able to launch a social enterprise called Worthy Co. and employs women that are survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Melissa has been named in 25 Women to Watch by Women in Business Networking in 2016, was recently named Fort Worth Business Press 40 Under 40, and, she is also Fort Worth Magazine's Editor's Choice for Best Philanthropist in 2018. This gal is a woman after my heart! She speaks to all the subjects that drive me! She talks about navigating the business side of a social enterprise that supports the non profit that she founded as well. Melissa is passionate about empowering and loving on God's people in a way that looks like coming alongside them and simply saying “I see you.” I could have spoken with her for three hours today because she's one of those people whose energy just fuels my soul! I know you're going to love hearing her story! To learn more about The Net, you can check it out at www.thenetftw.comFor information about The Worthy Co check out www.worthy-co.comHey Mama! Have you written a review yet? Have you subscribed to the podcast? Have you told ALL your friends about it? Let's make it happen! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Check out www.the-powerproject.com for all the things!

In Episode #102, we're kicking off Season 3 by revisiting some of our favorite conversations we had over the course of the first two seasons. We're taking it back to the streets with Elisabeth Jordan of The Human Impact. In Episode #70, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Elisabeth Jordan of The Human Impact. Before I interviewed Elisabeth, I joined her and her team for street outreach. I was able to watch her in action as she showed me what it looks like to do what they were doing with the Human Impact. Elisabeth grew up in one of the wealthiest zip codes in Dallas, and through her lens of privilege never realized what was happening on the streets just a few miles down the road. After losing her job in corporate America, she began a quest to find her purpose in life and realized that she most felt like herself when serving the community of people on the streets. She and I speak about how God can stop us in our tracks in order to truly speak to us in a manner where we are able to hear his call for our lives.Elisabeth identified friendship as the need that would drive her mission and quickly realized that it would need to be more than just her to really affect change. What started as a volunteer position that fed her soul 7 years ago quickly grew into an organization where she, team members, and volunteers build relationships with people on the streets. As they forge friendships and learn about their new friends, they work through what issues are keeping them on the streets in hopes of eventually helping them transition off the streets and back into society, a place of their own, and employment. The Human Impact has been a thriving organization for the past 4 years and has recently created a partnership with Bonton Farms where people can work on an urban farm and live in homes of their own as a first step along the restoration process. I encourage you to lean into Elisabeth's message of learning to see this population not as “Homeless People” but instead just as people. She challenges us to ask ourselves the same question she asked herself in the beginning. Who are the homeless? What are my assumptions about the homeless? How can we serve others when we humble ourselves?Elisabeth discussed her original thoughts of providing a solution for the homeless community. “Coming with a solution to a problem when I had never experienced homelessness was actually pretty arrogant of me.”She quickly realized that she needed to lay aside what she thought she was going to the streets to do and instead start listening. She tells us about her friend from he streets that was the first to welcome her into the community. She shares that he was the first to recognize that she didn't know what she was doing but that he was going to love her anyway. After that first bond was formed, she realized that God was using this community to heal her and teach her to love herself because they accepted her for who she was. We discuss how forging meaningful relationships by sharing our humanity with one another, including our pain and vulnerability is what truly makes us stronger as people. “Often times, people of privilege are coming to serve the homeless and we don't realize we can relate to them in such a human way.”She and I both found the most surprising part of street outreach to be how most of the homeless community choose to focus on the good and beautiful things that God has for them. Elisabeth brings her husband and children along for outreach because they want their family to be close to people who are different from them and have different needs and stories. After all, there is so much life to that. While discussing her children, she tells us that as an Enneagram 1, her greatest desire for her children is for them to remember that they played because it is easy to get lost in the world of perfection and miss those moments. She gives us 7 Tips for following your purpose in lifeKnow that following the purpose that is within in you is worth the riskDon't let fear keep you from walking your purpose journey. Don't let the risks outweigh the purpose for which you were made. Purpose can be served in both business and the non-profit space. Neither one is more purposeful than the other. Be willing to take chances and continue to pursue the path of purpose no matter what comes.Take small risks so that you're prepared to take the bigger risks when you're called toChange how you view failure, learn from it and grow from it. Elisabeth also shares with us how she has taken lessons from failure and applied them in learning and growing. 5 Ways to Handle Failure Do a post mortum Ask yourself what could we have done differently, what could they have done differently, Assess what you can do different next time. What can you take away from that moment to learn for the future. You can learn more about The Human Impact and ways to get involved over at www.thehumanimpact.orgYou can follow along with their weekly outreach over on IG: @thehumanimpact FREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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Blythe Hill is the CEO and Founder of the Dressember Foundation, an anti-trafficking nonprofit organization. Through their annual campaign, thousands of people across the world commit to wearing dresses or ties for the month of December as a way to raise awareness and funding for anti-trafficking work. Since 2013, Dressember advocates have raised $10MM USD and resourced dozens of anti-trafficking programs across the US and the world. Dressember has received press attention from the likes of Forbes, Glamour, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, the TODAY Show, among others. In 2019, Blythe was named one of InStyle's 50 Badass Women, alongside powerhouse ladies like Michelle Obama, Christine Blasey Ford, Angela Davis, and Gayle King. Blythe currently lives in Seattle with her husband, their son Behr, and their dog, Friday. She loves a good red wine, a good cheese and, clearly, a good pun.https://www.dressember.org/

In episode #100 of the Power Project Podcast, I sit down to talk about the power of resting. Many of us are experiencing burnout; whether it's physical, spiritual, mental, or emotional. So, take a moment, listen to this episode, and find peace and rest in the Lord. Sign up for our newsletter: www.the-powerproject.comGet Brandi's new book at www.thepowerprojectbook.comWant to be part of The Power Project Book Launch Team?   Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity

In episode #99 of the Power Project Podcast, I sat down with a young lady who is looking to reenter the journey of chasing her goals and dreams. Grab your notebook and pen, and get ready to learn a lot about SMART planning! SMART goals Specific Measurable Attainable Reasonable Time-boundSign up for our newsletter: www.the-powerproject.comGet Brandi's new book at www.thepowerprojectbook.comWant to be part of The Power Project Book Launch Team?   Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity

In episode #98 of the Power Project Podcast, I give you guys an inside look with some tangible steps on having a purposeful business journey. STEPS:-Starting Point-Traditional Career-Entrepreneurial Goal-Philanthropic Dream-Side Passion Starting Point: What can you do right now to make money?Traditional Career: Career plan / this is a career that may require training or certificationEntrepreneurial: What business would you own?Philanthropic: How do you want to give back?Side Passion: This can be a creative endeavor or hobby.Sign up for our newsletter: www.the-powerproject.comGet Brandi's new book at www.thepowerprojectbook.comWant to be part of The Power Project Book Launch Team?   Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity

In episode #97 of the Power Project Podcast, I sat down with Former Miss Jamaica, Laura Butler, to hear about her journey of purpose. Laura has 20 years of experience in the field of corporate training, business consulting, & Human Resources. She has been invited to speak in 15 countries, has raised over $1 million USD in charities and scholarships for young people, and much, much more. Join us for this conversation about how to get going in life when you feel stuck, and you'll also get to know Laura's story as well. Get Brandi's new book at www.thepowerprojectbook.comWant to be part of The Power Project Book Launch Team?   Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity

In episode #96 of the Power Project Podcast, I sat down with a coaching client to discuss personal branding, email marketing, and Facebook groups. From utilizing Pinterest to starting your own email list, we cover many personal branding and marketing bases. Sign up for our newsletter: www.the-powerproject.comGet Brandi's new book at www.thepowerprojectbook.comWant to be part of The Power Project Book Launch Team?   Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity

In episode #93, I sat down with Dr. Vanessa Bouché who has been studying the issue of human trafficking since 1999, and her explorations of this topic have taken her all over the globe from Latin America to Europe and Asia.  She has created HumanTraffickingData.org, an open-access and searchable database of federal human trafficking prosecutions in the U.S., interviewed convicted traffickers in federal prisons, surveyed hundreds of survivors, and consulted with a variety of international organizations and NGOs.  Most recently, however, she co-founded Savhera, a premium social impact aromatherapy brand that provides sustainable, living-wage, professional jobs to survivors of sex trafficking in India and the U.S.She and I discuss biblical justice, business as a force of good, and her greatest challenges busking a social enterprise. Tune in for this impactful conversation. Check out what we have going on with our own social enterprise @ www.thepowerhatco.com

For this episode, you're getting a front-row seat to the Mindset Mavens webinar that we hosted over on our FB page: www.facebook.com/thepowerprojectvlog "Mindset Mavens" is a panel of life coaches, speakers, authors, and podcast hosts that believe in chasing the big audacious calls on their lives and encouraging others to do the same! Tune in for a candid conversation about overcoming limiting beliefs and following the call on your life. Brandi was joined by Demi Austin-Thomas, TV Personality and Parenting Coach https://instagram.com/demiaustinthomas?igshid=1dhccg7qrbi99Ashton Cantou, Transformational Life Coach https://instagram.com/ashtoncantou?igshid=dvvmm3mcpqjoTamra Cornwell Andress, Christian Business Coach https://instagram.com/tamra.andress?igshid=ybab68tomi8bAlice Edgerton, Podcast Host and Retreat Host https://instagram.com/thrivingalice?igshid=1259fxi006bi1 Have questions about overcoming limiting beliefs?  Send us an email: brandi@the-powerproject.comGet Brandi's new book at www.thepowerprojectbook.comWant to be part of The Power Project Book Launch Team?   Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity

For this episode, you're getting a front-row seat to the Mindset Mavens webinar that we hosted over on our FB page: www.facebook.com/thepowerprojectvlog "Mindset Mavens" is a panel of life coaches, speakers, authors, and podcast hosts that believe in chasing the big audacious calls on their lives and encouraging others to do the same! Tune in for a candid conversation about overcoming limiting beliefs and following the call on your life. Brandi was joined by Demi Austin-Thomas, TV Personality and Parenting Coach https://instagram.com/demiaustinthomas?igshid=1dhccg7qrbi99Ashton Cantou, Transformational Life Coach https://instagram.com/ashtoncantou?igshid=dvvmm3mcpqjoTamra Cornwell Andress, Christian Business Coach https://instagram.com/tamra.andress?igshid=ybab68tomi8bAlice Edgerton, Podcast Host and Retreat Host https://instagram.com/thrivingalice?igshid=1259fxi006bi1 Have questions about overcoming limiting beliefs? Send us an email: brandi@the-powerproject.comGet Brandi's new book at www.thepowerprojectbook.comWant to be part of The Power Project Book Launch Team? Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity

In this episode, we are discussing the cycle of failure and how it keeps us from stepping into success. I mentor women that have endured terrible trauma in their past. They've been through situations that were sometimes a direct consequence of their own poor choices and others that were not. Most of the women have criminal records. I teach a weekly course at an aftercare home for survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking. The course is a combination of business & life coaching. While I help them to realize their gifts and skills as well as acquire the skills necessary for gainful employment, we also do a deep dive on emotional and mental roadblocks, unpacking past hurt, releasing shame and guilt, and taking responsibility for our own actions. I've now taught 4 different groups of women in this course, and we inevitably reach the same point each time. It's the midway point. Halfway through the course, this is where they start experiencing overwhelm, self-doubt, fear, and… this is typically where, if they are going to, they choose to leave the program. Reasons we don't break free from the cycle of failure: 1. Fear of SuccessSuccess doesn't feel comfortable. Failure is familiar. When we become overwhelmed and afraid, we revert to familiar behaviors. How did we feel with overwhelm before? Did we quit? Did we run away? Did we lean on unhealthy coping mechanisms? What has happened in the past when we have attempted to succeed? 2. Fear of the unknown: The devil we know is better than the one we don't. Jer. 29: 11 “For I know the plans I have for you. Declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” God knows these plans. We don't, and oftentimes, it seems much more comfortable to believe in the past hurt we know than the hope of the future. It's hard to imagine something we've never seen before. Exile came before the hope. It doesn't mean it's going to be easy, but that we must trust God's plan and persevere. 3. Fear of New Identity (Accepting Failure as your identity) When people have a line of bad choices & behaviors, this becomes part of their identity. People label them as a failure. However, when they take the steps to break the cycle, they step into a new identity. One where they are no longer the person of their past. This new identity requires them to be held accountable. The excuse of “that's just the way they are no longer applies.” They have a new name. Col. 3:9 -10 “…you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” 4. Fear of Accountability: When transitioning from failure to success, you have to take responsibility for your actions and make changes. 1 Cor. 13:11 
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. “5 Ways to Break the Cycle of Failure & Step Into Success 1. Take accountability for your actions. Recognize write or wrong choices that have led us to where we are. Own them without absorbing the guilt and shame. Recognize them as obstacles along the way that do not identify you. Acknowledge that who you were is not who you are today. 2. Recognize a time in your past that you turned an obstacle into an opportunity or a failure into a success. 3. Identify a time that you stepped through fear. Celebrate that moment as a victory. (RFW: the resident came to the program) 4. Remember a moment of power: a sense of accomplishment. What did that feel like? How much joy was in your heart? Who told you that you couldn't. How did it feel to prove them wrong? 5. Imagine what it will feel like when you (accomplish this hard thing) you're standing on the stage at graduation. What are you wearing? How is your hair fixed? Who is in the audience? What friends and family are there with you? How proud do you feel about this accomplishment? How much joy do you have in your heart? How will it feel when you are able to share this success? Claim your victory.Write your victory statement: I have accomplished ________________________________________________________________Whatever goal that you are holding back from accomplishing right now)Visualize the feeling of success. Close your eyes and imagine what life feels like on the other side of that statement. Just because we haven't seen it before doesn't mean we can't imagine it. Visualize what your life looks like on the other side. What does your life look like after achieving this victory. Write a letter to yourself: Dear Self, I want you to know that you are: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________(strength & overwhelming characteristics: ex. *A child of God, fearfully and wonderfully made, resilient, persistent, forgiven, redeemed, worthy)You have __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________(statement of triumph: Overcome addiction, survived abuse/trauma, saved a bankrupt business) You possess all the _______________________ (knowledge, talent, gifts, skills) to accomplish ____________________________________________________________________________________You are committed to ___________________________________________________________(putting in the work and taking the action steps necessary to complete this goal because the success that lies on the other side of this challenge is worth every step of the journey.) From now on, anytime I feel like giving up on a goal, or turning back to a cycle of failure because the fear of success is too great, I promise to go back and read this letter to myself. I promise to constantly seek success and not fear the unknown, but embrace the plans that God has for me. LOVE, YOUR SUCCESSFUL SELF STANDING ON THE SIDE OF VICTORY

in Episode #89, I sit down with my cousin Chelsey Collier to have a conversation about her biracial struggle during the Black Lives Matter movement. We have an open conversation about her struggle as a biracial child in our white family with a racist background. She also opens up in our chat about her experience being rejected by her black family. Chelsey shares with us how she has grieved the lack of connection with her black family and how she was never taught what it meant to be black. I hope you lean into this conversation with open ears, open mind, and an open heart. Have you written a review and rated us yet? We'll take 5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ please! Also, The Power Project book is available for purchase! Head over to www.thepowerprojectbook.com to get added to the launch team and order your copy now!

It's easy to get discouraged right now. It's easy to look around and seethe hopeless state of our nation. It's easy to lose hope and feelpowerless. But, where there is hopelessness, God can show up and dogreat things.We look around and see anger, confusion, turmoil, and division. We have argued overthose concerns tear our country apart at the seams. ed about COVID, and those sayingit's all a conspiracy. We have seen racial division tear our country apart at the seams.My cop friends are scared and angry. My black friends are scared and angry. Those ofus in the middle are scared and angry.I'm not going to speak in detail on this subject. I don't feel qualified. What I am goingto speak on is what God has called me to speak on. It's easy to feel pulled in onedirection, in an all or nothing battle. Our society has created this all or nothing dialoguewhere we have to pick teams. We see it in every stage of our society, from politics andreligion, to vaccinations, where we send our kids to school, and even down tobreastfeeding or bottle feeding. Somewhere along the way, we believed the narrativethat we can not love others that have a differing view from us.But, today, I want to point something out that we may all be forgetting.We are not fighting flesh and blood. We are fighting against the powers of this world'sdarkness and against the spiritual forces of evil. (Eph. 6:12)This is part of the enemy's attack. He seeks to steal, kill, and destroy. He usesweapons of confusion, anger, and division. He sews discourse amongst God'schildren. He has our nation where he wants it right now. We don't trust our leaders.We don't know what to listen to. We don't believe what we read. People are searchingfor truth. People are searching for hope. We are not fighting a battle against the colorof our skin. We are not fighting a battle against injustice. We are fighting a battleagainst our spirits. If we turn on one another rather than supporting each other, we willnever be able to carry out God's plan for our lives. We will not bring glory to thekingdom of God.Eph. 6: 10 tells us to. “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to standagainst the schemes of the devil.”I look at our country and see that we need God more now than ever before. I seepowerlessness, hopelessness, and Godlessness.The armor of God:• The belt of Truth (We are all looking for truth. His word is truth) *Go to your bible.• The breastplate of righteousness, while we are all fighting over who's right, weneed to make sure that we are guarding ourselves with his righteousness• The gospel of Peace: To know him is to be able to have peace in the midst ofunrest• The shield of faith: don't just hear the words, commit them to your heart. Stand firmin your faith.• My faithful friends are those that I see full of peace,• The helmet of salvation: Having salvation in our hearts but also in our minds.• The sword of the spiritWe have instruction for how to fight this spiritual battle, this attack of the enemy, buthow do we show up for a fallen world in the midst of the worst of humanity.We are the BEST OF HUMANITY. We LOVE.*Conversation with Izell*We are all on the same team. We all have the same heart.When we show up and love others well, we will see change.Love sees no color. TRULYLove is BLIND.Love sees no transgressions.Love sees no division.Love says that an officer in uniform and a criminal on drugs can love one another.Love says that my friends and I can have different experiences and still love oneanother.Romans 12 gives us clear instruction on how we can deal with these times that feel sodivided and so full of division:• Let Love be Genuine• Truly: serve the homeless, serve the marginalized, serve the differently-abled, servethose less privileged. Have conversations. Listen to their experiences.• Love one another with brotherly affection• Like I tell my children, you have the same last name. You're on the same team.Love one another• Be fervent in spirit• Having great warmth, intensity, a burning desire• Rejoice in HOPE: Holiness, Opportunity, Power, Expectancy• Be patient in tribulation• Be constant in prayer• Contribute to the needs of the saints• Bless those who persecute you• Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep• Live in harmony with one another• Repay no evil for evil• If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peacefully with all• DO NOT be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

#87: Developing a Responsible Mindset May is mental health awareness month, and I think it is so important to highlight the power of mindset. Today we are discussing Responsible Mindset vs Victim Mindset. How do we move from the place of being stuck to the place of growth? Ways to develop a responsibility mindset 
A person with a responsibility mindset takes initiative and strives for growth. The responsible mindset is driven by an internal compass rather than an external force. Responsibility mindset chooses to eat healthy when no one is looking rather than binge on junkfood. A responsible mindset opts for a personal development book or podcast rather than binge watching NetFlix. A responsible mindset is dependable and others can count on you, but also chooses to draw boundaries. Victim Mentality: Why does this keep happening to me?If only I had_____. I could_____Typically express feelings of sorrow, an overall sense of overwhelm, helplessness, defeatedness,Looks for things to be better one day, All personalities can fall victim to vicim mentality: feel life has dealt them an unfair hand, distrusting of others, see other's growth as competition, become defensive easily, scarcity mentality, are manipulative, deceitful, over-inflate their importance, seek to be the center of attention, co-dependent, needy, want instant gratification, use others for their own agenda, indecisive, over-indulgent Responsibility Mindset: What action can I take to prevent this from happening? I can do this______ in order to be able to have this______.Expresses gratitude, optimism, contentedness, peace in the presence, hope for the future. All personalities can have or develop a responsibility mindset: commitment to service, patience, and persistence, generous, giving, honest, exhibit self-control, fully embrace community and collaboration, appreciate strengths in others, recognize happiness as a choice, use powers for good, unselfish, make practical decisions rather than emotionally driven whims, practice moderation15 Ways to Move from a Victim Mindset to a Responsible Mindset Volunteer for opportunities outside of your comfort zone that you can learn fromSurround yourself with others that share the mindset and will encourage and push you in your growth. Interrupt the “One Day” thought process. Self correct with Today I will_______Allow yourself to be authentically vulnerable with those closest to you. Journal what it is that you are truly experiencing. Not just emotions, but what is the process that you are walking through. Identify what you are most afraid of. Recognize how you are holding yourself back. Admit that you would rather be healthy than right.View your mistakes as a lesson in growth rather than failures. Accept constructive criticism. “Until we can receive what areas we lack in, we can not begin to grow in those areas.”Communicate respectfully and directly with others. (don't grumble behind their backs) Shine the light on others. Celebrate their victories. Realize that others successes do not diminish your potential. “Realize that while your past has impacted you, it does not define you.” Stand in the present, acknowledge who you are today, and set your eyes on who you want to be in the future. Listen to others. Guard your mind. If you feel yourself being pulled into the black hole of someone else's drama, physically and mentally remove yourself. Adopt growth mentality: there is plenty of room at the table for all of us Practice self control in in the small things. Do less of something each day. 
“Acknowledge that who you are today does not determine who you will be in the future.” What happens when we have moved into a responsible mindset but have left others behind? Sometimes, those still sitting in the victim mindset will choose not to grow with you, and in return can become an anchor. This is where you have to choose to enforce boundaries. 5 Ways to draw boundaries with a Responsible Mindset : Learn to say no to obligations not serving your growth: Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should do it. Often times people will see your strength more accessible than it should be. If it's not something aligned with your mission or contributing to your growth, you shouldn't be doing it. Allow others to take ownership. Don't do it for them. You prevent them from growing when you do. They will ask you to do things for them rather than learning to do it for themselves.Do not allow others not striving for growth to speak into your life. Do not allow others to make you feel guilty about your own growth. Recognize that it is about their own mindset, insecurities, and self- belief.Recognize people stuck in the victim mindset, and quit trying to make them responsible. Love them and leave them where they are. Otherwise, your own growth will be inhibited. 


In Episode #86, I sit down with Tamra Andres, Minster, Personal Coach, & Host of The Fit In Faith PodcastShe and I discuss the importance of persistence in life and our walk with God leading to patience. We discussed how persistence at this time is an important reminder for us to trust God's plan for our lives in spite of the times we're walking through. Tamra shared 3 ways that we can all stay persistent in faith in times of uncertainty: Let go of the expectations that we had for our plans.Believe in what God has actually planned for us.Stay rooted in the truth and knowledge of what he has already promised for us. During The Great Pause, Tamra has used this as a season of intentionality and encourages us all to dig deep into who we were created to be. Tamra shares with us how in her personal coaching sessions, reminds her students whose they are and helps them apply tangible resources for aligning their mind, body, & soul to fulfill their purpose. Tamra and I discuss the intersection of faith and self love. She shared with us her beliefs about Self Love. “Self love is an ability to operate only out of overflow. God is there in that overflow moment. But if you don't reach for it, you are going to be starved.” When asked what she wanted our audience to know it's this: “You're ready. The lie you're telling yourself is that I'm not ready. But you are ready. You were born ready. God has perfectly timed this moment of your life where the passion is boiling inside. You're a little bit nervous. You are a little fearful. He's already utilized the highs and lows to get you to where you can say yes. So, all you have to do is release the fear and say yes because he has already equipped you. You don't need a certification. You don't need a degree. You don't need to invest in another program that you don't know what is going to come from it. You need to lean in. You already have your purpose.” Follow Tamra over on IG @tamra.andress or @fitinfaith_podcastCheck out everything she has going on at www.tamraandress.comFREE STUFF———->Get a FREE Chapter of The Power Project Book: www.thepowerprojectbook.com Peep my New Hat Collection: www.thepowerhatco.comWant to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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It is my greatest desire in life to help women see themselves as who God created them to be and step into their calling. We find ourselves at a time where people worldwide are questioning whether or not they will continue on the same path they were on before, or if this is a time for a new start. I hear the stories of what they would do if they could, but I also hear the self-doubt and fear surrounding the ideas. While people, in general, share a common theme of a limited mindset, I see women specifically experiencing self-doubt on a large scale. Why do women give into such limiting beliefs? From highly successful women to those that have endured severe trauma in their lives, the universal theme is that they just don't believe in themselves. They believe the lies that they are Not smart enough. Not qualified enough. Not educated enough. Not young enough Not old enough Not strong enough Not brave enough When I talk about power words with women, and ask them who God would say they are, oftentimes Enough is the answer. However, why is it so hard for us to actually believe? I have an exercise that I do with my mentees that I want to share with you at home. This exercise is intended to help the student realize skills that they currently have, and areas that they need to work on while coming up with a vocational plan. But for you at home, this is a way to realize your strengths and become more confident in life. Because as we realize our strengths and gain confidence, we begin to see ourselves through the eyes of our creator, and in turn, stop believing the lies that Satan is whispering to us. —Take out a pen and a piece of paper and write down whatever it is that you are dreaming of doing in life. If you have multiple ideas, list the Top 3Write Down “Three Things I do Best”. In my class, we have previously done a brain dump and dug into all of their talents and gifts. But, at this point, I encourage them to think really intently on their Top 3. This may look like “caring for others, conflict resolution, collaborating, networking, organizing, communicating, manual labor”Second, Write Down “My Top Skills” This can be anything from public speaking, to baking pies. Whatever specific skills you have. This could be bookkeeping, data entry, painting, teaching, cooking, writing, childcare, caregiving. Get really specific on your top 3 skills. This is not a certification or education. This is what you truly bring to the table and how you serve your community. Third, Write Down “My Main Skill Roadblocks Are”. This is where we acknowledge the areas that we are lacking in. List your top 3. By realizing our roadblocks, we can learn how to overcome them. Perhaps you lack in the technology department, you need to watch YouTube videos, read blogs, and listen to podcasts until you become more tech-savvy. Maybe you're not great at marketing, find someone who is and do what they tell you to do. And, if you're like I was, you don't understand bookkeeping and accounting. Once again, find someone who does and learn from them. Fourth, Write Down “Skills I Would Most Like to Learn” Just because we don't know how to do something doesn't mean we can't learn. Determine the top 3 skills you need to help you realize your dreams and chase your goals. Write them down. Then take action to pursue them. Fifth, Write Down “My Negative Character Traits Are” List the Top 3. These can be: insecurity, self-doubt, fearful anxious, unreliability, disorganization, disrespectfulness, undependability, indecisiveness, unforgiving, undisciplined. Be honest here. Just because you realize those character traits does not mean you stay in that place. You make a concerted effort to flip them into a positive. Lastly, Write Down “My Greatest Character Strengths” List the Top 3. I want you to own this! Whether it is dependability, integrity, respectfulness, patience, courage, hard-working, reliability, loyalty, perseverance, self-discipline, confidence, selflessness, write those strengths down. Stand confidently in those strengths. Focus on those. When you start to doubt yourself and you fill unequipped for the call on your life, reach down and pull those character strengths out. Stand firm in those. In the beginning of this exercise, before we get into it, I ask mentees what they are good at. Most people can't or won't answer the question. Even if they know what they are good at, they are not confident enough to share that. So, I throw things out. I like to start by asking them if they cook. If they do, I ask what their favorite dish to cook is. Because a good cook knows they are a good cook and take great pride in what they prepare. I love watching their face light up as they tell me about their mouthwatering fried chicken, slow-cooked ribs, or perfectly flaky crusted apple pie. I have them tell me how they prepare them and watch as they take great pride in detailing the process. Moments later, while completing the activity, as we get to the part about skill roadblocks, I watch their eyes fall as they realize what they lack. I see their confidence begin to shrink. And I quickly ask them if they knew how to prepare their award-winning recipe before they made it the first time. I remind them of how confident they were sharing the process with me. I remind them how proud they feel when they serve that dish to anxiously awaiting friends and family. And, I remind them of the satisfaction they get when the plates are cleaned and everyone raves on how delicious the meal was. We don't know how to do anything before we learn the process. We can stand in our strengths, realize our weaknesses and learn what we don't yet know. Maybe you don't cook. But there is something in life that you are great at that at one time you did not know how to do. Singing, sewing, playing an instrument, crafting, organizing, gardening, speaking, running, working out, heck doing your hair. Whatever it is. Own that. Store it to memory. And when you begin to be overwhelmed with what you don't yet know how to do, remember that you once didn't know how to do this. Sign up for the newsletter & score a free chapter of The Power Project Book: www.thepowerprojectbook.comRegister forThe Purpose Project Summit

Mary: Mothering During UncertaintyIn honor of Mother's Day, I sought out to create a special motherhood episode. I considered interviewing my grandmothers and mother for the episode, but with the current situation, I wouldn't be able to interview them in person. While I do most interviews remotely, that would be technologically challenging with my grandmas. So, instead, I started thinking about mothers around me, who had a great story to tell that we could learn from? Who would be inspiring to you guys? Not able to come up with the right fit, I prayed for direction. And I realized I wanted to record an episode about Mothers of the Bible. What does the Bible say about a mother? I found scriptures about a mother consoling and comforting, how Sarah waited, Hagar endured, and Rebekah believed. But, I still wasn't finding clear direction for this episode. Once again, I started thinking about mothers around me. I started thinking about my friends and family members that were at different stages of motherhood. Mothers who have just found out they are expecting and are fearful and anxiousExpectant mothers who are not able to celebrate their pregnancies with friends and familyNew Mothers who have had to deliver in less than ideal circumstances, with no family members present in a strange place Mothers of infants that they are trying to protect and keep healthyMothers who are separated from their children and worry about their safety Mothers who are learning to evolve in a new normal Mothers whose older children have missed important milestones in life Mothers who are worried about their children's economic well-being in the future Mothers who have had to release control of their adult children and trust that they will be safeMotherhood is an unnerving process filled with concerns along the way. Each stage brings new concerns and worries. However, in this time of so many unknowns, we mothers find ourselves facing more fears than ever before. And so, I've looked to the life of Mary, Mother of Jesus, for steps that we can take as Mothers.Mary was a very young peasant that gave birth during a census and time of political unrest. Sound familiar? She was told that she had to return to her village of origin (Stay Home orders/Shelter in Place) close to the time of giving birth. She was engaged to Joseph, and her unexpected pregnancy not only interrupted her upcoming wedding celebration plans but nearly cost her the relationship. So, if your child has missed a major life moment such as graduation or a wedding, you can look to Mary and the way she handled her plans being completely wrecked. Luke 1:26-31: When the angel Gabriel appeared before Mary to tell her that she was pregnant, he told this young unwed girl that she was “the Lord was with her, and Do Not Be Afraid.” He also told her that “Nothing is impossible with God.”Luke 1:38 shows us that Mary responded with “Let it be according to your word.” Three things that Mary did in the very beginning that we can strive to do as Mothers today 1. Believe that God can do what he says he can do. 2. Submit to his will 3. See his will fulfilled Much like those of you that are expecting today, Mary had to give birth in a strange place, without being surrounded by friends or family, and it probably didn't look like her ideal birth plan. She could only celebrate with the three shepherds that were there. When King Herod heard news of the birth, she was told her son was in danger and had to flee from Bethlem to Egypt where she, Joseph, and her son had to live in isolation, away from friends and family, and on a tight budget. She did two things here that we can apply to our time of economic uncertainties and social distancing: 1. Mary trusted2. Mary obeyed When Jesus became a man and began ministering and performing miracles, he showed Mary that he was no longer dependent upon her but that he was under the authority of God. She had to release control and allow God to use him as he desired. Through his time of persecution, Mary watched her son be ridiculed, betrayed, deserted, falsely accused, and eventually crucified. She did not interfere with God's plan for his life. Instead, she stood by courageously, even in the final moments. Jesus, following God's will, obeyed his mother as a child, respected his mother as an adult, and took care of her by leaving her in the care of John. We see the complete cycle of motherhood here: Parents: Prov. 22:6 :”train up a child in the way that he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.”Three Key Factors that helped Mary fulfill her purpose as a Mother: She knew what the Bible said She knew who God had created her to be She was faithful through it all Whatever stage of motherhood that we find ourselves in, it is important that we remember that much like Mary, we weren't blessed with this role because we deserved it. God poured his grace out, gifting us with these children that he has known since before we carried them in our womb. And, even in times of uncertainty, God's provisions are abundant, and his plans are perfect.Register forThe Purpose Project Summit

Becca Stevens with Thistle Farms In Episode #83, I had the honor of sitting down with Becca Stevens, a speaker, leader, priest, entrepreneur, and the president of Thistle Farms, a multifaceted, international nonprofit. She founded the organization more than 20 years ago to provide a sanctuary and healing for women survivors of prostitution, trafficking, and addiction not historically served. She leads important conversations across the country by speaking, writing, and heading a national network of like-minded organizations. She has founded 8 justice organizations and helped raise more than $50M dollars. The New York Times, PBS, ABC World News, NPR, CNN and the White House have all highlighted Becca and her work. She is the author of 10 books and lives in Nashville with her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon, and their three sons. Becca shared with us that this is the most important time for community, and serving others through small steps that can make a large impact. One way she and Thistle Farms are staying connected to one another while serving their community is by participating in a weekly Zoom call where they each light a candle and recite “We light this candle for the woman that is still on the street and the woman that is trying to find her way home.” Becca had a strong desire to work with women on the streets all her life and sought out to create justice work in a non-competitive, lavish way. Through such, she was able to create a global movement for women's freedom that serves women who are survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The movement has grown to a national network of 50 affiliated partners and 30 global partners which allows affiliates to take ownership in the movement and collaborate through shared trade fashion.Becca reminds us that “We are stronger and bigger than a virus, we are going to get through this, and on the other side we're going to say that we never gave up.”3 things Becca hopes we can look back and say at the end: 
1. We feel good about what we went through.2. We became stronger, deeper, and more spiritual through the process. 3. We were faithful throughout it all. Becca reminds us to seek out gratitude every day in the midst of this circumstance. She encourages us through this daily quote “My glass isn't half full. My glass is just too big. Get small again. Take those few precious drops that you've been given today and let it fill your cup.” My blessing for the day was being able to finally meet Becca Stevens, and I hope to learn more from her in the future. Find Becca on IG: @beccastevens@thistlefarms Visit the website: www.thistlefarms.org

Lynde Griggs: Co-Founder of Belle & Sparrows, a Non-Profit forwomen, by women.- In Episode #82, Lynde Griggs shares with us how her life in ministry and missions ledher to co-found Belle & Sparrows. At the age of 42, while serving on the churchstaff, Lynde felt the pull on her heart to propose an all women's mission trip for herwomen's ministry group. Within two to three months, she, with the support of herpastor and church, was able to assemble the first ever all female team of 24 womenthat spent one week serving impoverished women in Guatemala.- Lynde found herself as an empty nester having what she refers to as a crisis of faith.She knew that she was called to serve God's people outside of the church, butquestioned why he would use someone like her to share the message. Although shefelt fearful and uncertain, she knew that God's call for her life was greater than herself doubt.• She shares her personal steps for overcoming doubt and having Faith Over Fear1. Start with Prayer & Discernment2. Share your calling with trusted people in your circle and ask for prayers3. Take a Step of FaithBy stepping out in faith, Lynde along with her co-founder Tiffany Savage were able tocreate Belle & Sparrows to be able to serve women both locally and globally. Bypartnering with local organizations, volunteers are able to serve women transitioningfrom homelessness as well as sexually exploited and trafficked survivors.Internationally, Belle & Sparrows provides the opportunity to teach women inGuatemala the necessary skills for gainful employment, and In Haiti, serve foster momsthat are caring for disabled and orphaned children. Nationally, volunteers can serveNavajo women in New Mexico, women in transitional living in Oregon, and expectingmothers at the pregnancy center in Waco, TX.The Stella project is the newest endeavor for Belle & Sparrows. This will be atransitional living home, and social enterprise where women will be able to make andsell honey based products from their very own beehive.1Wednesday, April 22, 2020While this episode was recorded before we found ourselves in this current situation, Ihave found Lynde's words to be so relevant to this preset time.“Our lives are in seasons. Just because one season is coming to a close, doesn'tmean that your life is coming to a close.”She told our listeners to “Put legs on what you are learning in your bible study and stepout in faith.” She shared that we can't make disciples if we're not willing to go. So, weshould all take baby steps, and step by step follow the journey God has planned for us.Visit www.bellandsparrows.org to learn more about how you can support theorganization or be involved with a mission trip. Lynde can even organize a trip for yourwomen's group.You can follow Belle and Sparrows on IG, LinkdIn, Facebook, and Twitter:@belleandsparrows

TEN YEARS AGO: Thirty Eight, The Year I will never forget. I have to think hard as to what I did for my birthday last year. But, I bet I never forget the year I spent my birthday in quarantine. I have been planning this episode all year! I couldn't wait to share what all has changed in the past ten years of my life. I couldn't wait to share with my network how I had once felt it was too late to step into my purpose, but found out that it's certainly not! This month should be a whirlwind for me right now! And, I should be telling you about everything that I have going on. 
I know that we are all going through this together, and everyone is navigating their own trials right now. No one is truly unaffected, and I'm sure that some of you out there are feeling the same way I am.I have found myself feeling incredibly aimless right now and feel like rather than achieving, I am simply floating. So, for this episode, I took a literal page out of my own book where my 38 year old self tells my 19 year old self everything is going to be okay. Hopefully one day, my 76 year old self will be able to remind my 38 year old self that it all turned out great. I hope it helps you because, it actually helped me a lot. We have to remember to trust the path that He is leading us on. Micah 6:8 teaches us how to actually walk with God. DO JUSTICE: Living Relationally with God and one another in the natural creation.Reach out to neighbors, friends, and family to see how you can help them. Maybe they just need to talk, maybe they need groceries or medication, maybe they need help operating an online platform. LOVE KINDNESS: Loving the act of being warmhearted, considerate, humane, and sympathetic.Remember that when this is all over, we are still each other's neighbors. There will be differing opinions, theories, beliefs, but we can choose to differ in a kind manner. 
WALK WITH GOD: How do you walk with someone? You share conversation that includes your immediate surroundings. You comment how beautiful a flower or sunset is. You talk about what is currently going on in your life. You share your concerns, fears, hopes. You experience the walk relationally with them. Want to have the first chance to get your hands on The Power Project book? Head over to www.the-powerproject.com and sign up for the newsletter. Also, join The Power Squad on Facebook to be part of the official launch team! https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity/?ref=share FREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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In Episode #80, We are talking about the power of having a global virtual business.While we are all affected by the global health crisis and economic impact, it is moreimportant now than ever before to discover ways to diversify your income and makemoney from home.As a business owner of multiple businesses, I understand the economic uncertainty weare all facing. While several of my traditional business have taken a direct impact, myvirtual skincare franchise is still running the same way it always has.I've been able to provide products to my customers that are delivered safely to theirhomes, and my global team has been able to do the same.The importance of diversifying your businesses and alternative streams of income.Business Owner:Been through economic downturns multiple times.Do not have recession proof businesses.In an effort to share this opportunity with you, I've brought my good friend, Charla CornBarrett on the show. Charla is not only a mom and wife with a background in musicand radio, but she is also an entrepreneur and my personal sponsor in this business.She shares with us how she and her husband have been able to leverage this businessto start a social enterprise coffee company that builds schools in Kenya, foster threedifferent babies, and not only achieve debt-free status but also offer a debt-management class with their network.Charla shares how her biggest wish for everyone listening to this episode is that we allcome out of this differently than how we went into it. She encourages to look at ourlives and decide what we are going to continue doing and what we are going to stopdoing that is not serving our families. She asks us what kind of legacy we want toleave.For more information about owning your own global skincare business, book a powercall:www.the-powerproject.com/powerfulbusinessCheck out Pedagogy Coffee at www.pedagogycoffee.com follow them on instagram:@pedagogycoffeeFREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys,l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECTfor 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECTThinking about starting a podcast? You're going to want to check out the Class forBeginners that I created over on Skillshare! Did you know you can learn all types ofnew information over there? Take a look at my Podcasting 101 course and whileyou're at it, see if there's anything else you want to learn. Use my code to get two freemonths of Skillshare to learn whatever new skill it is that you need to step into yourpurpose! https://skl.sh/2lpoNBUPS, how's your skin doing in isolation? Just because we're socially distancing doesn'tmean you should neglect your skin. We're all going to come out of this eventually andyou can have great skin and lashes when we do! Jump over and try the products thathave literally saved my skin! Acne? Sensitivity? Fine Lines? Wrinkles? I can help withall those problems! Or, maybe you just want some killer lashes without gettingextensions, I have a product for that! Check it out! Become a preferred customer andscore 10% off, personal VIP treatment, and free shipping for life! https://brandivoth.myrandf.com/solution-tool

In Episode #79, I'm sharing my tips with ways to love the ones your stuck with right now. It's acrazy time to navigate, but if we can all share tips along the way, it will be easier as we go.We were the family that always had people with us. Our kids were raised in this tribe of friendsthat were like family. Our house was where everyone came to eat. If someone didn't comeover, my kids wondered what was wrong. We didn't vacation alone. We didn't truly doanything alone as a family.We were flooded in one time for three days and thought we were going to lose our mindsbecause we were so accustomed to having friends around. Up until then, we had alwaysthought it would be so cool to own a private island. It seemed so romantic and adventurous.Until we were trapped on our own island of sorts without people being able to reach us. Theactual conversation my husband had at that point was “Babe, I was wrong. I don't want to liveon an island. I love my family, but I need my friends.”Many of you find yourself on what feels like an island right now. You're stuck with your spouseand kids only and you have no idea how you all are going to survive. I get it. That was us tooup until the last few years. Through some life events and growing pains, we found ourselveschoosing to spend most of our time with our immediate family. At first it was hard, I'm notgoing to lie.Our kids were 8 and 11 and they had only known a life of being surrounded by people. Thefirst time we went on our boat, just the four of us they were completely confused. I'm not surethat they knew we could take the boat out without anyone else. They asked daily who wascoming over and why it was just us.It felt lonely and isolated. My husband and I loved each other and enjoyed each other'scompany, but we didn't know how to be alone together. We had always had distractions in ourmarriage. We had people around. If we were irritated with one another, we had a friend wecould vent to. If we wanted to avoid one another, we had friends we could escape to.In the beginning, it was easy to turn on one another. We would let the loneliness push us to theedge where we snapped at one another and snapped at the kids.HOW TO LOVE THE ONES YOUR STUCK WITHUNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A NEW SITUATION FOR EVERYONEWhen the kids asked who was coming over, we would be irritated and tell them that they didn'thave to always have people around. However, we had to understand that we had created thissituation. They were accustomed to being raised in a village. We had never taught them howto be content with one another and only our family because had always had distractions.EXTEND GRACE TO ONE ANOTHER• As we began to enjoy time with just our family, we deiced it was a great time to buy amotorhome and take off for a 12 day journey. We had dreamt of owning a motorhome for tenyears and were so excited about this adventure. Within the first four hours of the trip, I wasregretting the purchase and wondering if it was too soon to late to back out. While we hadgotten used to spending more family time together, we were not accustomed to being sotogether in such closed quarters. The kids were constantly wrestling, fighting, or asking forsomething. My husband needed me to help him with navigation, and needed things fromme. I needed peace and quiet to get work done. At the end of day 2, we were all ready tomurder each other. This was when it hit me that we had never really spent that muchuninterrupted time together. So, we had to have a family conversation that looked like, Dadapologizing for having a short temper. Mom apologizing for losing her mind and cursing.And, the kids apologizing for being a-holes.... yeah, that was an actual conversation. And,we all were able to extend grace to one another to learn how to navigate this newexperience. Now, that motorhome and a two week adventure is our absolute favorite familytime! We found our groove.• When the kids are fighting with one another, we give them the grace to work it out because,it's a lot of togetherness!HAVE PATIENCE• Know that this does not happen overnight. It takes time.As we distanced ourselves a little more from others, we fell into the rhythm of a new normal.My kids started to realize that when we were the only ones in the boat, they could wakeboardfor as long as they wanted to and not have to take turns with all the other kids.• Know that each day spent without friends or external family around is one more day spentgrowing closer to your immediate family.TAKE PART IN EACH OTHER'S ACTIVITIESRealize that your routine doesn't look the same when it is only your immediate family. You,your husband, and your children do not have friends around to participate in the activities thatthey normally would.• If your kids play baseball or jump on trampolines with neighborhood kids, play video games,be the parent that takes interest in that activity and fill that void. Do the activity that theirfriends normally would.• I love a fire pit and glass of wine on the patio with girlfriends. Instead of girlfriends, myhusband has stepped in and filled that void and it makes my heart so very happy. Can I tellyou, it's completely awesome?• But, he's willing to do so because when my husband wants to watch one of his car shows orwork on something in the shop, I hang out with him. Heck, this week, I jumped on the backof his dirt bike and let him take me for a ride! He was thrilled, I was terrified...BE FLEXIBLETry new things that you wouldn't normally have done as a family. You may end up finding anew family favorite.• We've recently taken up hiking. I've teased on all of our vacations that I want to be oneof those hiking families. We hike now, talking and sharing along the path.• And, mushroom hunting. It's a new family pastime that I would have never taken up if Iweren't willing to experience new activities with just my family.COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER• If you need a time out from the family, (like I did today while preparing this episode)communicate that. Explain that you need the quiet time to focus on your task at hand orsimply to have a moment.• Talk to your family about the situation and how while it feels weird to not have others around,you're grateful for the opportunity to grow closer as a family.• Show gratitude to one another: If we've been on a two day road trip and have only stoppedto sleep without the kids getting to stretch their legs, we thank them for being such awesomeroad warriors. Same goes for this quarantine process. We daily thank our kids for beingsuch troopers in the midst of all this.FREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys,l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECTfor 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECTThinking about starting a podcast? You're going to want to check out the Class forBeginners that I created over on Skillshare! Did you know you can learn all types ofnew information over there? Take a look at my Podcasting 101 course and whileyou're at it, see if there's anything else you want to learn. Use my code to get two freemonths of Skillshare to learn whatever new skill it is that you need to step into yourpurpose! https://skl.sh/2lpoNBUPS, how's your skin doing in isolation? Just because we're socially distancing doesn'tmean you should neglect your skin. We're all going to come out of this eventually andyou can have great skin and lashes when we do! 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In Episode #78, I am sharing ways that I have sought God in the past two weeks amongst what feels like the whole world falling apart. Hopefully this will help you find some purpose amidst all of this mess. I FOUND A MOREL MUSHROOM ON MY PROPERTY People search the world over for this. It's a delicacy. A specific type of mushroom that grows in the wild. It's highly coveted. I didn't know about it until just a few days before I happened upon this delicacy growing in my back yard. My cousin had just told me about these as he was spending isolation time driving around trying to find these in the country. It's delicious! You can fry it up or simply sauté it. It's a flavor as mouthwatering as that of a perfectly grilled filet mignon. I had never heard of such a thing until someone told me about it. And it was right there in my backyard, waiting for me to taste and see that it was good. As I was spending time in nature, observing this delicacy that I had just found in my backyard, it dawned on me, In the midst of the unknown, uncertainty, sadness, sickness, and fear, people needed to know how good this God is. They needed to know how to find a peace that passes understanding in the midst of what feels like the entire world falling apart around them. But what if no one has ever told someone about this eternal love that is waiting to be plucked right out of their back yard. People should know that this earth, this life, was never the end goal. The goal was for us to all know God and find an unending grace and mercy that leads us to an eternity of childlike joy in a place where there is no worry, sickness, stress, or anxiety. In a place where there are no pandemics. HOW TO SEEK GOD IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC GO TO GOD INSTEAD OF GOOGLE: Dig into the word. There are scriptures to guide you through every step of the way and give you peace. 3/10/20 BOOK LAUNCH CONFERENCE CANCELLED Exodus 9:16 “I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you MY POWER, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Ephesians 6:10 “Finally be strong in the Lord and in HIS mighty Power.”3/13/2020: My best friend was admitted to the hospital with 105 deg fever and the onset of what appeared to be COVID3/17/20: BUSINESSES & SIZE OF GROUPS LIMITED, STARTED TALKING TO BECS 2 Tim. 1:7 “For God gave us a spirit not of fear, but of POWER, love, and self control.”1 John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”PRAY: Talking to God. Just like any other relationship, you must have communication, daily. WOKE UP WITH PRAYER OF STEADFAST ON MY HEARTI felt like Noah and no one was listening to the warning that they needed to get on the Ark. I was irritated with people's dismissal of the situation. Col. 4:2-3 “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us that God may open to use. Door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ…”Col. 4:5 “Walk in Wisdom towards outsiders.”GIVE THANKS: Even in the midst of a pandemic, there are things to be grateful for. Find the gratitude every day and thank Him for it. PEACE AT THE POND I sat at the pond, watching my husband and children fishing. Thinking about what a great day we had had, baking blueberry muffins, taking a walk to drop surprise goodies on neighbor's porches, fishing, enjoying the sunshine. I thought how the list of things completely wrong in the world should vibe overwhelming at that moment, but I was at complete and total peace. I had accepted that the only thing I could control was what was happening in my immediate household. All I could do was love my family, provide as safe of a place as possible, and trust God that all of this was part of his plan. Phil. 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but though PRAYER and SUPPLICATION with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And, the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. LAMENT: a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. God knows your heart. He knows your pain. He knows your fear. You are not hiding anything from him. Let him know. Question him. Talk to him. (Lamentations is a collection of poems describing the destruction of Israel)I spent two days lamenting. As I would feel myself begin to crumble and fall apart on my husband or struggle to keep it together in front of the kids, I lamented. When I felt fearful as the breath would catch in my throat and chest tighten from panic, I lamented. When the tears welled up and I couldn't hold them back any longer I lamented. Lamenting is not simply crying or weeping in sorrow. But instead, it is directing our sorrows immediately to God. This is asking God why, asking God how, asking God how long it will last. God wants is to lament. He wants us to come to him in our time of sorrow. Otherwise, we're choosing to not lean on him in our pain. David wrote Psalm 13: 1 “How long O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”In the midst of my lament. I found the morel mushroom. SUPPLICATE: ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly. If you are struggling to trust God, humbly beg him for trust. If you are trying to control things out of your control, earnestly ask him to guide you in relinquishing control. And if you are finding it hard to fear not, ask him to help you to not be afraid. Each time I woke up feeling the onset of anxiety and panic, I told God “I trust you.” You are in control. Help me to trust you. Help me to relinquish control. Help me to realize that which is not in my control. Your ways are not mine. Every single time I woke up. As my husband was leaving for work and I was in full fear and panic, I repeated, I trust you Lord. I asked God to protect him, our employees, and everyone he would come in contact with that day. Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

In this episode, I sit down with Becs Freveletti, an Italian women with a mission on her heart.She wants to warn Americans to spread awareness instead of germs.Now, more than ever is a time for us to come together as a community (via technology) to learnfrom one another. Thanks to social media, Becs and I were able to become “friends” overFacebook. I had been following along with her posts from Italy documenting the COVID virusand reached out to thank her for sharing the situation with those of us in America. Sheexpressed that she was concerned, unsettled, anxious, and afraid. I prayed over her. Told herI was there if she needed someone to talk to. And, then asked if she would be willing to sharewith my audience about the situation so that we could hopefully spread awareness to those nottaking this situation seriously.The intent of this interview is to allow you to be prepared, not panicked. Hopefully, peoplelistening will heed warnings and take steps to being responsible citizens in combating thispandemic.The numbers have drastically jumped in the last 24 hours for the US with current numbers attime of show notes: 3/18/20 5:30 PM CST nearing 10,000.What Becs teaches us in this interview.1. Stay Home with your immediate family.2. When you do need to go into public, make certain it is a necessity or emergency.3. In public, practice social distancing: stay 6-8 feet away from others.Disclaimer: Neither Becs Freveletti nor Brandi Voth are experts or medical doctors. They aresimply both women, mothers, and concerned citizens looking to do their part and spreadawareness.Disclaimer: Neither Becs Freveletti nor Brandi Voth are experts or medical doctors. They aresimply both women, mothers, and concerned citizens looking to do their part and spreadawareness.For CDC recommendations and warnings:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.htmlFor constantly updated numbers across the globe *fact checked and sourced*https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

How to Start Small“We start to fail as soon as we fail to start”Don't make your call So grand that you fit to take action My Personal Timeline of Purpose :Realized the call of speaking into others-Jan. 2017Began writing The Power Project Book- May 2017Idea of The Power Project Retreat- November 2017Power Project Retreat-Jan 2018 Launched The Power Project Vlog to spotlight women in leadership roles March 8, 2018 -The Power Project Podcast & Blog: -Sept. 2018 The Power Project Book March 2020———————————————————————————————————————TAKE ACTION: If these thoughts in your mind are not given life, they will stay in your mind. Write down whatever call you feel on you heart. WHATEVER CALLTell 2 of your most trusted friends this call that you feel: The bible says “Where 2 or 3 gather in my name, there I am with them.”IDENTIFY YOUR MISSION:Why do you want to do what you are wanting to do? Is it a greater calling or a dream of your own? How will it help others?What problem are you solving RESEARCH THE FIELD/INDUSTRY/CREATIVE SPACEWho is your audience?What sets you apart from others in that space : Realize your gift is unique to your calling. If you've been called to it, you will be qualified for it. START WHERE YOU AREDon't wait for everything to look perfect before you start. Don't wait for the perfect time to start. Don't wait to know everything before you start. Don't wait for everything to be perfectly orchestrated and scheduled. Progress Over Perfection. ACTION STARTS WITH YOU: WHO ARE YOU? What drives you? What fuels you? What dream is in Your Heart?What are your strengths that will serve this spaced?WHAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK: Really Intentional here.What are you afraid of? WRITE IT DOWN Develop a courageous mindset. Exodus 9:16 “I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”Step out in Fearful Obedience Know that the call on your life is greater than the fears and trepidation you have surrounding the call. What do you not know?Research what you don't know. Leverage FREE information. Google & YouTube. Take a Skillshare class. Hire a professional. Get help with what you need help with: If you don't delegate well, learn how to. I control. I had to delegate household chores. I had to decipher the one thing that I could afford to pay someone to do and delegated that. Eph. 6: 10: “Be strong in the Lord and in HIS might power. He never meant us to accomplish everything on our own.”

Episode 75: How to Guard your Mind Against Anxiety That lying Bastard Satan. Today we are talking about Anxiety: Satan's favorite weapon. When Satan is choosing his weapons for battle, and they're all lined up in a row, I don't believe he goes for weaknesses of the flesh first. I believe those come later in the battle. First, he goes for the mind. He knows that when the mind is weakened, it opens the door or him to bring other weapons in. When we're anxious: We let fear paralyze us and forget to fear notWe drink too much eat too much, or overindulge to calm our nervesWe gossip to take attention off ourselvesWe lean on people other than our spouses for emotional support because we're looking for solaceWe're short-tempered with those around us Most importantly we are disobedient to his callHow Satan uses Anxiety to confuse: Anxiety is meant to confuse the mind. A confused mind is weak and gives the devil room to roam. Anxiety creates confusion and confusion multiplies anxiety: West Texas dust storm: Anxiety is the wind and confusion is the dust. The harder the wind blows, the more the dust clouds your visibilitySelf DoubtMatt 14:31 “Oh you of little faith why did you doubt?” When we find ourselves doubting, determine who you are doubting Limiting Beliefs Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”InsecurityEph. 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in themFear of Rejection 1 Peter 2:4 “Rejected by Men but in the sight of God chosen and preciousImposter Syndrome Confusing our identity: -telling us who we are not. God tells us who we are. 1 John 3: 1 God Says we are His How to Guard your Mind against AnxietyTrust and believe God is in this Psalm 56:3 When I am afraid I put my trust in you. 2. Do not lean on your own understanding Prov 3:5-6 “Acknowledge him and he will make straight your path”3. Seek out God's willJohn 5:30 “I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me” 4. Understand that anxiety is spiritual warfare: Eph. 6:12 “For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” 5. Put on the armor of GodPhilippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything but by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God.” Resources for Overcoming Anxiety: Not Yet by Toby Slough: Finding Freedom When Anxiety, Depression, and Other Crap Come Knocking at Your DoorGet it here —-> https://www.amazon.com/dp/0980032105/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_CvsyEb26T1F96Free Stuff————->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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How to Repurpose Content In Episode #74 I'm pulling back the curtain on Marketing on Social Media. I know it gets overwhelming, but, if people aren't seeing the content that you're creating, you're literally throwing you time and energy away. A few key takeaways to know: Your content will not share itself (unless of course it goes viral, but it has to be see for that to ever happen) KNOW YOUR PLATFORMSFacebook: friends and family *DON'T do business there or your content will be hidden. Create a Facebook page for all business content where you are going to promote/sell and then boost a post for the most visibility. IG: personal branding and marketing, make sure you have a business or creator account. The amount of your followers is not as important as your engagement rating. Meaning, gone are the days that you follow/unfollow or buy followers. IG wants to see that your followers are interacting with you posts by liking and/or commenting. LinkdIn: B2B networking, speakers, authors, podcast hosts: write articles Once week: Blog Posts, Industry News, How-To & Lists, Quick Tips, Business Event Photos, Updates about your business TikTok: the new wild west of social media: remember when you could put anything you want on Instagram and people saw it? Well, that's how it is on TikTok. There is no algorithm that actively shuts down your content. You can have zero followers and go viral. However, things to know. The majority of users are 12 year old girls…. And they can be ruthless. That being said, producing as much content as possible on TikTok is key and great fro brand awareness. You don't have to overthink what you shoot, 15 or 60 second videos that get your message across. Make sure that whatever you post either entertains or educates. *Business account*YouTube: search engine: great for service-based providers to be seen and heard: coaches, speakers, teachers, trainers, etc…. People search How-To videos on these sites Pinterest: search engine, people are looking for how to's hear as well, research keywords and what users are searching for by typing your subject in the search bar and letting it auto-populate key phrases *10 pins per episode. *Business account so that you can track you analytics The Podcast: -Recorded on host platform and publishes on Thursdays A graphic with the guest's headshot & and a quote are shared on The Power Project IG with my saved hashtags: personal development, women in business, self love, general podcast promotion, etc (keep these in my notes)Show notes are typed up with a summary of the episode and tangible takeaways are listed in clear “how to steps” on the episode pageThose show notes are then copied and turned into a blog post on my website with the audio recording (SPREAKER) of the episode embedded in the blog post, publishes on Thursday. The show notes are then shortened with key takeaways & turned into a newsletter (FloDesk) as well that is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 6:24 (best time to email in the morning & more emails are read on Tuesdays than Mondays). The newsletter has a link to iTunes episode & Spotify episode (people can listen on an iPhone or samsung/android). Newsletter readers are also pointed to my Facebook group: Power Squad where we can hang out and get to know each other betterI then take the podcast episode and create Pinterest pins for it. I use Canva for my graphics (which has Pinterest dimensions that you need). These pins give a brief takeaway with “3 things to know” “How to” etc…. Just enough to catch the reader's attention and encourage them to click for more. The pin then points the reader back to my blog, landing page for my email opt-in, or the episode itself. Each pin is designed with what course of action I want to guide the audience to choose. If my episodes are business related, I turn the blog into a LinkdIn article with the How-To steps included and circle readers back to the episodeFree Stuff————->Download your guide for How to Repurpose Content Here https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e571b67c9b50f0026ce4fc0Help me out with this Business Coaching Survey Herehttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer_ruFKVl7DGRCeoqbpI8Vfpu0-iRMN69x4kKKkarAVgHNXw/viewform?usp=sf_linkWant to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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In Episode #73 I sit down with Jackie Costello, social entrepreneur,host of The Fairlosophy podcast and founder of The Golden RuleBoutique.Jackie shares with us how she stumbled upon companies with transparency through adocumentary while shopping for Christmas. She then went on to create a boutiquethat strives to make an impact in the world by making sure workers in the supply chainare protected with healthy working environments, provided a fair living wage, and arenot forced to do anything against their will.The 10 Principles of Fair Trade:1. Create opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers2. Transparency and Accountability3. Fair Trading Practices4. Payment of a Fair Price5. No Child Labor or Forced Labor6. Commitment to Non-Discrimination, Gender Equality, and Freedom ofAssociation7. Ensure Good working condition8. Provide Capacity Building9. Promote Fair Trade10. Respect for the EnvironmentShe also points out that we can all start to see change in the fashion industry if wedemand the brands and the factories work together to bring about change. Jackieshared with us how when she realized that she needed to pivot in business, she wasable to create the environment her customers desired.Jackie has taken everything she learned on her entrepreneurial journey and created aspace for other business builders to join in order to mastermind with on anotherand create solutions for each other's obstacles in business.To join the next virtual mastermind: https://facebook.com/events/s/entrepreneur-hot-seat/472942390255990/?ti=iclFor more information on Free Trade, check out the app Good On You FREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys,l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECTfor 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECTThinking about starting a podcast? You're going to want to check out the Class forBeginners that I created over on Skillshare! Did you know you can learn all types ofnew information over there? Take a look at my Podcasting 101 course and whileyou're at it, see if there's anything else you want to learn. Use my code to get two freemonths of Skillshare to learn whatever new skill it is that you need to step into yourpurpose! https://skl.sh/2lpoNBUGirl! Have you tried these skincare products that I rave about? Jump over and try theproducts that have literally saved my skin! Acne? Sensitivity? Fine Lines? Wrinkles? Ican help with all those problems! Or, maybe you just want some killer lashes withoutgetting extensions, I have a product for that! Check it out! Become a preferredcustomer and score 10% off, personal VIP treatment, and free shipping for life! https://brandivoth.myrandf.com/solution-tool

The Power of Self Love with Brandy Edwards In Episode #72, I sat down with Brandy Edwards, Empowerment Speaker, Founder of the Self Love Challenge, and self-proclaimed self-love expert. She taught us that self love is a choice and we get to choose to love and accept ourselves. She has early memories of struggling with self-worth, acceptance, and her physical appearance as a young child. She shared with us how the women that we are surrounded with growing up have the impact of passing down insecurities and the lack of self-love is often times a learned behavior. As she began working with women as an empowerment speaker, she realized that she was not only teaching them self-love but also helping them work through pain from adolescence. She shared with us her five steps to self love for teens:5 Steps to Self-Love for Teens:Identify your super power (what makes you unique?)Layer on your confidenceTone down your inner mean girl Build yourself up as an individual Create a positive space for brainstorming She also shared the three steps she personally implements for the Self Love Challenge: Realize self-love is a lifestyle and includes everything we choose to do and not do. Make empowering choices. Take care of yourself mentally: be kind to yourself and retrain your brain to come from a place of love. Take care of yourself physically: move your body, make nourishing choices, accept your body for what it can do right now. Choose to surround yourself with people that make you a better personBrandy challenged our listeners to think about what it is about them that people have said was too much and reminds us to ask our selves what is the one thing that we want to accomplish. She left us with the thought that “It is never too late to start over. You can start over as many times as you want. You have to start somewhere to get anywhere and realize that there are so many ways to get better.” You can find Brandy on Instagram @theselfloveAnd check out her website: www.selflovechallenge.comFor One-On-One coaching, email theselflovechallenge@gmail.comFREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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Titania Jordan, Chief Parenting Officer, Bark.US*Trigger Warning*In Episode #71, I had the opportunity to sit down with Titania Jordan of Bark.Us. IOf you've been with me for a minute over here, you know that I have been singing the praises of Bark from the rooftops. I am an avid supporter of this online monitoring app that helps keep track of what my kids are doing on their phones and the internet. Titania and I discussed the intersection of her baptist background and tech career. She shared how the internet and world of tech breached the protective bubble that she had grown up in, forcing her to look at the world through a wider lens. She talked about her faith and realization that there are questions she will never have answers to. At the core of the work she does every day, she sees the worst depravity one can imagine, but she teaches us that when you are faced with seeing bad things happen to children, you can either get bogged down by it, or let it fuel your desire to pursue the mission. As a survivor of childhood sexual assault, she holds this work as personal and shares with us that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. In order to change these numbers, we must shed light on it and fight it. Titania and her team are optimistic that they will make an impact and fight this tragedy. Titania shared with us the importance to lead by example. “Your kids are going to learn more by watching what you do than listening to you.” And encourages us to take a look at our behavior. Just like we can ask our kids, Are you in control or is Fortnite, they can ask us, is Mom in control or is Instagram? Things should know about our kids' online activity: There is no profile for predators. They can be the creepy guy in the basement or a trusted pubic servant. Teach your kids to trust their gut. If it feels off, it's off. Your children's social media accounts should be private, but know that when not monitored, they can change the setting. Anyone anywhere in the world can video call your child on Instagram Check your child's location settings on Snapchat to ensure they are turned off. Otherwise anyone they are connected to can zoom in on the map and see minute details about their location. Teach your children that the amount of followers does not dictate their worth as a humanIf your children have unfettered access to content that allows pornographic material on its platform, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when they will encounter porn.Titania gives us tips for teaching our kids Safer Online Practices: Decide as a parent when your child is ready for social media. Discuss issues with your child that may lead to unhealthy online practices: Do they have FOMO *fear of missing out* or do they suffer from body issues? Explain to your child why you are hesitant. Discuss the lurking dangers, Help them understand. Titania ends with reminding us of this one simple fact: “It's your job to keep them (your kids) safe on this planet: in real life and now in their digital lives.”Go get this book to discuss porn and sex with your kids: “Good Pictures, Bad Pictures”Go Join this Facebook group ASAO! Parenting in a Tech Worldhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/parentinggeeks/?ref=shareConnect with Titania on IG, FB, Twitter: @titaniajordan FREE STUFF———-Don't waste another second, sign up for the Bark monitoring app now and rest easier knowing that your kid is experiencing a safer online experience. Click this link and save 15% http://bark.us/?ref=powerproject or simply go to bark.us and enter code powerproject. Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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The Human Impact with Elisabeth JordanIn Episode #70, I have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Elisabeth Jordan of The Human Impact. Before I interviewed Elisabeth, I joined her and her team for street outreach. I was able to watch her in action as she showed me what it looks like to do what they are doing with the Human Impact. Elisabeth grew up in one of the wealthiest zip codes in Dallas, and through her lens of privilege never realized what was happening on the streets just a few miles down the road. After losing her job in corporate America, she began a quest to find her purpose in life and realized that she most felt like herself when serving the community of people on the streets. She and I speak about how God can stop us in our tracks in order to truly speak to us in a manner where we are able to hear his call for our lives.Elisabeth identified friendship as the need that would drive her mission and quickly realized that it would need to be more than just her to really affect change. What started as a volunteer position that fed her soul 7 years ago quickly grew into an organization where she, team members, and volunteers build relationships with people on the streets. As they forge friendships and learn about their new friends, they work through what issues are keeping them on the streets in hopes of eventually helping them transition off the streets and back into society, a place of their own, and employment. The Human Impact has been a thriving organization for the past 4 years and has recently created a partnership with Bonton Farms where people can work on an urban farm and live in homes of their own as a first step along the restoration process. I encourage you to lean in to Elisabeth's message of learning to see this population not as “Homeless People” but instead just as people. She challenges us to ask ourselves the same question she asked herself in the beginning. Who are the homeless? What are my assumptions about the homeless? How can we serve others when we humble ourselves?Elisabeth discusses her original thoughts of providing a solution for the homeless community. “Coming with a solution to a problem when I had never experienced homelessness was actually pretty arrogant of me.”She quickly realized that she needed to lay aside what she thought she was going to the streets to do and instead start listening. She tells us about her friend from he streets that was the first to welcome her into the community. She shares that he was the first to recognize that she didn't know what she was doing but that he was going to love her anyway. After that first bond was formed, she realized that God was using this community to heal her and teach her to love herself because they accepted her for who she was. We discuss how forging meaningful relationships by sharing our humanity with one another, including our pain and vulnerability is what truly makes us stronger as people. “Often times, people of privilege are coming to serve the homeless and we don't realize we can relate to them in such a human way.”She and I both found the most surprising part of street outreach to be how most of the homeless community choose to focus on the good and beautiful things that God has for them. Elisabeth brings her husband and children along for outreach because they want their family to be in close proximity to people who are different from them and have different needs and different stories because there is so much life to that. While discussing her children, she tells us that as an Enneagram 1, her greatest desire for her children is for them to remember that they played because it is easy to get lost in the world of perfection and miss those moments. She gives us 7 Tips for following your purpose in lifeKnow that following the purpose that is within in you is worth the riskDon't let fear keep you from walking your purpose journey. Don't let the risks outweigh the purpose for which you were made. Purpose can be served in both business and the non-profit space. Neither one is more purposeful than the other. Be willing to take chances and continue to pursue the path of purpose no matter what comes.Take small risks so that you're prepared to take the bigger risks when you're called toChange how you view failure, learn from it and grow from it. Elisabeth also shares with us how she has taken lessons from failure and applied them in learning and growing. 5 Ways to Handle Failure Do a post mortum Ask yourself what could we have done differently, what could they have done differently, Assess what you can do different next time. What can you take away from that moment to learn for the future. You can learn more about The Human Impact and ways to get involved over at www.thehumanimpact.orgYou can follow along with their weekly outreach over on IG: @thehumanimpact FREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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In Episode #69, I sit down with visionary and entrepreneur, BrandieBarclay. Brandie is a fellow purpose driven female in the beautyindustry where she has been a licensed aesthetician for 19 years.Brandie and I find that we have many similarities in life and both enjoy helping womenstep into the role that they were created for. Brandie considers herself a Faith Trainerand helps train women for what they were created for on this planet. She explains thatwhen we understand faith and God better, we are able to walk in the authority that Godhas given us.We discuss that awful S word (submission) and how it's not a bad thing when weunderstand God's divine order. In submission, we are able to realize that God is Godand I am not.“We can strengthen our faith to where we can stop second guessing God and startliving the life that He has called us to; what a magnificent adventure that is. If your faithis boring, you're not doing it right because God is not boring.”Brandi also goes on to discuss how women need to focus more on being authentic andless on being the “perfect church lady.”“I know I'm not good enough, but I don't need to be. If I make room for God to workthrough me, the best will show up.”As Brandie spent time working with women one on one, she began serving breastcancer survivors and felt the shift that God wanted her to do something more. It wasat a networking event that she realized the importance of owning her voice andspeaking into others.Brandie shares that there is power and peace in knowing your worth and leaves us withthis takeaway:Three ways to know your worth:• Surrender your ability to him.• Humble yourself under the Holy Spirit.• Recognize that you are not for everyone.Join Brandie in Scottsdale, AZ May 2 for her Powerful Experience: An InspirationalEvent to Power Your Soul. Grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/83900575881Follow Brandie onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandie.barclayIG: https://instagram.com/brandiebarclay?igshid=1gydfzvho20xsHave you written a review yet? Can you go let Brandie know just how much you lovedthis episode?FREE STUFF———->Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys,l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECTfor 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECTThinking about starting a podcast? You're going to want to check out the Class forBeginners that I created over on Skillshare! Did you know you can learn all types ofnew information over there? Take a look at my Podcasting 101 course and whileyou're at it, see if there's anything else you want to learn. Use my code to get two freemonths of Skillshare to learn whatever new skill it is that you need to step into yourpurpose! https://skl.sh/2lpoNBUGirl! Have you tried these skincare products that I rave about? Jump over and try theproducts that have literally saved my skin! Acne? Sensitivity? Fine Lines? Wrinkles? Ican help with all those problems! Or, maybe you just want some killer lashes withoutgetting extensions, I have a product for that! Check it out! Become a preferredcustomer and score 10% off, personal VIP treatment, and free shipping for life! https://brandivoth.myrandf.com/solution-tool

Kellie Hall: The Power Within In Episode #68, I sit down with Lieutenant Kellie Hall as we discuss what makes us powerful as women. Kellie is serving active duty and is a top recruiter in the US Navy. She is not only a woman serving a male dominated leadership role, but she is also a model, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and is competing in the Miss California competition at the end of this month. The roles that Kellie has found herself in place her in the juxtaposition of femininity and leadership and have helped her create the platform that drives her two part mission in life: 1. Empowering and helping women find their power2. Shattering the sterotype of people's expectations. Growing up, Kellie was a cheerleader, dancer, did track and field and never saw herself in the navy but did dream of being in the senate. Inevitably, she chose the navy because of the personal challenge it presented to her. “If something is scary, I go for it because that allows the most growth.” Kellie shares how in the beginning of her naval career, people wanted to put her in a box telling her not to wear make up because she wouldn't be taken seriously in her career. She faced the same push back when she decided on a whim to try out for the Miss Ohio America Competition. Once again, she saw this as a challenge, but also as a way to connect with likeminded women. She tells us how she had fallen into these positions along her journey but knew that God had pushed her to take action along the path. “I did not recognize that I was powerful or how to use that power. I kept falling into these areas, and when people told me not to do it, I just said Why Not?..” She suddenly realized that power is not determined by your stature but in the delivery of your message. Kellie says that people can't be empowered until they know what makes them powerful which is exactly why she has created a three step process for unlocking the power within: Three Steps to Unlocking the Power Within: 1. Find the Passion 2. Protect the Power 3. Find a Mentor Kellie leaves us with her definition of POWER: Utilizing skills and gifts that are given to you by God. You can find Kellie on IG @kellierenehall or @lieutenanthall Man! What a POWERFUL episode! If you enjoyed it as much as I did, please go write a review now and tell Kellie exactly how much you enjoyed the show! Also, tune in Jan. 23-26 to watch Kellie compete in the Miss California USA competition. FREE STUFF———>Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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Life Lessons with Ashton CantouThis week in Episode #67, I sit down with transformational life coach and speaker, Ashton Cantou,. Ashton helps individuals struggling with trauma as well as entrepreneurs get clear on their goals in life, own their power, and take action. She credits her deep understanding of people's situations and behavior to her personal life lessons and experiences growing up. Ashton shares how as a little girl she dreamt of becoming a veterinarian or a dancer but realizes these goals may have been imposed upon her rather than what she truly wanted to pursue in life. We take a moment here to discuss our parent's goals for our lives and what that means to us as adults. She tells us: “Once we can let go of the need to be approved of by our parents, we really have the freedom to go after our dreams in a way that makes sense to our soul. At the end of the day it's about love and acceptance and less about validation & approval.”Ashton discusses with us how she was always passionate about philanthropy and helping others but often times found where her talent would take her, her character could not keep her. She discusses her struggles as a teenager and how she would make decisions that showed that she didn't truly value her life. Ashton shares with us how the decisions she made presented her as a failure in other peoples eyes, and in turn, that started to become her identity. She says that she felt as if every time she took two steps forward, she consistently took one step back. "My talent would take me where my character couldn't keep me I didn't deem myself worthy.”Ashton tells us that even in the midst of the fire and turmoil she could recognize the anointing on her life and God‘s work in her journey. Eventually after struggling with her faith for quite some time, she was baptized, left an abusive relationship and began mentoring battered women. She explains to us that this was her point of a literal surrender, and this was where she could see God‘s plan aligning for her life. “Finding this place of self love and confidence and tapping into my own purpose is why I went through it all.” She took a job in special ed serving special needs children, has become a life coach, is a motivational speaker, and is soon releasing a social emotional book for teen girls that are struggling with identity self-worth, and value. Having worked with children, Ashton realizes that a young girl's confidence begins to plummet from the age of 8-14 and hopes that with this book, they can own their beauty and come to a place of self love early in life. Ashton shares her 3 Greatest Life Lessons with us: When you lose your joy, you are out of alignment. Listen to your inner wise woman and quiet the noise. When experiencing failure, embrace the power off the pivot. I swear I have the best guests! You can connect with Ashton over on IG @ashtoncantou and check out her LinkTree for her coaching services! Have you written a review? Would you do me a huge favor and go let Ashton know how much you enjoyed this show? Pretty Please! Want to check out the best email platform I have ever tried? I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use! Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!
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Three Lessons From The Mountains Focusing On Distractions that Can Cloud Your VisionThe White out We are currently enjoying a holiday vacation in a beautiful lodged perched atop a mountain. The lodge has wrap around windows and a view that is breathtaking. From my bedroom, I can see a massive range of pine tree clad mountainous snow capped peaks that extend into the heavens in a serene setting where you can't tell exactly where the mountains end and the clouds begin. We've gazed out the windows watching the sunrise and sunset over this spectacular landscape. However, this morning, we awoke to heavy snowfall and close to a white out situation. All I could see were a few pine trees right outside the window. There were no mountains, forest, or peaks extending into the clouds in the background. Just white, a solid sheet of white. I had to stop and think to myself that so often, we are distracted by the current circumstances that can keep us from seeing the whole vision. The mountains are still there. They are still waiting to be climbed, skiied, and traversed. They haven't gone anywhere. There is just simply a blanket of snow clouding the view and keeping us from being able to truly see them and the endless possibilities. HOW THIS APPLIES IN LIFE: Often times, we cast our vision on the goals we wish to achieve. We decide to start a new career, begin a healthy lifestyle, or venture out onto our very own purpose journey. We write down our goals that we wish to achieve in the future. We create action plans and set time frames. We can feel the excitement of the vision we have casted. We can imagine ourselves at the end goal, seeing the vision come to fruition. And, then, a whiteout begins: A friend or family member says something negative about your vision and the sun becomes a little less bright as the view gets a little less clear and precise. An advisor, investor, or prospective partner tells you no and that it will never work. The snow begins falling and you start to squint to see the top of the mountain. You realize how much hard work this vision is going to take and the snow falls harder. You're only seeing the mountains closest to you at this point. You realize the financial investment this vision will require of you and before you realize it, the sheets of snow in the form of doubt, insecurity, rejection, and mental exhaustion have completely blanketed the vision in one giant white out. The vision is still there. It is still waiting for you to bring it to fruition. You have to accept the distractions for exactly what they are: obstacles that will hide your vision momentarily. However, when the snow stops falling, the vision is there. You just have to see beyond it. TWO STEPS TO A VISION: Mental: Your vision has developed in your mind. You've dreamt it and can see it vivid detail. Physical: You have to take action in order to achieve your vision. Most people never get past the mental stage. They see the vision and then let the whiteout shut them down. The mountains are still there but you have to physically take the steps to fully explore and enjoy all that they have to offer. Once you can accept the distractions in your life as simply a mental block, you have to put one foot in front of the other and put the work in to achieve your vision. Not Casting Your Vision Where You Want to GoI've been working with my god daughter this year to help her learn to ski. Last year she did ski school but this year she felt confident enough to take on the mountain without an instructor. We are in a new place and a mountain that she and I don't know. But, I wanted her to know that I believed in her and she could do it. So, as we disembarked from the life, I went over our plan. I talked to her about the slopes we would be skiing, reminded her to make her big swooping “S's” and told her to just follow me and do what I did. We took off down the mountain and I was so incredibly proud of how well she was doing and how great she had listened. I told her to keep her eyes on me because, just as her instructor had taught her, where your eyes go, your skis follow. She followed my path like a permanent shadow for the rest of the day. There wasn't one turn I made that she didn't take as well. When I sped up, she sped up. When I stopped, she stopped. However, along the way, I forgot to heed my own advice. We were making our way down a bit of a difficult blue that had uneven terrain with piles of fresh powder as well as a few patches of ice. Very aware of the two little girls that were following my tracks, I was doing my best to stay on the smoothest path possible. As I was trying to avoid the powdery mounds, I didn't quite make the turn as smooth as possible, crossed the back of my skis up, and couldn't get them uncrossed. I was quickly lying on the ground on my back, skis uphill, and my goddaughter standing there watching me as I heaved myself back up. I had broken the most important rule. Don't look down. When you look down, you go down. My goddaughter wasn't on the ground because she wasn't looking down. She was looking up, at me and following where I went. (I'll also add that I was thrilled that she was able to stop quickly and not plow into me. That is all on her here!)When I looked down the mountain and at the trail I was skiing, that's where I went. I didn't focus on my current location and the ground below me because that wasn't where I was going. I was going down the mountain so that is where my focus needed to remain. HOW THIS APPLIES IN LIFE: Cast your vision on where you are going. Find a leader that has already accomplished the goal that you wish to accomplish and follow them. Set your eyes on your future vision and not your current postion. Our vision was to reach the bottom of the mountain and hop on another lift to find another slope to conquer. In order to accomplish that, I had to set my focus on the vision and she had to set hers on me. Together, we reached our goals. Unforseen Dangers & Chasing The Wrong Things: We were enjoying a lazy New Year's Day morning in the lodge. Some of the group had headed out for skiing while the rest of us had chosen to stay near the fireplace as the snow fell. The kids at the house decided to bundle up and head outside for some snowman building, snowball fights, and sledding down the driveway. We adults huddled around a table near the window, sipping coffee and mimosas, while we watched the kids play in the snow. As we were visiting, I mentioned that on one trail that we ran the day before, I had seen signs posted warning of a moose in the area and how they can be aggressive. We all laughed about this because we knew the odds of seeing a moose were incredibly rare. It was literally less than 5 minutes later when my best friend in the middle of recording the kids playing in the snow shouted “There's a moose!” We all jumped to the window to see much to our horror, a moose charging up the driveway and hillside towards our kids. We scrambled around the large house trying too find the quickest way possible to warn the kids and scare the moose off. As we tried to determine the quickest way to warn the kids, the moose turned from having a stare down with the oldest, and decided to charge towards the house. The kids, unaware that these are aggressive dangerous animals, began running after him. As my husband bolted out a lower level side door to shoo the animal away, we opened windows from the upstairs shouting at the kids to get in the house and stay away from the animal because it was dangerous. We were able to safely get the kids in the house and shoo the moose off into the trees where it plopped down and staked its territory. The entire event was both terrifying, hilarious, and exhilarating. I marveled at the innocence of the kids and how they never realized they were in danger. HOW THIS APPLIES IN LIFE:How often do we see an opportunity present itself that is actually an unforeseen danger. It swiftly appears along the journey of reaching our vision and we can't help but take notice. It's impressive, grand, and like nothing we've ever seen before. We want to grab a hold and welcome it into our journey. However, often times, these “opportunities” are detrimental to your vision. They can cost you time, money, and harm. They can send you chasing after the wrong things and further distance you from achieving your vision. You need to be cautious before accepting people or things that want to further your vision in life. You need to be aware of the unforeseen dangers. You need to educate yourself. If you are starting a new business, build a team of advisors that you trust that you can go to for advice along the way, that will help you understand the parts of business that you struggle with. But, do your research while assembling this team. If you are beginning a health journey, don't accept everyone and everything that claim to help you along the way. Ask those you trust for recommendations as to what has helped them. Find what is best for you and your personal journey. If you are embarking on a journey of purpose, make sure that you stay true to what you value. Seek out mentorship. And, while I am an advocate of expanding your network and welcoming new people in, make certain that those you bring alongside your journey have the best intentions for your vision. Bottom line, the world is full of moose and they are highly aggressive animals. Do not chase after them. As we embark on the first day of a new decade, I hope you have cast your vision for 2020. I hope you have set your goals, and I hope that you are able to identify distractions that may hinder your vision along the way. 
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In Episode# 65, I sit down with Annette Brechbill, military spouse, mom,entrepreneur, and global citizen. Annette has a widely varied background in hercareer from working in the travel industry as a flight attendant to serving as adiplomat at the American Embassy in London, where she hosted 23 Secretary ofState visits, the G8 Summit, NATO meetings, and multiple presidential visits. Whileshe found her passion in the networking and relationship building aspect of thosecareers, she realized that she enjoyed connecting people and meeting needs. Shehas taken that passion and turned it into a career as a speaker's agent where she isable to promote speakers and match the right speakers with the right audience.Annette shares with us how Arianna Huffington and William McCraven were two of themost impactful speakers she has had the privilege of knowing and how she has adesire to bring the right people to the right stages to impact more lives. Her vision forbuilding a speaker representation consultancy company was to be able to connect theright people who aligned with the way that she values business and making a positiveimpact in the world. Annette first had the idea of building this company while watchinga documentary about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. She realized that while Dr. Dre was theartist, Jimmy Iovine was the force behind the artist that connected him with the rightopportunities. I loved that this was her Ah-Ha moment when she knew that much likeJimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, she too wanted to sell speakers, but a different kind alltogether!“I didn't want to be Dr. Dre, but I sure as heck wanted to be Jimmy IovineAnnette shares her 3 tips with us for expanding how speakers can see the value in aspeaking activity rather than just the income, or lack thereof, it generates.3 WAYS TO REALIZE THE VALUE OF A SPEAKING ACTIVITY:1. Look beyond the payment of a speech. Focus on the impact you can make onother's lives with the message2. Connect with the audience on an emotional level in order to build community andbroaden your reach.3. Identify how the experience will positively impact and further your mission or goal.1To connect with Annette for speaking consultations or representation:LinkdIN -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/akbrechbillwww.brechbillgroup.com****FREE STUFF FROM THE EPISODE******GET YOUR POWER SPEECH GUIDE HERE —->https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5dd80c7a1bf52c00294a67a6**Also, want that code I was talking about for the best email platform I have ever tried?I'm not even kidding guys, l love the templates and layouts, and it's so easy to use!Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECT***Thinking about starting a podcast? You're going to want to check out the Class forBeginners that I created over on Skillshare! Did you know you can learn all types ofnew information over there? Take a look at my Podcasting 101 course and whileyou're at it, see if there's anything else you want to learn. Use my code to get two freemonths of Skillshare to learn whatever new skill it is that you need to step into yourpurpose! https://skl.sh/2lpoNBU****Does your skin need some help to get ready for those Instaworthy photo shoots?You're going to want to jump on board and try the products that have literally saved myskin! Check those out here! Become a preferred customer and score 10% off plus freeshipping! https://brandivoth.myrandf.com/solution-tool

In Episode #64, I sit down with Rachel Fesko, a full time working momwho currently serves as a content manager at a software companywhile simultaneously building her media company. She is passionateabout helping others not make the same mistakes she has along thebusiness path, and in her free time, she volunteers at her church.Rachel and I discuss her two main focuses when it comes to businessand life, and the church.1. Failure as an imperative growth tool2. The Power of Obligation and how you can live your life free of other people's opinions.We discuss Rachel's childhood growing up as a preacher's kid and the pressure to lookright and act right that came along with that while she also shares with us herexperience in bible college, leaving a church, and going through a church split. Shetook it to church in this episode sharing how people in the church tend to feel like theyhave to have it all together and are never really allowed to just be themselves but that'snot really who Jesus was. He was the leader that stooped down and stopped menfrom stoning adulterous women. She talked about how she feels as if God is sparkinga revival and is not on the mission of a cruise ship but rather a rescue boat.Rachel went on to discuss her failures in business and what she learned from them.She gave us her Three Steps to Moving on in Business after failure:3 Steps for Overcoming Failure in Business:1. OWN IT: You have to own that you failed and pull yourself up from the boot straps.Then you have to realize that failure is truly your most important growth tool.• Meditate/Pray/Take a walk: think about why you failed2. DECIDE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS:• Relaunch• Different Industry1• Research Customers: Who are they, what do they want?3. Launch your Product/Service in spite of previous failure• Do it scared. “Listen through the fear”. You will never know what all the stepsare but you to take the first one.You can follow Rachel on Instagram:https://instagram.com/_lastminutemom_?igshid=1sihk6d0wi6x2 Have you written a review? Would you do me a huge favor and go let Rachel knowhow great you thought this show was? Pretty Please!Also, want that code I was talking about for the best email platform I have ever tried?I'm not even kidding guys, lI ove the templates and ayouts, and it's so easy to use!Use code POWERPROJECT for 50% OFF!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECTThinking about starting a podcast? You're going to want to check out the Class forBeginners that I created over on Skillshare! Did you know you can learn all types ofnew information over there? Take a look at my Podcasting 101 course and whileyou're at it, see if there's anything else you want to learn. Use my code to get two freemonths of Skillshare to learn whatever new skill it is that you need to step into yourpurpose! https://skl.sh/2lpoNBUDoes your skin need some help to get ready for those Instaworthy photo shoots?You're going to want to jump on board and try the products that have literally saved myskin! Check those out here! Become a preferred customer and score 10% off plus freeshipping! https://brandivoth.myrandf.com/solution-tool

This week, I sit down with Madison Anaya as we discuss finding ourpurpose, overcoming obstacles, and getting comfortable allowingourselves to become who we were meant to be. Madison shares howshe struggled with who she “should” be versus who God was callingher to be.Madison discusses how she has sought out community through social media and builta platform for impact. She tells us how it doesn't matter whether you're an introvert orextrovert, we were all built for community and learning from one another.Madison had so many great quotes in this episode.“I wanted to go on this quest of fearlessly chasing my dreams and not letting fear holdme back to be able to give these tools to other people who may be in the same spaceof feeling stuck.”“Whether you want to be an intern or a CEO, you have to allow yourself the grace to bea beginner.”“I knew that God had placed these giant dreams on my heart of what my life could looklike if I started stepping out in faith instead of letting other things hold me back.”“If your mission is to prove yourself to people, then of course you're going to haveimposter syndrome.”Madison shares her 5 tips that she has found to help find purpose every day,The 5 Areas to finding Purpose Every Day: How can I truly step into who I wasmade to be right now and not just when the waters are calm? How can I show up andbe present and appreciate where I'm at right now?1. IDENTITY: Knowing who I was and who I was going to root myself in when thestorms came.2. KNOWING YOUR WHY: Why are you giving up your time, money, energy, timeaway from family?13. BEING STRATEGIC WITH MAKING A GAME PLAN : If you aim at nothing, you willhit it every time. If you can create a game plan for the next 5 steps, you can giveyourself grace needed to be okay with the step you are on in your journey. This willprovide the confidence of knowing that you made it to the step you are on and canmake it to the next step.4. BE WILLING TO TAKE A RISK: You have to quit letting fear hold you back and stepout in faith.5. COMMUNITY: While you are chasing dreams and taking risks, the communityelement will let you know that there are other people out there that believe in you,will hold you accountable, and will remind you who you are and why you are doingthis.Keep up with everything Madison has going on at www.madisonanaya.com or followher on IG: https://instagram.com/madisonbaileyanayaHave you written a review yet? Could you please do that for me now?Do you use automated email for your business? Check out Flodesk! I love thetemplates, layouts, and ease of use! This is the easiest email platform I have tried!Use this code to get 50% off!https://flodesk.com/c/POWERPROJECTThinking about starting something new like Madison did? Did you know you can learnall types of new information over on Skillshare? If you're considering starting apodcast, I've actually created a Podcasting 101 course over there! And, with my code,you can get two free months of Skillshare where you can learn whatever new skill it isthat you need to step into your purpose.

This week, we hear from Cassandra Wilder, Naturopathic doctor, herbalist, yoga teacher, andmenstruation expert with a passion for women's health and healing.As a leading expert in menstrual cycles, Cassandra has found that often times women thathave sever periods, health problems, and thyroid imbalances typically have a disconnect fromtheir cycles as well as who they are in life.Cassandra has found that helping women track their entire monthly cycle can be an incrediblyempowering experience and allows her to also teach women the tools to live an empoweredlife in a safe space. She also shares with us how connecting with our cycles can help toconnect us to who we are in times of our peak energy and mothers of daughters can teachthem to take this time of the month to harness energy, slow down, and allow time for self care.Cassandra shares with us how growing up in rural Utah led to her being disconnected from herbody and experiencing great sadness which eventually led to a toxic relationship and beingsexually assaulted. She realized that she had to take steps to change and not blame others forher circumstances and thus set out on a purpose journey that led her to Guatemala where sheobserved her first women circles in which a group of ladies created a safe space for women togather talk, and meditate.We invite you in today into our Women's Circle to discuss any topic you wish.To check out everything Cassandra has going on, visit her at www.goddessceremony.com orfollow her on Instagram @menstruationqueenAlso, have you written a review yet? Please go do so now!