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Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.We are gearing up for the premier of our 4th and final Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive, Community later this season. So this week I am re-publishing the first three Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive episodes so you can refresh your memory, or listen for the first time. This episode on the 2nd pillar, Values & Priorities, originally aired April 3, 2024.I am so excited to finally be talking about the 3rd Pillar of Homemaking, Rhythms and Routines, with my friend and past AoH guest, Leslie Lucadou.IN THIS EPISODE:Brief review of the 4 Pillars of HomemakingWhat are rhythms and routines? How do they differ and some examples of each. Motivations (or the why) for establishing rhythms and routines, contrasting the world's ideas vs what God has to say about our why. 4 rhythms of christian living; worship, rest, work and play—what those might look like and how we can use homemaking to help and not hinder these rhythms. Pitfalls to avoid when establishing rhythms and routines.EPISODE NOTESShow Notes | theartofhomepodcast.com/blogAllison's Update Recipes | Subscribe to Homemaker Happy Mail, or for future reference check Newsletter Archive and search this episode titleRelated Resources: Redeeming Your Time by Jordan RaynerHabits of the Household; Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms by Justin EarleyMargin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard SwensonEvery Moment Holy; New Liturgies for Daily Life (book 1 of 3) by Douglas McKelveyRELATED EPISODESPillars of Homemaking Deep Dive | IdentityPillars of Homemaking Deep Support the showHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support

OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY:Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month-Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-clubIs your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass - Books mentioned during podcast: - “Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives” by Richard Swenson - https://amzn.to/4aJ801v - “The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results” by Gary Keller - https://amzn.to/3COqhh7 - “The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)” by Seth Godin - https://amzn.to/3Ez0qKA - “Four Thousand Weeks” by Oliver Burkeman - https://amzn.to/4hsXgXG

On this week's episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp sits down with Dr. Bill Griffin to have a conversation with well-known financial advisor and author David Bahnsen to talk about his new book, Full-Time: Working and the Meaning of Life.  RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:  Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Center for Well-Being 2025 CMDA National Convention Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen Margin: Restoring Emotiona, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Dr. Richard Swenson CMDA Stewardship and Development Faith Prescriptions

On this week's episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by Drs. Gloria and Paul Halverson to talk about how impactful CMDA has been in their lives as Christians in healthcare.  RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:  Give to CMDA  Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore 2025 CMDA National Convention Women Physicians & Dentists in Christ CMDA Awards Marriage Enrichment Weekends CMDA Today Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Dr. Richard Swenson

Dr. Richard Swenson, author of The Overload Syndrome and Margin, writes that… “We must have some room to breathe. We need freedom to think and permission to heal. Our relationships are being starved to death by velocity.”Too many people are physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially overloaded these days. So, we'll look at rest from a biblical perspective today.The Concept of MarginIn his writings, Dr. Richard Swenson introduces the concept of "margin"—essentially, it's the space to take a break before you break down. Many of us feel there's just not enough time, money, or energy left at the end of the day to recuperate, leading us to start the next day at full throttle again. This lifestyle, lacking margin, can have severe physical and financial consequences.Consider sleep, for instance. The Sleep Foundation reports that nearly half of people in the U.S. struggle with sleep, and about one-third of adults sleep less than seven hours each night. Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to expensive health issues like diabetes, anxiety, obesity, and heart disease. Additionally, research from Sleep Advisor indicates that over 2 percent of the U.S. GDP is lost due to workers' lack of proper sleep.Working late nights and weekends might seem necessary if you feel like life is moving too fast. However, burning the candle at both ends is ultimately unproductive. Exhaustion leaves no energy for the most important things—your relationships with others and the Lord.Work and Rest: Finding the Right BalanceWhile God calls us to work for our families, His Kingdom, and the community, He also emphasizes the need for rest. Rest is God's idea as much as work is. God rested on the seventh day of Creation—not out of tiredness, but because His work was complete. He blessed that rest and called it holy. The Sabbath, enshrined as one of the Ten Commandments, shows how much God values rest. We need time to be with the Lord, reconnect with loved ones, relax, enjoy God's creation, exercise, breathe deeply, and sleep!Technology enables us to work from anywhere at any time, but that doesn't mean we should. Creating margin in our work means getting enough rest to do our jobs “as unto the Lord” with purpose and energy. Staying late at the office or skipping vacations might make you look diligent, but the stress and broken relationships that follow are too high a price for professional progress.However, it's important to distinguish between proper rest and laziness. Laziness is choosing not to do what you're supposed to or doing the bare minimum. This goes against God's purpose for us, which involves good works. In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul advises the church to “…warn those who are idle and disruptive,” implying that inactivity can lead to trouble. The saying “Idle hands are the devil's workshop” is a testament to this idea.The Dangers of IdlenessIn 1 Timothy 5, Paul highlights other dangers of idleness, such as gossiping and leading others into sin. Idleness, unproductiveness, and laziness open the door to harmful habits. Contrarily, Proverbs 31 praises the “woman of noble character” for her hard work in caring for her family, running her business, training her workers, and providing for the poor. Verse 27 confirms that she “does not eat the bread of idleness.”Laziness can also mean spending too much time on unimportant activities like endless scrolling through Instagram or mindlessly shopping online. At its core, laziness is a failure to take care of responsibilities. Paul provides a stern example in 1 Timothy 5:8, stating, “Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”If laziness tempts you, turn to Jesus in prayer. 1 John 1:9 assures us, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”Whether your issue is working too hard or hardly working, it's time to restore the margin in your work and finances. Do your work “as unto the Lord,” as Colossians 3:23 advises. And if you're feeling overwhelmed, find comfort in Jesus' words from Matthew 11:28: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:Where should I go to find a Certified Kingdom Advisor to get a referral for a godly estate planning attorney?I paid a capital gains tax a few years ago when I sold some stock. Even though my income from my job was below the limit to be taxed at 0% for long-term capital gains, they taxed me on the full capital gains amount as if that was my adjusted gross income. I want to check with my tax preparer since I thought I should have gotten taxed at 0% based on my income that year.Please give me a simplified explanation of a money market account. My new husband and I are considering putting some retirement money into one.Given all the economic uncertainties, does it make sense for someone in their 70s who is still working, with money in a 401k and savings account, to consider spending that money now on something of value like real estate? I'm concerned about the dollar's devaluation and wanted your perspective on proactively spending the money versus letting it sit in investments and seeing what happens.Resources Mentioned:The Overload Syndrome: Learning to Live Within Your Limits by Dr. Richard SwensonMargin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Dr. Richard SwensonBankrate.comRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA) or Certified Christian Financial Counselor (CertCFC)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on the Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. Visit our website at FaithFi.com where you can join the FaithFi Community and give as we expand our outreach.

Everyday Practices podcast co-hosts Regan Robertson and Dr. Chad Johnson continue their asynchronous business book review series as they discuss Dr. Richard A. Swenson's best-selling book Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives. With candor and humor, Regan and Dr. Chad share personal anecdotes and reflections, challenging listeners to examine their own lives and determine whether they're living within margin or living marginally. They highlight Dr. Swenson's prescriptions for cultivating margin in various aspects of life, from relationships to physical health, and even technological habits.

Les Beauchamp served as the Lead Pastor of Lifegate Church for three decades and is now the pastor of leadership development. He's a passionate Jesus follower who has worked diligently in the city of Omaha over the past couple of decades to see more people come to Jesus. Through his past with Mormonism, he realized that Christianity is the only answer. To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com.Today's episode partner is FiveTwo. The FiveTwo team has grown healthy churches for over thirty years. They understand how to grow churches in a rapidly changing culture without burning out staff and lay leaders. Every major church denomination in the U.S. has experienced a decline since the 1960s, a trend the pandemic didn't initiate but rather accelerated. What are we, as people who love the local church, to do about this reality?FiveTwo has spent the last four years identifying the four key cultural trends thriving churches address. And they've helped countless churches actually address these trends and THRIVE. They've put all their learnings along with case studies into a free resource which you can download at fivetwo.com today. Discover how well your congregation is managing these forces and what you can do to grow. Also, don't miss my FREE webinar with Bill Woolsey, Founder and President of FiveTwo. We'll discuss those four trends in detail and discuss how churches can use these trends to grow their churches. Click here to register.Resources mentioned in the episode: Brand New: Living as God's New Creation by Les BeauchampMarriage on the Rock by Jimmy EvansMargin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard A. SwensonMovie Click with Adam Sandler Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter ScazzeroLectio365 appKey insights from the episode: Most people who get married are woefully unprepared to get married. - Les BeauchampMarriage is the promise of a future love. - Les BeauchampLove is a choice. - Les BeauchampWhen you get married, you are saying no to your singleness. - Les BeauchampTake three minutes to show your spouse you love them. - Les BeauchampNo matter how you feel or what happens, never give up on your marriage. - Les BeauchampA lot of people equate God with the church, and he is not the church. - Les BeauchampGod has given us the gift of Sabbath to declare, “God, I know you've got it.” - Les BeauchampThe church does not have a good theology of suffering. - Les BeauchampWe believe that if you suffer, it's because you sin. - Les BeauchampLes Beauchamp's Challenge: Download the Lectio365 app. Are you following Jesus? Many want to be greater followers of Jesus but don't know how. We extensively studied everything Jesus commanded of us and located five key targets to which Jesus invited His followers. The five targets are Being, Forgiving, Serving, Giving, and Going.In partnership with LifeWay Research, we created a Red Letter Challenge Assessment that will measure you according to these five targets. And the best news of all: it's free! You will receive your results immediately and be presented with the next steps to help you become an even greater follower of Jesus.You can take the FREE Red Letter Challenge Assessment here. Watch the entire season for free: We upload every episode of The Red Letter Disciple on our YouTube channel. If you aren't subscribed already, you can do so here!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I am so excited to finally be talking about the 3rd Pillar of Homemaking, Rhythms and Routines, with my friend and past AoH guest, Leslie Lucadou.We will start with a brief review of the 4 Pillars of Homemaking, then spend some time defining rhythms and routines-talking about the difference between the two and giving some examples of each. Then we look at motivations (or the why) for establishing rhythms and routines, contrasting the world's ideas vs what God has to say about our why. Next we talk about 4 rhythms of christian living; worship, rest, work and play—what those might look like and how we can use homemaking to help and not hinder these rhythms. Finally we end with a few pitfalls to avoid when establishing rhythms and routines.EPISODE NOTESShow Notes | theartofhomepodcast.com/blogAllison's Update Recipes | Subscribe to Homemaker Happy Mail, or for future reference check Newsletter Archive and search this episode titleRelated Resources: Redeeming Your Time by Jordan RaynerHabits of the Household; Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms by Justin EarleyMargin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard SwensonEvery Moment Holy; New Liturgies for Daily Life (book 1 of 3) by Douglas McKelveyRELATED EPISODESPillars of Homemaking Deep Dive | IdentityPillars of Homemaking Deep Dive | Values & PrioritiesHomemaker Portrait | Leslie LucadouHomemaking Deep Dive| Wellness with Leslie LucadouBE OUR GUEST (OR NOMINATE A FRIEND) closes April 5, 2024Apply YourselfNominate a Friend NEW!! WRITE FOR THE ART OF HOMEEditorial Guidelines, Topics & ScheduleHOMEMAKING RESOURCESFree Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter ArchiveAudio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supportersSUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Support the show

What does it means to live a life as an "essentialist"? What is essentialism and how can it impact our lives? There's a lot to break down on this topic, and the next few episodes will continue exploring this concept. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives ⁠Austin's Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Scribd (one month free)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's Goodreads⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Austin's Goodreads⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Austin's Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Austin's YouTube⁠⁠ Mind Castle is where Reagan and Austin discuss how to develop their optimal selves, be productive, and discuss the lessons they're learning from what they're reading. New episodes when we get around to it.

What does it means to live a life as an "essentialist"? What is essentialism and how can it impact our lives? There's a lot to break down on this topic, and the next few episodes will continue exploring this concept. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives ⁠Austin's Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Scribd (one month free)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's Goodreads⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reagan's Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Austin's Goodreads⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Austin's Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Austin's YouTube⁠⁠ Mind Castle is where Reagan and Austin discuss how to develop their optimal selves, be productive, and discuss the lessons they're learning from what they're reading. New episodes when we get around to it.

#52: Follow these tips to find Margin even though you live a busy life as a Mum.  It's important as it will give you the time and emotional space to be a heart-focused parent!   >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG:  The Importance of Margin in the Life of a Busy Mum Book mentioned in this episode:  Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson   >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material.   >>>FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form >>>COACHING:  Book a free Jumpstart Call - see details  

Many chiropractors are busy and broke, or busy and broken. It shouldn't be that way, and it doesn't have to be that way. It may take some challenging work to get there, but having healthy margins in your life should be the lighthouse. We often only think of the word margin as it relates to profit, however, there any multiple aspects of margin you should strive for in your professional and personal life. A recent book I read “Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives.” by Richard Swenson, M.D. has provided me with clear insights on this topic and how it relates to chiropractors. In this episode, I discuss how to evaluate and improve the margins in your life, and what I am looking at improving for myself. I hope you leave this episode with some thought-provoking ideas on how you can design more margin for yourself and your family.

An effective marketing proposal involves learning what keeps the customers up on a Sunday night and what keeps them going on a Monday morning. In this episode, we will learn how we can land clients not only by presenting such a proposal, but also by knowing them on a deeper level with Priscilla McKinney. Priscilla is the Chief Executive Officer and the Momma Bird of Little Bird Marketing, a creative team that offers high-quality content marketing solutions and insights to their clients. She also describes herself as a “slightly annoying truth-teller powered by [her] husband's homemade bread.” Tune in! Get right into the episode and learn from Priscilla how to land your next client with her marketing tips! In this Episode: [00:01 - 05:29] Opening Segment I introduce and welcome Priscilla McKinney  Sense of urgency in interacting with people  [05:30 - 15:14] Biases Are Okay  How to know people in 20 minutes It's not about being authentic Being authentic is not being yourself  The Platinum Rule Priscilla doesn't mind people having biases Biases are inherent It's about how we deal with our biases    How to tell the “hard truths” in marketing Don't be afraid to tell the truth no matter how uncomfortable it is Work with clients on how to move forward  Mind the language you used  [15:15 - 27:14] Help Others and Ask for Help  Connect with customers better  Ask the right questions  Learn the customer's pain points  Analyze how to add value  Know “persona work” from Priscilla  “What is keeping them up on a Sunday night?” “What is getting them going on a Monday morning?” Mix vulnerability and empathy What's this communication challenge Priscilla encountered? Lost 35% of their town due to a series of tornadoes  Her creative studio burned down Helping and getting help are both valuable experiences  There's no shame in asking for help  Be honest with how you can help others  Tell the truth about what you need help with  [27:15 - 34:15] Create Enough Margins in Life The most impactful conversation of your life?  Conversation with the father of her brother-in-law One communication skill you wish you had more of in the past?  Not speaking over people Who is the best communicator you know?  Her friend, Doug Hutchinson   [34:16 - 36:32] Closing Segment How to find Priscilla Links below  Final Words Tweetable Quotes: “At the end of the day, marketing is here to drive business impact, whether that's an impact socially, culturally, or financially. Whatever it is, get in touch with what impact it is you're trying to make...” - Priscilla McKinney “We're all people who can help and we're all people who can get helped.” - Priscilla McKinney Resources Mentioned:  Book: https://amzn.to/3omIpSS (How to Read a Book) Book: https://amzn.to/3i1Y5c0 (Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives) https://bit.ly/3nmkf9H (Gabby Bernstein) Email priscilla@littlebirdmarketing.com or visit https://bit.ly/3hSg1FI (LinkedIn) and https://bit.ly/3bgzA9z (Twitter) to connect with Priscilla. Check out their https://littlebirdmarketing.com/ (website) and social media pages: https://bit.ly/3q0mfWT (LinkedIn), https://bit.ly/35lQvUo (Facebook), https://bit.ly/2LevMLd (Twitter), and https://bit.ly/38q4WbV (Instagram). Listen to her https://apple.co/2XjFuOY (podcast).  You can connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregricecxeffortgeek/ (LinkedIn), https://twitter.com/gregjrice (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/gregjrice/ (Instagram), and https://www.facebook.com/gregory.rice.372/ (Facebook).  Join https://www.facebook.com/groups/jointhecommunicationnation/ (The Communication Nation) and learn from others in the community. Feel free to email me at gregrice79@yahoo.com, I'd love...

Today we will continue our topic on finding joy.  During the previous 2 weeks in episodes 16 and 17, we talked about the difference between happiness and joy. As you may recall, Jeff Spadafora in the book “The Joy Model” states that “differentiating joy from the term most often used interchangeably (and incorrectly) with joy: happiness.  Happiness is circumstantial. Joy, on the other hand, continues despite circumstances. I also talked about the model itself and how you need a balance between being and doing.  In review: Being - Who is God….Who am I? Doing - What should I do with my time, talent, treasure, temple, and tribe? The Joy Model is based on four quadrants with a vertical axis labeled as doing (what should I do with my time, talent, treasure, temple, tribe) and the horizontal axis labeled as being (Who is God, who am I). The bottom left square is “The frustrated believer”. The bottom right is labeled “The Heartless Hypocrite”. The top left is labeled “The Weary Worker”, and the top right is labeled “The Joyful Follower”.  As you may have figured out from the quadrant, moving to the top right is the goal and it requires a balance of being and doing.  Without the balance, focusing on being will lead you from a frustrated believer to a heartless hypocrite, where focusing only on doing will lead you from a frustrated believer to a weary worker. Integrating your being and your doing, knowing who you are and using your strengths and talents to add value to others, the community, and world which we live will bring joy. Today’s episode, number 18, we are going to take a deep dive into the “M” of the acronym, MASTER.  We will spend the entire episode on this because it is such a key ingredient in leading a joyful life.  The M is for margin.   Futurists back in the 50’s and 60’s predicted that with the advent of technology and other innovations that would free the human race from menial tasks, the average work week would be 24 hours, giving us unprecedented time for rest and relaxation.  So how has that bold prediction worked for us?  A Harris poll  indicated that the average time for leisure has shrunk by 37% since 1973, and the average workweek since that time has gone from 41 to 47 hours. In his excellent book, Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson, M.D. describes margin like this: Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating. How do we find margin?  If we look at efficiency, we just need to do what we are already doing faster. Building quality, realistic margin in your life isn’t so much about efficiency and time management as it is about exploring our personal values.  We must remember that saying yes to one thing always means saying no to something else.  If you don’t know what your values and priorities are, you will say yes to anything that looks like it could bring benefit to yourself and bring joy.  The problem is, what brings you lasting joy? Jeff Spadafora in “The Joy Model” says “There’s something one level deeper than our values that compels us to work so hard and overcommit ourselves.  It’s the False Self, which is rooted in fear, guild, comfort, pride, and/or greed and drives us to act in a way that we desperately hope will lead to the approval of others. He poses these questions to answer what is at the root of your business: “Is it fun, energizing activity and work that is a natural outflow of who you are and what you really believe in? Or is it driven by Fear Pride Jealousy Selfishness Greed Boredom The desire to impress others Low self-esteem” I know from working for many years for a large organization that many see business and rushing from one task to another as a badge of honor, but when you look hard at their accomplishments, they are really just running themselves ragged without accomplishing quality work. What I did see far too often is broken families and relationships, poor health, living for the weekend, and living for when they can retire.  That is not joy. It isn’t hard to find people or hear of people who boast (or complain) of long hours, little sleep, no breaks, and many may move up the career ladder.  But many of those people end up in crisis, which can happen at any point in your life. What about as we retire, shouldn’t we have margin then?  How many people retire and you hear them say they are busier than ever.  That’s OK if the business results in fun and energizing activities that are an outflow of who you are and what you believe.  But so many have things they want to accomplish in their encore life but keep repeating the phrase “I don’t know where the time went.”  They have goals and dreams for their encore life and they find themselves 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, or 10 years later still hoping to have time to accomplish them, and still are not experiencing joy. In an article by Lifehacker Magazine titled “Why You Need More Margin in Your Life (and How to Get it), they offer a few tips to help you find more margin.  They include: Get more sleep - 6.5 - 8 hours of sleep is needed by most people. Make that non-negotiable Take advantage of Pareto - The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital few, or the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Focus on the 20% that gives you the best results and let some of the rest go.  We will talk more about the Pareto Principal in a future episode. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes more than you think to get places and accomplish things.  I am a master at underestimating how much time it takes to get places and do things. Find ways to limit time on social media - Yes, this one comes up again.  Take advantage of some of the new features like screen time on iPhones and iPads and make it a point to reduce social media time, even impose limits on yourself. They go on to say:”Margin has to be cultivated. Spend time every three months looking at your schedule and how you spend your time. Is there anything that can be removed? Are there 15 minute opportunities that you're missing? Are you using your down time to truly recharge? By being honest with yourself and ruthless about your priorities you can increase the likelihood that you stay happy and engaged at work and at home. The Bible says that King Solomon is the wisest and richest man to ever live.  Economic historians state that in terms of percentage of the worlds total wealth, King Solomon was wealthier than John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie combined.  For reference, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet don’t make the top 10 all time list.  King Solomon states in the Bible: Ecclesiastes 1:14 New International Version (NIV) 14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. I leave you with this action item.  Don’t chase after the wind, be still and listen to it for a moment as you consider what your values and priorities are and what one thing you can do to make more time for them.  Start by taking care of yourself. “As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge” -Henry Van Dyke (Writer, Professor, Clergymen) Resources: How to Create More Margin in Your Life: Michael Hyatt Why You Need More Margin in Your Life: Lifehacker Half Time Institute: The Joy Model Bible Gateway Contact Craig

In this first episode of the Strong Enough Series, Jennifer and Jordan discuss the fear of not being enough, and what this looks like for mothers. Resources Mentioned in this Episode Join the Strong Enough Facebook Group!   Getting to Grateful Theology of Enough Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives The Overcommitted Family Suicide Help Line   Meet Your Co-Hosts Jennifer Bryant is the wife of a good man and mother of two precious kids. Her favorite things include reading, organizing, blogging, singing with her kids, laughing out loud with her husband, and making food for people. She lives in Honolulu, Hawaii and dreams of taking her family on marvelous adventures across the globe. In the meantime, she blogs about life and family at PracticalFamily.org, and encourages others to build practical skills for healthy communication, simple living, and discover their awesomeness. Read More Here.  Jordan Marzan is originally from West Virginia, raised in a family of nine kids, former nanny of five, and a proud home school graduate (thanks mom!). She holds a degree in public relations and works as an actress, ballroom dancer, and podcaster. Much to her delight, Tyler (i.e. “Hawaiian Man-Candy”) agreed to marry her two years ago and they now live in Hawaii. They enjoy long naps on the beach and are trying to find a hobby that somehow combines dancing and racing cars.

Morgan Eseke is passionate about helping all ages of women experience a deep, meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ and to fall in love with God’s Word. She writes about faith, relationships and career at morganeseke.com. Morgan works as a marketing professional and organizational health consultant, helping businesses simplify strategy and craft compelling messages. In 2009, Morgan founded CoffeeTalk in Norman, Oklahoma, a multigenerational mentorship ministry focused on providing biblical wisdom and leadership development for all ages of women. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Christian Education at Dallas Theological Seminary. She and her husband, David, live in Dallas with their two daughters. They are active members of Watermark Community Church. Connect With Morgan Instagram: @morganeseke Website: morganeseke.com Links From The Show Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives Stay connected with Polished by: Attending a Polished event Following Polished on Instagram Joining the Polished Network Starting a Polished chapter in your area

You can’t live fully unless there is space.-Today on the podcast, Steve and Tommy sit down to talk about adding margin, and how this helps create more meaning in our lives. This is the first episode in a mini-series where we’ll learn how to put this method into practice. -Feeling overwhelmed, or overburdened? Tired of societies constant pressures of “more, more, more”? This podcast series is for you! Stay tuned for part two in two weeks.//Links mentioned on the show:Tommy’s blogMargin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard SwensonBook recommendation: Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend//Overwhelmed with everything on your plate? Need help with administrative tasks? Free yourself up to operate in your sweet spot by partnering with a BELAY virtual assistant and get $200 off your starting costs: Schedule a conversation to learn more!BELAY website

What do you do if you’re experiencing burnout, or if you feel it coming? Author, speaker, and podcast host, Carey Nieuwhof, shares how he hit rock-bottom burnout, and how to take an honest look at yourself so you can practically deal with the burnout you’re experiencing or avoid it altogether.Carey also discusses the concept of low-grade burnout, where the function of life continues but the joy of life is gone.Carey Nieuwhof is a former lawyer and founding pastor of Connexus Church. He’s the author of several best-selling books and speaks to leaders around the world about leadership, change and personal growth.LINKS:* High impact calendar* High Impact Leader Course* The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast and BlogBook recommendation: Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard SwensonOverwhelmed with everything on your plate? Need help with administrative tasks? Free yourself up to operate in your sweet spot by partnering with a BELAY virtual assistant and get $200 off your starting costs: Schedule a conversation to learn more!BELAY website: https://belaysolutions.com/

Many people today are stressed out, overcommitted, and exhausted. Leaders are particularly susceptible to marginless living. This week, Richard and Sam discuss Richard Swenson's book “Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives.” RESOURCES: “Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives” by Richard Swenson. Find it here. Next Month's Book Club Pick: “The Character of Leadership: Political Realism and Public Virtue in Nonprofit Organizations” by Michael Jinkins and Deborah Bradshaw Jinkins. Find it here. UPCOMING EVENT: Join Richard at Oxford University for a week-long entrepreneurial leadership seminar, August 11-19, 2019. Find more information here. CONNECT: Follow Richard on Twitter. Follow Richard on Facebook. Read Richard's latest blog posts at www.richardblackaby.com. Send questions to podcast@blackaby.org.

We spend a lot of time building gates and systems to protect ourselves from distraction of ADHD. But, what might we be losing at the expense of saying No? This week on the show, Pete talks about control and ADHD. Spinning off of the concept of Margin as discussed by Shawn Blanc and Richard Swenson before him, what does it mean for ADHD when our systems and processes that we use to protect ourselves and our focus cause us to run out of margin in our lives and run headlong into a broader world that doesn’t understand us? Links & Notes Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! Giving up Control at Work — Shawn Blanc Margin from The Focus Course — Shawn Blanc Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives_ by Richard Swenson

Hear Chris Stanley and Jeremy Shaw talk about how to not lose your life in the midst of operating a daily claims company.  Referencing from personal experience they dive into different mindsets and practical application to help you take your independent claims business to the proper level helping you claim your life.     Mentioned in the podcast: Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs: Elevate Your SELF to Elevate Your BUSINESS Jeremy Shaw's status templates (COMING SOON, Get on the email list at IAPath.com and we'll send it out to everyone then or check back here for an update.) Sponsor This episode of the Independent Adjuster Podcast is sponsored by ACD a top independent auto appraisal company. Email them at Network@ACDCorp.com They want to work with you if you have what it takes, but do you?  

Hey It's Chris Stanley and welcome to the independent adjusting podcast. Today's episode is all about knowing whether you personally as an individual should invest in becoming an independent adjuster. maybe you aren't sure if you should invest in becoming an independent adjuster. There can be a lot of time and money invested into being an independent adjuster. So I'm going to give you ten things that I thought of that could be signs you are ready to invest in becoming an independent adjuster. If you are meeting most of the following criteria, then you may be poised to make a run at having a career in independent adjusting. This episode of the Independent Adjuster Podcast is sponsored by ACD a top independent auto appraisal company. Email them at Network@ACDCorp.com They want to work with you if you have what it takes, but do you? That is the point of this very episode. 1.      You Want to Own Your Own Business Many people don't realize it, but as an independent adjuster you are creating your own business. If you don't have the ambition or want the responsibility of owning a business it could be a big hurdle to overcame in your journey. You are a 1099 contractor for most companies and that means you are responsible for taxes, accounting, invoicing, revenue, profit, and other not fun words that we must use as business owners.   2.      You Have Initiative Taking initiative and being a self-starter is one of the biggest requirements of being an independent adjuster. You don't have bosses checking your cubicle every few minutes to make sure you are doing what needs to be done. There isn't a daily pow wow with the team to check the progress of the project. Look through your past have you started doing things that needed to be done even if there was no direct monetary gain from the project? If you have the get it done bug you'll be far more likely to be successful as an independent adjuster.   3.      You are Passionate Enjoying your job is always a good thing, but do you have passion for becoming an adjuster, or do you have passion for any career task that you determine to take on? Being passive and lackluster in attitude and energy can be a recipe for failure. Starting as an independent adjuster is much like being an entrepreneur, you can't expect to have overnight success. This can make it financially, mentally, and emotionally difficult to push through the tough times if you aren't passionate about the career you are pursuing.   4.      Your Spouse is Annoyed at How Much You Talk About… My poor wife has had to endure many career shifts, crazy ideas, and my obsession of whatever I was tackling. There is really no other word that accurately describes what it takes to enter a new and highly competitive industry. If your spouse is jealous of how much time you are spending on researching, training, & pursuing your career in independent adjusting, you may be on the path to success…… and marriage counseling. Make sure you buy some roses for the wife or bring a 6 pack home for your husband the next time you have to take a Crash Course class with me, because I won't be going to counseling…. again. YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!   5.      You Work Hard We all think that we are hard workers, but it just isn't the case. Most of the work force when looked at objectively is giving a slack performance when compared to the superstars of their respective fields. The people who excel at __________ (fill in the blank job) typically are excelling not because they have a special talent, but because they work harder. When I worked at Wal-Mart Distribution I was the short, overweight, no muscles 5ft 8 young man, when compared to other workers who appeared to be lifetime members to Golds Gym, I should have been the bottom producer. Yet, I was able to set records in my department because I worked HARDER and SMARTER. When you determine your own success, you must give it your all and put in the hard work to become the successful independent adjuster you want to become.   6.       Won't Take “No” for an Answer If you give up easy, then give up now! Becoming an independent adjuster is a challenge and you will hear no or even worse hear nothing many times before you hear, “YES!” or “You are DEPLOYED!”. With red tape in the insurance industry, long term runaways to getting on rosters, and a lot of training and networking you'll need to do, it will be a test of your resilience and patience. Get ready for big rewards when you get the “YES!”, but be even more ready to hear no and not accept it. If you keep hearing no when applying for companies download my 101 Adjusting Rosters by clicking HERE so you can hear no for a long time before your run out of companies to contact.   7.      You Love Helping Others Being an independent adjuster is about helping individuals and families get back on their feet after a traumatic event. Whether they've damaged their car or lost their house in a flood, these people need help. If you haven't learned to enjoy helping others, then you may NOT enjoy being an independent adjuster. You'll constantly be looking to shortcut the most important part of your job, connecting with the people involved. Yes, many people become an IA (independent adjuster) because they want to make money, but if that is all that is driving you then drive yourself onto another career, because you will likely not find success with that motivation. Don't believe me? This principle applies to not just adjusting, but to insurance in general. Checkout the articles on INSNerds.com section of “Why I love Insurance” and I'd challenge you to see a single person mentioning money as why they love working in insurance.   8.      You Have People Skills I can imagine an adjuster who sits in a cubicle all day, talks on the phone like those DRY EYES commercials and stamps “Deny” on papers that are placed in front of them, but my imagination and the reality of what it will be like for you as an independent adjuster are incompatible. Your entire job is based on a single word, “communication.” Which is laughable because I say jokingly I am the worst 1 on 1 communicator on the planet, which is my exaggerated way of saying I still need to work on my skillset. As an adjuster you must adjust the owner's expectations by communicating the claims process, you must communicate the damages you observed through an estimate, and you must communicate your thoughts on the entire loss through your summary/appraisal report. If you don't get along with people, then they probably won't get along with you as an independent adjuster.   9.      You Have Margin In a quote from the book Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson, M.D. describes margin like this: “Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating.” If you don't have margin in your life then a big part of your journey to becoming an IA needs to be learning how to create margin. There is an excellent article by Michael Hyatt on this matter and obviously the book quoted above would be great for you to read as well. Margin is important as an independent adjuster, because we are dealing with catastrophes on large and small scales and need emotional and mental margin to handle the stress. We are also business owners and a business with no financial margin is a business ready to collapse at the first moment things go wrong. (and they will!) You will be investing a large chunk of time into training and if you don't have space in your life it may come crumbling down around you.   10.  You Have Computer Skills This is probably the most intimidating for people, but don't close the screen and go back to working at your old job just yet. This is the least important of the 10 things listed, but if you already have strong computer skills and are comfortable at a computer you are at a huge advantage. If you are not computer savvy you can acquire these skills, but you must also have many of the qualities listed above to push through the hard work with passion and not find yourself unable to perform a job due to lack of computer knowledge.   Now I hope that this list helps you better understand what it takes to become a successful independent adjuster and be better prepared for your journey. If you need help getting started and don't know what your next step in the journey should be, feel free to schedule a 15-minute Q&A Call with me and I'd be happy to give you custom advice on how to get started. You can schedule a time with me by clicking HERE. Remember to Claim Your Life & Your Future, It Starts NOW! Your Guide, Chris Stanley

I really, really, really don't want my faith to be academic -- I want it to be real and applied and life changing. The wonderful things God has given me to share with all of you have been just that for me -- life changing. However, there is a time when what you have learned must be put to the test. That happened for me this week. In preparation for each week's episode I spend several hours reading Scripture and putting into practice the Bible Interaction Tool Exercises I share with you. After I have completed this "research" phase, it takes approximately two hours of writing for me to prayerfully put all of my thoughts together in an orderly fashion. Finally, it takes another two hours to record the podcast, create the show notes and freebies, create the memory verse resources, upload to the appropriate servers, and prepare my weekly email that I send out to my subscribers. All of it is a joy. I have had listeners pray that it never becomes a chore. I am here to testify that God has answered that prayer. It is a joy each week -- a crazy-fun adventure to think that God chooses to use little ol' me to reveal truth and inspire others. I have best friends and writing friends that I reach out to on a weekly basis for encouragement and prayer. I reached out to them this week suggesting that I was a little over-burdened and had not made significant progress on the next podcast and asked them to pray for wisdom and inspiration. You see, at my full-time job we had two evening meetings the first two days of the week and my middle-school daughter had an all-day-into-the-evening cross-country meet the next evening. I actually cooked dinner ONE NIGHT this week and we had a meal together as a family AT THE SAME TABLE...just one night. The next night we were all in different directions with football games and sleepovers. Needless to say, I had no margin this week and though I had spent a good deal of time in Scripture throughout the week, I never felt it had anything to do with what God wanted me to share on the podcast. Ugh. Square one. One of my writing friends (she's an amazingly talented poet and writer and you can find her work here) suggested I take a week off...that my listeners would understand. And perhaps you would understand. But I have made a commitment to myself and to God to be consistent! So, sorry Christina, I actually blew off the suggestion. Then my bestie texted and said this..."I bet it would speak more to your listeners if you pulled out the Jonny Diaz episode 'Breathe.' Isn't that where you are? Isn't it an opportunity to share with the listeners God's grace as we run the race?" Why, yes, friend. It is such an opportunity. Do you know what I did after I got the text and decided to take this path? I BREATHED. I put away my writing and listened to a political speech with my husband and then we discussed it afterward. I went with my husband and girls to the Sweet Dough Pie Festival (it's a Cajun thing...and you are really missing out if you have never had one.) We wandered around the festival and I BREATHED. We welcomed my husband's father and uncle over for coffee and a chat and I was able to stay and visit with them instead of sneaking off to write...and I BREATHED. I went back and re-read the area of Scripture I had been in (Judges 13-16 for those of you wondering) and didn't worry about what I needed to write about it, I just pondered it for myself...and I BREATHED. I went to an LSU football game with friends (we won, Geaux Tigers!) and got stuck in traffic for FOUR HOURS and didn't get home until three in the morning, but I knew I had created margin...and I BREATHED. We slept in and enjoyed coffee and cooking shows together as a family, I had a GREAT conversation with my 13-year old, made cookies with my 9-year old and even added some words to the manuscript of the book I am writing...and I BREATHED. So, friend, I hope you take the same opportunity. Sit at the feet of Jesus and BREATHE. Listen to this episode replay for the first time, listen to it again, or skip it all-together. I give you permission. Whatever you do...slow down and BREATHE. On this episode I discuss: Our pride in our own self-sufficiency Our tendency to #hustle and then celebrate our perpetual state of discontentment with addiction An example of characters in the Bible who could have "Breathe" by Jonny Diaz as their theme song, too - Mary and Martha in Luke 10 Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - our Bible Interaction Tool Exercise this week is: Write out Scripture by hand Slowing down and writing out Philippians 4 in the Amplified Version Uncovering Paul's secret to being content Contentment is not complacency The book, "Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives" by Dr. Richard Swenson Quote by J.I. Packer, "Contentment is essentially accepting from God's hand what He sends because we know that He is good and therefore it is good." Investing in sitting at the feet of Jesus through time in His Word. Additional Resources Lyrics This Week's Challenge Read Philippians all the way through - it is just 4 chapters. Follow this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercise and take chapter 4 in a translation you are not familiar with and write it out by hand. Slow down. Breathe. Sit at the feet of Jesus. It is the SECRET to learn to be content.

Our society celebrates a lack of margin with hashtags and t-shirts while sacrificing health and relationships along the way. This week's song, "Breathe" by Jonny Diaz reminds us that we need to stop and sit at the feet of Jesus and just be. This, however, will take a purposed effort on your part. Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, gives us a secret to contentedness. I can't wait to discover it with you. On this episode I discuss: Our pride in our own self-sufficiency Our tendency to #hustle and then celebrate our perpetual state of discontentment with addiction An example of characters in the Bible who could have "Breathe" by Jonny Diaz as their theme song, too - Mary and Martha in Luke 10 Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - our Bible Interaction Tool Exercise this week is: Write out Scripture by hand Slowing down and writing out Philippians 4 in the Amplified Version Uncovering Paul's secret to being content Contentment is not complacency The book, "Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives" by Dr. Richard Swenson Quote by J.I. Packer, "Contentment is essentially accepting from God's hand what He sends because we know that He is good and therefore it is good." Investing in sitting at the feet of Jesus through time in His Word.   Additional Resources Lyrics This Week's Challenge Read Philippians all the way through - it is just 4 chapters. Follow this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercise and take chapter 4 in a translation you are not familiar with and write it out by hand. Slow down. Breathe. Sit at the feet of Jesus. It is the SECRET to learn to be content.

Show Agenda Featured Presentation: How to Master Your Margin Recommended resources: Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives,  Dr. Richard Swenson Compound Effect, Darren Hardy Get your free copy of the 10 Proven Steps to Extraordinary Influence at haroldarnold.com Faith in Focus: Job One Haggai 1:7-9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. Go up to the […]

"Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating.  Margin is the opposite of overload. If we are overloaded we have no margin. Most people are not quite sure when they pass from margin to overload. Threshold points are not easily measurable and are also different for different people in different circumstances." At least that is how Richard Swenson, M.D. describes margin in his book Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives (a book that I have not read, but does seem interesting). Of course I could talk a lot about the importance of building margin into your life, but I may not be the best one to speak on that subject because I do have two off-farm jobs currently and margin is my biggest struggle! What I want to talk about specifically today is the importance of building margin into the life of your farm so that it is sustainable physically, financially, ecologically, and on and on and on. This is a topic that came to the front of my mind this past week when I was talking with someone about the low grain prices. They were lamenting the fact that the prices were low and how hard it was on farmers and even the agricultural equipment manufacturers. Of course I knew that when they were talking about farmers they were specifically referencing farmers that only raise grain (corn and soybeans). We talked about how John Deere had cut jobs and all sorts of other implications, but then I mentioned the fact that as a purchaser of grains the lower prices were a pretty good thing for me and hopefully will allow me to catch up a little after two years of higher prices. All of this got me thinking. Of course I could spend hours talking about the problem of the lack of diversified farms in the United States these days, but we don't have that much time (or patience)! What I can talk about though is the importance of building margin on your farm so that when prices go up (or down), when the rains come (or don't), and when the sales are great (or they're not) you are prepared to survive. Building margin in the end may slow your growth or have other implications, but if you are properly building margin I think you will have a farm that can stick around because there will be money, resources, and a farmer that isn't burnt out! What do you think? How do you build margin on your farm? Let me know in the comments below or join us on The Beginning Farmer Facebook page ... actually you should probably do that anyways :) Check out The Beginning Farmer Show on Facebook!  As always, I want to thank you so much for listening and supporting the show with your encouragement and reviews on iTunes! I am continually working to produce a better show, and I'm thankful for all of the listeners sticking with me as I learn. If you do enjoy the show, don't forget that you can subscribe on iTunes and leave a five star rating and review (by clicking the link). If you are an Android phone user you can also subscribe on the free Stitcher App. It is so very encouraging to know that people are listening and enjoying the show! I would love to hear your questions, show ideas, or comments about the show. Feel free to shoot me an e-mail! As always you can follow along with "The Beginning Farmer" and Crooked Gap Farm by checking out these links ... Crooked Gap Farm Crooked Gap Farm on Facebook Crooked Gap Farm on Twitter

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 019. One of my all-time favorite books is Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives* by Richard Swenson.   This is a concept that is really important to a well-balanced life and it is a book that I highly recommend.  If you have margin in your […]

Richard Swenson, MD - author of Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives