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September

04 2024

3 Ways to be Spirit-Led in Your Business

ORIGINAL POST 4/5/2022

In the previous blog post, we discussed the importance of tapping into the vision that you have for your business and how that vision can impact the success of your business, and we looked at the vision statement for several well-known companies. If you missed that post, be sure to check it out ‘What’s the vision you have for your business?’

Today, let’s move from vision to action and focus on Holy Spirit-Led Action. Watch this throwback Marketing Monday video below or read the summary to discover 3 ways to take Spirit-Led Action in your business.

REVISED AND REPOSTED:

3 Ways to be Spirit-Led in Your Business:

1. OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunity – Business owners and entrepreneurs come across opportunities unexpectedly all the time. Many opportunities we experience are not planned and some of them are not for us. When we are presented with an opportunity we have a feeling of being led and sometimes we do not. We must know the difference of being led to an opportunity and being presented with an opportunity. It really is a matter of being active or being passive.

When we are led to an opportunity it is because we are actively seeking it out. This can show up as networking, updating your skillset, staying aware of what you are looking for, taking initiative, having a growth mindset, and/or preparing for the opportunity.

When we are presented to an opportunity it is something that simply happens without effort. This can show up as someone in your network suggests or offers and opportunity, waiting for something to happen, reacting to opportunities only when they are presented, and/or staying in your comfort zone.

2. IDEAS

Ideas – Ideas come and go by the minute because we see and hear a lot about and from other businesses. Every idea we have is not for us to take action on. However, when an idea is dropped in our spirit, we begin to feel that tug at our hearts. This is a tug that we feel strongly and it seems it will not leave us.

Here are a few ways to know if an idea requires us to take action:

intellectual or emotional. You determine this by understanding if it was simply information or if the information caused an emotional reaction to take action. Ideas that are for you will be both intellectual and emotional.
external or internal validation. Hearing ideas rely on external input, but knowing an idea is for you requires internal validation and must be in alignment with your values and beliefs.
temporary or lasting. We hear a high volume of ideas regularly and these fade away rather quickly. However, ideas that are for us tend to stick with us and influence our thoughts and actions.

3. COLLABORATIONS

Collaborations – We connect with people all the time in person and online. God creates divine connections. Divine connections are appointed times that you are to be with others to deliver and/or receive a specific message. We are here to do the work we are called to do, but it is not necessary for it to be done alone all the time. Pay attention to the collaborations and partnerships that present themselves in your business.

Collaboration has its benefits and drawbacks so it is important to take careful consideration before collaborating.

Collaboration is beneficial when potential collaborators have skills, knowledge, or resources that fill gaps in your business. Relationship building is the foundation of collaboration because it strengthens professional networks and create opportunities for future partnerships. Bringing together different or diverse perspectives and experiences can spark creativity and lead to innovative solutions that wouldn’t be possible working in isolation.

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April

17 2024

Busy Work v. Life’s Work

ORIGINAL POST: 6/8/2021

REVISED AND REPOSTED:

Did you know that your time is one of your most valuable assets? In my last blog post I shared about the difference between Chronos time and Kairos time, be sure to check out the post if you missed it.

This post is specifically talking about the time that we spend working. Did you know that during our lifetime we will spend a large percentage of our time working on our jobs? In fact, it is estimated that the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime.

So considering this, it would make sense that we choose a job or career that we find enjoyable and impactful. However, many people work in jobs or even careers that they don’t enjoy for months or even years! Are you one of the many that is doing this?

I love this quote by Brendon Burchard:

“When you learn the difference between doing busywork vs your true life’s work, that’s the first step on the path to purpose”- Brendon Burchard

It’s so easy to get stuck in a cycle of doing work that we don’t enjoy if we think of a job as a way to make money to pay bills, but I believe strongly that God did not put us on the earth to pay bills and die! He has given each of us a bigger purpose and He desires us to use our talents, abilities, gifts, and skills (I like to call our T.A.G.S.) to do purpose-driven work which is our life’s work.

So how do we identify the difference between “busy work” and our “life’s work“? I attempt to break it down in this post.

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April

10 2024

Chronos Time v. Kairos Time

ORIGINAL POST 6/15/2021

REVISED AND REPOSTED:

Last week on the blog I discussed the difference between busy work v life’s work and how a large percentage of our time on earth will be spent working, so it’s important to make sure you are doing your life’s work and not just busy work. If you missed the post, be sure to check it out.

This week I want to explore the definition of time and go a little deeper on the topic of how we spend our time. I recently became more aware of the concept of two types of time, Kairos Time and Chronos Time.

According to Wikipedia, Kairos is an Ancient Greek word meaning the right, critical, proper or opportune moment or time for action while Chronos refers to chronological or sequential time.

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August

09 2022

Top 7 Blessing Blockers for Women of Faith in Business

For the last couple of months, I have been reading the devotional journal 100 Days of Believing Bigger. The devotional lays out 10 key areas that will help you to believe bigger.

One of the sections that stood out for me in the devotional was the Blessing Blockers, the things that we tend to do that block our blessings. The devotional lists 10 blessing blockers. However, for this post, I will be sharing 7 blessing blockers that I feel impact women of faith in business the most:

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May

25 2022

S4-E6- Anchored in Your Calling with Michelle Glover

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Are you anchored in your calling? Regardless of what people say? Are you anchored in your calling? Does it help you to identify the right opportunities for your business?

People will always have an opinion about what you should do and how you should do it. As a business owner, you will probably have many opportunities cross your path.

When you’re anchored in your calling, you can make better decisions for your life and your business. You are better able to identify with the right opportunities for your business and be able to discern the right next move for your business.

This week on the podcast, I chat with Michelle Glover. Recognized as a multi-award-winning corporate leader by a Global Fortune 100 and featured in Voyage ATL’s “Inspiring Stories of
Atlanta,” Michelle Glover helps star-powered professionals build the career and life they love. She hosts the Unlimited Journey Podcast and Journey Unlimited YouTube Channel, as well as leads Atlanta’s largest women’s organization for African-American women in business. Michelle has taught C-suite execs, middle managers and multi-passionate go-getters from all walks of life how to dream big and back it up with daily action to create results.

On this episode you will hear:

How our journeys are not about self, but about connection and helping others get to where they want to be
How she never intended to be an entrepreneur, it was never in her plans
How she had to surrender to God’s calling over her life
Not to ask God a question that you don’t want the answer to
The daily roller coaster of emotions in business
The path to her calling over her career
The difference between what you’re told to believe and what you really believe
The importance of listening to what God is telling you to do in business
The power of writing things down with no limitations

Be sure to connect with Michelle on social media:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/myjourneyunlimited/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/myjourneyunlimited
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellejourneyunlimited/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyUnlimited
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/journeyunlimited

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April

12 2022

2 key things to consider when marketing your business!

This week I share a throwback Marketing Monday FB Live video from 2020 where I share all about PLANNING your marketing and the two things to consider when planning your marketing. Watch the video or read the summary to learn more.

Do you have a Marketing PLAN for your business?

Two Things To Consider When Planning Your Marketing:

Have a Written Marketing Plan – you have to be strategic getting out of your head and write your plan down. Do you want to do blogs, or training videos, events, etc.? Be intentional about doing things that resonate with you. Minimize doing things that you only ‘think’ you have to do. Avoid RAM – RAM is Random Acts of Marketing! We no longer want to participate in RAM.
Be Spirit-Led – begin to ask the question of what God wants you to do in your business. Stop doing what you want to do and check in with your spirit to learn what you should be doing. Be obedient to what your spirit is guiding to do.

Pray about what your strategy needs to be and write it down!

Want to learn how to be more Spirit-led when it comes to marketing your business? Join me Thursday, April 21st at 2:00 pm ET for the Spirit-led Marketing Workshop!

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March

22 2022

Reach more people by amplifying your voice!

One of the key ways to reach more people in the Marketplace so that they can learn more about you and the services that you offer is to amplify your message. When I looked up
the definition of “Amplify” on dictionary.com, it is defined as to make larger,
greater or stronger; enlarge; extend.

When I saw the word “enlarge” in the definition, it reminded me of the popular prayer of Jabez in I Chronicles [4:10]:

Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, ‘Oh that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil, that I might not cause pain! ‘ So God granted him what he requested.

Jabez requested several things:

· Bless me
· Enlarge my territory
· Be with me
· Keep me from evil

And guess what, God answered his prayer! So I want to encourage you today, to pray a
similar prayer, don’t feel shy to ask God to:

· Bless your business
· Enlarge your business
· Partner with you in business
· Keep bad things from happening to your business

Prayer is powerful and is an advantage that we have as believers in business, so consistently pray for your business.

Partnering with God is one of the best ways to grow your business. God is a God of order, a God of detail, and as your partner in business He will give you specific instructions. He will instruct you on what you need to be doing in the marketplace to make an impact, create an
influence, and have an income from the work that you do.

One of the things that God instructs us to do is to write things down, “write the vision make it plain.” Writing down God’s instructions for marketing your business can be one of the BEST things you can do for your business.

In fact, in the upcoming Marketplace Messenger Masterclass you will discover the two things you can create in order to write down and move forward with marketing and promoting your business, so be sure to join me on Wednesday, March 23^rd
at 2:00 pm ET in the Marketplace Messenger Masterclass to learn more!

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February

08 2022

What’s the VISION you have for your business?

I love the quote by Helen Keller that says, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no VISION”. Vision is so important in life and especially in business. As believers we should be partnering with God to receive a God-given vision for our businesses. His word says in Proverbs [29:18]- Where there is no VISION, the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

So let’s focus on what is means to have a God-given vision for our business with the word of the day from this Marketing Monday video from 2020: To help us focus to begin the process of focusing on VISION take a look at the video or read the summary to learn more.

What’s the vision you have for your business?

I give a few examples of business vision statements for popular companies in my marketing planner, THE BEST MARKETING PLANNER. For instance, Google’s vision is to provide access to the world’s information in one click. Nike’s vision statement is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. Zappos’ vision statement is all about happiness; they want to deliver happiness to customers, employers, and vendors. American Express wants respect because their vision is to work hard every day to make American Express the world’s most respected service brand.

We learn from those vision statement examples that vision statements are more about what they want their product or service to accomplish in the world versus being specific about the service or product itself.

In the Bible, God gave Abraham a vision that he will be the father of many nations. At the time Abraham and his wife were very old and had no kids, so the God-given vision seemed impossible in the natural, but we serve a God who is super natural. The vision that He gives us supersedes the natural world.

My company’s vision is to become a trusted resource and support for faith-based women entrepreneurs and business owners who want to increase their impact, influence, and income. I believe in the ripple effect…..if a woman is able to accomplish her vision then you will see it in every part of her life including her family, community, country, and worldwide.

What do you want your product or service to accomplish to make the world a better place? (Drop your vision statement and/or your comments and thoughts in the comment section)

Want to get clear on your marketing foundation including your purpose, mission and vision statement so you can attract the people you are called to serve in the marketplace? Be sure to join me for the Attract the Clients Your Called to Serve 5-Day Marketing Challenge from February 21-25, 2022.

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August

24 2021

The Power of Scheduling

Last week I shared about the power of waiting, if you didn’t read that post be sure to check it out. I shared five reasons why waiting is powerful, so it may seem contradictory to now write about the power of scheduling. But here is the thing, just because you’re waiting for something to manifest (goals, dreams, visions) doesn’t mean you don’t plan and prepare for the things to arrive, and included in planning is the powerful step of scheduling!

I heard a quote from Marie Forleo that says “If it’s not scheduled it’s not real.” So, on this journey to achieving all that God has placed in our heart to achieve, we must do our part to accomplish our goals by writing the vision and making it plain and then scheduling the activity and taking Spirit-led action!

Here are 3 reasons why scheduling things is powerful:

1. Consistency

One of the biggest struggles I hear from people when it comes to marketing and promoting their business is the struggle of staying consistent. A GREAT way to stay consistent with the marketing activity for your business is to schedule it! If you have a Marketing Calendar and you schedule out your marketing activity on your marketing calendar, you will stay consistent with taking the action needed to market your business.

2. Commitment

If you really want to be committed to consistently marketing and promoting your business then having a marketing schedule will help you to be committed to your marketing. Last year when I surveyed my audience and asked how many people want to market and promote their business for the new year, 100% of the survey respondents said “Yes!”. However, when I asked how many people have a marketing plan and schedule, 95% said they do not have one. Having a plan and schedule shows that you are committed to achieving your business goals and have committed to a schedule to make your dreams a reality.

3. Organization

A large percentage of marketing overwhelm comes from not being organized. Having a set marketing schedule allows you to be organized and avoid overwhelm. I recommend the CoSchedule Marketing Calendar as it helps you organize ALL of the marketing in one place. I’ve used it for years and it helps me to stay organized when it comes to scheduling all of my marketing activities.

If you need help with creating a marketing schedule for your business, be sure to register for the upcoming Marketplace Messenger Group Intensive on Friday, August 27th at 10 am ET. If your desire is to attract the clients you are called to serve with ease and flow join this session to:

Get clear on your faith-based marketing principles
Set your intention for your business goals for the next 90 days
Create a marketing plan and schedule for your business.

Space is limited, so be sure to register to secure your spot!

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May

05 2020

The Collective Pause of 2020

Last week we talked about the words unprecedented and unrivaled. We acknowledged that we are living in unprecedented times; however, we have the power of unrivaled support in God. Take a look at the blog post to learn the why unprecedented is no match for unrivaled and how to choose unrivaled over unprecedented.

We spent the month of April talking about the happenings of the world during Marketing Monday. Since COVID-19 we have had to change the way we live on a daily basis. Our world was required to shelter in place which led each of us to pause our regular activity in some form. This week we will learn about the Collective Pause of 2020. Take a look at the video or read the summary below to learn more about the Collective Pause of 2020.

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