Create Your Now Archive 3 With Kristianne Wargo

Have you ever had these thoughts of "how am I raising my child, am I harming my child"? As an influencer, you want to impact positively. The second guessing that goes into parenting. "Am I too strick, not strick enough? Should I have ground him instead of letting this one slide?" Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    First off, you are normal if you are having these thoughts. This means you care deeply and are wanting to have a positive influence on your child. With a watchful eye, I'm sure you've seen other parents "parenting" and wondered how their child will turn out in the long run (in the future). Then you think --- who am I to judge? Yet you judge yourself! This is positive as you are reflecting on your influence; how you raise your child, the values you instill within each of them, all hoping and praying each will be productive citizens. But am I harming my child? Am I embarassing them too much? Am I m

Branding you goes much further than what you see on the outside. It's what you carry on the inside. Darla Kirchner: Wife of almost 25 years and mother of 3 incredible children. She is an accomplished graphics designer, textile creator and an entrepreneur. Even though life hasn't been easy all the time, she is blest and desires to help others "brand" who they are visually so they can impact. Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed. Lots of golden nuggets throughout this coffee chat. Sit back and soak in Darla's inner sparks. Childhood and growing up College and meeting her husband Marriage and challenges Finances Being an entrepreneur with success and failure Textile creations Graphic design Zone of Excellence and Zone of Genius Owning your own business What does branding you mean? DIY Graphics that Convert Faith and walking in her faith Health What she does to help others in branding themselves Download her FREE Guide: 5 Tricks the Pros Use to Create Graphics! Quotes and statements within the interview: Thr

Take a deep breath! You can thrive without guilt and embrace all the day has to offer you. Even though the holidays can be stressful, there is no reason to carry guilt. You can leave the guilt road behind and raise the bar of greatness. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Now that you are breathing again, you can enjoy your Thanksgiving and thrive without guilt.  As women, we are the best at taking on the guilty plea whether we do it all right or whether we do it all wrong.  Today is your day to let your light shine with no guilt attached. You have all you need, because God has already given it to you. He has equipped you. Don't sweat the small stuff. Think about all the sweet stuff instead.  In order to thrive without guilt, you must be willing to be YOU! It's time to take in this special time of the year.  The K.I.S.S. ~ Make a promise to Celebrate in Style! Get your workout in, even if it's a walk! This

Every day should be filled with gracious thankfulness. When we remove the judgement facade and enter His gates with thanksgiving, gratitude wins. You win. Why is it that we need a declared holiday to remind us of the importance of thanksgiving? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast. For more than two centuries, a day of Thanksgiving was celebrated. In 1789, George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation. It wasn't until 1863 during the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving day to be held every November. The focus is not necessarily the time in which Thanksgiving became a national holiday. It's more important how you are using gratitude in your daily walk. If you think way back when, life was complicated in those times, but simple compared to our times. Instead of stuffing our lives wi

The art of gratitude has been around for centuries. Gratitude has a history across many religions too. Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; the readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Research is showing that when you have gratitude, you are a happier person. Your emotional state is more stable. Therefore, your mindset is healthier. Dr. Rick Hanson, who wrote Hardwiring Happiness, writes "studies show that cultivating them [gratitude and gladness] has lasting and important benefits, including lifting your mood, increasing satisfaction with life and building resilience". "Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." ~ William Arthur Ward How can you use the art of gratitude to elevate your life? The K.I.S.S. ~ Utilize the art of gratitude in your life! Be gr

In life, there's no second chance. Between the holidays quickly approaching and the new year on the horizon, my mind begins to go deep and wide, and ask those questions. Am I doing what God created me to do? How can I do it better? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Then looking at it from another perspective: Am I doing what I'm suppose to be doing? We as women are so good at stuffing our schedules and controlling all of what we think is suppose to happen in our day. You are looking for permission to give some stuff up? Something has to go.  "You have permission to let some things go. Start scaling back." "Whatever you do, do it for the glory of God." ~ 1 Corinthians 10:31 You will not be the greatest Wonder Woman; but you can be the mighty woman of God living out His magnificient purpose for you. "You have one time to live today!" There's no stopping your life in motion. You can't DVR and comback when yo

Sometimes the biggest issue we have is within ourselves, our attitude; the difference maker. When you want to get something done, make a change, make a difference, what is going to see you through to the end besides skills? It's your attitude! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Your attitude can make or break you. It's the difference maker. "Your attitude colors every aspect of your life. It is like the mind's paintbrush." You may not like what is happening in your life, but what is your attitude toward the situation? Maybe you don't like where you are in your business --- it's the end of the year. Attitude check. The K.I.S.S. ~ Attitude check! Where does your attitude play a role in your life's equation? Is it adding or subtracting value. This is a variable that needs your attention. What might be missing is the difference maker. "One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!" Ready to see if coaching a

You've heard the saying, "Do as I say, not as I do." Personally, I try really hard to do as I say, and say what I do. But by no means am I perfect. And I was reminded of it this week. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Yes!!! My little Einstein (who isn't little any more) caught me this week. YIKES!!! Remember that Episode #671 Whine No More? Well, I was in my own bubble and he caught me whining. I was talking as if the children weren't there, even I knew they were. Maybe if I spoke about the situation in this manner, I would not have to address the mess... The Kitchen! Why do we talk as if they aren't there, hoping they will read between the lines? And we do this not only with our children, but with our husbands. Why whine and complain? Just ask. How are you leading your family? How are you leading your friends? How are you leading YOU? The K.I.S.S. ~ Lead with your walk and talk (walkie talkie)! Be inte

A person who drew a line in the sand and said, "Not me, not my marriage, and not my home." Creating a haven of peace. Joanne Fairchild Miller: Wife of 48 years to popular author Dan Miller (www.48Days.com), she has been his raving fan, speaker at their live events and an integral piece to the success of their thriving 48 Days community. She is an accomplished artist, speaker, blogger and author of five children’s books and co-author of Be Your Finest Art. She finds the best fodder for her writing is right in front of her— being the active mother of three grown children and grandmother to 16 very creative and adventure-seeking grandchildren. Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed. Lots of golden nuggets throughout this coffee chat. Sit back and soak in Joanne's taste of joy! Childhood and growing up Meeting her love of her life, Dan Miller Marriage and relationships Finances Sanctuary and The Hunchback of Notre Dame RESPECT Raising Children Change The In-laws Flexibility and Adventure Control Home tells a st

If you want to excel in your life and be strong at any age, you must include intentional movement. We need to be doing this for ourselves, for our family, and let it reach out to our friends too. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    You want to be strong at any age. It's not about being healthy for convenience. It's about being conveniently healthy so you can be strong at any age. Are you making your health a priority? Sometimes we are healthy so we can lose 30 lbs. to look hot in that summer bikini. And then we do whatever we want the rest of the year. Here's a revelation for you. Your body is the temple of God. God resides within you. Don't you think He deserves a nice home? It's not about the house you have now; the car you drive. It's about taking care of the house you live in. YOUR BODY! "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." ~ Jim Rohn Are you treating your body with love and r

When you are going for your goals, reaching for those dreams, setting up systems for success, weakness is the last thing you want confronting you. However, weakness is your strength. "OK," you say. "How can my weakness be a strength?" Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Weakness is your strength depending on how you choose to capitalize on it. Do you know who uses your weakness most? God. "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9 Every weakness you have is an opportunity for God to show His strength in your life. Your weakness is God's currency for you. When you're facing trouble and struggles, this is the time you cry out, "Help!" If everything was rainbows and butterflies, how much would you cry out? Seek His guidance? And pause long enough to say "Thank you!". You weaknesses can actually propel you forward. Because it's keeping you in line with God's

When you have a healthy and victorious mindset, it's not about the destination. You might be thinking it's all about the journey. But the time has come for a twist! Even if you were to get to all your destinations, your victory would be in the little things, the small things along the way. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Helen Keller once told the Tennessee legislature that when she was young, she had longed to do great things and simply could not. So she decided to do small things in a great way. It's the little things that count. All those single steps in your long journey that brought you to where you are now. But it doesn't stop there. Everytime we get to where we want to go, we decide to go somewhere else; new dreams, new aspirations. "Nothing you do in your life should be a waste of time. Each moment, each obstacle is the opportunity to master greatness." It's not about the destination. "It's simp

Ever wondered why what you want isn't coming true. Those dreams you had in high school, going to college, marrying your prince, and living happily ever after. Why not me? It doesn't seem fair that what you've worked so hard for, there are still challenges and short comings. Why not me? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Why can't I get what I want in life? Seriously! I do the "path" that everyone including myself says to go for --- I exhibit remarkable skills at my age, achieved accomplishments beyond compare, and yet I sit here unfulfilled. Something's missing. Why not me? I find hope in what I accomplish, how good my children act, my great job, my halfway decent husband (no man can be perfect). You are confident in your "stuff". But in life without all that stuff, you fill empty. "We rely on what Christ Jesus had done for us. We put no confidence in human effort." ~ Philippians 3:3 You've got all your st

You are created in God's image. And as Jesus Christ loved us, we too are to love one another. Love is your job description. No matter if you're the CEO, a marketer, a performer on stage, a stay at home mom, God wrote your job description. One thing you are to do is love, unconditional love. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    I look at what's happening in the world, the division, the hurt, the tone of meanness --- Oh how it's getting very dreadful and nasty. Regardless where you live, the tribe your from, everyone longs to be loved. We desire our work and worth to be noticed. It's our job to love even when people don't deserve it. And this is very important in our marriage. Love is not about convenience. You don't drive up and ask for 2 packs of love. "When your husband deserves your love the least, this is when they need it the most."  You are called to love your mate, your husband, your sweetheart, your c

Nothing is more annoying than a child nagging at you for what they want. Whine no more! If you want a different outcome, you need to make provisions to account for your goals; what you want, where you're headed. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    (Sigh!) Children have a tough time doing this simply because their lack of maturity and experience. We all learn the hard way. One of my sweet babies has been challenged with drivng and a heavy foot. Oh yes, speeding tickets. And now, we are in the position of figuring out what to do so the license isn't suspended. I can tell you this doesn't make me happy. At the same time, I must give room for growth. Whine no more. "Do everything without complaining or arguing." ~ Philippians 2:14 When your child falls down, the first thing you want to do is make the pain go away, kiss it and make it all better. However, as we get older, we have to learn that in life there are

How tired and run down do you get chasing your dreams, running away from your setbacks, only wanting to believe and enter rest. You want a break! If you allow yourself to be controlled by your circumstances; up when all is going well and down when things go wrong ---- the one thing that will remain consistent in your life is living on a roller coaster. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    God doesn't wish for you to be on a roller coaster. He wants you to not be moved or controlled by anything. Believe and enter rest. When you are facing adversity in your life, stay calm and keep the peace within you. Most of us like to fight, and we expend our energy on the would haves, could haves, and should haves latching onto those emotions that keep us frazzled and unsettled. You know... the overwhelm, the frustration, the disappointment, the anxiety. You've got the best "stew" ever! We stew over it. It doesn't do anyt

With daylight savings ending, you have an extra hour in your day to ignite your body. Well not literally, but your body does believe there has been a shift. In episode #667, we talked about what we can do with that "extra" one hour to fuel your day. Fill Up Elevate Life.  Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    We're really good at filling up our lives. We fill our life with stuff. We fill our body with junk. And yet we expect to perform at our optimum. How can you? If you are loading your body with junk, how can you be at your best? You can't! "You are suppressing your own greatness." How unfair is that? We've talked about how we get in our own way. In fact, we crate our own refuge by decisions and excuses we make. Right? Your comfort zone. Ponder that for a moment. Are there things you want to change in your life, but some things take too much work and effort. It's easier to stay where you are. I know that's

How is your week going? You are on fire because of the simple pleasures of life. Now did I get an eye roll? Surely not. ;0) We all know how important the simple pleasures are in life. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    But what are you doing about it? The simple pleasures are what keep us motivated and inspired throughout our days. What are your simple pleasures? the sweet caress on your hand from your husband. the children hanging out with you even though they seem to explode everywhere. Being able to color, art therapy. Seeing the sunset with a cup of cocoa. Your favorite book and fireplace snuggled in your warm blanket. Movie night. What are your simple pleasures? We make our days filled with complexity. We stuff it with stuff. And then you wonder why you aren't motivated. You're exhausted. You're worn out. You want something different, but you don't know what that looks like. It's been way too long.

Imagine how one hour will change your life if you take time and focus on what really matters. So then you might ask, "What really matters?". There can be a different answer for each of us. Howver, what if I told you it should all be the same answer? Intrigued? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    What we do in "living out" our lives definitely varies person to person. You might enjoy working at home and others might prefer going to work, being able to get out of the house. Since daylight savings, gaining that extra hour for a day --- what if you could have that hour everyday if you knew it would give you a leg up in living your best selfie and creating your now; the now God wants you to have. Are you chasing your earthly now, or creating your heavenly now? We can get in our own way o success. We can be our own distraction. Think about it. We make distracted decisions on a daily basis. And you probably didn't

All of us at some point in our lives desire to be at the pinnacle of our world, our life, our career, and our family. But the thoughts from the mountaintop can vary. Those thoughts can be full of gratitude and can be humbling. Or it can be the death of us... Where we find ourselves sacrificing much for greater rewards. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Once you get to the mountaintop, you still want to keep climbing. But to what degree? Who or what are you willing to sacrifice? This week we have been talking about JOY. It's a fundamental gift from God. He wants our lives to be filled with joy --- real joy. Not joy that's filled with "stuff". Only then weill we begin to become the foolish ones. Joy that celebrates life. A joy that only God can radiate through us --- thoughts from the mountaintop. You can't do it alone. And I think we try too hard to reach the mountaintop. God want to be there with you. The