Created For This

Stacy Tuschl is a Small Business Growth Coach, Best-Selling Author, and the creator of Foot Traffic Podcast & Community where she helps small business owners grow their local business Stacy started her first business at the age of 18 in her parents' backyard and turned that company into a seven-figure business she still runs today. She is a mom of 2 little girls and married to her husband Kent. In this episode, Stacy talks about how her faith influences her company values and the way that she runs her businesses. She's giving five actionable tips for growing your business from what she's learned as she's grown her dance studio, and her coaching and consulting businesses. Stacy's five actionable tips are: Build anticipation - something good is coming. Following the example of Amazon Prime Day and Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale and build that anticpation of the sale coming. We as small business owners don't follow the example of the big companies enough in this area. They have advertisements and buzz growing

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Steph is the Founder & Director of City Moms Blog Network (since this recording, they've changed their name to City Mom Collective); growing the network after founding its original site, Scottsdale Moms Blog, in 2009. Now living in the greater Minneapolis area, she oversees the national network by spearheading growth strategies, sales initiatives and shepherding and encouraging an ever-increasing number of moms managing individual local parenting websites. What happens when you lean into how God's created you and what he's called you to. After her first daughter was born, she felt the urge to serve moms in her area. Blogging was just beginning and she helped create an industry. Scottsdale Moms Blog launched about 9 years ago born out of a heart to serve her local community. The heart is to create local communities with motherhood being the center of it. While it's a secular blog, it's still a ministry. They have women of all faiths that participate and own sister sites. We grow when we invite others to ta

Jessie Pierce is a Simplicity Strategist who focuses on empowering female dreamers to overcome the overwhelm with simple solutions and strategies for their lives and homes so they can do more of what they love and less of what they don't. She realized after graduating from college that she couldn't do everything while working full-time. She had to learn what she wanted her life to look like. After doing reading, talking with her friend and self-reflection, she realized purpose as a mindset instead of finding purpose and identity not in a job, but in what you're doing.  We dig into: Simplifying what purpose is and how to stop managing the chaos of everyday life. The process Jessie uses to identify her priorities. Practical steps to declutter and organize our mind and physical spaces. It has to start with the mind before you can ever get to the physical spaces. Clarifying questions on how to declutter physical things like clothing. Her tidying routine. How you have more breathing space when you have less clutt

Jillian Jones is a recording singer and songwriter. She's been singing since she was 4, played piano and went to school for a music degree. After getting married she put music on the back burner. She spent 5-6 years away from music completely. During her second pregnancy she had a rough pregnancy with months on bedrest, two days her son was delevered healthy, she was diagnosed with a health scare and that was the catalyst for postpartum anxiety. It was during that time that Jill spent a lot of time in prayer, having to give up control and having to relearn who I was. He made it clear that aside from being a wife and a mom, that I was a musician. She hadn't been a song writer before, but she started there and two albums later, here she is. More from my conversation with Jill: What it's been to be a musician and step into that calling. Getting through postpartum anxiety. Slowly reintegrating music into her life. Obedience in the journey into becoming a recording artist. Life as a recording artist. The life cyc

Aubrey Mathis is the wife of her cowboy, Robert and mom to two girls. When she is not telling stories, she is the CEO of a business that through the grace of God, the opportunity presented itself. She had the courage to yes and now she has created a life she doesn't need a vacation from. Her family is her WHY ...storytelling is her PASSION...Encouraging women who want to step into their calling and show up every day with feminine courage is her PURPOSE. What we talk about how 2018 was a year that changed her life forever. At the beginning of 2018, Aubrey took time to reconnect with her family. She was present in the lives of her girls and what they were doing. She also reconnected with her faith which led her through what happened in the rest of 2018. What else we talked about: How her husband's accident changed her life. How Aubrey learned to share her faith and add her faith into her business this time around. What the word one means for 2019. How life has changed for the whole family since the accident. B

With a heart to see people connected, Elisa Pulliam is a coach, author, podcaster, and speaker passionate about helping women savor life every day and cultivate a meaningful legacy. She is the founder of More to Be, a ministry devoted to helping women experience a fresh encounter with God and His Word so they may live transformed and impact this world with kingdom hope. Elisa is also the founder of It Is Well, where she helps women simplify the transition into wellness by cultivating a whole food and toxin-free lifestyle for themselves and their families. She is enjoying the adventure of being married to Stephen for 22 years and raising their brood of teenagers together. *Amazon affiliate links are present in this post. When you buy through these links, I receive a small portion of the profits, at no extra cost to you.* We talked about:  - How Elisa began her journey of finding out how to love God and raise Godly children. - Her revelation of Parakaleo and the full circling of mentoring. - How there are not g

Comparison and identity are topics that are important for us as Christians, as business owners and as women. We're going to dig into the Bible and see what it says about identity and how we can use our identity in Christ to remind ourselves who we are. This show is a continuation of show number 69, Remember Your Identity. If you haven't listened to it, I invite you to go listen now. One of the things I wrote in my devotional book, Created for This, is how powerful God's love is for you. He calls you his daughter and we can find our identity deeply rooted in him. Psalm 139:13-16 says, "For you created my inmost being;     you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;     your works are wonderful,     I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you     when I was made in the secret place,     when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body;     all the days ordained for me were written in your book     before one

Katie Fleming is the founder of $1k Mom, a community of moms who are building businesses and raising a family, and doing both well. Weekly, she hosts the Ambitious Motherhood podcast where she dives into interviews with other moms going after their calling, both in their home and outside of their home. She is the creator of the MOM METHOD™ - the methodology to building a profitable business on "nap time hours" without sacrificing your sanity or your family life! She loves handing out permission slips to moms and encouraging them to go after their calling both in their home and outside of the home. Katie is married to her high school sweetheart and together, they have two little girls. Today on the podcast, we're going to be talking about personal branding. Here's what we talked about: - 1K Mom is a call for moms to embrace working in their homes and their businesses. - Network Marketing today doesn't work the way it worked a few years ago. Network Marketers need to connect with people on a personal level, not

Identity is something that, as I've been learning more about and dwelling on identity in Christ, I've seen how important it is in the way I do everything. It impacts your business, your household, how you are with your friends and more. Let's dive into scripture. Galatians 3 - when we put on Christ, we are in Christ. When we become a Christian, it changes everything. Sanctification - we become more like Christ, we put on his identity. It defines who you are, your purpose and your calling. As we think about our identity, I'm going to read you some verses that give me an idea of who I am in Christ, because when we take that step to become a Christian, we may not see an immediate change, it may take time, but change happens. The fruits of the Spirit develop over time. I've become more patient since I was a little kid, and I accepted Christ into my life when I was eight. It's through different things and different life experiences. Romans 1:5-6 says, "Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the

As we wrap up our focus on health and wellness this month, I'm going to share with you my story about hope through depression and suicidal thoughts. *Affiliate links present.* If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts and want to talk with someone, the suicide hotline is 1-800-273-8255 and they do have a live chat option which is https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/. If you're a veteran, you can use https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/. My story takes us back to when I was in the Navy. We were living on the island of Oahu. I was having a really hard time processing the fact that I was so far away from my family, I felt super alone and that my leadership wasn't doing a great job getting us/me acclimated to the Navy command. A command is the headquarters for those Sailors or Soldiers assigned to that area. I felt like the command was not supportive of the Sailors and there was not good moral in the command. There have been a lot of mental health issues in the military on Oahu because of different things.

I'm giving you permission to rest. Yes, you can rest. There are so many people giving us permission to hustle and work really, really hard. I love my work and I love working, but I also feel like we need to be resting. It's not something a lot of people talk about, it's not something we get permission to do very often. So, if you need permission, here it is. Mark 4:35-40 "That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!”Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” There are many stories in t

Join Women’s Integrative Health Speaker, Writer, and Educator Rebekah Fedrowitz as we have an open dialogue about natural health, wellness, and fitness. Rebekah is passionate about helping women escape the traps of our modern approaches to health that leave them always striving for better but often feeling worse. She believes that nutrition and other natural approaches are an important part of the body’s healing process, and with the right nutrition, we all can obtain the complete health that God intended for us to have. She integrates science and scripture for a well-rounded approach to the kind of health women are seeking. ​ It was due to her own health challenges that Rebekah discovered natural health. Amongst numerous certifications and continuing education, Rebekah completed her master’s diploma in nutrition and is board certified in holistic nutrition. Affiliate links are present. We talk about: The Essential Oils Diet by Dr. Eric and Sabrina Zielinski How God wants us well Proverbs 17:22 “A cheerful h

I want to share with you something that's so important to us as Christian and business owners. This is not to add on another layer of things we should be doing. This is important. Please listen to this and don't feel guilty for what you are not doing. As Christians, our bodies are the temple of God. When we become Christians, that's what the Bible says. Therefore, we should take care of ourselves. It's not a trivial thing that people talk about being healthy and taking care of ourselves. Get Moving. As business owners, I know it's hard to take care of ourselves. It's hard for me to find time to prioritize walking two miles. For me, the biggest driver in taking care of myself is being there with my for my kids and my family. I want to be able to run with them and not to have my back issues. I have chronic back pain from being in the military, and knee and shoulder problems. I also know that if I don't keep moving, I'm going to have a harder time. Thankfully, we have a treadmill in our basement. If it weren't f

Katie Bowling started in business by selling button earrings and her business, One Delightful Shop, has pivoted over the years as she's felt God leading different directions. Katie candidly talks about how she has listened to God as he's led her out of a business that was going really well and into something new. She's currently working on another transition and has started working on her passion - home decorating. One Delightful Creative will involve the home decorating aspect as well as some graphic design and hand lettering. She and her husband have a podcast that talks about their creative life. Part of what she loves about interior designing is bringing joy into the home. Every move has pushed them to rely on the Lord which as increased their trust in him. We also talk about marketing and advertising and how it can be difficult as a Christian business owner to want to create a need in people to buy something. Katie shares how she strives for more of a minimalist and capsule wardrobe as she's pivoted. She

We have been given our platforms by God, to be used for his glory. Your social media platform, your stage platform, your relationships - they all are meant for God's glory. So how do we do this? Listen to this episode for more thoughts and how-tos. Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."   To listen to my podcast on being rooted in Jesus, click here.

Better Life Bags started when Rebecca made herself a diaper bag. When friends and family prompted her to start making them to sell, she started an Etsy shop. She loved giving part of the proceeds of the bags she sold to a company called Kiva loans which allows you to pick a woman to sponsor in a 3rd world company through a microloan. She would add the picture of the woman she was sponsoring to the bag when she sent it to the purchaser so they could learn about the woman who was being sponsored through their bag. Rebecca and her family moved to Hamtramck, MI where there's a large migrant population. When she started to get too many orders, she looked around the neighborhood and figured out who it was that she would be able to hire. She hired her friend Nadia who was from Yemen. Because of that work, her friend was able to buy bunk beds for her girls. The company now has 15 employees who make Better Life Bags. Rebecca and I chat about how the business has grown and developed, how she shares her faith with the w

Three ways a coach can help your business: 1. Accountability for actually getting things done and making forward progress 2. A questioning guide who helps you understand better where you want to be going or what you want to do 3. Mindset and Jesus - we are what we think Life coaching is forward facing - helping you become unstuck, helping you reach goals, make changes or transition.    Book a call with me to talk about the Priorities-based Productivity Intensive or coaching. Director of Operations through Natalie Gingrich

Social media and marketing expert Jamie Samples joins me on this episode to talk about making the most of Instagram. Instagram is such a great platform for getting to know others and creating relationships. Here are Jamie's tips for growing and using your Instagram well are: Be authentic with your Instagram People want to see the faces of who is behind the account Use direct messages - be authentic with them, but use them Make it work for where you are - yes, have it be pretty but don't be afraid to share what's happening in your life Tools to make it easier: Instazood (DM bot) Later Follow along with Jamie on Instagram/Website/Twitter Her official bio in her own words: I am a social media specialist, marketing professional, speaker and founder of Yellow Barn Media. But that’s only a fraction of who I really am. I am a wife, a mother, a horse enthusiast, an animal lover, an American patriot, a country chick and an eternal optimist with endless energy and a contagious smile. I’m based in Howell, Michigan,