Do you love yourself? I want you to REALLY think about this! Like REALLY, REALLY think about it. Pause, give yourself time to turn this question over in your head, and see what feelings come up.

Sometimes we refuse to put any effort into creating a good life for ourselves because we don’t feel like we deserve it. We’re going there, friends! Do you feel like you deserve good things? Remember that you live into the story that you tell yourself, and if you tell yourself you don’t deserve all the goodness, you’re not going to get it!

Today I want to tell you guys about one of my favorite memories with my teammates.

I’m always looking for ways to push my leaders to the next level. So a couple of years ago, I took some of my top-level leaders to the Catalyst conference in California. It was actually a leadership conference for church leaders, but I believe what we do can mimic pastoral work!

We also went and took trapeze lessons! I was so excited! What a fun way to push ourselves and try something scary!

When I was on the way to family camp, I went back and listened to a few earlier episodes of the podcast. Now that we’re halfway through the year I think it’s great to go back and visit some ideas and thoughts from the beginning of the year. I recommend episodes 10 and 11 to get you thinking about where you want to be in December of 2020.

We want to operate at our highest level of contribution. This is the area where you were born to do, make you come alive, and really thrive. I’m talking about this because I see SO many people in their businesses burnt out and beyond stretched thin. And honestly, no one is going to give you a badge for your girl scout vest for doing all the things! The ultimate goal in business is to add value to people for money in return. To get to that level, we’ve got to determine what is not the highest level of contribution for you.

We’ve recently moved to a new town with several more shopping opportunities like Sam’s Club. I was able to go last week with no kids in tow and just browse. As I was exploring the aisles, I came across a ten pack of nice socks and decided to buy them and get rid of all my old socks that didn’t match.

After a full week of fun (and unplugging! Woo!!) at family camp, I’m back and refreshed!

While I was gone I heard the news that Dave and Rachel Hollis were divorcing. I think audibly gasped. I was so shocked. If you’re not familiar with Dave and Rachel, they have a podcast, are authors and hold retreats. A lot of their subject matters centers on marriage and of course, they’ve talked about their own relationship.

And honestly, I don’t really want to talk about this topic. I don’t want to be misconstrued, misunderstood, or be insensitive. I’m not here to judge, and really this podcast isn’t Rachel and Dave, it’s about me, it’s about you and what triggers strong emotions.

When I first heard the news, I had a ton of emotions. I was angry, sad, and I felt deceived. But those are judgments and we’ll talk more about that in a second.

Ok, so big question today… Is social media toxic? After the last couple of months, it’s easy to nod seriously and think that it is. Well, today we’re going to talk about how it actually isn’t and how you can find the good in it!

Previously released Nov. 6th 2019

I hope you guys will take another listen to this podcast! I'm re-releasing this episode because I'm in the middle of a move and lots of upheavals. I know so much is out of our control currently and I want to encourage our focus to turn to Him!

I recently came across the quote "a need for efficiency keeps me from accessing feelings." This is about us speeding for life. And I totally get it. Efficiency is incredibly important to me. Getting things done in a quick and easy way is how I prefer to do things.

This week we're going to talk about letting yourself really go there. Go into those emotions and feelings and really let them run their course. I know we just talked about keeping our hopes up last week, but today we're going to talk about what happens when you are feeling emotions and how to process them.

This week we’re talking about getting your hopes up again! When we’re in such a strange time where our routines are off and plans are ruined it’s important that we find something to hope

This week we’re going to talk about UNLEARNING things. Most of us have had a big shift in day to day life. This gives us an opportunity to make changes, review our viewpoints, and evaluate our lives.

I'm so excited to share an interview today with Brooke Thomas. She is an amazing, Godly woman who pours into other women and business owners. This interview was recorded Feb. 2020.

This week we’re going to talk about the three reasons stillness can be GOOD for your business. Which may seem counterintuitive but hang with me!

I'm sharing the very first episode of You're Worth It today. There is so much knowledge that can apply to this situation. I feel like we're looking at life with new lenses and this is something I definitely think we should revisit!

We're entering week 4 of being home and self-isolating and adjusting to these changes in routine and dealing with the stress of the situation. I've really discovered that an ounce of certainty goes along. They've decided in our state to continue schools from home the rest of this school year. Even though this isn't a great thing, the certainty it gives is comforting. I know how to move forward, what kind of plans I need to focus on, and where I can go from here.

This week I’m re-releasing one of my favorite episodes. I’m joined by Nick and Renee Fouts of Cedar Rock Ministries for a powerful conversation about rest and reconnection.

I think this episode is incredibly important in our current time. Even if you listened the first time, I encourage you to revisit it because you’ll see the need for rest in a whole new light.

A lot of us have been able to stay home during this crisis and even though you’re at home, you may be feeling far from rested. This episode will help you tune into what helps give your soul rest, not just your body. Being home with your family also gives you the time to focus on reconnection. Tuning out from media and turning your attention to your family will help you focus on what’s truly important.

I've been feeling unsettled during all of this. I've been feeling the pressure of being a leader and stepping up. Every day has not felt easy. But really, I've been feeling a strange sense of grief.
And may it not be grief in the traditional sense, but when you think about the phases of grief you can see how it relates.

Kindness is the thing that can change people. I've seen people use rage, shame, and anger to try to get their beliefs across in the past and it breaks my heart! It is so important to display kindness and love to displace the fear in everyone's hearts.

Rachel Ngom is the host of the She’s Making an Impact Podcast. She is a business and lead-generation expert, helping purpose-driven female entrepreneurs drive more traffic, leads, and sales through Pinterest, blogging, and strategic use of automation.
Rachel went from being on food stamps with negative $400 in her checking account to a multiple-6-figure online business. She now helps others do the same with her signature courses and programs.

Alita is a woman on a mission to help young grievers overcome.
To empower the single mom or hurting, that anything is possible!!!
She is a successful entrepreneur with a home-based business
Committed to changing lives one story at a time!
She is also a chart-topping musician and you've got to check out her inspiring songs.