1 00:00:00,279 --> 00:00:02,854 Have you ever been using your Gps 2 00:00:03,312 --> 00:00:05,547 and you get a message that pops up 3 00:00:05,547 --> 00:00:07,702 that says there's an easier route or a 4 00:00:07,702 --> 00:00:08,420 faster route. 5 00:00:09,153 --> 00:00:11,246 Or perhaps you remember the days 6 00:00:11,621 --> 00:00:14,647 where you have followed the Gps, but you 7 00:00:14,647 --> 00:00:16,478 knew the shortcut, And so you took the 8 00:00:16,478 --> 00:00:16,956 shortcut. 9 00:00:17,529 --> 00:00:19,625 And then determined that 10 00:00:20,323 --> 00:00:24,233 yours was right as Gps was furiously trying 11 00:00:24,233 --> 00:00:25,292 to recalculate 12 00:00:26,164 --> 00:00:27,121 to keep up with you. 13 00:00:29,994 --> 00:00:32,307 Hey, my fellow hi achieving sister in Christ. 14 00:00:32,627 --> 00:00:34,793 Ever wonder if it's possible to be ambitious 15 00:00:34,793 --> 00:00:36,466 and let god lead at the same time? 16 00:00:37,103 --> 00:00:39,333 Does the hustle fuel your adrenaline, but you 17 00:00:39,333 --> 00:00:42,200 wanna ditch the over achievement and pursue success 18 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,279 with clarity, serenity and fulfillment. 19 00:00:45,073 --> 00:00:48,351 If your outward success doesn't match your inner 20 00:00:48,645 --> 00:00:51,129 unrest and un fulfillment, then this podcast 21 00:00:51,439 --> 00:00:55,586 is for you. Welcome to redefining hustle, pursuing 22 00:00:55,586 --> 00:00:56,783 success as a Christian woman. 23 00:00:57,501 --> 00:01:00,133 I'm Erin Har, a Christian wife, emptiness mom, 24 00:01:00,372 --> 00:01:00,872 entrepreneur 25 00:01:01,585 --> 00:01:02,564 recovering over 26 00:01:03,024 --> 00:01:04,704 who felt those same things. 27 00:01:05,265 --> 00:01:07,104 When I prayed for a better way to 28 00:01:07,104 --> 00:01:10,879 work, God responded, let me run 5. And 29 00:01:10,879 --> 00:01:12,400 then he led me to help women like 30 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,480 you through my speaking, coaching and writing. 31 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,459 My mission is teaching you that success doesn't 32 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,299 require buying into the world's frantic 33 00:01:19,614 --> 00:01:20,114 an 34 00:01:20,570 --> 00:01:23,277 or into the so called anti hustle movement. 35 00:01:24,073 --> 00:01:25,825 Instead you can meet me right here in 36 00:01:25,825 --> 00:01:28,625 the middle to redefine hustle as you Sue 37 00:01:28,625 --> 00:01:30,132 success with God as your Ceo. 38 00:01:30,926 --> 00:01:33,307 Each week we'll spend a focus 15 minutes 39 00:01:33,307 --> 00:01:36,243 connecting biblical truths to business with practical application. 40 00:01:36,814 --> 00:01:38,728 So you can tune out the world, tune 41 00:01:38,728 --> 00:01:40,802 in into god's truth and turn up focus. 42 00:01:41,281 --> 00:01:43,275 Does that sound like what you need today? 43 00:01:43,594 --> 00:01:45,987 Great then buckle up and let's go. 44 00:01:47,436 --> 00:01:49,906 Here's the thing about success friends. 45 00:01:50,703 --> 00:01:53,333 I've come to realize that while this show 46 00:01:53,333 --> 00:01:54,151 is called 47 00:01:54,767 --> 00:01:56,382 redefining hustle pursuing 48 00:01:56,934 --> 00:01:59,971 success as a Christian woman. It's less about 49 00:01:59,971 --> 00:02:03,187 the pursuit of success and more about the 50 00:02:03,566 --> 00:02:07,434 navigation of success as we continue to deepen 51 00:02:07,492 --> 00:02:07,992 our 52 00:02:08,528 --> 00:02:11,101 relationship with the Lord. Because here's the thing 53 00:02:11,159 --> 00:02:13,972 many of us have had great success 54 00:02:14,284 --> 00:02:16,125 through our own self reliance, 55 00:02:16,525 --> 00:02:19,325 through our own plans, and that success has 56 00:02:19,325 --> 00:02:22,784 taken us to a certain level of outward 57 00:02:23,004 --> 00:02:23,504 evidence 58 00:02:24,138 --> 00:02:27,556 of our rise in leadership our rise to 59 00:02:27,556 --> 00:02:30,759 new ranks, our rise in revenue, our rise 60 00:02:30,895 --> 00:02:32,985 in the growing client 61 00:02:33,614 --> 00:02:36,108 roster and demand for our services. 62 00:02:37,123 --> 00:02:37,761 But yet, 63 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:40,951 we find ourselves often, and this is where 64 00:02:41,111 --> 00:02:44,257 I found myself 10 years ago, this October 65 00:02:44,475 --> 00:02:47,366 with all of the outward success, but this 66 00:02:47,424 --> 00:02:48,620 inner unrest, 67 00:02:49,098 --> 00:02:51,512 this this inner churning of 68 00:02:51,982 --> 00:02:55,552 what is missing and un fulfillment and having 69 00:02:55,552 --> 00:02:57,139 to seek the next thing and the next 70 00:02:57,139 --> 00:02:58,091 thing and the next thing. 71 00:02:59,059 --> 00:03:01,691 And I wonder if that's because we've been 72 00:03:01,691 --> 00:03:04,164 trying to follow our own map for so 73 00:03:04,164 --> 00:03:07,115 long that we're not hearing the still small 74 00:03:07,115 --> 00:03:09,441 voice because we don't allow margin or we 75 00:03:09,441 --> 00:03:11,111 don't allow our time to rest, 76 00:03:11,827 --> 00:03:12,566 and therefore, 77 00:03:12,940 --> 00:03:16,042 we're so self reliant that we're afraid to 78 00:03:16,042 --> 00:03:18,767 let go of the steering wheel and allow 79 00:03:18,927 --> 00:03:21,564 Jesus to drive because what if he takes 80 00:03:21,564 --> 00:03:23,022 us in a different 81 00:03:23,561 --> 00:03:24,061 direction 82 00:03:24,853 --> 00:03:25,750 In exodus 83 00:03:26,125 --> 00:03:28,510 13, we're familiar with the story of the 84 00:03:28,590 --> 00:03:32,009 Lord leading the Israelites through the wilderness. And 85 00:03:32,009 --> 00:03:33,917 in some places that I've read, 86 00:03:34,569 --> 00:03:35,069 that 87 00:03:35,530 --> 00:03:38,030 11 day journey that it could have been 88 00:03:38,090 --> 00:03:40,250 actually turned into 40 years. 89 00:03:41,289 --> 00:03:41,789 And 90 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:45,300 I've also seen people argue that it actually 91 00:03:45,300 --> 00:03:47,218 wasn't 40 years. I'm not here to talk 92 00:03:47,218 --> 00:03:49,375 about that. What I am here to talk 93 00:03:49,375 --> 00:03:52,411 about is isn't it interesting that the Lord 94 00:03:52,411 --> 00:03:54,817 took them on a long and winding 95 00:03:55,271 --> 00:03:55,771 road 96 00:03:56,621 --> 00:03:57,121 around 97 00:03:57,574 --> 00:03:59,820 way to get to where he needed them 98 00:03:59,820 --> 00:04:01,097 to go. And in fact, 99 00:04:01,576 --> 00:04:02,634 an entire 100 00:04:03,650 --> 00:04:04,150 generation 101 00:04:04,847 --> 00:04:05,347 died 102 00:04:06,299 --> 00:04:08,456 without ever seeing the promised land? 103 00:04:09,335 --> 00:04:11,492 So why would he take us on a 104 00:04:11,492 --> 00:04:14,303 road that doesn't look like we planned? Why 105 00:04:14,303 --> 00:04:17,170 would he take us around way? Why would 106 00:04:17,170 --> 00:04:18,387 it seem that 107 00:04:18,843 --> 00:04:21,392 even though we're clear on the mission in 108 00:04:21,392 --> 00:04:23,638 the marketplace that he's given us? That the 109 00:04:23,638 --> 00:04:26,132 road that we're on doesn't look anything 110 00:04:26,589 --> 00:04:27,626 like it should look. 111 00:04:29,301 --> 00:04:31,295 So let's think about this journey for a 112 00:04:31,295 --> 00:04:34,417 second. I found a great blog by Carrie 113 00:04:34,577 --> 00:04:36,248 Patterson, which I will link in the show 114 00:04:36,248 --> 00:04:39,454 notes for this episode that talks about why 115 00:04:39,511 --> 00:04:42,377 the Lord took them on this roundabout way. 116 00:04:43,028 --> 00:04:47,109 So Terry says this. He chose the path 117 00:04:47,563 --> 00:04:50,052 that would force them to keep 118 00:04:50,364 --> 00:04:50,864 moving 119 00:04:51,241 --> 00:04:51,741 ahead 120 00:04:52,278 --> 00:04:52,778 regardless 121 00:04:53,315 --> 00:04:56,187 of what the road looked like. They had 122 00:04:56,187 --> 00:04:57,246 no other 123 00:04:57,717 --> 00:05:00,500 option, but to keep going in that direction 124 00:05:00,500 --> 00:05:02,885 that he led them in. He even gave 125 00:05:02,885 --> 00:05:06,723 them a cloud by day and fire by 126 00:05:06,723 --> 00:05:09,280 night. This is how he dwell in their 127 00:05:09,280 --> 00:05:12,157 presence in the Tab. The cloud by day 128 00:05:12,157 --> 00:05:14,155 whenever the Lord was present in a Tab, 129 00:05:14,647 --> 00:05:16,312 there was the cloud. And when the cloud 130 00:05:16,312 --> 00:05:18,532 picked up and moved, they were to follow 131 00:05:18,532 --> 00:05:21,386 that. And in the evening, there was the 132 00:05:21,386 --> 00:05:21,886 fire 133 00:05:22,273 --> 00:05:24,342 that they followed. And whenever that fire was 134 00:05:24,342 --> 00:05:26,648 present, they knew that he was in the 135 00:05:26,648 --> 00:05:28,898 tab nickel. He gives us 136 00:05:29,370 --> 00:05:31,209 the light to our path. 137 00:05:31,930 --> 00:05:32,430 In 138 00:05:32,810 --> 00:05:34,189 Psalm 01:19 139 00:05:34,410 --> 00:05:36,589 01:05. It says your word 140 00:05:36,904 --> 00:05:38,740 is a lamp for my feet and a 141 00:05:38,740 --> 00:05:40,677 light to my path. Light is 142 00:05:41,055 --> 00:05:42,593 necessary to navigate 143 00:05:43,211 --> 00:05:46,736 the world of darkness that surrounds us. This 144 00:05:46,736 --> 00:05:49,124 fallen world that wants to tell us what 145 00:05:49,124 --> 00:05:51,034 it means to hustle that wants to tell 146 00:05:51,034 --> 00:05:53,422 us what it means to succeed. We need 147 00:05:53,501 --> 00:05:56,383 God's light as followers of Jesus because we're 148 00:05:56,383 --> 00:05:58,616 not to do it in our own strength. 149 00:05:59,094 --> 00:06:01,487 Right? Proverbs 3, 5 and 6. Trust in 150 00:06:01,487 --> 00:06:03,161 the Lord with all your heart and lean 151 00:06:03,161 --> 00:06:04,996 not on your own understanding. 152 00:06:05,488 --> 00:06:08,028 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he 153 00:06:08,028 --> 00:06:10,273 will make straight your paths. He will light 154 00:06:10,329 --> 00:06:12,574 your path. So he had given that 155 00:06:12,884 --> 00:06:16,177 to the Israelites and yet they continued in 156 00:06:16,235 --> 00:06:17,353 their disobedience. 157 00:06:18,151 --> 00:06:20,600 And Carrie goes on to say he knew 158 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,120 that if the Israelites could see a backdoor 159 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,600 door, an easy way out that they would 160 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,680 take it and guess what. They would go 161 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,248 back to their comfort zone of captivity and 162 00:06:30,248 --> 00:06:31,362 slavery in Egypt. 163 00:06:32,635 --> 00:06:33,112 Really, 164 00:06:33,589 --> 00:06:35,737 they would go back to that? Well, 165 00:06:36,389 --> 00:06:38,778 Yeah. Remember how they complained and mow to 166 00:06:38,857 --> 00:06:41,007 Moses that they didn't at least in Egypt, 167 00:06:41,087 --> 00:06:42,520 they had food. Right? 168 00:06:43,157 --> 00:06:45,243 We do the same thing. We want to 169 00:06:45,243 --> 00:06:46,301 work our businesses 170 00:06:46,678 --> 00:06:48,671 and often to work our fingers to the 171 00:06:48,671 --> 00:06:50,743 bone, doing it the way we've always done 172 00:06:50,743 --> 00:06:52,656 it, Doing it the way the Guru say 173 00:06:52,656 --> 00:06:54,750 to do it. Doing it the way that 174 00:06:54,750 --> 00:06:56,750 every book that we read seems to tell 175 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,830 us. Doing it the way that we see 176 00:06:58,830 --> 00:07:01,629 others doing business, but their journey is not 177 00:07:01,629 --> 00:07:02,269 our journey. 178 00:07:03,002 --> 00:07:05,465 What map they may be following. We pray 179 00:07:05,465 --> 00:07:07,450 that it's the Lord's map, but we don't 180 00:07:07,450 --> 00:07:09,515 know that. We can only follow the map 181 00:07:09,515 --> 00:07:12,016 that he gives us. And so the Lord 182 00:07:12,151 --> 00:07:15,009 chose to chose a route for the Israelites 183 00:07:15,009 --> 00:07:17,549 that guaranteed that they would stick to the 184 00:07:17,549 --> 00:07:17,787 plan. 185 00:07:18,581 --> 00:07:19,772 She says in other words, 186 00:07:20,343 --> 00:07:21,714 It is his kindness 187 00:07:22,244 --> 00:07:24,225 that led them in these circles. Now you 188 00:07:24,225 --> 00:07:26,681 may be thinking, Lord, I've been circling this 189 00:07:26,681 --> 00:07:26,998 mountain. 190 00:07:27,649 --> 00:07:29,886 And this does not feel like you're being 191 00:07:29,886 --> 00:07:32,044 very kind to me. Like, I know what 192 00:07:32,044 --> 00:07:34,201 you gave me to do. I know whom 193 00:07:34,201 --> 00:07:36,761 you gave me to serve I know what 194 00:07:36,761 --> 00:07:38,583 you gave me to serve them with to 195 00:07:38,583 --> 00:07:40,960 meet their needs. But why is this not 196 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:42,228 going the way I thought? 197 00:07:42,957 --> 00:07:45,182 Recently, I think I said to you, and 198 00:07:45,262 --> 00:07:45,341 I... 199 00:07:46,136 --> 00:07:47,407 No. I've said it to some of my 200 00:07:47,407 --> 00:07:49,156 clients. What is the last thing that God 201 00:07:49,156 --> 00:07:50,825 asked you to do and have you done 202 00:07:50,825 --> 00:07:50,983 it? 203 00:07:51,952 --> 00:07:53,801 Because he will lead you in circles 204 00:07:54,809 --> 00:07:57,292 to teach you faith to teach you trust 205 00:07:57,427 --> 00:07:59,887 and to teach you obedience. 206 00:08:00,617 --> 00:08:03,634 Right? She goes on to say, he was 207 00:08:03,634 --> 00:08:05,483 by his sovereign plan guaranteeing 208 00:08:05,936 --> 00:08:07,444 the Israeli israelites success. 209 00:08:08,494 --> 00:08:10,329 And as she said, and in... As I 210 00:08:10,329 --> 00:08:12,745 said earlier, an entire generation perished 211 00:08:13,282 --> 00:08:15,458 because of their obedience, but ultimately, 212 00:08:16,076 --> 00:08:16,576 God's 213 00:08:16,968 --> 00:08:17,468 plan 214 00:08:17,843 --> 00:08:18,241 succeeded. 215 00:08:19,275 --> 00:08:21,104 You may have heard me refer to God 216 00:08:21,104 --> 00:08:23,252 as our great positioning shepherd. 217 00:08:24,142 --> 00:08:27,403 1 of the things that I learned in, 218 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,051 a book that I've been listening to 219 00:08:31,077 --> 00:08:32,350 and and and I listened to it a 220 00:08:32,350 --> 00:08:33,941 while ago, so I can't remember which 1 221 00:08:33,941 --> 00:08:34,259 it was. 222 00:08:35,452 --> 00:08:37,623 Or maybe it was in a sermon, but 223 00:08:38,171 --> 00:08:40,893 that the shepherd as he leads his sheep 224 00:08:42,456 --> 00:08:44,361 as it says in Psalm 23. Right? He 225 00:08:44,361 --> 00:08:47,155 leads me beside quiet waters. He brings me 226 00:08:47,155 --> 00:08:49,644 to a place of rest. That took 227 00:08:50,337 --> 00:08:52,507 navigating some serious terrain 228 00:08:52,961 --> 00:08:54,893 to find those cool waters 229 00:08:55,203 --> 00:08:58,722 to allow the sheep to rest. And so 230 00:08:58,857 --> 00:08:59,357 therefore, 231 00:09:00,287 --> 00:09:00,787 he 232 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,068 instruct us in the way to go. 233 00:09:03,718 --> 00:09:05,862 In psalm 32 8. It says I will 234 00:09:05,862 --> 00:09:07,768 instruct you and teach you in the way 235 00:09:07,768 --> 00:09:09,673 you should go, I will counsel you with 236 00:09:09,673 --> 00:09:11,182 my eye upon you. 237 00:09:11,991 --> 00:09:13,896 But sometimes we don't wanna wait for that 238 00:09:13,896 --> 00:09:15,405 cool water because we think we know the 239 00:09:15,405 --> 00:09:17,866 shortcut to it. Right? We don't wanna wait 240 00:09:17,866 --> 00:09:18,104 for, 241 00:09:18,739 --> 00:09:20,049 that next client 242 00:09:20,427 --> 00:09:20,927 because 243 00:09:21,305 --> 00:09:23,062 we need to be everywhere on social media 244 00:09:23,062 --> 00:09:24,498 as we talked about with Robin and Graham 245 00:09:24,498 --> 00:09:27,553 recently. Right? We we don't wanna wait on 246 00:09:27,692 --> 00:09:28,671 god's best 247 00:09:28,982 --> 00:09:32,237 we choose our good instead. And friends, here's 248 00:09:32,237 --> 00:09:34,142 the thing. It's just like when I was 249 00:09:34,142 --> 00:09:36,920 driving back from Cheek fatigue this morning. We 250 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:37,420 left 251 00:09:37,809 --> 00:09:40,521 the dog and eye at 04:44 252 00:09:40,521 --> 00:09:42,355 50 so that I could get back to 253 00:09:42,355 --> 00:09:44,748 the Annapolis area for his grooming appointment by 254 00:09:44,748 --> 00:09:46,742 07:30. Now I could have stopped at a 255 00:09:46,822 --> 00:09:47,221 Starbucks. 256 00:09:48,112 --> 00:09:50,661 I could have stopped at, I don't know. 257 00:09:50,820 --> 00:09:52,891 A Mcdonald's. I do love some Mcdonald's Hash 258 00:09:52,891 --> 00:09:53,130 browns, 259 00:09:53,847 --> 00:09:55,759 But I knew that that would get me 260 00:09:55,759 --> 00:09:56,396 off track. 261 00:09:57,048 --> 00:09:59,595 And the Gps told me this is what 262 00:09:59,595 --> 00:10:00,709 time you will arrive. 263 00:10:01,266 --> 00:10:02,619 And so the same is true with the 264 00:10:02,698 --> 00:10:06,223 Lord. He knows the ultimate path for us 265 00:10:06,533 --> 00:10:07,749 But as we're navigating 266 00:10:08,204 --> 00:10:10,829 success, we get road signs that show us 267 00:10:10,829 --> 00:10:13,136 where where everyone else is getting off and 268 00:10:13,136 --> 00:10:14,129 exit. Or 269 00:10:14,509 --> 00:10:16,429 attractions on the side of the road that 270 00:10:16,429 --> 00:10:19,149 distract us shiny objects, The next big thing, 271 00:10:19,629 --> 00:10:21,949 and we're so consumed with going for what's 272 00:10:21,949 --> 00:10:25,225 next. And what's better that we're ignoring the 273 00:10:25,304 --> 00:10:28,482 Lord's best as he's saying, just stay on 274 00:10:28,482 --> 00:10:29,118 this road. 275 00:10:29,768 --> 00:10:31,916 I saw someone post recently that they're not 276 00:10:31,916 --> 00:10:34,064 having success in their business, 277 00:10:34,700 --> 00:10:37,101 and it was in a Facebook group. And 278 00:10:37,101 --> 00:10:38,690 and she was saying, well, I have this 279 00:10:38,690 --> 00:10:41,334 business this business this business. And every comment 280 00:10:41,708 --> 00:10:44,012 almost every comment was, Pearl, you need to 281 00:10:44,012 --> 00:10:46,157 pick it, pick something and focus on it. 282 00:10:46,730 --> 00:10:49,529 We cannot be distracted and what the Lord 283 00:10:49,529 --> 00:10:51,529 has given us to do and allow us 284 00:10:51,529 --> 00:10:55,049 to be distracted by our own desire, our 285 00:10:55,049 --> 00:10:56,975 own plan our own map. 286 00:10:58,801 --> 00:11:01,421 And to allow him to be our Gps, 287 00:11:01,580 --> 00:11:04,541 our great positioning Shepherd means surrender 288 00:11:05,250 --> 00:11:06,070 It means 289 00:11:06,529 --> 00:11:09,889 allowing his map to overrule our own. It 290 00:11:09,889 --> 00:11:11,029 means to navigate 291 00:11:11,490 --> 00:11:12,389 success by 292 00:11:12,942 --> 00:11:14,135 letting him define us, 293 00:11:15,727 --> 00:11:16,920 allowing him to direct us, 294 00:11:17,795 --> 00:11:19,409 taking action with discipline, 295 00:11:20,039 --> 00:11:21,957 and then learning along the way and allowing 296 00:11:21,957 --> 00:11:24,514 the holy spirit to develop us. That's the 297 00:11:24,514 --> 00:11:26,512 4 keys to redefine hustle. And by the 298 00:11:26,512 --> 00:11:28,430 way, if you're not already on my email 299 00:11:28,430 --> 00:11:28,590 list, 300 00:11:29,325 --> 00:11:32,125 stop scrolling social to find my content, go 301 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:34,445 jump on my email list and download the 302 00:11:34,445 --> 00:11:37,334 4 keys audio devotion. The link will be 303 00:11:37,334 --> 00:11:39,160 in the show notes, it's aaron here dot 304 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,621 com slash 4 keys devotion. 305 00:11:42,415 --> 00:11:44,264 When we allow him to have 306 00:11:44,575 --> 00:11:46,894 his way when we allow him to direct 307 00:11:46,894 --> 00:11:49,774 us. We are determined to follow the cloud 308 00:11:49,774 --> 00:11:52,014 by day and the fire by night. 309 00:11:52,828 --> 00:11:53,328 The 310 00:11:53,785 --> 00:11:56,418 destination where we end up, may feel like 311 00:11:56,418 --> 00:11:57,774 we have been in circles, 312 00:11:58,491 --> 00:12:00,246 but it's out of his kindness, 313 00:12:01,044 --> 00:12:02,081 out of his sovereignty. 314 00:12:02,973 --> 00:12:04,967 That he leads us in that way. Let 315 00:12:04,967 --> 00:12:06,504 me give you just a couple 316 00:12:07,041 --> 00:12:09,753 additional scriptures before we finish this up today. 317 00:12:10,151 --> 00:12:13,352 In Isaiah 30 21, it says, whether you 318 00:12:13,352 --> 00:12:14,940 turn to the right or to the left. 319 00:12:15,257 --> 00:12:17,400 Your ears will hear a voice behind you 320 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,622 saying, this is the way walk in it, 321 00:12:20,194 --> 00:12:22,748 how many times do you think? I don't 322 00:12:22,748 --> 00:12:23,386 hear you, Lord? 323 00:12:24,423 --> 00:12:26,338 My question for you is where are you 324 00:12:26,338 --> 00:12:27,317 leaving margin? 325 00:12:28,109 --> 00:12:30,422 For him to speak to you, or are 326 00:12:30,422 --> 00:12:34,250 you constantly running because like me, I like 327 00:12:34,250 --> 00:12:36,244 to be in motion? When I feel anxious, 328 00:12:36,484 --> 00:12:39,774 I wanna take action. And sometimes that action 329 00:12:39,774 --> 00:12:42,575 is not the intentional action or direction that 330 00:12:42,575 --> 00:12:43,215 he's given me. 331 00:12:43,934 --> 00:12:46,344 Sometimes the lord will say, do 1 thing, 332 00:12:46,503 --> 00:12:48,334 and I'll say, well, but if I multiply 333 00:12:48,334 --> 00:12:49,926 that by 3, I can get triple to 334 00:12:49,926 --> 00:12:52,234 work done, but it never ends me up 335 00:12:52,234 --> 00:12:54,781 in the destination that he has for me. 336 00:12:56,704 --> 00:12:58,691 So walk in his ways. 337 00:13:00,122 --> 00:13:01,632 How do we do this? We have to 338 00:13:01,632 --> 00:13:03,778 seek him first, Matthew 06:33. 339 00:13:04,589 --> 00:13:07,326 Right? And we have to remember that our 340 00:13:07,385 --> 00:13:07,885 nourishment 341 00:13:09,543 --> 00:13:11,061 is not about the destination. 342 00:13:12,274 --> 00:13:15,466 Our nourishment doesn't come from the next promotion, 343 00:13:15,546 --> 00:13:17,542 the next title, the next comma in the 344 00:13:17,542 --> 00:13:20,016 paycheck. I know that's unpopular to say. 345 00:13:21,147 --> 00:13:22,522 But as we navigate 346 00:13:23,215 --> 00:13:23,533 success. 347 00:13:24,249 --> 00:13:26,317 Beyond the success we've created on our own, 348 00:13:26,635 --> 00:13:29,021 as we navigate it his way. 349 00:13:29,835 --> 00:13:32,794 Which may look completely different than what we 350 00:13:32,794 --> 00:13:33,034 plant, 351 00:13:33,835 --> 00:13:35,514 completely different where we thought we would be. 352 00:13:36,394 --> 00:13:39,685 We will un lock the chains of overwhelm 353 00:13:39,685 --> 00:13:42,420 over achievement. And we will open the doors 354 00:13:42,877 --> 00:13:44,713 to clarity and serenity and you know what? 355 00:13:45,272 --> 00:13:45,751 Fulfillment, 356 00:13:46,881 --> 00:13:47,699 because navigating 357 00:13:48,391 --> 00:13:48,709 success, 358 00:13:49,980 --> 00:13:51,196 praying for his 359 00:13:51,729 --> 00:13:52,229 direction 360 00:13:52,921 --> 00:13:55,067 means even when the client says no, 361 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,279 even when the contract gets declined, 362 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,840 even when the client is lost, 363 00:14:01,639 --> 00:14:03,720 even when that deal falls through, 364 00:14:04,452 --> 00:14:05,588 that you know 365 00:14:05,962 --> 00:14:08,585 with clarity and surrounding, The Lord, this is 366 00:14:08,585 --> 00:14:09,380 your business, 367 00:14:09,936 --> 00:14:12,241 and you have my best in mind, and 368 00:14:12,241 --> 00:14:13,218 you will provide 369 00:14:13,528 --> 00:14:15,035 whatever that might look like. 370 00:14:16,542 --> 00:14:17,042 Navigating 371 00:14:17,573 --> 00:14:20,057 success by allowing him to be our Gps, 372 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:22,273 does take full surrender. 373 00:14:22,989 --> 00:14:24,841 It is not our comfort zone 374 00:14:25,375 --> 00:14:26,647 because we're high achieving women, 375 00:14:27,283 --> 00:14:28,555 and we know what we can get done. 376 00:14:28,794 --> 00:14:29,828 So we wanna do it in our own 377 00:14:29,828 --> 00:14:29,987 way. 378 00:14:31,512 --> 00:14:32,330 But it means 379 00:14:33,499 --> 00:14:36,122 not losing sight of his light on our 380 00:14:36,122 --> 00:14:36,440 path. 381 00:14:37,155 --> 00:14:37,894 It means 382 00:14:38,268 --> 00:14:39,324 allowing him 383 00:14:39,793 --> 00:14:41,457 to take us in circles if that's what 384 00:14:41,457 --> 00:14:42,116 it takes 385 00:14:42,647 --> 00:14:43,598 for us to learn. 386 00:14:44,153 --> 00:14:45,580 1 more story I wanna share with you 387 00:14:45,580 --> 00:14:46,714 a good friend of mine 388 00:14:47,580 --> 00:14:49,419 a few years ago, probably 2 or 3 389 00:14:49,419 --> 00:14:49,899 years ago. 390 00:14:50,779 --> 00:14:52,379 Shared in a group coaching that we were 391 00:14:52,379 --> 00:14:54,299 in that she really wanted to meet Sarah 392 00:14:54,459 --> 00:14:54,779 Blake. 393 00:14:55,354 --> 00:14:57,029 And she had gone to all kinds of 394 00:14:57,029 --> 00:14:57,529 links 395 00:14:58,067 --> 00:15:00,402 to to find the connections in her network 396 00:15:00,620 --> 00:15:03,106 to meet meet Sarah. Ps if if you 397 00:15:03,106 --> 00:15:05,014 know Sarah Blake, please let me know so 398 00:15:05,093 --> 00:15:05,808 I can connect her. 399 00:15:06,842 --> 00:15:08,057 And just recently, 400 00:15:09,067 --> 00:15:10,833 I think she sat next... To someone at 401 00:15:10,833 --> 00:15:13,088 an event or she gained a new client 402 00:15:13,466 --> 00:15:15,642 who has an even greater 403 00:15:16,019 --> 00:15:19,303 connection that can help her to truly connect 404 00:15:19,303 --> 00:15:20,179 with Sarah blake. 405 00:15:20,816 --> 00:15:22,567 Ci blake, I believe is the founder of 406 00:15:22,567 --> 00:15:23,762 banks. By the way, if you don't know 407 00:15:23,762 --> 00:15:23,921 this. 408 00:15:24,797 --> 00:15:25,991 And she said my gosh, 409 00:15:26,725 --> 00:15:29,125 I see how God showed up in this 410 00:15:29,125 --> 00:15:31,764 timing and in this moment, not years ago 411 00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:33,845 when I said I wanted this, but he 412 00:15:33,845 --> 00:15:35,924 took me this round way to get there. 413 00:15:36,577 --> 00:15:39,144 But my goodness, what could possibly happen 414 00:15:39,837 --> 00:15:41,450 with his best 415 00:15:42,222 --> 00:15:44,153 in taking her that roundabout way 416 00:15:44,464 --> 00:15:46,459 I wanna read this last bit to you 417 00:15:46,459 --> 00:15:47,997 before we finish up again 418 00:15:48,375 --> 00:15:49,593 from the blog 419 00:15:50,210 --> 00:15:51,647 that Carrie Patterson wrote. 420 00:15:52,859 --> 00:15:54,133 He knew that if they could see a 421 00:15:54,133 --> 00:15:55,908 backdoor door that they would take it 422 00:15:56,364 --> 00:15:57,979 and go back to their captivity. 423 00:15:59,311 --> 00:16:01,621 His kindness led them in circles. 424 00:16:02,595 --> 00:16:04,774 His sovereign plan guaranteed 425 00:16:05,315 --> 00:16:06,195 their success. 426 00:16:07,154 --> 00:16:08,375 Friend and I have a book 427 00:16:09,154 --> 00:16:10,115 recommendation for you. It's by 428 00:16:10,835 --> 00:16:11,315 To, 429 00:16:11,809 --> 00:16:13,169 T0ZER. 430 00:16:13,970 --> 00:16:16,690 And it's a cloud by day, fire by 431 00:16:16,690 --> 00:16:18,769 night. I really recommend you go get this 432 00:16:18,769 --> 00:16:20,139 book, I've read it a couple of years 433 00:16:20,139 --> 00:16:21,731 ago. I'm planning to read it again very 434 00:16:21,731 --> 00:16:24,199 soon. It's a fantastic book, and I'll have 435 00:16:24,199 --> 00:16:25,632 that down in the show notes as well. 436 00:16:26,428 --> 00:16:26,928 And 437 00:16:27,399 --> 00:16:29,311 If there is so much happening in your 438 00:16:29,311 --> 00:16:30,825 business right now that you can't quite get 439 00:16:30,825 --> 00:16:31,861 your arms around it, 440 00:16:32,817 --> 00:16:35,229 or you need somebody to help you s 441 00:16:35,685 --> 00:16:37,769 all of the ideas and lands in your 442 00:16:37,769 --> 00:16:39,754 head with holy spirit insight, 443 00:16:40,468 --> 00:16:42,477 then get on my calendar for a strategy 444 00:16:42,533 --> 00:16:42,691 day. 445 00:16:43,803 --> 00:16:46,365 Use my gift, plans of s sizing that 446 00:16:46,365 --> 00:16:49,099 information and turning strategy into execution 447 00:16:50,035 --> 00:16:52,523 with the holy spirit informing us get on 448 00:16:52,523 --> 00:16:54,997 my calendar, and let's talk about that. So 449 00:16:54,997 --> 00:16:56,034 until next time. 450 00:16:57,310 --> 00:16:59,145 Allow your great positioning shepherd, 451 00:16:59,798 --> 00:17:02,427 to help you navigate what he's got for 452 00:17:02,427 --> 00:17:02,587 you, 453 00:17:03,384 --> 00:17:05,216 and I pray for and encourage you. Tune 454 00:17:05,216 --> 00:17:05,773 out the world, 455 00:17:06,969 --> 00:17:09,142 tune into God's truth into his map 456 00:17:09,928 --> 00:17:10,824 into his word 457 00:17:11,513 --> 00:17:14,288 and turn up your focus, so you can 458 00:17:14,288 --> 00:17:15,874 walk out the mission he's given you in 459 00:17:15,874 --> 00:17:16,532 the marketplace 460 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,079 and I'll see you on the next episode. 461 00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:21,819 As an established 462 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:22,700 solo 463 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,920 or business owner with a team of employees, 464 00:17:25,335 --> 00:17:27,734 who's ready to refine or scale your business. 465 00:17:28,134 --> 00:17:30,154 You're probably swimming in opportunities 466 00:17:30,534 --> 00:17:33,034 overflowing with ideas and excited about the possibilities. 467 00:17:33,989 --> 00:17:36,222 But you're overwhelmed thinking, how can I set 468 00:17:36,222 --> 00:17:37,738 a strategy when I'm trying to run a 469 00:17:37,738 --> 00:17:39,014 business and be productive? 470 00:17:39,652 --> 00:17:41,726 There are so many ideas and opportunities, how 471 00:17:41,726 --> 00:17:43,321 do I decide what's worth pursuing? 472 00:17:44,212 --> 00:17:45,803 I don't have time to waste on things 473 00:17:45,803 --> 00:17:47,474 that don't align to the vision and mission 474 00:17:47,474 --> 00:17:48,349 that God's given me. 475 00:17:49,224 --> 00:17:50,974 My client Jen felt this way. As she 476 00:17:50,974 --> 00:17:52,406 sought to scale her business. 477 00:17:52,818 --> 00:17:54,330 With a God honoring strategy. 478 00:17:54,967 --> 00:17:57,434 Enter my focused and fruitful strategy Jay. 479 00:17:58,230 --> 00:18:00,459 Jen said of her experience, my strategy day 480 00:18:00,459 --> 00:18:02,465 with Aaron was just what I needed She 481 00:18:02,465 --> 00:18:04,305 helped me look at my current services, dream 482 00:18:04,305 --> 00:18:06,065 about the future and create a plan to 483 00:18:06,065 --> 00:18:06,945 grow and scale. 484 00:18:07,745 --> 00:18:08,404 Her gifted 485 00:18:08,865 --> 00:18:11,025 as a visionary with an understanding of the 486 00:18:11,025 --> 00:18:13,773 day to day tactical tasks is a magical 487 00:18:14,151 --> 00:18:15,984 combination I've never seen before. 488 00:18:16,782 --> 00:18:18,717 And she approaches it all from a firm 489 00:18:18,935 --> 00:18:19,892 foundation of faith. 490 00:18:20,783 --> 00:18:22,375 My strategy day gives you a full day 491 00:18:22,375 --> 00:18:24,683 of private coaching with me and my strategic 492 00:18:24,683 --> 00:18:25,717 mapping zone of genius, 493 00:18:26,274 --> 00:18:28,264 while being nourished with good food and a 494 00:18:28,264 --> 00:18:29,798 tranquil environment and celebrated, 495 00:18:30,189 --> 00:18:31,628 for your progress but the end of the 496 00:18:31,628 --> 00:18:33,785 day, all in the beauty of Chesapeake Beach, 497 00:18:34,025 --> 00:18:35,943 Maryland or in your location. 498 00:18:36,662 --> 00:18:38,760 If you wanna bring calm to the chaos 499 00:18:39,153 --> 00:18:42,024 tame the tornado and silence the scrolls in 500 00:18:42,024 --> 00:18:44,336 your business for a clear path forward. 501 00:18:44,974 --> 00:18:47,286 Visit aaron here dot com slash strategy day. 502 00:18:48,018 --> 00:18:49,766 To learn more and schedule time with me. 503 00:18:50,322 --> 00:18:51,752 No squirrels were harmed in the making of 504 00:18:51,752 --> 00:18:53,420 this message or in the delivery of the 505 00:18:53,420 --> 00:18:54,056 strategy day. 506 00:18:56,375 --> 00:18:58,997 Thanks for tuning in to redefining hustle pursuing 507 00:18:58,997 --> 00:19:01,222 success as a Christian woman each week. I 508 00:19:01,222 --> 00:19:02,749 pray this show helps you to see that 509 00:19:02,749 --> 00:19:05,222 got made you ambitious, but he didn't make 510 00:19:05,222 --> 00:19:07,297 you to do business as usual. 511 00:19:08,015 --> 00:19:09,452 Remember to check the show notes for my 512 00:19:09,452 --> 00:19:11,543 free resources and other helpful links. 513 00:19:12,182 --> 00:19:14,419 If this episode spoke to you, take a 514 00:19:14,419 --> 00:19:16,257 screenshot, share it with a friend or share 515 00:19:16,257 --> 00:19:18,666 it on social and tag me I'm praying 516 00:19:18,666 --> 00:19:20,600 for you friend that you'll embrace 517 00:19:21,056 --> 00:19:23,845 redefining hustle. And in turn, your business will 518 00:19:23,845 --> 00:19:26,952 produce much fruit and impact his kingdom in 519 00:19:26,952 --> 00:19:29,672 greater weight than you could ever do in 520 00:19:29,672 --> 00:19:30,467 your own strength.