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You Crave What You Consume

Hey Elephant Eaters!  We are moving into our last week of the series 31 Days of Eating Elephants.  How are you doing with your elephants – your big dreams, goals and projects that look impossible? This week is Action Week. ... Read more

Evaluate, Adjust, Repeat

You know what often happens when you make a plan?  Nothing goes according to it!  Isn’t that frustrating? Yes, it is. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make a plan.  It means we need to have  a healthy attitude towards ... Read more
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The Planning Six-Pack

We are moving right along with our Elephant Eating!  I hope you are starting to see that big elephant as a bunch of little pieces.  Are you beginning to have some hope that you actually CAN eat this thing? Last ... Read more

Mind Mapping – Get the Clutter OUT of Your Head!

ALL the thoughts!  Really.  ALL the thoughts swirling around in my head.  It’s like the tornado from Wizard of Oz in there.  Oh look!  There goes that phone call I need to make!  Wow! That cool new social media tool ... Read more

Community Means Better Together

There is a natural cycle in elephant eating.  First, you are terrified of the hugemongous gray thing staring at you.  The flapping ears and flailing trunk are threatening to knock you flat on the floor.   But then, you start ... Read more
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Model, But Don’t Compare

Well, Elephant Eaters … we are well into to our 31 Days of Eating Elephants series.  How are you doing?  Are you starting to wrap your head around how you will attack your elephant? I sure hope so! One really ... Read more

Black Friday 2023

Ready, Set …. Black Friday! Bookmark this page to get all the details on Black Friday deals for online Christian ministries and businesses.  I’ll have specials on my products, and showcase other deals on tools and resources to support you. ... Read more

The Assembly Line Method to Task Batching

My favorite thing about the Honor Circle is watching my friends apply what they learn in ways that work for them, and then share it with the rest of us.  Our girl Susan from Growing A Content Heart came up ... Read more
January Reset: Social Media Guidelines

January Reset: Social Media Guidelines

There is nothing that seems to bring more angst, stress, and even fear to those in online ministry and business than social media. Which platforms are the best? How many days a week should I post? What should I post? ... Read more
January Reset: 3 Tips for Managing Email

January Reset: 3 Tips for Managing Email

Before we close our 2022 planners and open the crisp new ones, blank with possibilities for 2023, there are some things we can do to make way for all those possibilities. We need to unload some things and straighten up ... Read more
January Reset Financial Stewardship

January Reset: Financial Stewardship

This is it!  The last week of our January Reset… a month spent cleaning up our ministry and biz clutter to make room for the new opportunities God has for us in 2023. Are you ready to talk about financial ... Read more
January Reset: Organizing Digital Files

January Reset: Organizing Digital Files

Here we are in our second week of January Reset … time we have set aside to clear out some of our ministry and business clutter and make way for the amazing opportunities God has in store for us this ... Read more

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