Here Comes The NEW YEAR...What's Your "BHAG"?
What's your BHAG (bee-hag) for This NEW Year???
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This is the time of year where we STOP and take STOCK of our prior year goals, what we actually accomplished and where we want to go in the next year.
"There's a time AND season for all things!"
What are your God-given dreams, plans, and goals for this upcoming year?
I completed mine this past weekend, with a range of emotions---EXCITEMENT in the goals fulfilled and exceeded...then EXPECTATION for those yet to be completed.
A balanced plan includes surveying time with God, time with family, serving in one's house of worship, serving your community and of course your business/employer.
How are you doing in each of those areas? It's a sobering and honest conversation we must have with ourselves each week...sometimes daily!
In the reflection of my passion and call to encourage God's people to develop strategic plans to "step out of the boat" the NEW YEAR provides each of us with...
How Can One Stay REFRESHED In The Hectic Holidays?
Studies from the American Psychological Association show the holidays [November to January] are not the happiest time of year for everyone.
I personally after journeying through over 40 holiday seasons as an adult---every year was not a happy time!
Along the holiday trail I've encountered--- work-related pressures, health scares, loss of family members and the flu one year where I couldn't move out of the bed for three days!!!
Those years made me extremely sensitive to the circumstances of others during the holiday season. It makes me ever so grateful for God's Love that sustains us year by year.
"For God so LOVED the world that He GAVE His Only-begotten Son..." John 3:16
If you're feeling worn, depressed, isolated or alone during ANY holiday season follow God's strategy...G.I.V.E!
Why? It will take your focus OFF of you and your current situation [reminder---situations DO change!] and it will release the rivers of God's love within you!
Here's a...
(DDQ) Don't Dare QUIT! Do It...AGAIN!
Hey GEM Friend!
It's time for a "big people" conversation.
How adaptable are you with NEW challenges? NEW Opportunities? NEW Approaches?
If you're like me---after one or two attempts of learning NEW technology, a NEW language or anything outside of my comfort zone...I can become frustrated and think to QUIT the entire activity!
Studies from The Personal MBA state it takes 10,000 hours to become an "expert in an ultra-competitive field" but to go from "knowing nothing to being pretty good", actually takes 20 hours!
Don't get frustrated...Don't Quit...simply DO IT AGAIN!!!
"14 When Elisha was in his last illness, King Jehoash of Israel visited him and wept over him. “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” he cried.
15 Elisha told him, “Get a bow and some arrows.” And the king did as he was told. 16 Elisha told him, “Put your hand on the bow,” and Elisha laid his own hands on the...
Who Likes Birthday Gifts????!
I...do!
The month of November is full of birthday celebrations in our family... from 2 years to 80+ years of age.
And gratefully- AGAIN-the month includes mine (smile)
It's an absolute HONOR and GIFT...to be invited for a thought-provoking interview on the LAUNCH Author Reveal show hosted by Michelle Chudy.
On November 29th at 11am EST, I candidly share my professional/personal testimony and the backstory of the #1 worldwide Best Seller----"Tired Of Being...STUCK?!".
Bring a cup of coffee, a pen, your questions, and notepad ( as time allows I will be dropping three to five work/life balance POWER gems!).
Register to Join the conversation.
Hugs, MJ
P.S. Share this event especially with the aspiring authors (in your life) and those wanting to launch ministries.
Here's a #1 POWER Gem---you DON'T need to quit your day employment to launch your vision! This is one of the biggest misperceptions!
And I will share...MORE
So, let's blow out the candles...
OMW...The Count Down Starts...NOW!
Hmmm---sitting at the kitchen table starting to make the...LISTS!!!
Recipe Lists....Ingredient Lists...Guest Lists...Uggggh, and of course the CLEANING Lists
Why? Because it's C-O-M-I-N-G!
What is it?
It’s the... HOLIDAYS!!!
Embrace The NEW Open Door!
Has this happened to you?
This past week at least four friends and/ or colleagues shared ...
"I want to do something NEW...I'm ready for a CHANGE...
A door is opening for me---yet I'm afraid!"
I shook my head...Why?
These are gifted people, people who love sharing their lives with others, yet they were each locked in a trap of NOT KNOWING...
HOW DO I RECEIVE?
HOW DO I PREPARE myself for that door of opportunity WHEN it does open?
I did a conference last spring with Women 4 Change where I specifically addressed this challenge...
Do you know HOW to receive?
Do you know God WANTS to INCREASE His people more and more...the question is...
HOW ARE YOU PREPARING YOURSELF?
Check out this excerpt from the INCREASE CONFERENCE and discover 5 proven principles that will position you to walk through your open door!
The door is O-P-E-N...https://tinyurl.com/prepped-to-receive
God is waiting on You!
Blessings,
Michele, Certified Strategist
"Helping You...
Relax...This Is Only A TEST!
RELAX, THIS IS ONLY A TEST!
It was the summer of my upcoming 40th birthday. I remember bringing in a stack of mail and slowly opening each envelope after an exhausting workday. At the bottom of the stack was an announcement from our local Recreation Center highlighting the start of Summer Fun Swim classes! 
It grabbed my attention. I enjoy pools, beaches, and lakes…I’m an excellent FLOATER yet the card beckoned me to REALLY learn to swim. A week later I enrolled in Level 1 Adult Swim---learning how to navigate in 3 feet of water with little our nose plugs and floaties---a sight to behold. Like Coach Knute Rockne says---“This is a football”…We heard …This is a pool!
By the end of my first month, I was hooked and couldn’t wait till the next Level of training was available.
Little did I know, God simultaneously used it as a tool to TEST my trust level in Him! In 60 days we progressed from floaties to the breaststroke, the...
Are You Pacing For The...DISTANCE?!
As we move into the 4th quarter of the year many people are reflecting on their efforts of 2018...how are you pacing for the distance?!
To encourage you to finish the year strong...Please enjoy these Timeless Principles To CATAPULT your business! Discover these five key principles I have learned and applied over and over to see God give us the wisdom and the VICTORY!
God has made you to...SUCCEED!
As a GEM here's an excerpt from the God-Driven Business Summit.
I look forward to hearing what God reveals to...YOU! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VifC1Vch-x4&t=106s
Will you let God be YOUR business partner?
Get Your Jump Start Planner and grab a spot on the calendar this month (spaces are limited).
It's Your Time To...SHINE!
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Blessings,
Michele, Certified Strategist
"Helping You Get...UNSTUCK"
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Need A Stiff DRINK?!
Greetings GEM Friends,
The pace of the Western world, the high desire to achieve, the drive to meet goals, the angst to fulfill dreams, the barrage of violent news stories and the luring “seduction” of social media---people go to bed yet STILL scan their phones UNDER the sheets…no wonder we are WEARIED from the inside out!
You may look like a Rihana or Heidi Klum---yet when one is tired from the inside no amount of makeup or “eye concealer” can hide the weariness!
In the midst of this “tug of war”, you are challenged each day to find a rare moment of…REST!
What is the concept, dream, business opportunity or venture placed in your heart?!
Although you may have started or tried numerous times...DON'T GIVE UP!
Why and How? ---
THERE IS A REST to the people of God!
HE will guide you to the OASIS IN HIM to find rest, refreshment and replenishment to your spirit, your mind, your heart, your emotions and your body.
He...
Reflection Of Women’s Month…
Lovely Ladies, CONGRATULATIONS! The world celebrates WOMEN for an entire month (March) and the various societal accomplishments/ contributions made on our behalf.
Yet, in reflection—do you realize the ORIGINAL Celebrator of womankind is her Creator—God?! He celebrates you...year round!
At times does the world, your family or yourself cause you to feel small or less than the best?
Do you find yourself using negative “self-talk” or being your worst critic?!
Let’s go BACK to The Source of the matter…
“And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man He made(fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man.”
Genesis 2:22AMPC
The Hebrew word for “MADE” is a powerful one!
It’s the word—BANAH
Genesis 2 uses two different words for the forming and fashioning of the man and the woman. The two words give insight into differences...