Working Upward: Biblical Mindset Podcast for Christian Work at Home Business Women

Our Battle Plan (Lies At Work Series, Part Four)

It’s here. The final episode of our Lies at Work Series and today we’re talking about our actual battle plan. Piece by piece. Mentioned Resources: The Prayer Map Journal for Women Podcast Insider Newsletter Sign-Up (at the top of the page)

The Lies That Get Us Down (Lies at Work, Part 3)

In this latest episode of Working Upward, we take a look at some actual lies prevalent in the work at home space, the different categories they fall into and the truth that keeps us on our mission. Next week, we'll wrap up by taking a closer look at our battle strategy to make sure we don't fall prey to these lies and the others that dilute the truth, distract us from our mission or detail us from our mission entirely. Stay tuned! SHOW NOTES Desk to Desk: Here are two good ques...

The Greatest Conspiracy Ever (Lies at Work Series, Part Two)

Since last week we talked about our wonderful Truth and all His glory, this week we’re going to flip the coin and look closer at what and who  we’re up against in our quest for truthful working, thinking and living. And in our desk to desk segment, I’m going to share some ways you can help improve your focus -- because that is something we all struggle with from time to time, some more than others. Listen in for Part Two of our Lies at Work Series on the Working Upward podcast.  ...

The Truth In All His Glory (Lies At Work Series, Part One)

This episode of Working Upward launches our summer series (as promised earlier) which is all about the lies we work-at-home-women believe. But in order to recognize and fight the lies we believe, we must first recognize and know the Truth -- in all His glory.

A Quick Update from Kristen (Upcoming "Lies" Series, etc.)

Living and working in Easter's afterglow.

How to Spring-Clean Your Business (episode 14) Free Business Spring-Cleaning Guide Virtual Assistant FAQs and Resource Page $27  Virtual Assistant Course (The Upward VA Roadmap)

Trusting in the Lord and the lies we believe that keep us from doing it.

Read the devotional transcript here. Show Notes & Resources: The question of the week is:  How do you or your family prepare your hearts for Easter, aka Resurrection Sunday? Email me at [email protected] or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook or email me at [email protected] or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook.  To read a hymn a day during Passion Week, follow or subscribe to emails from HymnsIllustrated.com (my hobby site).

Trusting in the Lord and the lies we believe that keep us from doing it.

Read the devotional transcript here. Show Notes & Resources: The question of the week is:  How do you or your family prepare your hearts for Easter, aka Resurrection Sunday? Email me at [email protected] or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook or email me at [email protected] or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook.  To read a hymn a day during Passion Week, follow or subscribe to emails from HymnsIllustrated.com (my hobby site).

One way the Holy Spirit helps us that we tend to forget about. Plus, a book recommendation, a recipe and more.

As business owners who want to integrate our faith with our work and who understand that even a financially successful business outside God’s will isn’t truly successful, we should avail ourselves of all God’s help available to us, right?  But do we?  This week we’re focusing on a specific way God helps us we tend to forget about.  But it's an encouraging truth best remembered! Note: The Theme of the Month is Burnout and the  Word of the Week is help.  You can read the devotional transcr...

One way the Holy Spirit helps us that we tend to forget about. Plus, a book recommendation, a recipe and more.

As business owners who want to integrate our faith with our work and who understand that even a financially successful business outside God’s will isn’t truly successful, we should avail ourselves of all God’s help available to us, right?  But do we?  This week we’re focusing on a specific way God helps us we tend to forget about.  But it's an encouraging truth best remembered! Note: The Theme of the Month is Burnout and the  Word of the Week is help.  You can read the devotiona...

How to fly like an eagle and never get weary.

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have superpowers? Snap your fingers and your laundry is done for the whole year. Blink like Jeannie and your kids are home from whatever they need to be home from? You say the word — it’s done! What a dream! But I can do you one better — no dreaming required.   As a child of God, it’s possible for your strength to be renewed every single day and though you may not be superwoman, you can still fly like an eagle. Keep reading . . .  Note:...

The Sabbath connection to burnout, Jesus' high view of women and more . . .

The word of the week is rest and you can read the devotional transcript here. ****** Desk to Desk Links and Resources: The question of the week is:  What did you learn from the preaching of God’s Word this Sunday? Email me at [email protected] or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook.  Article: What Does It Mean that Jesus Is Our Sabbath Rest? Article: What Say Is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Resource:  Christianbook.com (a promising alternative to Amazon for Chri...

The Sabbath connection to burnout, Jesus' high view of women and more . . .

The word of the week is rest and you can read the devotional transcript here. ****** Desk to Desk Links and Resources: The question of the week is:  What did you learn from the preaching of God’s Word this Sunday? Email me at [email protected] or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook.  Article: What Does It Mean that Jesus Is Our Sabbath Rest? Article: What Say Is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Resource:  Christianbook.com (a promising alternative to Amazon for Chri...

Burned out? Or getting there? Let's talk about it . . .

In this week’s episode, I share our theme for the month: banishing burnout. It’s real. It’s happening all around us and maybe it’s happening to you. I want to shed some Scriptural light on the topic all month long so be sure to tune in each work for a new word and devotional to help refresh our souls and give rest to our bodies. Desk to Desk Introducing new monthly themes for our weekly words. Introducing a bit more structure in the Desk to Desk segment (coming next time!) I...

Wisdom, the Dangers of Digital Wandering and an Invitation to Connect by Email

The Word of the Week is wisdom and the devotional can be found online at WorkingUpward.com on Monday morning.  ********** Desk to Desk Links & Resources:  1.  Here's the article I referred to when talking about the dangers of digital wandering: Social Algorithms Are Today's Lady Folly 2.  Here's an example of my own "Link In Profile" page: workingupward.com/linkinprofile  3.  I would like to feature your work at home business in the podcast. To apply just click the first button...

How prophecy affects our work plus a quick project that can save you and your clients money every month.

The Word of the Week is ready  and you can read the text version of the devotional podcast segment at WorkingUpward.com. Desk to Desk Links & Resources:  1. Feeling sad, unmotivated or depressed?  If you're currently struggling with feelings of sadness or lack of motivation, you may be suffering from depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder. You may also have an underlying health issue (i.e. hypothyroid or another kind of autoimmune disorder).  If this is impacting your relatio...

Pour yourself a cup of this kind of ambition. Mindset devotional, book recommendation and more.

The Word of the Week is ambition and following is the text version of the corresponding devotional podcast segment.  Mentioned resources and links from the Desk to Desk segment  are at the end of the devotional. ********** Ambition. I used to cringe whenever I heard or read the word ambition. To me, it just smacked of greed or worldliness and I couldn’t help but picture climbing the ladder, elbowing people along the way and doing anything you could for more money and more success...

God gives grace to serve. (New weekly format & devotional)

The Word of the Week is grace and following is a transcript of this week's corresponding devotional podcast. Mentioned resources and links  are at the end of the transcript. ************** The word translated "grace" in the New Testament comes from the Greek word charis, which means “favor, blessing, or kindness.” It’s a constant theme in the Bible -- in the Old Testament but especially in the new -- and it’s most often referred to as a gift. God gave it to us through His merit ...

Work and Life Lessons from a Manger

Cultivating Contentment in Your Work and Beyond

Up until 2020, I’ve always been a stickler about celebrating Thanksgiving first and then celebrating Christmas. Thanksgiving just gets a bad rap, you know -- I mean, in stores I see Thanksgiving table settings and napkins go on clearance before the holiday itself to make room for more Christmas stuff. Which, by the way, began to appear on shelves in July. But this year, I’m making an exception. I am in full-on Christmas mode for some very good reasons. First, 2020. Need I say more...

Serving Joyfully (Even When You Don't Feel Like It)

There’s an old song that goes “There is joy, joy, joy in serving Jesus, joy that throbs within my heart.” But here’s the deal -- while there is joy in serving Jesus -- sometimes you just don’t feel it. Things happen. The days get long. The work gets hard. You find yourself fake smiling and easily annoyed.  In this episode of Working Upward, we’ll talk about what to do when you get to that place and how you can renew your joy of serving your clients and customers and those around y...

Check Your Mindset (Business Booster Series)

According to a 2017 Barna research report, only 17% of practicing Christians actually have a biblical worldview. This then begs the question, what worldview do the majority of these professing Christians have if it’s not the biblical one? And how does this relate to the biblical mindset we need to live by and motivate us to work successfully in God’s eyes? We’ll take a deeper look at how your worldview affects your mindset in this episode of Working Upward.  >>Get your free Bibli...

Spring-Clean Your Business with this Simple Method (Business Booster Series)

Ah, there’s nothing like a gentle breeze through your open window or sunshine on your shoulder, or even a quarantine to get you thinking about all the wonderful things you can do to spruce up your house, clean your car, and refresh your business -- but where to even start? Well, I’ll leave those petrified french fries in your car for you to take care of, but I will help guide you through spring-cleaning your business in today’s episode of Working Upward, using a simple method to ens...

Fighting Racial Injustice God's Way

Like you, I’m sure, I’ve been heartbroken and troubled by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a heartless police officer. And like you, I've been saddened and angered by stories from others sharing their experiences of racism. My eyes have been needfully opened to more brokenness in this world.  As Christians, our natural response is to feel compassion alongside a desire to do good and fight injustice.  But  what if God's way to fight injustice isn't exactly what we're hea...

Supercharge Your Website with These Three C's (Business Booster Series)

If you do it right, your website can grow your business even when you’re away from your desk. And it’s as easy as 1-2-3 -- or as you’ll find out in this episode, C, C, C. This is the first episode in my Business Booster Series where we’ll be focusing on ways you can gain and keep momentum for your business through 2020 and end the year on a high note. SHOW NOTES: The Three C's Your Website Needs: Credibility Customer-Centric Copy Clarity Episode Summary: When planning or upd...

Because He Lives, You Can . .

Today, we’re taking a little bit of a break from all the coronavirus crisis news and addressing our need as Christian business owners to look upward and take the time to consider what the resurrection means to our faith and then how the fact of the resurrection impacts every part of our lives, including our work.  SHOW NOTES: Special Announcements: 1. The Work Is Good podcast will soon be titled the Working Upward podcast. Look for that change in coming weeks. The focus and direc...

Because He Lives, You Can . .

Today, we’re taking a little bit of a break from all the coronavirus crisis news and addressing our need as Christian business owners to look upward and take the time to consider what the resurrection means to our faith and then how the fact of the resurrection impacts every part of our lives, including our work.  SHOW NOTES: Special Announcements: 1. The Work Is Good podcast will soon be titled the Working Upward podcast. Look for that change in coming weeks. The focus and direction of t...

Marketing in a Crisis

How on earth do you market your product or your service in a time of fear and panic? When your prospective customers or clients are suffering financial loss or are holding tightly to their wallets and have shifted their attention to something else much bigger than you? When there’s a need in the world that you never saw coming and aren’t sure how your product or service addresses that need? Or when you just feel awkward selling because you don’t want anyone to think you’re ignori...

Four Ways to Keep Moving Forward During the Coronavirus Crisis

As the world is dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak, life as we know it is slowing dramatically so we can stop the spread of COVID-19.  It’s a time of loss and uncertainty and for many businesses and employees, a time of financial decline. For students, it’s a time to learn from home or someone else’s home. And for work-at-home parents, you now have a full-house and quite a different schedule to follow.  You, like me, are likely putting a lot of your normal life on hold – things...

Four Ways to Keep Moving Forward During the Coronavirus Crisis

As the world is dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak, life as we know it is slowing dramatically so we can stop the spread of COVID-19.  It’s a time of loss and uncertainty and for many businesses and employees, a time of financial decline. For students, it’s a time to learn from home or someone else’s home. And for work-at-home parents, you now have a full-house and quite a different schedule to follow.  You, like me, are likely putting a lot of your normal life on hold – things like tri...

A Guide to Confident Decision Making

Decisions, decisions, decisions! If you love making decisions and know for sure you always make the right ones, then this episode is not for you.  However if you struggle with overthinking, underthinking, general wishy-washiness or just making wrong choices, then what I’m sharing today is just what you need to hear.  By the end of the episode you’ll have a plan to help you confidently make your next big decision and then feel really good about your choice.  Show Notes: Common Ro...

Virtual Assistants 101: The Why, What, When and How

A real-life VA answers the most frequently asked questions from those who are feeling the need for some outside help in their work and ministries and from those ready to enjoy all the benefits of working from home while serving others as a VA. SHOW NOTES: Questions Covered: What exactly are virtual assistants and how do they fit in the big scheme of things in the working world? What is a virtual assistant niche? What are the qualifications of a virtual assistant? What kinds o...

How to Go from Surviving to Thriving in Your Life and Work

This episode is brought to you by The Upward VA Roadmap, my online course and support system that guides you through the basics of building your own virtual assistant business the quickest route possible. Check it out here.  We’ve all had days where we are just plain grateful we survived, right? Our heads fall on our pillows at the end of the day and we are exhausted! We think through our "to do" lists and wish we had done more, but if we’re perfectly honest, we’re just not sure ho...

How to Plug Into Your Ultimate Power Source

Have you ever accidentally plugged your iPad into your iPhone’s charger? If so, then you know it charges really slowly. It still charges, but what would normally take a couple hours might take all day. Because you’re plugged into the wrong thing.  Unfortunately, we often do the same thing with ourselves.  Instead of plugging into our Ultimate Power Source -- I’m talking about our Almighty and Faithful God -- we plug into the wrong things. Advice we find on the Internet. From well m...

Power Principles for Work and Life, Part Two

When was the last time you had an “aha” moment? A moment when you were thinking through something or working on something and it just wasn’t making sense or you just stopped moving forward  and then suddenly –– you got it? Many times when I’ve been in this situation, it was something from outside that moment that helped me make that breakthrough. A conversation with a friend, a passage from the Bible, a television show, a book, a sermon, a social media post or a podcast.  And many...

Power Principles for Work and Life, Part One

In today’s episode, I’m sharing what I like to call my top Power Principles for life and work — principles to help you navigate through nonsense, common sense and God’s sense. These are principles I wish I had a better handle on earlier in life life and principles I’ve turned to time and time again to help me make the right decisions and stay on the course God wants me to say on! Creating this episode was incredibly encouraging, motivating, confirming and inspiring to me and I c...

How to Know Your True Calling from God

Everyone wants to know for sure if they are actually in their right calling. But doubt just creeps in. Even non-Christians want confirmation of some sort that they are fulfilling a purpose. Most everyone serious about work wants to have a clear mission. But when it comes to actually knowing for sure, well, it can get confusing. Especially when life doesn’t happen the way we want it to or the way we think it should. Today, we’re talking all about knowing our true calling from Go...

It's Nine O'Clock Somewhere (Or, Why Work Is Good)

We live in a culture that gives work a bad rap. And at least according to one country song I know, people just can’t wait until happy hour so they can call it quits for the day. But I’m here to tell you that while it may be five o'clock somewhere, it’s also nine o'clock somewhere and time to work! And work is good! Keep listening to feel a whole lot better about your daily checklist. And be sure to check out the full show notes and related resources at WorkingUpward.com. Pay It ...