women of the Bible

2 common brand clarity mistakes (and how to avoid them)

2 common brand clarity mistakes (and how to avoid them)

When we hear the word "branding" it can be tempting to reduce it down to things like logos and colours but it's much more than that, sis.

Your logo and colours on pretty graphics etc are the superficial things that might initially attract people to your brand but your content is what will make people stick around and, ultimately, want to work with you. This is why brand clarity is so important- it ensures that you not only attract leads but can retain them and convert them to customers.

This is also why it's super important to make sure that you don't make these 2 brand clarity mistakes:

How to be a vessel of honour

How to be a vessel of honour

In last week’s musings, I mentioned that 2nd Timothy 2:21 calls us “vessels of honour”

Click here if you missed that post, sis!

In light of the scripture above, it's something that we just tend to throw around as believers but I really wanted to know- What does it actually mean to be a vessel?

Here’s what I discovered:

How to get your Joy Back

How to get your Joy Back

Chile, this week has been a lot!

Like seriously…

Recently, I talked about the fact that faith increases our capacity to succeed

Click here if you missed that, sis!

But did you know that you have other capacities too?

For example:

A) Mental capacity

The ability to make your own decisions

B) Emotional capacity

The ability to overcome limiting beliefs, your ease in adapting to challenging situations, and the quality of your relationships

C) Physical capacity

The ability to perform a variety of physical tasks

In the wake of such trying times, we run the risk of running low in one or more of these capacities

Which will then have knock-on effects on our ability to walk in purpose because…

As the saying goes, “you can’t pour from an empty cup” and this is really clearly illustrated in 2nd Kings 4:1-7

in which the woman literally took empty vessels, poured oil into them until they were full and then distributed the oil for profit.

2nd Timothy 2:21 says that we are “vessels of honour” so, like the widow did with hers, we need to make sure to fill ourselves up before we pour out to others. Here are 20 ways that I have been doing that this week:

Apart from the typical advice of praying and reading the Bible, in between, work, I have been doing one or more of the following each day:

How to have a Successful New Year

How to have a Successful New Year

Last week we talked about 3 disempowering life and business beliefs

Remember that, sis?

As we stand at the beginning of a new year, I think it’s important that we discuss how to make it a success

If you’re anything like me, you’ve entered this year with a set of goals and things that you would like to achieve

Here are 4 lessons that we can learn from the widow in 2nd Kings 4:1-7 about how we can do that:

3 disempowering life and business Beliefs

3 disempowering life and business Beliefs

Last week, we talked about the fact that lack of faith decreases our capacity to succeed

Remember that, sis?

The most obvious way that lack of faith shows up is through unbelief or lack of faith in God

which, according to The Parable of the sower, usually happens because of “the cares of the world” (Matthew 13:22)

But another way that it shows up is through a lack of belief in ourselves

For example-

When the woman approached Elisha to appeal to him for (divine) help in her situation (2nd Kings 4:1-7), I don’t think that she expected to be the answer to her own question or the solution to her own problem

Why?

Because she came to him talking more about the problem than what she might have or be able to do to solve it

In fact, it was not until Elisha asked her what she had in her house, that she even took inventory of what she had at all (2nd Kings 4:1-2)

As soon as she did take stock of what she had (a jar of oil), this precipitated the action that she took to activate her miracle

i.e. borrowing vessels from her neighbours, filling them up and selling them to the point that she could pay off her debts and “live on the rest” with her sons (2nd Kings 4:3-7)

So often, as modern women, we do the same thing

Cue edge snatching moment…

How to not Grow Weary of Doing Good

How to not Grow Weary of Doing Good

Last week, we talked about how to increase our capacity to succeed and the vital role that faith plays in allowing us to do this

Because:

  1. Faith increases our capacity to receive from God,

  2. The bigger your life, business or visibility goals- the bigger your faith will need to be

If that’s true, it follows that lack of faith decreases our capacity to succeed.

The most obvious way that lack of faith shows up is through unbelief or lack of faith in God.

According to The Parable of the sower, this usually happens because of “the cares of the world” (Matthew 13:22).

For the widow in 2nd Kings 4:1-7, it would have been easy- even expected- for her to lose faith in God

I mean, not only had her husband died- he left her with huge debt and creditors ready to make her sons slaves if she was unable to pay it off!

But she didn’t…

How to Increase your Capacity to Succeed

How to Increase your Capacity to Succeed

When you hear the word “faith,” sis, what comes to mind?

Is it the many sayings and adages about it?

Like:

  • Faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things unseen (Hebrews 11:1)

  • Faith is the currency of heaven

  • Faith is the bridge between your current circumstances and your future

Whilst I don’t dispute them, there is another side to the nature of faith…

Why nice girls finish last

Why nice girls finish last

Not only does girls’ socialisation impact their ability to promote themselves and be visible, it can have negative repercussions for them when they do

For example according to The Harvard Business Review article, "Nice Girls Don’t Ask”:

“Women who assertively pursue their own ambitions and promote their own interests may be labelled as bitchy or pushy”

This means that “They frequently see their work devalued and find themselves ostracised or excluded…”

“More typically [these responses] are a product of society’s ingrained expectations about how women should act”

Meaning that women can be impacted by societal expectations and gender norms:

The answer?