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Listen to the gaze-shifting, thought-provoking and heart-moving podcast for Christian women who work from home and/or own their own business. If you embrace a biblical worldview and desire to keep looking upward to Christ in your work and beyond, you’re in the right place. The Working Upward podcast is your go-to resource for weekly faith and work devotionals, work at home productivity tips, professional and business growth strategies, mindset shifting topics and clear ways you can integrate ...
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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 tru…
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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 strug…
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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 mail@workingupward.com or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook or email me at mail@workingupward.com or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook. To …
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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 encoura…
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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 stre…
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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 mail@workingupward.com or comment or message me on Instagram or Facebook. Article: What Does It Mean that Jesus Is Our Sabbat…
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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 Introd…
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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: workingupwar…
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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 …
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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 could…
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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 …
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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 i…
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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 ta…
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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…
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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 ca…
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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 c…
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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 no…
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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: …
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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 y…
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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 ha…
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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 …
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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 o…
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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 an…
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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 S…
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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 …
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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 th…
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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…
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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 lo…
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