Is there a God-nudge you’ve been ignoring? Rachel Bates never imagined starting a nonprofit; in fact, her current role leading the Beauties ministry feels outside of her comfort zone and skill set on most days. But she said ‘yes’ anyway, because the ministry has touched Rachel’s life and the faith of her young daughter so deeply. She couldn’t ignore the Spirit’s prompting to grow the ministry to reach girls beyond her home community—or that she was the one to begin this work.
210 || [Mini] Is This One Important Ingredient Lacking in Your Creative Work? || Megan Sjuts
Do you ever feel like no one understands your passions? Like they just don’t get why you would pour so much of yourself into this dream? Megan Sjuts returns to the podcast this week to share what she’s learned about building community around your creative work and allowing God to push you out of your comfort zone to build and hone new skills within you.
095 || Because You'll Never Be Fully Ready to Start || Megan Sjuts
In this episode, graphic designer Megan Sjuts of Building 07 teaches us her favorite strategy for combating the ugly feelings that come with comparing yourself to others. You’ll hear how she discovered graphic design (and it wasn’t because she went looking for it as a career) and why not knowing the path in advance doesn’t make it wrong. She also shares the lessons learned from a difficult conversation she had early on with one of her first clients. These will be vital to anyone who is starting a business or dealing with client communications.