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Podcast episodes before, during, and after hearing God and moving our family from Redding, CA, to New Hope, PA. Navigating transition, delay, unknown, family needs, disappointment, and final outcome.
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry."Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him."BUT WE ARE NOT OF THOSE WHO DRAW BACK TO PERDITION, BUT OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE TO THE SAVING OF THE SOUL.Hebrews 10:35-39 (NKJV)
Here's the book launch team I mentioned - check out the details HERE.
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Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
This episode is a truly messy intersection around faith, family and business. I am supposed to travel to Europe in a weeks time. Coronavirus is spreading around the world. Depending on who I listen to I could bunker up inside my home for the next couple months. How do I decide what to do?
First here's a really cool RELEVANT testimony of what happened last week:
So how do I make a decision in the midst of all this?
1. Make the decision from faith not fear
First set your confidence and security on what does not move - Christ and His Kingdom. Become more aware of Him and His victory and dominion, than of the problem or pain. This is not avoidance; it is establishing perspective and priority.
I do this by remembering testimony. I vocalize gratitude for who God is and His influence in my life. I thank Him for His full and final victory over every disease and even over death. My eternity is secure.
2. Make the decision with stakeholders
I am healthy. I eat healthy (mostly). I exercise. The virus is most dangerous for elderly and for infants and for people with health vulnerabilities. This means I am highly unlikely to be adversely affected... individually.
However, it's not just my decision to make. I am part of a family with a daughter who has health challenges. I am part of a community that hosts students and events and guests from all over the world. What happens to me, affects those around me. I need to take that into consideration and be aware of my stakeholders.
3. Make the decision with facts
Faith is not ignorance or denial. It is knowing the situation and confidently making a decision, regardless of what that decision may be.
The Center for Disease Control website has a ton of facts. My travel insurance policy and website has a ton of facts. My host in Europe has local facts. The media has a ton of fear. It doesn't take a genius to ascertain where to find the reliable information.
4. So what will I do?
I don't know yet. At this point I will be traveling unless there is a major increase in disease where I am traveling and/or travel advisory warns against travel. I have some alternative options. I have a plan. I am 100% in unity with my wife. I am confident. Regardless, this will work out for my good.
What about you? How are you making your decisions? Where do you need to realign from faith to fear, or include other stakeholders, or seek facts rather than cheap opinions? What will you decide?
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
This week I got to be in St Petersburg, Tallahassee and Destin, Florida. We did two Heaven in Business workshops and one day going office to office praying for state representatives and staff. Here's a summary of what I learned, the highlights of what we did and what happened as a result...
My Key Learning
1. Don’t be afraid of small beginnings - 12 people turned the world upside down...
We expected 100 people in each place and was initially disappointed with 50-60. BUT then realized the people in the room were the RIGHT people - people who are influencers and who are engaged in the city. Don't be deceived by the numbers. Don't despise small beginnings. See how great a forest fire a small spark creates.
These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Acts 17:6
2. Don't wait for the change, BE the change
In each place we went, we were hosted by everyday people who had simply stepped up to engage. None of them would have said they were 'qualified' for this. Yet EVERY one of them was being followed by many others.
When you see a need or opportunity or great cause, don't sit back waiting for someone else to step up and do something or say something; the world is waiting for YOU.
3. Look for patterns or clues God is up to something then JUMP IN
I noticed that there were a number of people in cities lining up from Chicago in the North, down to to Destin, St Petersburg in the South. it was almost a straight line. It stood out to me in such a way that I perceive God is up to something (with me) in this area of the USA. So I prioritized invitations and opportunities and took risk to invest time in these places. In the last three months we have already done workshops in Indianapolis, Cincinatti, Lexington, Destin and St Petersburg. And Birmingham and Chicago are lined up shortly.
So far the results are repeating in each place: relationships restored, people physically healed, answers/solutions/turnarounds happening WHILE we are still praying... AND a fire of what is possible with God at work is being kindled in each location. I call this awakening - where everyday business people are being rekindled in their pursuit of God in all of life, resulting in fresh passion for serving people through business and spilling over into seeking the wellbeing of their city.
If you want to see where we are headed next, or join us at an event in our home-town of Redding, CA, check out HeaveninBusiness.com/events.
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
In this episode I give you a sneak behind-the-scenes look at how we put together our new book to launch March 29 PLUS a sample chapter 22 - Divine Connections are Waiting for You.
ANYONE can write a book and it is cheaper than you thought. It is also a GREAT way to grow your business, influence or legacy. Imagine 100 years from now, your children's children's children getting to read what you wrote!
Here's the link to our blog post Seven Steps to Publish Your Book for Less than $500! Below are updated notes of the current process and how you can get a $250 discount if you wanted to access Chandler Bolts Self Publishing School (a lot more pricey than our process but VERY helpful if you want a step by step process from book idea through to book marketing).
So what have we done differently this time in publishing Finding Hope in Crazy Times - Daily Stories of Hearing God? AND what am I learning about book publishing?
1. Self-Publish or Traditional Publish?
We went with self-publishing route again in order to retain 100% rights to the book and any derivative of it (future workbook, future series...). It's also a fun experiment to learn from previous books we have self-published and keep improving on the process. Other major reasons for self-publishing are margin and marketing. With a traditional publisher you do get an up-front payment which is book commissions paid in advance. The amount depends on their expectation of overall book sales ie. your existing platform and reach (in other words, YOU are still the primary marketing machine - there's no shortcuts). A traditional publisher will then pay you around 10-20% royalty on sales. Self-publishing is 8-10x this. So you have to weigh up number of books sold compared to $/sale and make your own choice which route you will go. We chose to invest in the marketing training in Self Publishing School. I need to sell an additional 500 books to pay for this (should be easy from what I've already learnt). I do recommend Self Publishing School if you are serious about the investment of time and money. If you are serious about this contact me for a $250 discount.
2. What has it cost us to self-publish?
Here's the breakdown so far:
- Write the book. Cost: HOURS and HOURS of evenings and weekends!
- Edit the book. Cost: FREE to self edit and get your spouse / friend to proof read
- Edit the book again. Cost: $320 through Fiverr.com. Make sure you choose someone with an English literature qualification and lot's of great reviews.
- Edit the book AGAIN. Cost: FREE self edit. Every time you read your copy you will spot necessary edits. One of the best ways to find edits is to record it as an audio book. That way you have to read it slowly so you NOTICE how many little errors there are.
- Design a cover. Cost: $500 to ??? We paid between $500 and $1,000 depending on how many revisions. Don't skimp on this as it is the first thing people look at and an average cover communicates 'home-made' - only read this if you like your cousins home-made pumpkin pie.
- Format the interior. Cost: $500 to ??? We have built relationship with a local graphic designer that we are happy with. Check out Fiverr.com also for this. Again, don't skimp on quality - make it easy for people to read.
- Format e-book. Cost: $150-200. Check with the same person who formats your book whether they can also do the ebook conversion. Otherwise check fiverr.com or other professional services - Ingram Spark.
- Record audiobook. Cost: FREE. I setup my bedroom as a make-shift sound studio. This looked like closing the curtains, sitting under the duvet and surrounding myself with pillows - all to dampen the sound. I then used my Rode lavalier microphone (thanks Andrew Montesi) that plugs into my iphone 7 Plus and used Voice Record Pro app (free - thanks Cliff Ravenscraft).
- Format audiobook. Cost: $500-1,000 sound engineer. I used Ryan Opfer of Recorded Word for this.
3. Next steps
We are waiting on our foreword from Kris Vallotton due this month then we will put together a lauch team (marketing/reviewing/spreading the word) then LAUNCH March 29. If YOU are interested in being part of our launch team (we give you free audiobook and you purchase e-version for $0.99 plus take the time to read and post a honest review) then contact us through team @ AndyandJanine.com with LAUNCH TEAM in the subject line.
4. What am I learning?
Marketing. Marketing. Marketing. I used to think that getting the book published was the largest part of the job. NOT SO! I'm learning that I could have the best product/service/message on the planet but if I don't do my UTMOST to let people know about it, I am not stewarding well. I MUST MARKET. For me that looks like investing in the marketing component of the Self Publishing Course and applying what I am learning. If I had a bigger budget I would employ someone to help. Maybe that will be the next book?
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
In this episode I talk through a personal challenge of mine around giving feedback. Ive realized I have over-reacted to error and am perpetuating my own leadership errors. I need to change! In reading Necessary Endings by Dr Henry Cloud I am learning some really good insight.
First, if you are avoiding giving feedback, have a look in the mirror and find out what is behind that. If you (I) have avoided giving candid feedback how you are experiencing someone there is no way they can be held responsible for their behavior. Start by speaking candidly... "Are you aware that this is how we are experiencing you....?" "Can I please have 10 minutes to give you some feedback about how I am experiencing you..."
Secondly if you are enabling the problem by not speaking up, OR by running around and cleaning up the effects, more than they are taking responsibility, YOU have the problem. They have no need to change.
I have adopted a quote overheard from the 14 year old daughter of one of my team... "This is not my problem; I am not responsible for everyone."
So, now to Dr Cloud and HOW to give feedback (or NOT...):
There are three kinds of people on your team and around you (customers, friends, relatives...), in regard to how they respond to feedback and their intent.
1. Evil (I refer to this as TOXIC)
There is no point giving feedback. They won't respond, no matter how kind or direct or patient or convincing you are. They are bent on your demise. They want to undermine and sabotage your leadership and/or what you are wanting to grow. The ONLY way to deal with toxic people is to apply, in Dr Clouds words, "lawyers, guns and cash." This refers to doing anything in your power (FYI, guns is referring to the police, not your own means) to remove them, protect yourself and/or isolate the toxicity as fast as possible before it affects others around you.
Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt. Proverbs 9:7 (NLT)
2. Foolish
This may be well meaning people but after repeated attempts at giving feedback they are still not seeing and owning the problem. They have all the reasons why it was someone else's issue and they are not responsible. The problem is no longer the problem; the real problem is that they don't have a problem. Feedback is pointless. Now the ONLY thing you can do is use consequences. "Until this behavior ceases/changes you will be on modified duties..." "Forgive me for my lack of clarity... your job is to do.... If this is not done by..., we will need to involve HR."
So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you. Proverbs 9:8 (NLT)
3. Wise
These people are a delight and should be consistently promoted as they respond. Your feedback is received as a WELCOME list of areas for them to grow in. They love the input and ask for help to grow. The more you work with them the more they respond.
Instruct the wise,
and they will be even wiser.
Teach the righteous,
and they will learn even more. Proverbs 9:9 (NLT)
So, where do you need to grow?
Who do you have around you that is begging for your feedback and ready to grow like crazy?
Where do you need to pick up the phone and call HR/legal?
Where do you need to cut off toxic influence?
Remember, if you have never spoken up, then they will never have a first chance to respond. But after candidly speaking truth/feedback and NOT having a response you will need to change the game plan.
For me, I have wise advisors around me to help give perspective and coach me through decisions, especially when I get so involved I can't see clearly. I also have a counsellor to help me unpack and repair my own dysfunction where I have over-reacted to error by creating error (avoiding giving clear feedback.) Either way, welcome to leadership growth!
This is going to be a great year!
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
In this episode I talk through the best way to maximize your life. It's by finding the right people. The right people will multiply you. The wrong people will sabotage the trajectory of your life. Here, I share about four people who maximized the trajectory of my life. Who were they? What was the conversation that changed me? What was the outcome of listening to their advice? I know that I would not be where I am today if it had not been for those conversations.... AND that I listened. At the end of the episode I unpack what to look for in a wise counsellor and give you pointers where to find them!
Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 11:14
1. Bill Pascoe - Farmer, friend of my father
Counseled me from investing two years in higher education to investing FOUR years in higher education, resulting in a 10x world of opportunities. I ended up winning a scholarship that resulted in working for the leading agricultural business consultancy company AND being mentored by the leading consultant in the country.
2. Mike Connell - Pastor
Counseled me from over-reacting to poor leadership by avoiding leadership opportunities to making myself available and not letting those poor examples define me. The result was immediate promotion in my work.
3. Kris Vallotton - Leader, overseer
Counseled me from starting our online platform with a very lean model - limited to our cash-on-hand, to thinking and believing bigger, getting funding and employing someone immediately. The result was $90k of funding and a platform that became financially sustainable within 9 months of launch.
4. Tony Stoltzfus - Board member, coach, friend
Counseled me from blindly trusting God to provide, to confronting my fear of asking for help and asking God who I should talk with. Result was that I overcame the lies that I was using 'God' to hide behind, asking six different people for funding, growing deeper in relationship with ALL of them AND ending up with a fully funded proposal.
Without counsel, plans go awry,
But in the multitude of counselors they are established.
Proverbs 15:22
Benefits of wise counsel:
- Before counsel I was only accessing my intelligence and thought. After counsel I accessed a collective intelligence = decades more wisdom and experience that multiplies what I could step into.
- Before counsel I was thinking small. After counsel my bubble of thinking was popped and replaced with something 100 times bigger. AND the belief I could DO THIS.
- Before counsel I was limited to my friends and circle of influence. After counsel I gained access to a much wider group of people that could add value, wisdom and resources.
- Before counsel my decision was being motivated by fear. After counsel my perspective was changed, my beliefs were adjusted and I started making healthy decisions.
- Before counsel, I was my own accountablity ie. there was none. After counsel I had someone asking me the painful questions I would naturally avoid on my own. The result = momentum.
- Before counsel I was thinking short term: me, my world, now. After counsel I was thinking about the bigger picture, how this would affect others and the eternal impacts.
Bottom line - YOU NEED WISE COUNSEL.
For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 24:6
Where can you find wise counsel?
1. The Ancient book of wisdom... Proverbs. The Bible.
2. Books, courses, industry magazines - there are a LOT of free GOOD sources of wise counsel. I have an Audible subscription, listen to podcasts, watch youtube videos, pay for online courses...
3. Professionals (qualified and experienced counsellors, advisors, pastors, coaches, consultants...). I have relationship with a professional coach, marriage counsellor, pastor, mentor, advisory board.
4. Friends/community/service group. I meet with three friends every two weeks where we have built trust to speak into one another's lives. I have also met wise counselors by being on a board of directors with them. Others I have met by serving my community and ending up serving alongside them.
Your Action Step:
So what about you? Tag and send gratitude to the wise counsellors in your life. If you are wanting business growth AND fully engage your walk with God, check out our Heaven in Business Advisory Service and book a call with one of the team.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
In this episode I take you to Lexington Kentucky where I was speaking with a local community group. All of us have dreams of what we want to be, to do, to have. Most of us never step into who we were born to be because of the excuses in our head. For me, the biggest excuse was "I'm not qualified." It messed with me for years. Listen for the story...
And here's the Pdf download from AndyandJanine.com.
Grab your copy of the Dream Culture book on Amazon.
Who you are is enough.
Who you are is perfect.
And, when God is with you... who you are is irrelevant!
So what is one thing you will do to move forward? Share that with a friend.
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Have you tasted 'Beyond Meat?' I think it's an excellent marketing strategy but in truth is "Lesser" meat! What about 'Beyond Royalty' for Prince Harry? Isn't this like oat milk and almond milk.... IT'S NOT MILK; it's MARKETING!
In this episode Tommy Deuschle and I are returning from a Heaven in Business workshop in Lexington, KY and we get to talking about what we learned, where we are headed and some things to look out for. If you have never heard of Tommy, you will want to check him out.
Recently Ive been going through a marketing exercise redefining who we are, who our ideal customer is and how we will reach them. You can listen more to the story behind that in episode 023 How to Recenter for Success.
If you haven't done this exercise for yourself recently I highly recommend it and also that you read or listen to Necessary Endings by Dr Henry Cloud.
We talked about upcoming events with HeaveninBusiness.com/events. If you have any questions post below or contact us at media@heaveninbusiness.com.
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Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
In this episode I take you behind the scenes what happened in my world this week as I got back to work. I was distracted by comparison and different expectations and had to reset and refocus on who my customer really is - NOT who others say my customer is. Who I am CALLED to serve. If my measure of success is a metric that God has not given me I will live my life toward "never-enough" and vanity. Thankfully it only took me three days to recenter (this time)! Here's my process...
Monday and Tuesday were not good days! I was all over the place mentally and emotionally as I went from vacation mode to production mode in 30 seconds! Problem was, I didn't FIRST get my aim or direction in place. I was like I just started the car and went from 0-60mph in 30seconds without first deciding what direction I was going. That is a recipe for a lot of activity with not much productivity!
Then I became very aware of some friends who are excelling in their performance - the numbers are incredible... and I now felt like I was failing as well as flailing!
Then Wednesday I woke and my wife had a word from God for me: "Reset." And I read that morning in Matthew 6 how just taught us to pray (TPT): "Let the glory of your name be the center on which our lives turn."
I realized I had got off center by feeling out of control in work and in comparison with others.
So what did I do to get back on track?
1. Recenter
Let the goodness of God be the center on which my life turns.
Pause and connect with your creator. He designed you to be you, not a version or copy of someone else.
If I am centered on anything other than God (church, a person, an organization...) I will find myself swinging all over the place.
I know I am off center when I am swinging all over the place: anxious, pulled in different directions, having difficulty making decisions, running from task to task, no peace...
How do you recenter?
I took time to worship and express gratitude for last year and where we are at right now and the upcoming year. I thanked Him for who He made me to be. I thanked Him that all things are in His hand and my future is in His hand. He is leading and guiding me into fullness of joy and life.
I spent time in scripture because that is where He speaks continually. AND it is a solid foundation on which I can rest. It is black and white, not some version of uncertain grey.
2. Reset
Now that you have re-centered, and only now, can you reset what your priorities are.
Start with a blank page or whiteboard or document. Rely on what is INSIDE you rather than what is outside wanting to pull you in some other direction. Live from an internal government and you won't need external rules to tell you what is right or wrong. Live from conviction, from conscience, from your spirit.
I grabbed my team and a blank whiteboard and asked them who our customer is. Who are the people whose story is what we want repeated? Who has been a customer of ours and their life transformation or experience has best articulated what we exist to do?
We filled up the board surprisingly quick. What was immediately noticeable was that all the uncertain activity I had focused on at the start of the week (when I was off-center) involved NONE of this group of people. Hmmmm...
We then looked for themes or repeating attributes of those people. Who were they? How did they first engage with us? What were the outcomes of their engagement with us? What is the ongoing results?
Then summarize what you identified. This is who you are called to.
3. Refocus
Take everything you are doing and bring it back into alignment with who/what you are called to.
Rather than just running up facebook ads or running after certain targets, ASK yourself if that is moving you towards your target?
This process we are still on but it is releasing peace, bringing clarity and feels WAY better!
May you do the same!
If this has been helpful for you, please post a comment or share or find out more about us at AndyandJanine.com.
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Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
In this episode I talk through the importance of mess and how our natural desire to avoid making it or stepping in it is hindering our growth.
Wouldn't life be easier if everything was simple, clean, decluttered and devoid of conflict?
Short answer, no. Life is messy. Mess is inevitable if you are going to experience life at all.
And avoiding mess will result in avoiding life.
But I don't like mess. I would rather start on a new project in a 'clean' area, than return to a half complete mess that needs cleaning up. I will procrastinate and avoid it... until the mess (or the people around me) demands attention.
Ive also got areas around my property, my relationships and my business that are messy. I want to avoid them. Some I created. Some were created for me. Some just happen to be that way.
Mess is uncertainty, clutter, confusion, conflict... you can fill in the list.
I never feel my best in the middle of it.
Yet it seems like nothing happens without walking through it.
If you want tidy, systems, structure... don't be an entrepreneur.... or a parent!
I've had to unpack why I dislike it so much and realized there's a bunch of head trash that is holding me back.
- Holiness is NOT the absence of mess. It is a gift from God in SPITE of mess.
- Jesus didn't avoid mess. He landed right in the middle of it AND didn't clean it all up.
- The greater the production, the greater the mess
- Mess is not an excuse for productivity - finish what you started or clear the table
- What do I need to say NO to?
- What do I need to follow through on?
- What am I avoiding because of perceived mess?
The only clean stable is an empty stable. So if you want the work of an ox and to enjoy an abundant harvest, you'll have a mess or two to clean up! Proverbs 14:4 TPT
Quote read from page 97, Martin Luther - The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World, by Eric Metaxas.
When navigating a mess, Ive learned a couple things to help me.
1. Do it with a friend/partner/colleague; don't do it alone.
2. Do it first; don't procrastinate.
3. Embrace it; don't avoid it. Mess is the pathway to something beautiful.
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