Every single person has two choices to make when faced with a major setback. You can withdraw, vow to never take the risk again and let defeat put a permanent cap on your potential…or you can take on a growth mindset. Carol Dweck explains in Mindset, her latest book on achievement ...
The Difference Between Responding and Reacting
I’m truly convinced that much of our problem is how we communicate about our problems. Some of us have been reactive our whole lives and don’t know anything other than this automatic trigger. Quick to give an answer. Quick to give an opinion. Quick to assert and dominate our voice. It’s all too ...
When Insecurity Gets in the Way of Your Purpose
If we left everything to our insecurities, we’d never show up for our lives. Insecurity is truly the condition of never “being enough”. As long as we continue to hang in the balance of not smart enough, not brave enough, not “attractive” enough, and all else we’ve been convinced of, our potential ...
7 Reasons You’re Not Really Getting Things Done
There is nothing more frustrating than knowing you have business to take care of but lacking the will-power to do it. If you were to be completely honest as of lately, you might have been doing just enough to get by but haven’t been mustering the energy to put your very best foot forward. I was ...
6 Ways Stepping Outside Of Your Comfort Zone Will Radically Change Your Life
There are so many things I would have never known I was capable of had I not stepped outside of myself and just did it. This blog, for one, wouldn’t exist. You would not be reading these words right now if I became paralyzed by every insecurity about it. Let’s be real, the ...
Dear Christian, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
I’d like to think I have a pretty wholesome attitude and state of mind in general. However, I am in no way immune to breaking down. I’m not perfect (surprise). I get stuck in my fears and my doubts. I’ve felt hopeless. I've hit my ultimate low on many days. I’ve been trapped ...
How to Start a Small Group Bible Study
At first this was going to be something I would have shared with our Unashamed Impact City teams, current and newly emerging. But I thought, hey, why not share with everyone. Maybe you’re a college student wanting to start a small group bible study at your school or a regular gathering with ...
Why Large Online Followers Don’t Really Make Us Leaders.
There’s something someone said to me not too long ago that I wanted to highlight. They said, “I feel a lot of people feel its necessary to check their profiles in order to up-keep an identity that they’ve created online and to their friends and so they feel that its necessary to always be ...
5 Ways to Refuel When You’re Burnt Out on Life
This morning was one of those days where I was just done. We’ve all had a time like this. Where just about everything that could go wrong does. You’re getting the run around of life and every other step taken forward is getting knocked back. It all starts to pile on top of each other. And you’re ...
Church Hurt
When my heart was prompted to write about a touchy subject like Church hurt, I honestly didn't know where to start. What happens when Christians aren't behaving like Christians? What happens when the church aka “Gods House” doesn't feel safe- safe to be who you are truly. Let me start off by saying ...
10 Things Holding Leaders Back from Their Full Potential
Fostering the growth of young leaders is something I've found to be one of my greatest passions in life and a primary goal of Unashamed Impact. I wanted to take the time in this post to look at some of the common hindrances that not only I've experienced in my own journey of purpose but that I also ...