The years since the start of the global pandemic have been so impactful on every level of our lives. As leaders, we have been challenged, stretched, and even broken in places we would almost be ashamed to admit.

But as you know, in order for us to truly lead well, we can’t simply ignore the wounds of our past. These traumas seep into our hearts, and if not handled properly, can begin to change us from the inside. Today I’m going to help you see what its target truly is, how you can reposition your perspective about what’s happened to you, and how you can use it to better lead those in your life.

Please take some time to listen to this message I delivered to a live audience that I titled, “Faith In Terrible Times”.

Fill out an application for either 1-on-1 Coaching, or to join a Mastermind at https://www.csconsultingsolutions.org/work. When I look at your application, and if I feel you’re a good fit for the coaching that I do, I will reach out to you, and I will offer you a free, complementary, 90-minute, one-on-one conversation with you. No strings attached, my gift to you. No expectation or obligation that you will ever become a paid coaching client.

Today we’ll be learning from some very special guests - A power couple that have accomplished some pretty amazing things in their lives and today we’re going to share with you that common thread that has helped them to win at work AND succeed in life.

Drs. Kam and Carla Ashabranner currently serve at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, FL, where Kam is an Assistant Principal and Karla is an Upper School English Teacher. Previously they were both lecturers at Oakland City University in Indiana. They are the proud parents of three young boys, ages 7, 4, and 3 (they’ll make their first podcast appearances in this episode) 😁.

Today’s episode will focus on:

• Investing in your own growth as a leader…
• How to support your spouse in a way that you each grow together…
• Continuing to lead through career and geographic changes…
• Trends in the education industry and how this stands to impact future generations

Resources Mentioned:

• The Energy Bus - by John Gordon
• The Self-Aware Leader - by John Maxwell
• A Sense of Urgency - by John Kotter
• Zechariah 4:10 - Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin…
• LinkedIn Dr. Kam Ashabranner
• LinkedIn Dr. Carla Ashabranner
• Work & Home Balance Guide:Get your FREE copy of the Work and Home Balance Guide today, and let’s start reclaiming the clock. https://linktr.ee/drchrisstevens
  

It takes courage to see ourselves as more than who we've always believed we were. If you're in the middle of a transition, and you feel called to something beyond what you're doing now, then you'll want to listen to this episode.

The winepress is a place of transition.

When we have a broken mindset, we build evidence to dissuade us from moving forward into an identity we can’t embrace yet.

God calls you from the perspective of how you were designed, and you call yourself from the perspective of your experience. Which will you choose to believe? Because whichever you choose to believe will set the trajectory of your future.

Feelings don’t always validate reality. You cannot define yourself by how you feel. Feelings will keep you in the winepress. Feelings are built off of your experiences, not your destiny. THE MOMENT you hear a calling to something greater, you’re thrown into internal conflict.

People will often try to define you based upon when they met you. Those who do not understand that life is a journey will resist you when you try to take the next step in yours.

Life really begins when you realize you have a true destiny and a purpose.

Links

Judges 6:11-16

Jeremiah 1:4-5

Romans 8:29-30

Free Download: The Work & Home Balance Guide

If we could compartmentalize our work, our health, our finances, and our family, leadership would be so much easier. But life just doesn’t work like that.

Not only is what we do complex, but we also battle inner thoughts of doubt, inadequacy, and imposter syndrome. How are we supposed to show up consistently when our own troubles are taking up all of the real estate in our mind?

Story of the Widow’s Oil: 2 Kings 4:1-7

1. What do you already have?
2. Who do you already know?
3. What is your capacity for giving and receiving?

The more you pour, the more it flows. It’s in showing up for others, we see our own problems resolved.

Work & Home Balance Guide:

Get your FREE copy of the Work and Home Balance Guide today, and let’s start reclaiming the clock. https://linktr.ee/drchrisstevens

Welcome to Your Leadership Mentor with Dr. Chris Stevens! Coming every Monday, a weekly message of inspiration, resources, motivation, and shenanigans. Your Leadership Mentor is the podcast to help you lead yourself, your family, and your business so you can build the life of your dreams and do the work you feel most called to do in the world. Join us as we explore what it looks like to be a leader that lasts.

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