About Somer Phoebus

Somer Phoebus is an entrepreneur, the Executive Director of Business Growth for swHw, a pastor's wife, and a mom of 2 teenage girls. Her areas of expertise are productivity, brick + mortar business, start-ups, and profitability. Grab Somer's free resource here and find out how to fix the top 5 productivity problems for the working woman in less than 5 minutes!

January 2018

With All My Mind

By |2020-05-08T13:28:04-04:00January 25th, 2018|Business, Faith, Faith-Based Leadership, Family|

A little over a year ago, I was taking my dad back to the airport after a long visit. While he was here, he was able to have a peek into my life. He got to see the pace I was moving at, along with the responsibilities I carried. No one else has ever really gotten to see that. My girls go to school, Kent goes to work, and I work from our home. I had a team for each business, but there was no crossover, so they didn’t know what I was doing outside of my work with them. I knew I was “busy,” but I had gotten use to it. I thought it was okay. I knew I was tired. I knew I was always pushing deadlines, and it was getting harder to remember things, but I chalked that up to the struggles of running multiple businesses. I am an entrepreneur, isn’t this how it’s supposed to be? My dad was so sweet. He never said anything negative about my work, but I knew he was concerned for me. So in the car on the way to the airport, somehow, this came up: my schedule, my full [...]

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What is swHw?

By |2020-05-08T13:28:11-04:00January 23rd, 2018|Uncategorized|

“We have to stop listening to the hype, quit searching for shortcuts, and start owning our responsibility to serve where God has called us.” - Michelle Myers This is what it looks like to work God’s way. It’s not driven by numbers, dollar signs, personal recognition or glory. It’s about owning our calling and being willing to accept God’s plan because, let’s face it, there is none better! If you are a swHw woman, your heart is probably racing right now as you’re thinking, “Yes! Yes! Yes!” We would love to help you understand more about what being a swHw member is all about. While we do our best to share as much as we can on swHw membership, we realize you may still have questions about who we are, what we do, what the classes are like and how swHw can help grow your business.  Check out the recording below of Founder, Michelle Myers and First Impressions Coordinator, Emily Copeland sharing all about swHw! Have other questions? Send us an email at [email protected] Join the swHw Tribe!

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You Will Have Trouble

By |2020-05-08T13:28:15-04:00January 9th, 2018|Business, Faith, Family|

“In this world, you will have trouble…” I realize that there is hope within this verse, (see John 16:33 for context) and that our hope is Jesus, but I just couldn’t keep from pondering these seven words: “…In this world, you will have trouble…” When some face the “troubles” of this world, they crumble. Some doubt their faith, others run, and others try to quit. But no matter your walk in life, no one is exempt from this fact: we will all encounter trouble. The sooner we embrace the fact that we are all either walking through or toward a hardship, the sooner we can move on to the good news. That’s right. The verse doesn’t end there. Because Jesus defeated death on the cross for you and me, when we walk through life’s hardships, we can be encouraged that this is not the end, but merely a page in the story of our lives that God is writing. Personally, this is why I enjoy reading biographies so much. I’ve never read one where great pain or trouble didn’t have a significant role in shaping their story. For example, Dave Ramsey went broke before he decided to make changes [...]

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December 2017

2018 Bible Reading Plan

By |2020-05-08T13:28:19-04:00December 26th, 2017|Uncategorized|

"The decision to be in God's Word daily will positively affect every other decision you make." - Pat Cooper   If you had five minutes with my mentor, I guarantee you she would find a way to share this truth with you. She is passionate about God's Word...and her life shows it.   At swHw, we love serving where God has given us passion. We love writing devos for you in the #swHwapp, we love serving our members in academies, classes and consulting. And we loved finally getting to meet some of you in person at our first annual Narrow conference! BUT there's no app or membership or event that is more valuable than simply the daily exercise of spending time in God's Word. Because of that, it's our pleasure to create a daily Bible reading plan every year as our free gift to you. In the past, we've read a single chapter a day, read the entire Bible in a year, and read through major themes and events. In 2018, we're going back to reading the entire Bible through...but this time, we've chosen a chronological plan. If you choose to read along with us, we'll be reading the events of the Bible in the [...]

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Loving Your Team and Bettering Your Business: Five Simple Ways to Incentivize Your Team

By |2020-05-08T13:28:27-04:00December 19th, 2017|Business|

A huge part of leading is being able to motivate those you lead. It’s not always easy to figure out, but it is always, always worth it once you do. Loving your team to serve better, to work harder, and to win bigger is going to benefit everyone. Here are five ways you can incentivize your team that will increase productivity and create results where everyone wins! Personal Incentive - These are the incentives that show how well you know your team. If you have an assistant that loves dark chocolate and cool pens, you keep a stash of both in your office. This may be considered bribery as much as incentivizing but the personal touch and the fact that you’ve already invested in the items shows that you believe in your team, you care about them as individuals, and you want to see them happy. Celebration Incentive - If a goal is reached, it’s lunch on you. Order in and take the time to set up wherever you’re dining together with visual reminders of why they’re there. Maybe the team increased in sales 30% this month. 30% should be the theme of the lunch. The atmosphere should be [...]

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