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July 2020

a swHw Ambition Check

By |2020-07-09T09:51:33-04:00July 9th, 2020|Uncategorized|

In class this week, Michelle Myers broke down the difference between selfish ambition and Kingdom ambition with a deep dive into God’s Word. She also busted the myth of having to wait to be ambitious. Jesus said -- "the harvest is plentiful (aka - the work is ready!) but the workers are few" (Matthew 9:37). If we find ourselves looking for something to do, we're likely waiting for the wrong work. King David had to wait 15-20 years to become king, but he got to work right away -- killing Goliath, winning battles, serving Saul, etc. But first, she gave us this little quiz, because it's hard to learn and grow if we don't first evaluate. Is it difficult for you to celebrate others? Is it tough for you to turn your brain off/rest/slow down? Do you struggle to listen to others? Do you try to do God’s work without God? Do you frequently dream of getting your “big break?” Do you often pursue something new after watching someone have success? Do you equate your purpose in life with your achievements? . . Count your # of yes’s to [...]

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June 2020

Get to Know You Workplace Icebreakers (that Aren’t Overly Awkward or Overused!)

By |2020-06-30T20:51:39-04:00June 30th, 2020|Business, Faith, Faith-Based Leadership|

Icebreakers. We've all been in awkward settings where the question asked is waaaaaaay too personal for professional settings, or a total snooze fest because you feel like you've answered the same question so many times, you could answer for anyone in the circle, not just yourself. Depending on the question, they can either break the ice, or stiffen the silence, amirite?! So whether you need a question for a team retreat or regularly occurring team meeting, here are 12 not-overly used icebreaker questions that have been proven both effective and appropriate in professional settings. General Questions that Can Be Answered in 30 Seconds or Less: 1. Use one word to describe your childhood bedroom.  2. What's something most people dislike that you at least low key enjoy? Personal Questions that Can Be Answered in 30 Seconds or Less: 3. What one-sentence piece of advice would you give to the person who is a decade behind you? 4. What habit do you currently have that most often gets in the way of your effectiveness + what habit do you think benefits you the most in your work? Fun Questions that Can Be Answered in 30 Seconds or Less: 5. If [...]

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A Gospel Centered Conversation About Racial Reconciliation

By |2020-06-26T09:23:02-04:00June 25th, 2020|Classes, Faith, Faith-Based Leadership, Family|

A few weeks ago, we opened a discussion in our membership to listen to + love on our sisters who were hurting after the wrongful death of George Floyd. If you missed it, what flowed out of comments were some of the most gospel-centered and grace-filled responses from the women gathered there. Since then, Somer and I have continued having incredible conversations behind-the-scenes, and three of the members we've talked with the most have agreed to join us for our June mastermind. Extremes are typically the easiest voices to find, so it can be difficult to navigate through all of the information literally found at our fingertips. If that's where you find yourself, you are going to have such clarity after learning from Sonda Williams, Alonda Tanner and Phoebe Montemayor. Every aspect of this conversation will start with, center on and end with Jesus. Because here's the truth: Identifying with Jesus means you will probably love too outlandishly to be accepted into the law-loving right, and you will probably obey God too easily to be accepted into the intellectual left. Christ-followers can't be confined into culture's categories because this is not our home. At a time when world seems [...]

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What Kind of Goal-Setter Are You?

By |2020-06-30T20:55:00-04:00June 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Turns out, most of us are probably making goal-setting harder than we should. Not only that -- we may be setting the wrong goals completely. But before we can simplify, we must evaluate. The kind of goals you should be setting depends on the kind of goal-setter you are. Take our quiz to find out! Directions: Tally the number of 1's and 2's you get from the following eight questions. Scoring details below. (But take the quiz first!) With conflict, I: Avoid it. Enjoy it. When people share their struggles, I: Listen Try to fix it When it comes to motivation: I don't really know what motivates me. I know exactly what motivates me. If my husband loads the dishwasher wrong, I: Quietly rearrange it Loudly rearrange it while giving a TedTalk on how to do it correctly If someone cuts me off in traffic, I: Ignore Honk, yell, scream, etc. For me: Patience is easy. Waiting is a form of torture. When it comes to friendship: I struggle with deep friendships (I tend to let people talk over me) I struggle with new friendships (I get frustrated with surface level + want to go deep) If I'm going [...]

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How to Make Your Online Meetings More Fun!

By |2020-06-08T21:15:34-04:00June 12th, 2020|Business|

If there’s one thing a lot of us learned in quarantine, it’s that genuine community can happen virtually. You just might have to work a little harder to get there. At she works His way, we discovered a few ways to take our online meetings as a team and as a community to the next level by valuing connection and including the one element that no leader should ever forget -- FUN!  With so many companies choosing a work-from-home model and so many online businesses, we’ve seen a huge increase in virtual teams (and that’s even before the quarantine happened!) So how do you accomplish what you need to in your meetings while also keeping the energy up and creating authentic relationships within your team? You go above and beyond whenever you’re all together -- aka you make the effort to ensure your meeting is about more than just delivering information! You include connection, laughter, energy, and inspiration. If you want a motivated team, you must be a motivational leader who thinks out of the box. About four weeks into the quarantine, our swHw team decided with almost everything happening on Zoom that we had to be better about [...]

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