Alright, I know it’s October, and everyone usually waits until January to talk goal-setting… But here’s the deal: You know the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day basically moves at warp speed… so why wouldn’t you start thinking about your 2020 goals before the craziness hits? We’ve put together a full swHw Goal Setting Guide just for you, and it’s available NOW! (Members, you’ll find it inside the member portal!) Our guide contains four sections for you: Before You Set the Goal Set the Right Goal If You Miss the Goal If You Make the Goal (We recommend reviewing all four and not skipping steps – trust the process!) Want a sneak peek of what you’ll find inside the guide?  You got it! Here are eight questions you should ask to evaluate the effectiveness of the goals you set: 1. Do my goals complement my priorities and values? 2. Do my goals compete with one another or build on one another? 3. Are my goals specific? 4. Is my effort required to achieve these goals? 5. Who have I told, and who is praying with me about my goals? 6. [...]

Oswald Chambers put it this way: “We often pray when there’s nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.” So as Narrow prep is in full swing, the priority of prayer is right there with it! If you’re joining us (or considering joining us!) for this year’s Narrow conference, this blog highlights how we’re praying for you + how you can pray for us leading up to, during, and after October 11-12. We are expectant for how God will move - let’s go to Him together! We’ve created a simple reminder to pray for Narrow in the form of a bookmark. We’d love for you to print it out (it’s front and back, so download it and then on the print settings, choose “shrink oversized pages” and print!) Download the bookmark! Week 1: Ask God to… Prepare Hearts Monday: Forgive our sins Tuesday: Quiet our flesh Wednesday: Focus our eyes Thursday: Center our attention Friday: Open our ears Saturday: Fix our posture Sunday: Thank God for what He is doing and what He will do in hearts. Week 2: Ask God to… Overcome obstacles Monday: Family Tuesday: Financial Wednesday: [...]

Every month, our members give us thoughtful + impactful questions for our "Ask swHw" class, so this month we wanted to offer you a peek at some of our favorites. Information + content is valuable and we strive to offer the best at swHw, but information without evaluation will leave us working IN our work, when sometimes we need to work ON our work. So we're sharing 10 of the 99 questions we've come up with that we know will help to you work ON your work. From personal leadership to marketing to the customer experience, we're doing our best to cover a wide variety of areas so each of you can benefit by taking some time for reflection. How do I prioritize having the hearts and minds of my teammates, not just their skill? What expectations do you have for your business that haven’t been clearly communicated? How can we stay true to our mission, but deliver it in a new way? How have I communicated the impact we’re making recently? Do the people working here have time to think, create, and enjoy their lives? Does our current activity move us toward popularity or effectiveness? What’s something that [...]