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It’s Time To Say “Enough.”
Does the thought of simplifying your life make your head spin more than tackling your to-do list? It's time to say "Enough."
Read More ›3 Steps to Simplify Your Life
4word founder Diane Paddison shares three steps she used to help simplify her life and keep her days intentionally focused on what matters most to her.
Read More ›How Being an Intern Can Help You Live Intentionally
Living intentionally starts with a solid foundation on which your professional and personal life can bloom. Read how internship can help secure your roots.
Read More ›What Summer Can Teach Us About Simplified Living
Remember how awesome summer was as a kid? Not a care in the world, living life with one goal: to make the most of it. What happened to that feeling?
Read More ›Finding God’s Peace in Your Feelings
Feelings are something we all deal with, and we often run from them instead of using them to help us find the peace we are so desperate for. Until now.
Read More ›When Anxiety Becomes an Identity, Not Just a Feeling
We invited this month's podcast guest, Dr. Deb Gorton, back to talk with us about anxiety and how to keep it from becoming part of your identity.
Read More ›Struggling Is Not a Sign of Spiritual Neglect
Have you ever felt “off” and not known why? Do you tend to go out of your way to make others feel better so that you feel a little better, even if…
Read More ›Let’s Talk About Mental Health
"Emotional pain is not something that should be hidden away and never spoken about. There is truth in your pain, there is growth in your pain, but only if it’s first brought…
Read More ›Here’s The Only Confidence Boost You’ll Ever Need
"Spiritual identity means we are not what we do or what people say about us. And we are not what we have. We are the beloved daughters and sons of God."Henri Nouwen…
Read More ›How to Root Your Identity in His Foundation
The feedback we have received about this month's topic of finding your identity and battling impostor syndrome has been so encouraging and sobering. Knowing who you are and being confident in that…
Read More ›The Bar That Keeps Rising
As I coach highly successful female executives and CEOs, I continue to be astounded at how often they interpret interactions with others to mean, “I am not good enough.” There is a…
Read More ›You Matter — And So Does Your Work
Your community plays a role in how you perceive your personal identity. That may not be an earth-shattering notion, but it is one that we may not take seriously...until it’s too late.…
Read More ›Why Don’t We Like Ourselves?
Have you ever doubted yourself? If you answer "no," there's a 99.9% chance you're not human. Just saying. When you're a kid, you dream and pretend to be what you imagine to…
Read More ›How Boundaries Are Self-Care
“Setting boundaries is a way of caring for myself. It doesn't make me mean, selfish, or uncaring because I don't do things your way. I care about me too.” -…
Read More ›Boundaries Should Protect, Not Hinder
Do you remember, when you were a child, wishing or saying that you couldn’t wait to grow up so you could do whatever you wanted? Children usually utter that…
Read More ›The Most Important Boundary You’ll Ever Set
Despite what you may think, you actually love boundaries. Don’t believe us? Natalie Jones, founder and president of Parent Compass, takes us through Scripture to see what God has…
Read More ›Is Work-Life Balance a Myth?
"Work-life balance" seems like it should be the unofficial mascot of women in the workplace. Right? It's easily one of the top 3 issues women (and men — let's…
Read More ›Emotions Are a Strength, Not a Weakness
February is all about love, right? Valentine's Day draws all of us to sweet and sentimental emotions like moths to the flame. What better month to talk about healthy…
Read More ›Do These 4 Things Before Disclosing a Personal Issue at Work
4word: Washington DC leader Kristen Stockton dives into the topic of personal issues and when to bring them to someone's attention at work. This is often a frightening and…
Read More ›How The Co-Founder of HGTV Handles Workplace Emotions
Women in the workplace have been conditioned to not let their emotions show, for fear of losing credibility among their peers and leaders. This lack of emotional freedom and…
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