RESOURCES from 4word
Creating the Perfect Work Environment—At Home
Alli Worthington, a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, podcaster, and business coach, shares her tried-and-true "musts" for setting yourself up for work-from-home success, and how to keep yourself ready for eventual re-entry into working at an office. Read More
Side Hustles and How to Make Them Work
Molly Smith, Chief Client Officer at HundredX with a side hustle as a health coach, talks about her journey to pursuing a side hustle and the one thing you have to have in order to make your side hustle work (and potentially lucrative!). Read More
Why a Pandemic Is a Good Time To Find a New Job
Jess Sato, business coach and co-founder of 2 Smart Girls, shares why she believes the pandemic (or any time of transition) is actually a good time to act on switching jobs or industries. Read More
Are You Listening To the ‘God Whispers?’
Dawn F. Landry, author of ARMORED, writes about her husband's life-threatening health battles and how those not only shaped them into better versions of themselves, but also taught Dawn the importance of listening to the "God Whispers." Read More
Don’t Let ‘Hope Fatigue’ Rob You of Your Dream Life
Brenda Bertrand, spiritual mentor and coach for high-achieving, world-changing women, walks through how she guides her coaching clients through the difficult exercise of planning ahead, especially after enduring a season of weariness and "hope fatigue." (We're looking at you, 2020.) Read More
How to Plan For the Future—Even During a Pandemic
Sandi Mitchell, CEO of Apex Catalyst Group, shares how she helps guide her clients through the process of planning for the future of their businesses and why she believes God deserves a prominent place in your business strategy. Read More
Visionary Leadership in Uncertain Times
Executive coach Kathryn M. Tack shares her insight into how you embrace visionary leadership, even in uncertain times. Read More
A Different Perspective on Goals
It's a bonus week on the blog! Before we bid adieu to the "Dreams and Goals" topic this month, we wanted to share with you some of our favorite articles we've found around the internet this month. Happy reading! 5 Ways to Fulfill Your New Year’s Resolutions by… Read More
The Real Reason We Set Goals
"Why is it important to set goals?" After taking a month to talk about dreams and goals, this may seem like a foolish question to end on, but bear with us. We shared lots of advice with you over the month of January, covering personal goal setting and… Read More
How to Master Financial Goals in 2018
A new year means a fresh start. Fresh starts can be exhilarating, but they can also be overwhelming. Whether you’re jumping feet first into 2018 or hesitant to start filling in the blank pages of a new year, January is the perfect time to evaluate your financial health… Read More
Mind Your Own Business When It Comes to Goals
Diving deeper into the topic of “dreams and goals,” we wanted to know why most of us find it so hard to stick to the plan! 4word woman Bridget Mburu shared from the heart about setting goals, at any point in your life, and being open to… Read More
New Year, New Hope
Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! There's something infectiously exciting about the first day of a new year. Your mind is probably swirling with all kinds of dreams, goals, plans, and overall joy at the promise of hope a new year tends to bring. The… Read More
No, Resolutions Aren’t Necessary
"New Year, New You" I swear I've heard or read that phrase at least ten times a day since 2017 kicked off. It's not a bad mantra, but it's also not one I've really felt lately. Why do I need to be "new?" Is it bad that I kind… Read More
4 Tips To Keep Healthy Resolutions on Track
January is traditionally a month centered around goals and setting resolutions for yourself for the brand-new year. As we previously discussed, career and professional goals are a popular and important choice many people craft their goals around. Others might want to dedicate their New Year's resolutions to their… Read More
The Spiritual Side of Mentoring
One of 4word’s passion areas is mentoring. It’s one of the great ways we support women in the workplace as they seek to honor God, honor their families, and excel in the place where God has called them to work. We don’t often talk about the spiritual and… Read More
Where’s My Roadmap?
Do you remember the moment you decided what you would do with your life? Was it a moment of clarity or a moment of desperation? Julie Champion discovered her passion for mentoring high school and college students when she was a freshman in college and has since devoted… Read More
Goals, Grounded in Grace
Every January we hear a lot about resolutions and goals, about doing more and being better in the New Year. And there’s nothing wrong with that, not really. I’m a huge proponent of goal-setting and it’s good to reassess and reaffirm those goals periodically. I put lots of… Read More
Becoming a Self-Assured, Assertive Business Woman
On Monday, Diane blogged about setting career goals for the new year. One professional strength that most career women need to work on is being self-assured and assertive. So this week, we’re featuring an interview with Charlotte Jones Anderson, Executive Vice President of the Dallas Cowboys Football Club,… Read More
Love and (talking about) Money
It’s a quiet evening, Chris and I are sharing glasses of wine and take-out from one of our favorite restaurants. Seated close together at the kitchen table, we compare notes on the papers we have spread out in front of us. We’re deep in conversation, sometimes laughing, sometimes… Read More