Redefining Success: Wholeness Over Hustle
What if the success you’ve been chasing isn’t success at all, but a distraction from the wholeness your soul is craving? We live in a culture that equates hustle with worth. The longer your to-do list, the more valuable you seem. The faster you move, the more accomplished you appear. But beneath the polished exterior […]
Turning Ruins into Rise
What if the ruins in your life aren’t the end of the story, but the raw material for your rise? Everyone encounters ruins—dreams that collapse, relationships that shatter, careers that stall, plans that dissolve. Standing in the aftermath feels devastating. The ground is littered with broken pieces of what once was, and the silence after […]
Composting Your Failures into Fertile Ground
Failure stinks. But like compost, what smells rotten today can become the soil for tomorrow’s harvest. We’re taught to treat failure like a plague. Avoid it, deny it, bury it, and pretend it never happened. Culturally, we reward winners and hide our losses in the shadows. Yet the truth is unavoidable: failure is one of […]
Why I Wrote “White Flagging”
People often ask why I wrote White Flagging. Was it a ministry assignment? A career move? A personal project? Honestly — it was survival. I wrote White Flagging from the trenches. From moments of real emotional collapse. From seasons where I felt unseen, unheard, and utterly exhausted by the weight of responsibility. This book wasn’t […]
How to Craft a Vision Board That Actually Works
When you put your dreams before your eyes every single day, you give your future permission to grow into what you’ve envisioned. A vision board can be more than just a collage of random images and catchy words. Done well, it becomes a powerful tool for personal transformation — a visual representation of the future […]
Surrender is Not Weakness — It’s the Ultimate Strength
There was a time I believed that surrender meant quitting. That to wave the white flag was to admit failure. That letting go meant weakness — spiritual, emotional, even personal weakness. I thought strength meant pushing through, holding it together, showing no cracks. But I was wrong. My journey has taught me a radical truth: […]
The Illusion of Control: Why Letting Go is Freedom
I’m so excited to share some special daily blog posts leading up to the launch of my new book, White Flagging: The Surprising Power of Winning by Surrender. Each post comes straight from my heart — drawn from the very lessons that shaped this book. My goal is to stir something deep in you, to […]
How to Achieve More by Doing Less (The 80/20 Principle)
It’s not how much you do—it’s how much of what you do actually moves the needle. In a world that glorifies busyness, it’s easy to believe that more effort equals more success. We fill our calendars, hustle through endless to-do lists, and wear exhaustion like a badge of honor. But what if the key to […]
The Myth of Motivation: Why Discipline Is More Reliable
Motivation is a spark—but discipline keeps the fire burning when the spark dies out. We live in a culture that worships motivation. Everywhere you look, there’s a new quote, podcast, or reel telling you to “stay motivated.” But anyone who has ever chased a goal, built a business, written a book, lost weight, grown spiritually, […]
Stop Waiting for Permission: How to Take Charge of Your Destiny
If you’re waiting for someone to approve your purpose, you may wait forever and miss your moment. Too many people spend their lives in hesitation—waiting for a title, a platform, an invitation, or someone’s validation before they act. But purpose doesn’t come with a permission slip. Destiny doesn’t need a green light from people. When […]