Dare to be a Badass!

We can either allow trauma and tough times to tear us down or build an internal strength and faith on levels better designed to serve us and others. It’s easy to get frightened and overwhelmed by crises in life but take a moment to look at another perspective; tough times build strong character. Diamonds are formed under great pressure; gold is refined by fire and Christ’s ambassadors are matured by difficult experiences. 

Shield up, sword in hand, fight the battles that must be won and use your experiences—good and bad—to strengthen and build the warrior you are destined to be.

Can't focus? Can't sleep? It's called BURNOUT! It happens to all of us at one time or another. We'll give you 10 tried and tested tips for owning peace of mind! 

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Dare to Be a Badass was created for women who want to Find their Voice, Find their Power and Find their Purpose! B.A.D.A.S.S. Be A Doer And Stop Self-Sabotaging! 

God cannot use a worn-out warrior. We must find time to sharpen skills and then bring them to the table rested and full of ideas and strategies. We are surrounded by crowds of witnesses - do our lives reflect something they might want? Start today to cut out things that rob our joy, that sabotage our effectiveness as ambassadors of Christ. 

Start your journey with our 40 day challenge! I'm starting on Feb. 1st. 

It takes courage, planning and audacity to move from a complacent life to a fulfilled life. The New Year gives us all new opportunities to become our best. We might need a little tweak to change or a complete reinventing of ourselves. Either way, when we understanding why we want to change might make the change last! Let's Talk! 

How do you build the confidence to re-make yourself...again? Today, we'll talk about how the hawk taught me to ask myself the hard questions and set myself free to honor the gifts given to me by our maker! 

Before you make your New Year Resolutions, listen to this first! 

Will you be part of the resolution gang that sets them on Jan. 1 and fails by Feb. 1? Today's lifehack talks about the most common resolutions but shares some new twists. Then the last tip is the most important one--it goes against all we know but might actually help you succeed at keeping your New Year Goal! 

The week between Christmas and New Year is a great time to evaluate you and what you want out of the following year. As I take down the Christmas ornaments and clean and declutter the house, I'm reminded that it's a good time to do the same for myself. I want a change. But I want to be all that I'm designed to be. The dreams and aspirations for 'more' rattle in me. Today's topic asks the tough questions we all need to ask to strategize our New Year. 

Hungry to be directed by God? Me too! I wish He'd email or send me a post it note! Sometimes it takes a catastrophe, a health challenge, death, or a near miss to stop us in our tracks, help us realize we're spinning our wheels or just have a deep desire to have peace in our lives that pushes us to finally seek God's guidance. This topic covers 5 ways to quiet the noise and know for certain God is speaking to you. 

I wondered if this was a nervous breakdown, but soon realized that this was the middle people talk about when you burn the candle at both ends! We all get overwhelmed at times. Today let's talk about 20 ways to avoid the overwhelming monster that can cripple our energy, emotions, and rob us of joy. We need to remember when we are running the race Mach II with our hair on fire that we are an enemy to the enemy and rest might just be the very thing great leaders understand to remain a gapstander. 

"The two most important days in life are the day you were born and the day you find out why." ~ Mark Twain

Dreams stay dreams without recognition and plans; lets start planning today! 

If you die tomorrow, did you do all you set out to do? 

"It's not enough to be busy...the question is what are we busy about?" ~ Henry David Thoreau

"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." ~ Albert Einstein

We each have an opportunity to start again. Use theses STRATEGY tools to move from ideas to execution. 

Stress! Everyone experiences it! Sometimes the worst of times brings out the best in us when we re-evaluate the moment. 

Here are 16 Lifehacks to tame the monster of stress and find your serenity! 

Faithful~ What does that mean? What does being full of faith look like? Let’s talk about how to have the kind of faith that moves mountains and maybe identify some of the stumbling blocks we set up in our own way. 

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Ever wonder what will be left behind when our time on earth is complete? What philosophy, inspiration, examples of life and love and memories will be the essence of who we were? We'll discuss the total sum of our lives and how to leave a legacy we can be proud of. 

Fear-based confidence operates from a defensive position--a bite before bitten attitude. The truth is we only have 100% effort to give. Today's podcasts explores 5 ways to give fear based confidence the boot and 20 ways to build a Badass confidence! 

Quiet Confidence is an inner strength when attained doesn't have to be talked about; it shows. Confident woman inspire others because they are inspired! They have energy to give away because they have energy. They build confidence in others because they are confident. Today's podcast talks about the 15 things Confident Woman NEVER do and 15 things they ALWAYS do! 

Honestly pain stinks. But could there be a valuable lesson in painful circumstances? 

This podcast addresses the answers to digging a deeper trench in our hearts and surviving being stretched out of our comfort zones. 

"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart with no words than words without a heart." ~ Mahatma Gandhi 

Today's podcast covers a few ideas on how to pray. They're tried and tested for you to use until you form your own plan! 

If God knows what we need and what we're going to pray for, why bother to pray? Today's podcast answers this question and poses, "Why not pray?" We'll walk through a dozen reasons to make our requests to someone who actually has the power to answer them. 

Ever wonder where the saying, "I've got your back" came from? Want to avoid being stabbed in the back by a so-called friend? 

This podcast discusses the great value in friendships and what to look for in a 'Ranger Buddy' or 'Life Warrior' and what to avoid. 

The words we use tell others more about us than we think. It's easy to pick out a confident woman in a crowded room. How? Today's podcast deals with confident-sapping words and how to avoid them. 

There comes a moment in time where staying where you are is more painful than taking the risk to move on into unfamiliar territory. Today's podcast encourages us all to take that step and embrace our future destiny. 

Ever notice how difficult it is to beat down a person who just won't quit? I love a good underdog story, but what makes a person who's been beat down get back up? Today's podcast covers 10 tried and true tips from those who have walked the walk and come up shining! 

Esther, the original Bachelor story! She was beatiful, an orphan and groomed to be queen when she came face-to-face with her potential death! 

2020 was a tough year. Each of us has a story of ups and downs. We've been challenged in a wide variety of ways. We stand at a crossroad demanding we choose a path that may not have been our first choice. Yet here we stand. Esther was a woman in a similar challenge and her Badass methods of handling tough stuff has 8 lessons we can learn to use in today's society. Racial challenges and powerlessness are not new to today. Join me as we unbury her golden nuggets. 

Staying in our comfort zone means just that, we'll be comfortable. It's familiar. The downside is that our dreams stay dreams without a chance of becoming a reality. But if for a moment we risk failure, we may breathe the breath of life into our dreams and open entirely different opportunities. 

Ever wonder "Is this all there is to life?" Or secretly want to go on walkabout and escape your world? 

We've been given weapons to live our lives defensively (protection mode) or offensively (moving toward abundance). Do you know which is which and how to use them? Join us today and learn how to pick up your sword and your shield! 

Why is it we're afraid to be afraid? What fears hold you back from being your best Badass self? Todays episode addresses the source of those fears, and tips on how to live a full life fearlessly! 

A Badass lifestyle is when all the vital parts of who we are line up and we become influential, proactive and intentional. A Badass woman knows her boundaries, her personality type, her priorities and her worth. She does not apologize for who she is, and she doesn't move through life haphazardly. Living on purpose means knowing who you are. Today's podcast talks about 4 specific areas we can evaluate and start moving forward! 

Her husband was a jerk and 400 soldiers were ordered to slaughter her company; but Abigail had a plan. 

What's your strategy for handling less than lovable people? Irritating people? People who want to bring you down thinking it will make their light shine? 

We can learn a lot from Abigail and her great wisdom (and cooking skills.) She went from potential poverty to being a queen!