Our life wisdom for today...

When it gets hard, you must know God is for you. He is about to come all the way through for you.
You know, one of the things that I talk about on my Embrace Your Power podcast is the Success Superpowers.  The very last one is “Hold fast to your faith.”
The reason why that is a Success Superpower is because as we are going through life, we often face days of contradiction.
When we expect it to go right, and it goes left - that's a day of contradiction. When we expect it will go up and it goes down - that's a day of contradiction.  When we thought it would go well and it didn't - that's a day of contradiction.
In those moments, days, and seasons, it is critically important for us to rely on our relationship with God.  That relationship sustains us and helps us navigate difficult times. When life gets hard, we must know without a doubt that God is for us. And it’s important to understand the benefit package we have access to with our relationship with Him. We can tap into all the benefits and stop leaving money on the table. 
Afterall, I want you to get all of your bag, okay?
Your relationship with God is steeped with benefits. You should begin to have expectations of how God is going to come all the way through for you and support you in hard seasons.
The first benefit/expectation is God is able to come in and steady you. He should be able to steady you when everything seems to be going wrong.
The next benefit/expectation is God should be able to give you hope. When you face a hard time, you should have a clear expectation that tapping into your relationship with Him will give you hope.
The next benefit/expectation is God is reliable. He is going to be there for you.  He is going to come through for you. He is going to show up for you because He is reliable.
The next benefit/expectation is He will sustain you through that hard season.  God does that for you. He gets you through it.
And the final benefit/expectation is He will give you peace. During the midst of hard seasons and hard times, He can give you peace.
If you have a relationship with God, are you taking advantage of all those key benefits that you have a full right to expect when it gets hard? Or are you leaving money on the table? Are you casting your cares on Him? Are you relying on him in a way that you have full authority and opportunity to?
You MUST know He is able to study you, give you hope, and He is reliable. He will sustain you and He will give you peace. And all of that is what helps us to navigate hard times and hard seasons. We navigate them knowing that God is for us.
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You’re Good, Sis. 

I'm the Good Thing is focused on helping women grow personally.  Understanding our worth and value is the secret sauce to truly embracing our power.  And the biggest revelation is rooted in accepting and seeing ourselves the way God sees us.  When God uniquely created us, He without hesitation declared "We Are Good."  

Join our FREE I’m The Good Thing Community: www.facebook.com/groups/imthegoodthing/

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When you think of successful people, there are many characteristics that come to mind. Attributes like “Confident”, “Strategic”, “Well Spoken”, “Knowledgeable”, “Credible” and “Collaborative” are just a few dynamic qualities used to describe Denise Taylor

When asked, Denise will quickly affirm she lives a Blessed Life.  But don't get it twisted - her life has NOT been perfect or easy. Denise overcame many traumas, losses, and disappointments. She persevered.  Her success is rooted in her faith in God along with her "Never Give Up" passion and "Make It Happen" attitude.  

Learn more about Denise Taylor: www.DeniseTaylor.live

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​Our life wisdom for today...

“You're not starting from scratch. You're starting something new with all the experience that you've gained.”

That life wisdom that can apply to so many areas of our lives.  Many of us have had to pick up the pieces and figure out how to start again. And when the pieces are shattered all over the floor, it feels like something you may not want to do.

It feels overwhelming.  It feels daunting. It feels discouraging.  Everything seems to be in ruins. But here's the thing, in that moment we must square our shoulders and deepen our resolve in the possibility of who we are.  We can’t focus on the pieces.  We must focus on our power. What I love about this life wisdom is the reassurance that we got something out of the life experience that we can apply next time.

Oftentimes we think picking up the pieces only applies after detriment. It also applies if you make the choice to do something again. We bring all the experience, lessons, insight, and wisdom along with us.

Here’s a couple of examples from my own experiences.

First is with podcasting.  In April 2021, I started the “Embrace Your Power” podcast and when I was inspired to start a new podcast, “I’m The Good Thing” to anchor in on life wisdom, I brought all the experience from my other top 100 podcast to the new one.  It helped me understand how to spin up fast and be able to make impact quickly. That's starting from a place of experience.

I also had a life experience, where we faced bankruptcy and we absolutely had to pick up the pieces after ruin. From that experience, new behaviors and patterns emerged in my life that allowed me to begin to handle finances and decisions differently, more effectively.  That was an occasion where the experience wasn't necessarily a good one, but it birthed behaviors that allowed me to move forward in a more productive way.

Another example is related to broken relationships.  We face relationships that have just simply fallen apart. And when that happens, if you're anything like me, we shy away from courageous conversations that are often needed. But when we lean into the experience, we can learn what went wrong. We can show up more effectively in that relationship as well as others. This makes me think about my relationship with my mom. It was very fractured. And when it was time for me to step in to be her primary caregiver, I knew I had taken my healing journey which allowed me to show up without hesitancy.  I was able to leverage my healing experience.

My challenge to you...

I don't know what you are experiencing right now or what pieces you may feel like you're picking up off the floor or what opportunity or responsibility sits before you to address, but I want to remind you that you are not starting from scratch. You have the luxury of your experience. Learn the lessons that's peppered all throughout your experiences so you can make better choices and decisions, take better steps & actions, and resolve difficult relationships in a more productive way.

​You're not starting from scratch. You're starting something new with all the experience you've gain.
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You’re Good, Sis. 

I'm the Good Thing is focused on helping women grow personally.  Understanding our worth and value is the secret sauce to truly embracing our power.  And the biggest revelation is rooted in accepting and seeing ourselves the way God sees us.  When God uniquely created us, He without hesitation declared "We Are Good."  

Join our FREE I’m The Good Thing Community: www.facebook.com/groups/imthegoodthing/

Check out all the Good Stuff: www.imthegoodthing.com

When you think of successful people, there are many characteristics that come to mind. Attributes like “Confident”, “Strategic”, “Well Spoken”, “Knowledgeable”, “Credible” and “Collaborative” are just a few dynamic qualities used to describe Denise Taylor

When asked, Denise will quickly affirm she lives a Blessed Life.  But don't get it twisted - her life has NOT been perfect or easy. Denise overcame many traumas, losses, and disappointments. She persevered.  Her success is rooted in her faith in God along with her "Never Give Up" passion and "Make It Happen" attitude.  

Learn more about Denise Taylor: www.DeniseTaylor.live

#confidence #selfconfidence #loveyourself #inspiration #selflove #mentalhealth #selfcare #motivation #wellness #growth #selfcompassion #anxiety #happiness #selfesteem #selfacceptance #selfrespect #mindset #healing #positivity #God #loveGod #affirmation #ITGT #imthegoodthing #womensupportingwomen #girlboss #bosslady #dailyinspiration #success #empowerment

​Our life wisdom for today...

​"When you're happy with who you are, the opinions of those who criticize start to matter less. Let your confidence grow."

This is a big one because all our lives, from the time that we were little to today, we face criticism.  Not only do we face criticism from the outside, but we face it from the inside, too. And I believe the most detrimental to who we are and who we are becoming, is the self-criticism and doubt that we put on ourselves.

Here's the thing... if we can lean into happy, lean into joy, lean into goodness, lean into positive things about who we are – those critiquing opinions, even our own, will start to matter less.

I realize this can be difficult, especially if we've gone through experiences that now made us become “people pleasing” to others.  Perhaps we’ve started to place more value on the thoughts and opinions of others, making them more important.  That deference of our value to others is when things become detrimental.  This is why learning to see ourselves the way that God sees us is so tremendously powerful.

When God thinks about you, He thinks about the “Good Thing” He created. He thinks of how he designed you, uniquely with beauty and purpose.  He thinks of how He has something that only you can accomplish in the earth.  He thinks of His powerful expectations and goals for your life and He has patience with you as you grow and mature into becoming.

We often begin to hold back and show up less because of fear that comes from “what will they think?” We must begin to supersede those fearful thoughts with the power of truth that comes from God's word.

God created you. He made you.  And when He did, He called you good, right from the start. This is the reason why we must uproot our affinity for the opinions of others and allow God’s love to take root in our heart.  We must know and believe that we truly are good.

When we embrace God’s love and see ourselves as He created us, our confidence will grow.  We'll show up stronger and we’ll embrace our power to change our lives.
I know it’s difficult because of things that have happened to us. There are disappointments and mistakes that have caused us to be our own worst critic. But if we’ll give God a chance, if we’ll accept what He has to say about us, we can grow stronger and rise with confidence that will change the game, and more importantly, change our lives.

So, here's my final thoughts for you. It’s an affirmation you can embrace for your life today.
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God is doing something incredible in my life. He is opening new doors. He is giving me new opportunities. He is giving me new blessings. He's preparing my mind and enlarging my vision for my life.  It will require me to be more confident. I can believe in me.
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You’re Good, Sis. 

Join our FREE I’m The Good Thing Community: www.facebook.com/groups/imthegoodthing/

Check out all the Good Stuff: www.imthegoodthing.com

Learn more about your Denise Taylor: www.DeniseTaylor.live

#confidence #selfconfidence #loveyourself #inspiration #selflove #mentalhealth #selfcare #motivation #wellness #growth #selfcompassion #anxiety #happiness #selfesteem #selfacceptance #selfrespect #mindset #healing #positivity #God #loveGod #affirmation #ITGT #imthegoodthing #womensupportingwomen #girlboss #bosslady #dailyinspiration #success #empowerment