Sometimes in business we can feel stuck and like nothing will ever change. Like nothing you try is working in your business. It may be an alignment problem.
What do you I mean?
Let me tell you a personal story. In my married life, there were some misplaced priorities that prevented me from reaching the goals I had set for myself. Because our marriage was out of balance and we had stopped putting Christ in the midst of it, this spun off into our businesses. Everything was dried up. We experienced failure after failure.
At the core, when you peel away the layer of this onion, it’s because we trusted in money, not God. We believed we were slaves, not heirs, and we took on burdens that were not ours to hold. In addition, we did not ask for help but instead tried to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps.
Our lives were spinning out of control, all because the foundation was sinking. We were building our household on a lie.
So God, being the loving Father He is, would not bless us. Since we were stingy with each other, others were stingy with us.
Being a work at home mom or dad is a journey of faith. When we replace that faith with trying to do it all on our own or working out of desperation, joy is sucked out of us. We burn out quickly. Frustration ensues and we can’t seem to make those breakthroughs that we so keenly need.
But when we are in alignment, with Christ, in our marriage and in our family, we have joy, energy, love, and confidence. We stop swimming against the tide, but instead wait for God as He tells us what the next step is and how to complete it.
We begin to dig deep and rely on the Holy Spirit. To depend on Him.
It’s so easy to put off happiness until we get that perfect pot of gold we are seeking. For instance, saying you will be happy when you lose 50 pounds, or you will be happy when you make a certain quota in your business. In our case, we put off getaways and dates because we had to work and we couldn’t “afford” it. In effect, we put off loving each other and as a result we almost lost everything we had, including our marriage.
But the truth is, a marriage counselor, or even worse, a divorce lawyer—is much more expensive than regular outings together! Keeping a balance in devotion to God, marriage, family, and building a brand is so important.
To be successful, we have to stop compartmentalizing our lives. When we live whole and free and motivated by inspired action with a heart full of dependence upon the Holy Spirit, we are able to build with joy and then we will experience results.
That is the epitome of branding success!