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In today’s Biz Pep Talk, I’m talking about the trap many mom entrepreneurs find themselves in and how to break free from it: trading time for money.  I share how I transitioned my business from one that required a lot of my physical time and also drained my energy, leaving me without as much to […]

Episode 73: Quit Trading Time for Money: Creating a Business that Works For Your Life

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I’m back recording some new episodes after a bit of a break during Lent and my season doing Magnify90– you can hear more about what Magnify90 is just a few episodes back where I interviewed the creator, Kaylene Brown.  In this episode I share about my experience with Lent and Magnify90 during a Michigan winter, […]

Episode 71: Habits for Holiness with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames

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I’m sure we’ve all wondered what our last words will be, but do you ever think about the possibility that your words might be the last that someone else hears?  In Episode 70 of The AMPLIFY Show (70, can you believe it?), I share my thoughts on the significance of last words, including the unexpected […]

Episode 70: Last Words and Learning Through Hard Seasons

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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Sean McCool about tech-straction and psychological pacifiers.  Sean is an award-winning marketing consultant, a coach for entrepreneurs over 40, and a fellow podcaster. I enjoyed being on his show, Persuasion by The Pint, a few months ago! In this interview, Sean shares his historical perspective and lessons on technology, […]

We’re just a couple weeks away from Lent, and I have a few interviews coming up that will help prepare our minds and hearts for the season of fasting, including today’s interview with Wendy Speake.  Wendy is the author of many books including The 40-Day Sugar Fast, The 40-Day Social Media Fast, and the book […]

Episode 67: Fasting For Spiritual Growth With Wendy Speake

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Episode 67 of The AMPLIFY Show features author Wendy Speake.

After switching to a Light Phone II to help disconnect more from the Internet and social media, I started searching online (the irony, I know!) for a camera solution, since the Light Phone does not have one.  That’s when I came upon this article that powerfully explains a theory of replacing the heart – our […]

Episode 66: The Replacement Of The Heart Through Technology With Marc Barnes

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The AMPLIFY Show Episode 66, with guest Marc Barnes

Today’s episode of The AMPLIFY Show is one of my favorite topics: how to take back your time. That’s the topic of Christy Wright’s latest book, Take Back Your Time: The Guilt-Free Guide to Life Balance. In this interview, Christy talks about her definition of balance, five tactical steps to achieve life balance and how to […]

Christy Wright joins The AMPLIFY Show to talk about balance and taking back your time.

When I quit consuming as much social media and digital entertainment, I found I had more time to read. Here are the 52 books I read this past year.   If you want to listen to the podcast I recently did on this topic, head on over here to listen.  If you had told me […]

52 Books to Read in the New Year 

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