Building A Clear Authentic Brand

25- When Advice Becomes An Idol


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When you feel stuck in your business, it’s so easy to think, “If I could just find the right strategy or the right expert, then I’d finally get unstuck.” But what happens when all that advice leaves you more confused, anxious, and disconnected from God? 

In this conversation, I share how my dependence on business experts, advice, and strategies  became an idol—how I prayed for wisdom, but then ran to Instagram, YouTube, and courses for the real answers. I walk through the breaking point, what God exposed in my heart, and how He led me back to clarity, calling, and a quieter, more obedient way of building.

Episode Highlights

  • The subtle shift from learning from experts to leaning on experts more than God
  • How constant strategy-hopping and chasing eroded my confidence, identity, and sense of calling.
  • Realizing I was asking God for wisdom but looking to other sources for the actual answers.
  • Why I deleted apps, unsubscribed from newsletters, stopped striving, and spent six weeks in almost complete silence before God.
  • Returning to my own story and brand with God as the Author
  • How to discern when it’s no longer a learning season but a building season—and the boundaries you may need to put in place to stay focused and faithful. 

Scriptures Referenced

  • James 1:5–6 – Asking God for wisdom vs. being blown and tossed by the wind.
  • Hebrews 12:1–2 – Running with endurance, fixing our eyes on Jesus, and stripping off what hinders.
  • Galatians 6:9 – Not growing weary in doing good and trusting there will be a harvest in due time.
  • Jeremiah 29:11 – God knowing the plans He has for us.
  • John 10:10 – The enemy’s intent to steal, kill, and destroy through distraction and confusion.

Resources & Links

  • Learn more at ClearAuthenticBrands.com

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Building A Clear Authentic BrandBy Amy Dardis