As a leader how do you model joy? Sometimes it can be difficult to find joy in your work when you feel like things are in disarray. There are times when you may feel that you are not being heard by those you lead. As a leader when aligned with Jesus Christ there is an expectation that we will be able to walk forward daily in His joy and be an example that others would willingly follow. Leaders should choose to rejoice because they are in the presence of the Lord. Leaders should consider it a privilege that they have been allowed to lead others. To be part of God's creative work. Learning how to be filled with the Lord's joy satisfies the soul. Leaders need to choose to model joy. 

Dr. Sheffield shares with us today on her book titled "Women of Power, Vol 2". She talks about her journey and how she had grown in the Lord. She shares on her entrepreneurial spirit and how she has developed and designed with the Lord guiding her an array of business ventures to sustain her livelihood. 

This week we start the new season of Living Holistically Well with Dr. Annette speaking on the topic of 'Do Not Be Listless, Keep Track of Things.' Having a solid routine will create and foster a groove for an energized mind. As our lives become busier and busier, we must be willing to stop and write it down. This will help us to not miss anything that we need to do.  We can look back to the Old Testament with the 10 Commandments, a list of moral obligations for life. We can look in the New Testament to Jesus example of a list with The Beatitudes, a list of 9 attitudes that characterize kingdom citizens. When we are able to inventory our ways, write our thoughts down, itemize our daily and or weekly taskings and then evaluate our priorities we will be more successful each day.   Just know "if we fail to plan, then we plan to fail."

This week's episode is a discussion with my son, who is the father of two teenagers. He shares insight into how he grooms and develops his children, and shares thoughts on what it takes to be a village. Also, how to teach our children teamwork and how parents need to model correct behavior.

We go through many things, but one thing that can impact our hearts is rejection.  God made each of us with the innate desire to be loved and accepted just as we are.  Regardless of the age rejection can create significant issues for us, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.  We can overcome rejection that simmers at the core of our being. The first step is to know that the words, thoughts and actions of others does not define you.  God defined you before you were born, with a predestined plan for your life. Through it all, He will never leave nor forsake you and you can live in the fullness that He designed when you learn to seek Him for right direction in your life.

The Lord wants us to work hard and do our best, but not at the expense of burnout. Today we look at our daily tasks and ask ourselves are we overdoing it? Are we trying to do our work and others? Are we willing to delegate to others? We are each assigned task, but we will find little if any joy in doing what others are assigned to do. Moses in the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament left models for us to follow. If we heed scripture it will help us to flow as God designed.

This is part two of the interview with Michelle E. Dickerson on the topic of Mental Health Awareness and her book Breaking Into My Life. Michelle continues today sharing on how we need to be aware of our children and the stressors they face. She shares ways to help us rethink and refocus our thoughts on the mental health stigma in our world.