Tomorrow we mark the dawn of a new year, and we love starting a new year with purpose and intention. As we gear up for the gift of another year ahead, we want to be intentional about finishing well and starting strong.
This episode wraps up our three-episode series, Finish Well, Start Strong. We're completing the series with a conversation about personal goal setting as we embark on a new year. Jess and Kennesha ask and answer questions like:

 Does goal setting and vision casting even work? 
 What are different forms of goal setting/vision casting that we can try? 
  Why do we set goals?
  What happens when our goals don’t come to fruition?

Whether you're the world's biggest goals girls or if talk of goal setting make you queasy, this episode is for you.
Dig in deeper with our Finish Well, Start Strong guide, found here! We made this brand new, FREE resource just for our podcast gals. We pray these resources (this series + the guide!) leave you feeling hopeful that you can finish 2021 well and start 2022 strong, because God is mighty in you and in the year ahead.
Our other favorite goal-setting resource mentioned in this episode: PowerSheets by Cultivate What Matters!

Finish Well, Start Strong: Personal Goal Setting | Episode 118

This is what you’ve been craving: lighthearted conversations for soul-tired women based on deep spiritual truths. The Jess Connolly podcast is for people who live on mission and want to walk in abundance. It’s a coffee date with a friend who gets how full your life is - but who also wants to help you feel alive. You can listen in the midst of the messy or the mundane and leave feeling understood and less overwhelmed.

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All of us are feeling a little funky about our season. The women we know with different lives seem to have more margin, joy, money, community, or more of something. Maybe we dreamed or craved the season we’re in or never saw it coming. Either way - it’s easy for all of us to feel stuck, isolated, and confused about how we got here. We’re wondering - where is the abundance in THIS part of life? What is great about it? And how do we enjoy the days we’re in and not just wish them back when they’re over? 


This summer, Jess has a personal dream and desire to help women SEIZE THEIR SEASON. In this episode, Jess tells us what that could look like. 


This isn’t Jess’s podcast; it’s our podcast!


Let’s go


Don’t miss: 
Tired of Being Tired is now out! Click the link to get your copy, + make sure to share it with your family and friends. ⁠


Want to spend this summer thriving and not just surviving? Jess has got you covered! Jess has created a digital guide to help you and your family craft a summer you can all enjoy. Make a plan for the months ahead with 45 guided pages to help you along. Get the Summer Survival Guide & use code SUMMER2024 for $5 off!


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Episode 41: Seize Your Season

We live in a culture that is obsessed with youth. We want to look young, stay young, feel young, but why? Is it that we’re scared of dying? Is it all about aesthetics? Maybe some of it is beautiful because we want to embrace abundance, vibrance, and excitement? We have been loving having our Go and Tell Gals team on the Podcast, and this week, our friend Nicci Morelli is joining us on the episode. Nicci and Jess discuss all things aging! Whether you’re scared of aging or excited about it - this episode is for you! If you want to hear all about Botox, skinny jeans, midlife crises, and fear of death, this episode is for you. 


This isn’t Jess’s podcast, it’s our podcast!


Let’s go


Nicci loves you all so much and wants you to know her DMs + inbox are always open if you ever want to connect: IG: @niccimorelli // Email: nicci@goandtellgals.com


Don’t miss: 
Tired of Being Tired is now out! Click the link to get your copy + make sure to share it with your family and friends. ⁠


Want to spend this summer thriving and not just surviving? Jess has got you covered! Jess has created a digital guide to help you and your family craft a summer that you can all enjoy. Make a plan for the months ahead with 45 guided pages to help you along. Get the Summer Survival Guide & use code: SUMMER2024 for $5 off!

Episode 40: All About Aging

In this episode, Jess interviews her dear friend, ⁠Kimberly Stuart⁠, author of, ‘Star For Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit),’. You’ll hear an honest conversation between the two as they discuss the beauty and mystery of grace. Get ready for plenty of laughs and tears. If you’re looking for a book to help you take a deep breath this summer, this episode is for you. If you are ready to learn more about the unvarnished, amazing grace that is freely given, this episode is for you. And, if you like cupcakes, this episode is for you. Join Jess’ ⁠Leaders are Learners⁠ book club and dive into this book with us; join and share your thoughts through email or voice message.


Let’s Go.


Don’t miss: 
Tired of Being Tired is now out! Click the link to get your copy, + make sure to share it with your family and friends. ⁠


⁠⁠⁠Leaders are Learners!⁠⁠⁠ Join Jess’s book club ⁠here⁠, where you’ll read transformative books together. We are currently reading ‘Star For Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit)’ by Kimberly Stuart. You’ll get an additional Q&A; from the author and a space to call in and share your thoughts on the podcast!


Want to spend this summer thriving and not just surviving? Jess has got you covered! Jess has created a digital guide to help you and your family craft a summer you can all enjoy. Make a plan for the months ahead with 45 guided pages to help you along. Get the ⁠Summer Survival Guide⁠ & use code SUMMER2024 for $5 off!


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Episode 39: Star For Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit), an interview with Kimberly Stuart

With Mother’s Day just around the corner and Tired of Being Tired just coming out, we thought this would be the perfect episode to discuss all things motherhood + rest.  On this episode we brought in our friend, Anna Victorson to share what she’s experienced as a first time mom. You’ll hear Jess and Anna talk all things motherhood + rest and how this looks very different throughout the seasons of life. If you are a mom or if you are one day hoping to be a mom, this episode is for you. If you have ever asked the questions: How do we rest as moms? What is realistic? What is practical? What does this look like in different seasons of motherhood? This episode is for you. 


This isn’t Jess’s podcast, it’s our podcast!


Let’s go


Anna loves you all and wants you to know her DM’s are always if you ever want to connect: IG: @annavictorson  // Email: anna@goandtellgals.com


Don’t miss: 
Tired of Being Tired is now out! Click the link to get your copy + make sure to share it with your family and friends. ⁠

Want to spend this summer thriving and not just surviving? Jess has got you covered! Jess has created a digital guide to help you and your family craft a summer that you can all enjoy. Make a plan for the months ahead with 45 guided pages to help you along. Get the Summer Survival Guide & use code: SUMMER2024 for $5 off!

Episode 38: Motherhood + Rest

Jess’s newest book, Tired of Being Tired, just came out on April 9th, but since Summer is upon us, we thought this would be a good time to bring out Jess’s last book, Breaking Free from Body Shame. 


If you find yourself thinking you have to jump on a new fitness challenge, change your diet, or find yourself wanting to avoid the community pool for the next few months, this episode is for you. In this episode, we brought in our friend and team member, Katie Smith, to share her story of body shame + healing. You’ll hear Jess and Katie share openly and honestly about their past experiences, what they learned, how the Lord was able to carry them through, and how this one thing remains true: YOUR BODY IS GOOD.


This is for the woman who has never felt free, for the new mom dealing with a body she doesn’t recognize, and/or the woman who thought she’d conquered this issue, but it’s still cropping up. 


If you have a body and want to live free, this episode is for you.


Let’s go! 


Katie loves you all and is so passionate about this topic. If you ever want to connect and chat more with her, please do! Her DMs + inbox are always open if you ever want to connect: IG: @katiejsmithh  // Email: katie@goandtellgals.com


Don’t miss: 
Tired of Being Tired is now out! Click the link to get your copy + make sure to share it with your family and friends. ⁠


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Finish Well, Start Strong: Personal Goal Setting | Episode 118

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