December doesn’t just get busy, it gets crowded. In this episode, Dr. Sheila Cornea unpacks the leadership practice of clearing the path, so you can finish the year with intention, alignment, and peace.

If you’ve been carrying emotional clutter, unfinished tasks, or decision fatigue, this conversation will help you prepare your heart, mind, and leadership for an intentional new year.

Episode Highlights:
• 00:01:20 — Clearing the path as a spiritual practice, not just strategy
• 00:03:05 — How God establishes your steps when the path is clear (Psalm 37:23)
• 00:06:00 — When physical clutter reveals spiritual or emotional misalignment
• 00:08:30 — Why hidden obstacles drain your momentum more than hard work
• 00:12:25 — The three questions that reveal what to finish, what to release, and what to realign
• 00:15:00 — The storm-debris metaphor: clarity and hope return when obstacles are removed

Faith in Action:
✨ Ask God to highlight one area, spiritual, emotional, or practical, that feels crowded or cluttered. Name it, and invite His insight.
🗣 Pray through these three questions:

What matters?

What’s missing?

What needs to be released?

Scriptures from today’s episode:
Psalm 37:23 (ESV) — “The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (ESV) — “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”
Isaiah 40:4 (ESV) — “Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.”

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In this episode, Dr. Sheila Cornea shares how intentional leadership can reshape even the busiest holiday season. With wisdom, practical strategies, and a faith-centered perspective, she walks you through the emotional, relational, and spiritual shifts that help high-capacity women stay steady, present, and purpose-driven during a hectic time of year. If you want to lead and live with intention as the season speeds up, this conversation will anchor you.

Highlights

00:00:00 — Opening: The reality of life, leadership, ministry, and family intersecting during the holidays
00:04:40 — How tone, posture, and pacing shape the atmosphere without speaking
00:06:10 — The unseen influence women leaders bring into any environment
00:10:25 —Managing expectations without guilt or pressure
00:15:50 — A word for leaders about posture and presence
00:17:10 — Invitation to the December weekly challenge to stay intentional all month long

Faith in Action

✨ Take thirty seconds between your next two holiday tasks to pause, breathe deeply, pray, and ask Holy Spirit to guide your posture.
🗣️ Choose one expectation you can release this week so you can show up with more peace and presence.

Resources

📎 December Weekly Challenge! For early details, email [email protected]

Scriptures

📖 Colossians 3:15, ESV — “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”

Let’s Connect!

Connect with Sheila on all the socials: @drsheilacornea

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In this episode, Sheila shares the personal story behind her now-famous “Just Buy the Pie” revelation and the moment she realized that holiday joy is found in connection, not perfection.

She walks high-capacity women through the freedom of simplifying expectations, choosing what matters most, and bringing intention instead of pressure into their holiday season.

If you feel the weight of holiday performance, this conversation will help you breathe again.

Highlights
00:02:20 — The story behind her “just buy the pie” moment (and how it changed everything)
00:06:45 — Why high-capacity women feel internal pressure to create Hallmark holidays
00:12:15 — The “semi-homemade strategy” and why it saves time, energy, and joy
00:17:00 — Chocolate cream pie secrets (and the Nutella cheesecake story)
00:21:40 — Proverbs 17:1 and why peace > perfection at the holiday table

Faith in Action

✨ Ask the Lord to show you what truly matters this holiday season and what can be simplified, delegated, or skipped without guilt.
🗣️ Identify one area where you’ve been holding yourself to a “homemade” standard and intentionally choose the simpler version this week.

Resources

📎 Sandra Lee’s “Semi-Homemade” concept (referenced as a metaphor)
📎 Details for Sheila’s December Challenge (announcement coming soon)

Scriptures

📖 Proverbs 16:3 ESV — “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”
📖 Proverbs 17:1 ESV — “Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.”

Let’s Connect!

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Have you ever noticed how some people change the atmosphere before they even speak?
In this episode, Dr. Sheila Cornea explores leadership presence as a spiritual fragrance: the unseen influence that both precedes and lingers after you. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 2:15, Galatians 5:25, and John 15, she reveals how intimacy with God cultivates the kind of presence that transforms environments and points people to Jesus.

This episode is for the woman who wants her leadership to be felt, not just heard.

Highlights

00:00 — The invisible power of leadership presence
04:10 — The granddaughter story and the fragrance that lingers
07:30 — 2 Corinthians 2:15: We are the aroma of Christ
15:00 — Galatians 5:25: Following the Spirit in every part of life
20:00 — John 15: Abide and carry His fragrance

Faith in Action

✨ Pause before you lead. Ask the Holy Spirit to align your heart and words with His.
🕊️ Consider what lingers. Reflect on the atmosphere you are leaving behind in each space — peace, pressure, or presence?

Resources

📎 Join The List — Weekly leadership insights and podcast updates
📎 Inspired by Dr. Sheila’s leadership teaching “Leading in Lockstep with the Holy Spirit.”

Scriptures

2 Corinthians 2:15 ESV — “For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.”
Galatians 5:25 ESV — “If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”
John 15:4–5 ESV — “Abide in me, and I in you, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
2 Corinthians 3:5–6 ESV — “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.”

Let’s Connect!

You do not have to lead alone.

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Building something with eternal impact sometimes feels both heavy and holy. In this episode, I share a personal reflection after losing several friends to unexpected deaths and how their lives reminded me of the importance of building work that lasts beyond us.

Whether you are in a season where you are doing the hard work or one where you are enjoying the fruit of your labor, this conversation will encourage you to see both the weight and the wonder as part of God’s design for your leadership.

Highlights

00:00 — A personal reflection on unexpected loss and legacy

05:12 — The weight of responsibility in God-sized assignments

10:48 — The wonder of co-laboring with God in real time

15:35 — Leaving an inheritance that is more than financial

21:50 — Stewarding the tension between weight and wonder

27:00 — Encouragement for leaders building with gutsy grace

Faith in Action

✨ Take time this week to reflect on how God is at work in both the weight and the wonder of your assignment.

Resources

📎 Join The List for weekly encouragement and practical tools: https://docshe.link/thelist

Scriptures

📖 Luke 14:28–30 — “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost…”

📖 Psalm 145:4 — “One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.”

📖 Proverbs 13:22 — “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children…”

📖 2 Corinthians 4:7 — “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.”

Let’s Connect!

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Feel like you're starting over? You're not.
You're starting with experience, time-tested lessons, and God-breathed insight.

In this episode, Dr. Sheila Cornea speaks directly to the woman stepping into something new or back into something familiar. Whether you're circling back to an old dream, relaunching after a hard season, or ready to step boldly into your next season, this conversation will remind you: God has already prepared you for what’s next.

We’ll talk about how to recognize the wisdom you’re bringing with you, how to leverage your past experiences, and how to lead from the clarity of lived-out faith.

🔍 Episode Highlights:

• 00:02:35 — Even if it flopped, you didn’t fail

• 00:06:47 — The value of both lessons learned and lessons lived

• 00:11:15 — Look back to look ahead: your history holds clues

• 00:17:02 — Identifying your greatest leadership asset

• Lifeline Reflection Tool → docshe.link/lifeline

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Feeling stretched by a million ideas?

You’re not scattered. You’re stewarding something sacred.

But when everything feels important, how do you know what to do now and what to do next?

In this episode, Sheila shares how to discern what to build first when God’s placed multiple dreams in your heart. Whether you’re choosing between starting something new or finishing what you’ve already begun, this conversation will help you make sense of the layers and take your next step with peace and purpose.

Episode Highlights

02:30 — Why vision without timing can become a pressure cooker

06:45 — Knowing the seasons of planting, watering, and harvesting

12:22 — What to do with all those ideas you’ve curated over time

17:50 — Tomato sandwich theology of God’s timing 😉

24:05 — How to identify your domino dream and nudge it into action

31:10 — Clarity comes after courageous movement, not before

36:25 — How to move at the pace of peaceful purpose

Scriptures

📖 Ecclesiastes 3:1 (ESV) — “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

📖 Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV) — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

📖 John 15:8 (ESV) — “By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.”

Faith in Action

1. Take a few minutes to list out the dreams or projects you’re carrying right now.
2. Ask the Lord: Which one is the priority for this season. Then take one peaceful, intentional step toward it this week.
3. Let me know what you’re prioritizing... I’d love to cheer you on!

Resources

📎 Join The List, my “somewhat weekly” email with faith-forward leadership mentoring: Get The List

📎 Connect with other like-minded women in the Gutsy Grace Collective (our free Facebook group): Join The Collective

📎 Got questions about The Collaborative? Reach out anytime at [email protected] or DM me on socials @drsheilacornea

Have you been the faithful one behind the scenes, helping others shine, building quietly, honoring the mission, but now you're feeling a holy nudge that it's time to step forward?

In this episode, we're talking about what it really means to move from backstage to front-stage leadership, without ego, without ick, and without apology. Because when God calls you into visibility, it's not about self, it's about stewardship.

If you've been waiting for a permission slip, this might be it.

Episode Highlights

00:01:02 — It isn’t about self; it’s about stewardship

00:05:37 — Your backstage has prepared you for your center stage

00:10:14 — When you rise, you empower others to rise also

00:14:25 — The fear of being seen as “too much” often hinders our mission

00:18:45 — You’re not stepping up for attention. You’re stepping in for impact.

Faith in Action

✨ Reflect on this: Where have you been dimming your light out of humility?

🗣 Take one small, visible step of obedience this week: share your story, your vision, or your voice.

Resources

📎 Join The List, my "somewhat weekly" faith-forward leadership mentoring email: docshe.link/list

📎 Join the free Facebook community, The Gutsy Grace Collective: docshe.link/collective

Scriptures

📖 Matthew 5:14–16 (ESV) — “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

📖 Esther 4:14 (ESV) — “For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

📖 Isaiah 60:1 (ESV) — “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”

📖 2 Timothy 1:6–7 (ESV) — “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

Let’s Connect!

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Are you sensing that God is asking for more, but you're not sure how to move forward without full clarity?

This episode will encourage you to say a faith-fueled, fully aligned yes. Sheila shares how delayed obedience can quietly stall your calling, why looking back can cloud your courage, and how a single yes can carry legacy-level weight.

If you're holding back on something God placed in your hands, this conversation will help you take that next step with gutsy grace.

Highlights:

00:01:15 — What a gutsy “yes” really looks like00:04:52 — How delayed obedience quietly drains momentum00:10:13 — A personal leadership story on courage and clarity00:15:41 — The spiritual risk of looking back00:21:30 — The ripple effect of one courageous yes00:24:58 — A personal challenge to take bold action this week

Faith In Action:

• Identify one area where you’ve been hesitating and ask: “What would it look like to trust God fully here?”

• Prayerfully take one bold, obedient step this week: write it down, speak it out, and take action.

Scriptures:

📖 Luke 17:32 (ESV) — “Remember Lot’s wife.”

📖 Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV) — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
📖 Philippians 3:13–14 (ESV) — “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

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What does it really look like to go all in on your calling—right where you are?
In this episode, we explore the faith and action behind bold obedience, even when the path feels uncertain. If you’re carrying a big God-given vision but trying to figure out the next right step, this conversation will ignite your faith to get into action!

Highlights
00:00:45 — How we're going All In!
00:03:22 — Why going all in doesn’t always mean doing more
00:07:05 — The shift from hustle to obedience
00:11:18 — Making peace with your pace
00:16:31 — How God responds when we take the first faithful step

Faith in Action
✨ Ask God, “What does going all in look like for me this week?”—then take one bold step in faith, whether it’s quiet or courageous.
🗣️ Share your next step with a trusted friend or mentor to bring accountability and encouragement into the process. If you're already in our Facebook Group, post it in there and we'll celebrate with you!

Resources
📎 Get The List -- for ladies ready to go all in with gutsy grace

📎 Join the Facebook group

📎 Listen to 'I Then Shall Live'

Scriptures
📖 Proverbs 16:9 — “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

📖 Judges 4:8 — “Barak told her, ‘I will go, but only if you go with me!’”

📖 Numbers 13:30 — “Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, ‘We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.’”

Let’s Connect!
DM me on any of the socials @drsheilacornea
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