Moving Forward

On this episode, Kim King, author of the book, When Women Give – The Adventure of a Generous Life, and former attorney and executive in the Law Department of Exxon Mobil Corporation, talks candidly about why she is so passionate about helping others learn how to live generously and why she believes God wants us to give to others.

There are times when goals—even the most well-planned and well-intentioned ones—slip into more of an antagonist role and instead of inspiring us, they start to make us feel like failures and want to give up.

Is this because the goal was a bad goal? Or is it because our expectations of that goal and its timeline were a bit aggressive?

On this episode, Christin Cardone McClave, the Chief Growth Officer of AchieveNEXT, a human capital advisory firm serving middle market companies in various stages of growth, chats about what goals have meant to her, personally and professionally.

Which team culture do you think is more productive: one that regularly includes positive affirmation and genuine expression of gratefulness, or one that includes minimal feedback and more tasks being given out than moments of gratitude? It's probably a no-brainer.

As a leader, you may want to be genuinely positive and grateful to your team, but if it isn't something that comes naturally to you, starting a regular practice of gratitude and creating a belonging culture might appear like too daunting of a task.

On this episode, Trina Lee, manager of the 4word Mentor Program and non-profit professional, offers simple and genuine ways that you can bolster company culture with gratitude. She also shares examples of how she has implemented gratitude into her belonging culture at work.

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How do we get gratitude in the spotlight? Is it really a practice that could negatively impact your workplace reputation? What does workplace gratitude even look like?

On this episode, Cynthia Nwaubani, a corporate banking executive from Nigeria, shares an incredible story of gratitude for where her life has gone and what she has learned along the way.

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On this episode, Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin, Senior Vice President of Ministry Impact at American Bible Society, talks about what community has meant to her throughout her life, and why community has the potential to give you a powerful, unshakable confidence.

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On this episode, Marion Medina, 4word's new Director of Programs, shares what she believes God's role is for community in everyone's lives. She also discusses how listening—really listening—to each other is the best way to build bridges in communities that might be experiencing some fractures.

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On this episode, Elizabeth Knox, founder of MatchPace, an organizational effectiveness company that helps teams work well and live well, and author of the upcoming book, Work Reimagined, talks about why de-prioritizing has been key to her making it through the pandemic workflow and shares the advice she would give to anyone desperate to add balance and boundaries to their life.

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On this episode, Dr. Mollie Bond, director of development operations for Lutheran Community Services Northwest and author of the upcoming devotional, Hopelessly Hopeful During Separation: 28 Daily Devotionals of Hope for Those Experiencing Marital Separation, shares her advice for the times when tough, life-altering decisions will need to be made in the name of giving yourself better quality of life.

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On this episode, Lisa Payne, Retired Vice Chairman and CFO of Taubman Centers, Inc., talks about the topic of generosity, especially joyful generosity. Lisa has spent a lot of time learning how best to steward what God has given her and is here to help all of us understand and practice more joyful generosity in our lives.

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When you're in the middle of (or just coming out of) a trying situation (you know, like a PANDEMIC), hearing about "financial planning" and "getting ready for retirement" might just feel like salt in your wounds. But if money was discussed more openly and confidently, many of us might have had different financial reactions and experiences during the pandemic.

The good news is it's never too late to start working on your financial planning and planning for retirement. On this episode, Judy A. Hulsey, a private wealth advisor with Ronald Blue Trust, shares her advice for planning for the future, no matter where you are in life.

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