Kathi Lipp is back with author Shannon Popkin for episode 2 of this 4-part series about comparison. Have you ever felt like you are too different to belong in a particular space? Maybe your audience isn’t as large as someone you follow on social media, or your platform isn’t as far-reaching. Kathi and Shannon talk this week about how the things that make us feel as though we don’t fit in can actually be our strengths. Instead of considering those parts of us that are different as making us “less than,” Shannon invites us to consider those differences as tools we are given to reach our intended audience. Sometimes identifying our differences can benefit our business or ministry. Listen in as the pair discusses what it means to

• Know what you bring
• Know what you don’t bring
• Know your capacity

And if you missed episode 1, you’ll want to be sure to go back and catch up.

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Shannon Popkin

Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World

Comparison Girl Info Page

Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me)

Influence Info Page

Kate Motaung (co-author of Influence)

Communicator Academy episode #116 Influence: Is it Possible to Build a Platform (Without it Being All About Me?)

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Kathi Lipp is joined by author Shannon Popkin this month for a series about comparison. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of looking sideways and comparing our progress and success to the person next to us, but as Shannon describes it, comparison is a dangerous distraction from what God has called you to do. She and Kathi talk about the tendency to compare ourselves with people we follow on social media specifically. There will always be someone on your news feed that seems to have more exposure or success than you have, so it’s important that you have tools to help you avoid the temptation of comparing your life to theirs. Listen in as Kathi and Shannon explain their strategies including:

• Revisiting your goal
• Being vulnerable
• Serving somebody

If you struggle to get past the hurdle of comparing yourself to others, you will not want to miss this rich series.

Shannon Popkin

Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World

Dannah Gresh

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Kathi Lipp is back with husband, Roger Lipp, for the fourth and final episode in this series about Profit First. In this episode, the couple explains the roles of the people they rely on to help them with their finances. Creatives are typically not in a traditional situation where they receive a regular paycheck from the same place every week or month. Often your income might be from several places like speaking engagements or book sales, and it’s important to have people on your team who understand how to manage those different sources. A bookkeeper and a CPA will make sure things are handled that may not be in your wheelhouse including:

• Keeping up with business-related purchases
• Ensuring contractors are paid fairly and on time
• Taxes (all of them)

If you’re ready to take your creative ministry from the hobby level to career, it’s imperative that you take your finances to the career level as well, and this series makes it not only doable, but easy. Be sure to revisit episodes 1, 2, and 3 if you missed one, or if you need a refresher, and comment when you’ve gotten your accounts set up.

Chris Morris, CPA

Paypal

Stripe

Venmo

Amazon

Quickbooks

Profit First

Wells Fargo

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Kathi Lipp and business/life partner Roger Lipp return for part 3 of this series about Profit First, and how the system has brought peace to their financial lives. Last week, the couple described the framework of the Profit First financial system and explained what role each of the five accounts serve. Today, they are here to tell you how their own Profit First system is set up. Roger and Kathi reveal the specific percentages of their income that they distribute to the prescribed accounts (profit, operating expenses, taxes, and owner’s draw), and give some insight into what their goal percentages are, and how they plan to achieve them. They also talk about benefits of establishing a system right from the beginning of your career such as:

• Legitimizing what you’re doing
• Giving you records to look at and make decisions based on
• Establishing healthy financial habits

Plus, the pair offers valuable advice about how to plan for unusual financial income sources like speaking deposits or book advances; or expenses like replacing a computer or attending a conference.

If you’re tired of finances being a source of stress, you can’t afford to miss this series. Make sure you listen in to episode 1 for an overview of the Profit First system, and episode 2 to learn more about the framework.

Profit First

Tonya Kubo

Cheri Gregory

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