It's time to talk about relationships, and not just romantic ones. Did you know business relationships are just as important to your life in comparison to the personal relationships you have? They are necessary. Anthony J. De'Angelo said a very simple, yet thought provoking quote on relationships: "Treasure your relationships, not your possessions." Why is it that we have grown to the place of valuing material possessions and success over our relationships? Everything is focu

So last week we dealt with our minds and our thoughts. Today, we will focus on our hearts. I can give you TONS of scriptures about the heart, and I will share a few of them with you but I want you to explore a couple questions first. What all do you know about your heart? What does God think about MY heart? Let's ponder on these questions. We use and abuse our hearts more than we would like to admit. Proverbs 4:23 is thrown around loosely these days with the "guard your hear

Have you ever heard this phrase before? "Insanity is doing the same thing but expecting different results." I've heard this before time and time again, but when I decided to focus on restoration this month, this phrase began to mean something deeper to me. Majority of the time we want to do better and do things differently, but one thing we aren't willing to change is our mind. Why is that? If our minds are restored to where God desires for them to be, our behavior is sure t

Once you've gotten into the groove of things (business, ministry, hobbies..anything really) it's very easy to get comfortable where you are. You've received the accolades, the likes, the shares, so you think "I've arrived". We can't afford to allow this to happen. Often times, the validation we seek from others can be a hindrance to our commitment. So, how do we prevent this from getting in the way? I'm glad you asked! Let's explore these statements and questions. 1. Keep you

Have you ever seen someone that you admire, or consider to be your "goals" for business, relationships, ministry etc? It's so easy to think to yourself, "Dang, they make it look easy". I'm sorry to be the one to burst your bubble, but this is far from the truth. Majority of the people that we see excelling in their respective fields have battled some of the same things us ordinary folks battle with, but their commitment to the call landed them where they are today. Do you thi

I'm sure that we all have days where we just "don't feel like it". The "it" could be starting on that term paper for your class that's due next week. Maybe it's showing up to a meeting for a team project. Or it could be simply showing up to work. We all have an "it" that we just don't feel like doing sometimes. Can I be honest with you though? (Take a deep breath. INHALE. EXHALE). You still have to do it. You still have to show up. You still have to do the tasks that are assi

February 1, 2019 marked a year since I introduced Anderson Advisory Services to the world. Over that year, I’ve gained clients and made connections but commitment hasn’t been the easiest thing. Sometimes I didn’t feel like doing the very thing that makes me happy because of being overwhelmed, and feeling pressure to “perform well”. Other times, life just got in the way so my commitment was eventually broken. I actually ended up being committed to the familiar habits of procra

As we come to a close on our monthly focus of love, I just wanted to encourage everyone that love truly does win. Most of my audience may know the familiar passage of scripture of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, but for those who don't this is what it says: "Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the

Reckless means to perform actions without thinking and not caring about the consequences of the actions. So for love to be reckless, it means loving without boundaries and conditions. The song "Reckless Love" describes the love of Christ this way because He literally didn't let anything stop Him from demonstrating His love for us on the cross. I believe that if we are TRULY called to serve in the capacity of operating in our area of business, we should have the same mentality

Because you loved me...the title of this blog came from the famous song from Celine Dion. This song was written by Diane Warren, and it turns out that this song was written because of her relationship with her father. She had fell on hard times as a teenager, and it was literally her father's love that made her want to press on. Isn't that something... Isn't this how we can begin to feel about our Heavenly Father? I was reading Romans 5 this morning, and verse 8 says that God

Steve Jobs had a quote that says "The only way to do great work is to do what you love." In hindsight, this is contrary to the typical advice that has been given when finding your purpose and profiting from it. Simply put, we are taught to have job stability versus enjoying your occupation (on an entrepreneur track or working for someone else). With the way that our economy has been over the years, some would say that it's difficult to actually do what you love and get paid t

Everyone loves the stating the cliche "stepping out of your comfort zone", but how many of us can actually say that we do it? Probably not many. I would say that I've grown to love writing since I attempt to journal everyday, but sometimes the process of getting in the groove of writing is challenging. I want to share something with you. Over the past few months, I had been feeling discouraged about my business. I didn't know what the next steps would be to promote my busines