by Justina Ford | May 2, 2022 | Business Mindset, Spirituality |
One of the biggest dangers of mixing New Age beliefs with Christianity is that it can severely hinder your business. After all, if you’re constantly sharing about love and abundance but using manipulative techniques to get what you want from customers or clients, they’re not likely to respond well to your message.
5 Ways New Age Beliefs Can Hinder Your Christian-based Business
1. Causing Confusion
One of the biggest issues is that many New Age beliefs are simply not compatible with Christianity. For example, some New Agers believe in being able to manifest whatever your heart desires, while Christians do not. This, alone, can create a lot of confusion and division within your Christian-based business.
If you’re confused about your belief system, then it’s vital that you take the time to know exactly what you believe and how that aligns with God (and owning a Christian-based business). Causing confusion for yourself and those you do business with can only cause more issues for both parties.
2. Creating a Distrustful Environment
When you mix Christianity with New Age beliefs, it can also create a distrustful environment. If people don’t know what you believe or are unsure of who you trust, they’re likely to be very hesitant to do business with you. This can lead to a lot of lost opportunities and revenue.
There is nothing more confusing than when you are trying to do business with another Christian-based business and everyone is confused. When everyone is on the same page spiritually, BIG things can happen. However, ALL of this is only possible if YOU are co-partnered with God in the right way. Don’t create a distrustful environment with others by confusing them with what you believe.
3. Incompatible Belief Systems
As mentioned above, one of the biggest dangers of mixing New Age beliefs with Christianity is that they are often incompatible. This can lead to taking people away from Christ versus drawing them closer. For example, some Christians may believe that Jesus is the only way to salvation, while some New Agers may believe in monism.
This can create a lot of tension and make it difficult to effectively communicate with one another. It’s important that if you’re running a Christian-based business you understand that God has ALL the answers for you, it’s just a matter of accessing your divine strategy.
4. Lack of Focus
Another issue that can arise from mixing New Age beliefs with Christianity is a lack of focus. When you have too many different belief systems competing for attention, it can be difficult to stay focused on how you truly want to run your business. Learning to focus on what God has for you and co-partner with Him will get you the results that are profitable and purposeful.
5. Encouraging Physical Materialism
New Age beliefs can also encourage physical materialism. This is when people focus more on acquiring physical things rather than using their gifts, talents, and abilities to genuinely help others. This often leads to greed, envy, and other negative emotions, which are not conducive to a successful business.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, there are a number of ways that New Age beliefs can hinder your Christian-based business. If you’re looking to be successful, it’s best to avoid mixing these two philosophies. Instead, stay focused on biblical principles and run your business in a way that honors God.
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by Justina Ford | Jan 10, 2022 | Business Mindset, Mindset To Manifest, PODCAST |
What are the reasons why you haven’t launched your business idea? I’m sure you had a variety of things come to mind when reading that question, but can I be honest with you? Whatever your answers were, they were most likely rooted in limiting beliefs that turned into excuses. And that’s okay. In this post, we’re going to talk about some of the top reasons and what you can start doing to get past them.
4 Reasons Why You Haven’t Launched Your Business Idea
1. You’re not clear on what you should be doing.
This reason always takes the top spot. Why? Typically because when you look at what the people around you are doing, it’s easy to feel like you should be doing the same thing. Suddenly, your God-given talents go out the window and you begin chasing what you think will make you successful.
To gain clarity around your calling, write down ways you naturally feel drawn to helping people. Then, add experiences you’ve gone through that could be used to help them.
2. You are afraid to fail.
Being afraid to fail is another common reason that even the most successful people go through. The biggest difference is their ability to get past that thought process and adopt a new mindset. In order to release yourself from the fear of failing is to make your mission about other people. When you are fixed on yourself, you won’t see the blessing you are meant to be to others.
Begin moving past the fear of failing by reminding yourself why you are wanting to start (or have already launched) your business.
3. You’ve bitten into the mindset that you need training and certification before getting started.
I am all for obtaining encouraging others to get certifications or further their knowledge about a certain skill set. What I don’t want you to do is become a victim of is believing you need these things in order to walk in your calling. God equips those that He calls and you don’t want to hinder that. I help my clients see the benefit in becoming lifelong students. In other words, be okay with the ongoing process of reaching your goals.
Prioritize your need for training, certifications, and/or knowledge by joining a mastermind, collective, group coaching program, or the like. Get past the idea of believing you need to have it all together before you launch your business.
4. It costs too much money.
This has always been one of the biggest lies that prevent people from launching their business idea. In this day and age, people want you to believe that you need to invest bookoos of money in order to get started. I’m here to tell you that you can launch your business idea with $0. Every platform I’ve ever used has always had some sort of free option that can be utilized until you need to and can make the investments to upgrade.
Use platforms like Facebook and a free email service to get your business idea off the ground. In the meantime, identify if you have any limiting beliefs around money (which most people do).
Final Thoughts
There may be many more reasons why you haven’t launched your business idea. And again, that is okay. Every successful entrepreneur has to start somewhere and I want to walk with you from the beginning. I want to help you identify limiting beliefs that are tied to the reasons why you believe you can’t launch your business idea yet.
Part of what I do is link arms with other women of faith in business and help navigate through sabotaging beliefs. We identify them and replace them with new truths that allow them to experience true breakthroughs.
If this sounds like something you need, then let’s chat.
by Justina Ford | Nov 26, 2021 | Business Mindset, Mindset To Manifest |
One of the most important influences on your business success is mindset mastery. This two-word combo has the power to make or break your business. That may come off a little harsh, but it’s the truth. What you think has every impact on the behaviors and tasks you do for your business. Beyond being successful, here are four other reasons why you should focus on mindset mastery.
4 Reasons Why You Should Focus on Mindset Mastery
1. Mindset mastery helps you have a healthy self-esteem.
Notice I didn’t use the term “high” self-esteem. You see, high self-esteem comes with many myths and stigmas. It causes people to flip into a chase mentality versus a healthy one that welcomes all the ups and downs encountered throughout life (and business). When you are more focused on healthy self-esteem, it becomes less about reaching some final destination and more about obtaining a level of self-esteem that’s comfortable for you personally.
2. Focusing on mindset mastery opens the door to greater confidence.
Have you ever been asked about your prices and you instantly start stuttering and sweating? You hesitate to tell the person because your fears of what they make think overpower your answer. Or, perhaps you’ve waited to put together your signature course because you believe the lie that no one will purchase it. All of these branch from different things, but they all have one thing in common – the block of confidence.
Mindset mastery will help you formulate a winning perspective that says whether this is for you or not, I am doing it because I know it for someone!
3. Mindset mastery helps you run a cohesive business that is balanced with other areas of life.
The majority of my clients are high-performing women of faith who are typically juggling marriage, motherhood and being a womanpreneur. Each of these areas come with their own spinning plates and stacked hats, making balance all the more important. Mindset mastery helps this woman visualize and walk out all of her possibilities in every aspect of life, not just in business.
4. Achieving your underlying goals is made more visible with mindset mastery.
Have you ever had goals that you just can’t seem to reach? No matter how hard you try or how much work you put in, it’s just not happening. Besides getting to the specific root of the issue, part of it is always linked to your level of mindset mastery. Sometimes there are specific skill sets missing to help you get past blocks and other things hindering your business growth. When you begin working on your mindset, you will continue to gain the clarity and skills needed to break through anything that gets in the way of your business (and personal life).
Final Thoughts
How much investment have you put into mindset mastery? It’s okay if your answer is not much at all. In fact, that is most people’s answer because it’s not something that’s always talked about. In my line of work, it is part of my mission to help the women of faith in business develop a kingdom mindset. This mindset helps women to experience more time freedom, flexibility, and execute the work it takes to experience business success.
One of the ways I do this is through my Mindset Mastery Training Vault + Inner Circle Coaching Call. On a monthly basis, I meet with a collective group of women who are eager to experience real breakthroughs and open doors they once thought were closed. I’m personally inviting you to join me! Check out all the details here!
by Justina Ford | Nov 24, 2021 | Business Mindset |
When we start talking about having a heart for God and a concept for business, we shift into what I like to call kingdom mindset for the women of faith in business. There’s something special when a woman of God uses her God-given and inspired abilities to not only change other lives but her own as well. What typically happens, though, is confusion begins to set in with understanding how to honor and serve God through owning a business. It often goes deeper than using scripture as a tagline or adding the Christian title to your business. And that’s the balance we’re going to talk about below.
How to Have a Heart for God
I want to break up this post into two main points so we don’t continue fueling any confusion. While the two work hand-in-hand, I think it’s important to visit each concept separately. As Jesus-believing womenpreneurs, we all know how important it is to delight ourselves in the Lord.
Psalm 37:4 lays it out for us plainly by showing what happens when we choose to delight in Him. There isn’t any catch and there are no hoops to jump. The key is to know what our desires are and to make sure they align with God’s will for lives. When these things don’t align, that’s when we question God and wonder why things aren’t going as we expect them to.
The truth of the matter is having a heart for God is pretty practical. We can develop this characteristic by:
- Finding peace and fulfillment in the Lord.
- Trusting that He will lead, guide, and direct you (especially in business).
- Making Him the head of all we say and do.
- Serving others to best of our ability.
Each of these are also needed to have a successful business. In fact, they can be seen as part of the very foundation and core concept. Speaking of which…
How to Have a Concept for Business
I’ve had many clients struggle with the idea of actually being a business owner. I always remind them that they are so much more because they are the co-owner of their business. You may be wondering how a co-owner can be more than an owner. When you see God as the ultimate owner of your business, then that moves you to the co-owner seat. And what better partner to have in business than Heavenly Father Himself?
I believe this is the first and most important concept for businesses to understand. This invites biblical principles to run your business versus worldly ones. Your temptations to deviate will be met with the Word of God and the desire to please Him instead of the world.
Once you understand that concept, all other ones will begin to align. You’ll begin to:
- Seek clarity around your calling.
- Be clear about your program, services, and product offerings.
- Serve genuinely and authentically.
- Stay connected and visible with your clients.
- Be confident in your decision-making and goal-setting.
These are just a few examples, but some of the most important ones to note.
Combining a Heart for God with a Concept for Business
Now that we’ve talked about the two separately, let’s look at them collectively. As a womanpreneur, you may also be a mom, a homeschooling mom, working a part-time or full-time brick-and-mortar job, or a number of other things. None of these have to hinder you in your path to becoming a woman of faith in business… let alone, a woman of faith in a co-partnered business with God.
What most women of faith in business need is accountability, mindset mastery, and brand visibility. Some of these terms may sound foreign or perhaps you’re already involved in working on these aspects. I’ll be the first to tell you that no matter how many years you’ve had a business, the workaround in these areas is never done.
It’s more of a rinse and repeat kind of cycle. You’ll gain the confidence to run a cohesive business that is balanced with other areas of life, confidently speak to your ideal client, and clearly communicate solutions.
This is why I’ve started Mindset Mastery Vault with an Inner Circle Coaching Call. I love meeting with a small collective group of women and pouring into them on a monthly basis. We tackle things that would otherwise keep you stuck in your current position and instead catapults you toward reaching your goals.
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by Justina Ford | Nov 20, 2021 | Business Mindset |
Choosing between a training vault or course, how do you know which one is your best fit? Google ways to boost your business and you’ll surely find results with courses, training vaults, coaching sessions, and the like. While all these are good things to consider, we should have a discussion about which one is actually best for you. Below, I go into detail about the differences (similarities) between a training vault and a course. Then, I’ll help you identify which one is the best choice to help grow your business.
Why choose either one to begin with?
If there’s one saying that’s proven to be true time and time again, it’s that you must get into a position of investing in yourself and your business in order to see the best return on investment. Simply put, what you pour into you and your business will eventually come out and affect your products, services, and clients.
I personally create all of my signature products and services around helping my clients reach their full potential, visibly see their next, and take immediate actions toward it. But if I’m not working on this for myself and actively walking it out, how can I genuinely help my clients? My advice to you is to start making room for business-boosting investments like courses, training vaults, and coaching sessions.
What is a Training Vault?
In a nutshell, a training vault sounds exactly like what it’s called. It is typically a vault filled with a variety of training angled around the chosen pillars of the person’s brand who’s offering it. In my case, my training vault is positioned around several key pillars with mindset, clarity, and positioning is a few.
Training vaults can also house a number of exclusive resources. For example, the Mindset Mastery Vault gives members access to 10 modules, over 12 workbooks, an inner healing and EFT tapping call, a private Facebook group, and special discounts on other programs, courses, and products.
Overall, a training vault is a good fit if you’re already on fire for your business and looking to keep it ignited. It’s also perfect if you:
- Want to move past any blockages hindering real business growth.
- Are looking for more of a short-term program/service.
- Need to make quick adjustments to your business and strategies.
- Enjoy working within a virtual group setting.
- Are ready to do the tasks necessary to bring about change in your business.
What are the benefits of taking a course?
A course may often be seen as something equivalent to a training vault; however, they can be quite different. A course, depending on the creator, is typically offered in a self-paced format. This means once you’ve purchased the course, it’s up to you to work through it. You’ll also be responsible for implementing the tools taught in it.
Unlike a training vault, which would normally give you access to a variety of topics, courses are generally geared toward one particular area of focus. The modules, workbooks, and other resources are geared toward the specific point of interest.
Some coaches offer additional perks with their courses such as one-on-one coaching, but this isn’t too common in the course world. They are usually created to provide better flexibility with your schedule.
Courses may be the best fit for you if you’re looking to boost your business in one key area. They should also be considered if/when you need to:
Final Thoughts
There are many avenues to take when wanting to boost your business and a training vault and/or course are two specific ways I highly recommend looking into. They each have their own uniqueness and depending on your current needs, one is bound to be a great fit. If you’d like assistance with choosing the best option, let’s hop on a quick discovery call!
