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In part 1 of our review of Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers, we took a deep dive into how God restores our identity. In part 2, we discuss how community shapes our lives and how God can use healthy communities to broaden our perspectives whilst at the same time, narrowing our focus when necessary.In part 2, Fran and Trish discuss: The purpose of God bringing an unknown family into the lives of Michael Hosea and Angel When healing and restoration emanates from a healthy community How God uses the heart of a child to help us think the way He thinks - no malice How God co-joins people from diverse backgrounds to change our perspective And much more Speaking of community, IW Unleashed, the new community membership for mission minded entrepreneurial women has launched. Come and grow your business in a healthy business community where you'll  get help and support from like-minded entrepreneurs. Click Here to learn more.  Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

Despite the criticism - mainly by those who never read the book but have jumped on the negative bandwagon - Redeeming Love is story of how God restores us, little by little. We all want overnight transformation but as I heard someone say one day, a lot of what we call deliverance is people needing knowledge - knowledge of WHO God is. What Fran and I discuss about identity restoration from the perspective of the book is: How our identity is tainted - often from an early age - by circumstances, what we've believed about what people say about us and how the enemy confirms what we believe by what we later experience What rejection does to wound our souls Why God uses people in our identity restoration process but keeps ultimate ownership - pg 349 "Let her go beloved... would you let her hang on her own cross forever?" Why we should never underestimate the power of sowing seeds When love gets tainted and how God uses real love, His love, to restore our identity I absolutely loved recording these episodes with Fran and honestly, if you've not yet read the book, you can grab your copy from Amazon. By the way, I am not a novels person. My daughter had to beg me so many times before I relented. For her as a young person, she was grateful to learn before marriage the importance of intimacy and not just sex.  Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

If you're having trouble choosing a niche, you've probably done all the exercises that show you how to come up with your perfect avatar. Or maybe you've tried to apply a blue ocean strategy. If you've done all of this and you're still stuck, try coming at niche selection from a different angle. Identify what specific problem your market is having Go beyond fake avatars and give your niche an identity How to let your market know that you understand them How to bring clarity to your messaging so you make more sales Blue Ocean Strategy - Get your copy of the book on Amazon  Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

Whether we're writing a blog article, creating a YouTube video, posting on social media or recording a podcast, there's often a need to feel we always have to say something new.But in this episode of The Influential Woman, I'm going to break down why successful influencers keep repeating their message and why you should too. What repetition does to your reputation Getting known by your message What are you known for How to use your message as a niche marketing filter Having the confidence to own your voice IW Unleashed - The new community membership for mission minded entrepreneurial women Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

If you're feeling frustrated and feel as though it's 2022 and you should be further ahead than you are, this episode will inspire you.I talk about: What happens when we chase money Why you get distracted from your mission and how to realign with it How to access ALL that God has for us Putting first things first How to put a demand on your gift and fulfil your big WHY Come join us in our NEW Community Hub for mission minded entrepreneurial women. This is the premium link-up hub where you can connect, learn and grow with other Influential Women. We're also going to have a whole lot of fun. Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

If you feel you know you have more to give but you are frustrated with life right now, I want to show you how to unlock your potential. More than that, I want to share with you why the world needs you to wake up your potential.In this episode, I share: The meaning of potential and why it's not some 'airy fairy' feeling What your life could look like when you tap into your untapped potential Why WE need you to rekindle your shattered dreams How to bring value to the marketplace whether you're in business or you work for someone else The Influential Woman Video Podcast - The video of today's episodeStuck No More Handbook - Stuck No More HandbookThe Influential Woman Coaching Academy - This is where purposes are discovered, gifts are revealed and potential released so you get paid for doing the work you were born to do. Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

Question for you... Is this advice killing your business?This advice usually comes from those who are new to business, but they present it inside the forums I often frequent as someone who has a lot of experience. It deceives others into thinking it's the best course of action but it's also a major distraction.I've been a victim of what I'm talking about today and hence the reason I'm so passionate about it.I'm going to share with you: why it's not wrong to have a beginners mentality when it comes to tech online how to overcome roadblocks before you get to the roadblock why making this decision before you start online and you'll be less likely to get distracted some wisdom from Richard Branson that will help keep you focused people who tend to stay stuck and not produce content vs those who become messengers and make an impact The Influential Woman PinkPrint - download the FREE framework that will help you make an impact with your message Resource Mentioned In This Episode 1st Sale 2 Scale - How to build a basic funnel for free, using industry recognised software Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

Drea Lewis, a retired US Navy Veteran, is a mental health educator and advocate for veterans and military families. She is involved in a non profit called Stop One, providing education, information and awareness to both veterans and the community in an attempt to reach out to veterans who have a hight rate of death by suicide. In this Podcast we discuss: the misinformation or no information about mental health and the stigma it still holds empathy and it's part in other people's as well as our own mental health how to turn your pain into your message Jeremiah 29:11 and how we don't need a plan for His plan for us knowing the difference between what's good and what's God In this episode, we encouraged you all to start somewhere in terms of getting your message out to the masses. It doesn't have to be a big project. Remember, God rejoices to see the work begin. ~ Zechariah 4:10Get started by downloading your FREE copy of The Influential Woman PinkPrint A Couple of my favourite Drea Lewis quotes from the recording..."We're not all diagnosed with some mental health illness, but we all face a mental health challenge, just like we face a physical challenge from time to time. But we often given more credence to a physical challenge than we do to a mental challenge.""We don't need a plan for his plan."You can connect with Drea Lewis via LinkedIn.Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

As a family who has experienced the deep distress of suicide in 2018, we wanted to bust some myths about mental health and what people "think" suicidal people "look like" compared to what is going on beneath the surface that the biggest broadest laugh will never reveal.In this special episode of The Influential Woman Podcast Live, you get a glimpse into our living room as myself, my cousin, Sharron and my baby girl, Elodie talk about:  mental health awareness  Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah, but we only touch on this... our conversation goes deeper than Meghan and Harry our personal experience of suicide This episode is for everyone who has had suicidal thoughts and for the families and loved ones of those left behind after a loss through suicide.If you or someone you know would like prayer, please go to https://www.theinfluentialwoman.com/prayer. It will be our pleasure to stand in prayer with you.Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

This message of overcoming spiritual abuse is so necessary right now. And in light of recent events, I thought it absolutely necessary to bring Francesca McDowall back on to the show to talk about how we recover from spiritual abuse, especially in light of recent events. I stress, whilst we mention the exposure of the late Ravi Zacharias, this is intended only to help others avoid these situations and heal. We are all about soul healing and I encourage everyone to pray for Ravi Zacharias's family and the ministry.In this episode you'll learn: How to be spiritually aware and test the spirits according to Psalm 146:3-5 Fran's experience of spiritual abuse and how God lead her to write the book How to heal and help others heal after spiritual abuse What being an enabler of spiritual abuse looks like, even when you think you're not a participant How to ensure we don't put our guard up so much we lock out the good. We talk about what it looks like to be interdependent and not either independent, dependent or codependent.   What forgiveness looks like and why it's so necessary - even if you never get an apology The Influential Woman PinkPrint - Get your message seen, heard and out there!Look To Him - John Starnes Song I mentioned in this episode Grab a complimentary excerpt of Fran's new book - Surviving Spiritual Abuse - Hope, Healing and Restoration for Those Who Have Experienced HurtSupport the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

Today I interview Elizabeth Simington an ordained minister and single mom of one son who is now in the Military. She has a passion for helping single women and founder of ElizabethSimingtonMinistries.org.Today we discuss: overcoming perceptions of being a single mom how to ensure your children get attention they need giving yourself space to grow spiritually even when you don't have it all together seeing yourself into your future and trusting God to transform you overcoming personal doubts and issues regarding your past... let go and let God! how Elizabeth returned to the same college where she was failing to becoming a straight A student ElizabethSimingtonMinistries.org - Elizabeth Simington MinistriesThe Influential Woman PinkPrint - The Influential Woman FrameworkSupport the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

In this week's Influential Woman Podcast, I interview Vanessa Otto, who I deem to be the Queen of MLM.I confess, if I had to successfully market and manage a network marketing company or starve, I'd probably starve. But I've been watching Vanessa run her business on Facebook and she just does things naturally differently.In this episode we talk about: why so many people fail at network marketing why others succeed at network marketing how to stay motivated even during challenging times keeping your vision in focus Vanessa Otto - Vanessa's Facebook PageNetwork Marketing Secrets - Free book for network marketersGet a copy of The Influential Woman PinkPrint and workbook free. Follow this framework and begin making your impact in the marketplace. Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

In today's episode of The Influential Woman, we're going to talk about being a Kingdom Entrepreneur in the marketplace, whether that's a thing and can you make money as a Christian business woman!But more specifically, Simone Bell, author of KingdomPreneurship Unlocked, is going to talk about why she's so passionate about Kingdom Entrepreneurs in the marketplace.In this episode we discuss: What a Kingdom Entrepreneur is What it means to advance the Kingdom of God in the marketplace Whether it's right and ethical for Christians to make money Calling and we answer the question about mixing our spiritual lives with business entrepreneurship The Influential Woman PinkPrint - it's free, so go download it The Influential Woman Podcast - listen to more episodes on iTunesGet Your Copy of Simone's eBook Simone's ebook will change your perspective about doing business as a child of God. She sets the stage to set you up for success - which is what God intended by the way!. Click here to get your copy! Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

If you've ever experienced spiritual or Church abuse, Francesca McDowall's story will help you realise that there is hope and there is restoration.In this episode we discuss: What spiritual abuse is How you heal from spiritual abuse Whether you need an apology to move on from spiritual abuse The role of forgiveness in your healing process even when the person who hurt you doesn't accept responsibility and there is no apology.  The Influential Woman PinkPrint - it's free, so go download it :-)The Influential Woman Podcast - listen to more episodes on iTunesGrab An Excerpt From Francesca's Book Francesca's book "Surviving Spiritual Abuse" will be published soon, but in the meantime, you can go download a free excerpt of the book. Click here for the download. Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

How can you simplify things in your life and business that may not necessarily lead to perfection, but it's good enough for now.In this episode, I share: how my process for podcasting was killing my productivity and how I simplified the process why I no longer insist people use WordPress for their website why you need to simplify your business how million and billion dollar business owners know how to simplify their processes 1st Sale 2 Scale - Check out this resource that will help you build a simplified sales funnel in less time. Download The Influential Woman PinkPrint: http://bit.ly/iw-pinkprint2Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

In this episode, I'm talking about why now is not the time to give up. You might be feeling that things are not working for you, but there are some variables that you can control and there are those variables you can't control. You have to distinguish between the two.I'm going to use a real-life situation to demonstrate that it's not over until it's over. Don't give up now, keep your eyes directly ahead.Like what you've heard?Check out The Influential Woman Coaching Academy - This is where purposes are discovered, gifts are revealed and potential released so you get paid to do what you were born to do.Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

Introducing the new The Influential Woman Video Podcast and talking about decrees.In this episode I talk about how to decree using God's Word and how declarations differ from decrees - despite the fact that people use the two terms interchangeably.Job 22:28 says, "And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways."The other scripture I mention is Job 6:25-27 says "How forcible are right words." Like what you've heard?Check out The Influential Woman Coaching Academy - This is where purposes are discovered, gifts are revealed and potential released so you get paid to do what you were born to do.Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

In today's episode of The Influential Woman, I want to share how to remain authentic when you're telling your story.This has more to do with sharing your story with heart and passion than the mechanics of storytelling but it's what makes your story transformational.Your voice plus your story has the power to change lives and in this episode, I'm helping you keep it real by keeping it YOU.Like what you've heard?Check out The Influential Woman Coaching Academy - This is where purposes are discovered, gifts are revealed and potential released so you get paid to do what you were born to doSupport the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

In today's episode, I'm going to share with you the 7 Steps to starting an online business.This isn't the only route you can go, but for those of you who have a digital product, or would like to create a digital product, I think this is the easiest route to go. I covered the first of the two steps in yesterday's episode, but I thought there were worth mentioning again. So here we Go...SUMMARY Decide what you want to talk about  Decide WHO you're going to be talking to Your message is in your story, so tell it Let's talk solutions What systems or sales processes do you need to get started Where your traffic comes from How to make your message clearer over time Resources Mentioned The Influential Woman PinkPrint - Get the online business blueprint (pink print cos it's girlie 😊) 1st Sale 2 Scale - Create Your 1-Page Sales Funnel The Influential Woman Coaching Academy Expert Secrets Book - Russell Brunson Support the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.

One of the areas that many new marketers get stuck on is choosing their niche.Personally, I think choosing a niche can be downright confusing. And as I frequent some of the Facebook forums it's evident that some people can't decide who their niche is even after several years. So in this episode, I'm going to break it down for you and help you decide: What you want to talk about Who you want to speak to In the previous two episodes (009 and 010) of The Influential Woman Podcast, I set the spiritual foundation for success. In this episode and in the next episode, I'm going to be setting the practical foundation by giving you an overview of the steps you need to sharing your story and making an impact with your message online.If you want a head start, you can click this link to download a copy of The Influential Woman PinkPrint. I cover all the steps in there.Until next time, keep the dream alive and keep building stronger.TrishSupport the show IW Unleashed - A NEW membership community for mission minded female entrepreneurs. You've had enough of flying solo and you're ready to receive the support and the right information you need at the right time from other women in business.