Podcast 082: How to Navigate the Messy Middle (with Stephanie O’Brien-Martin)
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Do you ever feel like you’re caught between where you are and where you want to be? Are you frustrated because you see your potential, but you feel stuck in the present moment with no clear way forward? If so, you will love this amazing conversation that I have in store for you.
My guest today is Stephanie O’Brien-Martin. She is the founder of Moved by Purpose, and she coaches Christ-centered leaders and entrepreneurs who realize they need a different approach to how they achieve and succeed.
Through her life experiences, professional training and her counterintuitive way of working with people already considered “successful”, Stephanie guides people to anchor and align their lives in a new way by stepping back from the pace and pressure that got them to their current level of achievements and align with God’s plans and purposes for them.
Stephanie is a master Certified Life Coach and author of The Messy Middle: Encouraging You Through the Frustrating Gap Between Where You Are Now and Where You Want To Be. Stephanie is married, lives in the Detroit, Michigan area, and loves coffee!
Listener Q & A
Mark Revisky from the Parables that Preach podcast asks, “Making my creative life a priority is a challenge. Between my children, wife, work, and exercise, I don’t schedule enough time for my creative life.”
Episode Highlights
- Stephanie’s journey in creating her book The Messy Middle.
- The danger of being distracted by people’s success stories.
- How to deal with people who are jealous of your success (and an example from Nehemiah).
- How “rising” and becoming a more positive person will attract others with the same mindset.
- The importance of not being a negative person in someone else’s life!
- The power of “flow” vs. “force.”
Key Takeaways
- Your pain can help point you in the right direction.
- Social media does not represent reality.
- Other people’s negativity is a reflection of their state of mind.
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