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**Top 1.5% globally ranked podcast** for Women in Healthcare who want to Lead Well & Live Healthier Do you want better work-life balance? Do you get stuck in patterns of perfectionism and people-pleasing? Have you always been an overachiever but never really felt good enough, no matter how much outward success you achieve? Do you want MORE TIME for the things that matter most? Well, you are in the right place! Here on the Grace filled Leader podcast, we focus on Spirit-Driven success and share the secrets to having better work-life balance as a busy woman in leadership. Here you will learn how to set boundaries like a boss, find peace of mind, and reclaim your time for the things that matter most. Hi. I’m Tanya, a wife, mom, leader and Certified Christian Life Coach For most of my life, I tried to find worthiness through achievement. I spent decades people-pleasing and pouring myself into my work. I was looking for my value through the approval of others. This led me to feel burned out, empty, and exhausted. I had no time or energy for myself or my family. I realized that I was wasting time and energy looking for validation in the wrong places. My life changed when I finally surrendered, and God showed me a different way! It is my MISSION to help you start living the abundant life God has for you! This faith-led podcast will teach you time management, self-care, soul-care and practical leadership strategies to help you navigate life and leadership, God’s way. If you’re ready to become Fueled by Grace and Find Freedom from People-pleasing, if you’re ready to MULTIPLY YOUR TIME AND IMPACT as a Christian woman in leadership, if you are ready to Live and Lead WELL, this podcast is for you! Roll up your sleeves, Sister Friends! It’s time to get after it! FREE Discovery Session: https://gracefilledleader.com/workwithme Ask Tanya a question: https://gracefilledleader.com/contact FREE Community: https://gracefilledleader.com/community FREE Resources: https://gracefilledleader.com/freebies Email: support@gracefilledleader.com
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Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Friends, we talk a lot about different tools we can use to manage our time, and today I have the privilege of talking with the queen of beautiful paper planners. Polly Payne, founder and CEO of Horacio Printing is joining me to talk about her journey from chaotic corporate life to successful entrepreneur, doing creative and God-honoring work that literally helps people dream and plan from a faith-led perspective.
Originally from the Gulf coast of Alabama, she moved to NYC to pursue her dreams, and after six years in advertising, she moved to Horatio street and began her dream to create a God-centered Planner company. She has sold over 45,000 Dream Planners around the world and raised over $73,000 to fight human trafficking through her partnership with A21. She launched her own Print School in 2022 to empower other dreamers to make their own bible studies, journals and planners! She is a big fan of empowering the next generation of creators!
Polly is such a wonderful example of the blessings that come when we honor the inner creator we all have inside and use our gifts for Kingdom work.
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
How do we know when God is speaking to us? How do we start hearing from God?
Today I am going to talk about 10 Ways to Listen for God’s Voice and I am going to take you through an exercise that I do with the women I coach 1:1 so that they can begin to receive what God intends for them. It is a very simple practice but it can be very profound.
It is important to seek God in ways that align with scripture. God wants us to know and seek him more. He wants us to live a life that puts him at the center, so that would suggest that he wants us to listen and hear from Him.
Sometimes we get too busy and life gets so “noisy”, we just don’t slow down long enough to be still and hear him. The practices we discuss today will help you to develop a biblical mindset and get into a practice of listening. I know that you will begin to hear the Lord’s leading more and more if you incorporate this practice into your daily God time.
Grab a quiet place, a journal and a pen for this one, friends!
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
Related Episode: Episode 26: Discerning God’s Voice
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Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Creating Space for GraceTM
Let’s dissect this idea of creating space for grace in our lives. Let me ask you if this scenario, or some version of it sounds familiar…
You pop out of bed or begrudgingly roll out of bed, and you are already putting out fires in your head or literally tackling issues at work or at home. You rush through your morning routine, maybe even grabbing a cup of coffee and something to easy to eat in the car as you hurry off to work. At work, you find yourself diving into the various tasks, to-do’s or issues facing you. It seems like you can never get ahead of things, can never quite make everyone happy, and life just feels like one giant dumpster fire. You skip lunch half the time to try to stay ahead of the work, you stay late more than you don’t, you have no idea what to make for dinner, and when you finally do make it home, your sensory system is maxed out and you just want to eat, sleep, and shut out the world, but who is going to do the dishes and the laundry and make a grocery list because the only thing green in your fridge is a half-rotted head of lettuce.
Boy… that just sounds like abundant living to me, eh? Not so much…
Today I am talking about how to slow down and create space in your life to allow God’s grace to be received and reflected in your life. I am sharing 4 steps that will help you start to walk in partnership with the Lord and experience the full blessing of His grace.
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Related Episode: Episode 1-Intro and 3 Steps to Finding Freedom
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Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So…. In honor of that, I am sharing a little bit about my personal journey with breast cancer and how it actually blessed me in a big way.
Even if you can’t relate to the cancer part of this story, I think the message is valuable for anyone who is currently drowning in a list of to-do’s, frustrated by all of the fires you are putting out every day, or irritated with people in your life... any way in which you are being consumed by the day-to-day challenges of adulting. It is especially applicable to those of you who are stuck in rut of being “too busy” to enjoy life.
I know this certainly is not the experience had by many, but I am so very grateful for my cancer diagnosis because it gave me a perspective that only comes when you feel like you might have far less time on this earth than you had planned.
Time is a gift that the Lord gives us, and he intends for us to live a life of abundance, prioritizing the things and the people that mean the most. Stop now and assess how you are spending your time and mental energy. Are you wasting it on tasks, things, or people that really are not the priorities God intends for you?
Friend, if you have trouble even knowing where to start when it comes to prioritizing your time or creating systems that will set you up to be more efficient and effective so that you can create more balance in your life, I would love to help you.
I am passionate about helping professional women become fueled by God’s grace and break free from people-pleasing so that they can create more time for the things that matter most. God has the power to transform your life if you invite him in. If you want to find out if Christian Life coaching could help you on that journey, jump on a free 15-minute discovery call with me.
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I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Do you find yourself getting frustrated that your spouse, your boss, or a team member is just not meeting your expectations? You think that they should just know what they need to do… it should be obvious, and if they cared they would do it!
Today I am talking about a topic that seems like it should be obvious common sense but isn’t for everyone, and probably not even most. And I am going to go out on a limb but I think it is especially difficult for us as women.
Sometimes we set a lot of expectations in our head, but we aren’t so good about clearly expressing them and truly asking for what we need. That can lead to a whole lot of disappointment and overwhelm as a partner and as a leader. I am going to share 5 tips for getting more of what you need from the people in your sphere of influence, whether that is your spouse, your friend, your mother, your leader, or the people you lead.
You need to turn up the volume if you have ever found yourself thinking or saying, “I shouldn’t have to ask…he should just know…”
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
As busy professional women, sometimes we give so much of ourselves, we don’t have much left to give in our marriages. Today we are continuing our conversation with Beatriz Vargas.
Beatriz is a globally recognized Christian marriage coach, international speaker, and host of The Grace Fueled Wife podcast, which is ranked in the top 1.5% globally. She has a BS in business management, certification in Prepare-Enrich, and is working on her Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. With 15+ years of experience coaching families across the globe, she helps Christian Wives overcome miscommunication to experience greater connection in marriage by implementing her Grace Fueled Marriage Method.
Beatriz has a beautiful story of transformation and reparation of her marriage. By the grace of God and through her fierce faith, Beatriz has seen victory in her life and marriage…a marriage that was broken but that God redeemed such that they now enjoy a deeply connected marriage and joyful life with their two children in NYC.
Today Beatriz shares more about how to communicate in a grace-giving way and prioritize your marriage as a busy Christian woman.
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Do you know what it means to be fueled by grace in your marriage?
As busy professional women, we sometimes find ourselves surviving more than thriving…existing more than enjoying life. That can become true of our marriages, too. Sometimes we give so much of ourselves, we don’t have much left to give in our marriages. Today we have such a special guest that is going to share a bit of wisdom in regards to marriage and living a joy filled life. Beatriz Vargas is my special guest host on the show today!
Beatriz is a globally recognized Christian marriage coach, international speaker, and host of The Grace Fueled Wife podcast, which is ranked in the top 1.5% globally. She has a BS in business management, certification in Prepare-Enrich, and is working on her Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. With 15+ years of experience coaching families across the globe, she helps Christian Wives overcome miscommunication to experience greater connection in marriage by implementing her Grace Fueled Marriage Method.
Beatriz has a beautiful story of transformation and reparation of her marriage. By the grace of God and through her fierce faith, Beatriz has seen victory in her life and marriage…a marriage that was broken but that God redeemed such that they now enjoy a deeply connected marriage and joyful life with their two children in NYC.
In this two-part interview, Beatriz shares a bit of her journey and the key to building healthy boundaries and marriages in partnership with God.
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Today’s topic was inspired by my morning devotional and it occurred to me that the subject matter might qualify as a ‘sneaky second cousin’ to people pleasing.
We have talked a lot about striving for the approval of others in order to be validated or somehow find our value, and how that is an empty pursuit. But I don’t know how much we have talked about something that can be a bit sneakier in appearing like a good thing as we seek to grow in our faith.
Sometimes we swap seeking to please people with seeking to please God, not from a trust and relational standpoint, but from a works and striving standpoint. We approach God out of duty more than devotion.
We don’t have to Do anything to earn God’s love. It has always been there for us. His love for us has no end and it does not grow or decrease based upon our actions. God does want us to accept his gift of salvation and live a life more like Christ, but that is because He loves us and wants us to experience all of the abundance that comes from living a life that is fully dependent on Him.
Tune in to hear more!
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Today’s topic is one that is all too familiar to me and the women I coach. In fact, a recent coaching session is what inspired this episode. As I work with women to create more time in their busy lives for the things that matter most, it is almost a universal theme that the foundation of their time management challenges comes from a deeply ingrained pattern of people pleasing, overachieving, and/or approval seeking. Success in time management truly becomes a by-product of working through the deeper issues and patterns that get us to a place of constant “busy ness”.
As I thought about some tools that I have used to break free from the limiting beliefs that result in people pleasing, the exercise I am going to share with you today is one that I do on a regular basis. It truly keeps me grounded in the present and keeps me focused on the Lord instead of the approval of others.
Today, You are definitely going to want to get a notebook and pen, or listen now and come back with a notebook and a pen for a second listen. It is very tactical and practical for every day application.
If this message resonates with you and you find yourself needing a partner in navigating patterns of people pleasing that are hijacking your time and mental peace, I would be honored to link arms with you through Christian Life Coaching. Learn more about that at gracefilledleader.com/coaching. If you just want to hang out with me here, that’s awesome too! Either way, it is my desire to serve you!!
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Today’s episode might make some of you squirm in your seats a little. Many of us tend to be overachievers, people pleasers, and perfectionists. We function at a high level of integrity and accountability. That is really great, and has probably contributed to our success by the world’s standards. But is there a point at which it is costly?
Do you sometimes get paralyzed by your perfectionism? Well, today we are talking about 3 reasons why we should be willing to accept B+ work….heck….even A- work.
As I work with women to create more balance in their lives, to reclaim more of their time for what truly matters, this is pattern of perfectionism is often a recurring theme.
We have always believed we should strive for excellence in everything we do, right? But, do we take it too far? Do you ever get stuck and almost paralyzed by your need for perfection? Do you spend so much time trying to get or keep things perfect, that you run out of time for making memories with your family, spending quiet time with the Lord, or just recharging with some rest and relaxation? Do you miss or almost miss deadlines due to perfectionism? Do you assume you or your efforts won’t be good enough for someone else’s standards? Do you stay quiet because you are afraid you might say something that will be negatively perceived or judged by others?
You are going to want to turn up the volume on this one, my friends. I know there will be some kernels of freedom for you in this message.
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
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