The Heidi St. John Podcast

Are your days running you, or are you running your days? My friend Dr. Shannon Irvine is here today and Friday sharing all of her productivity and mastery secrets to help us Become MomStrong and manage all we have on our plates. BIO:  Shannon Irvine’s mission is to help others go for their God given dreams by giving them the step-by-step blueprint to go from “Dream to Launch” in a way that honors God, Family, and Values. Her step-by-step method of teaching gives a new entrepreneurs and leaders the blueprint they need to make their goals come to life! Her life necessitated that she figured out how to run her own business, get her phd, be a good wife and a the very best parent she could be all at the same time. She began a quest to study from and under the entrepreneur masters until she developed what she uses today master goals, productivity and achievement in half the time. She does this so that she can spend time with the people she loves, doing the things that make an impact in her life, and in the lives of others. Dr. Shannon Irvine is an entrepreneur and high performance achievement mentor. She is the host of the Epic Success Podcast. She is also the Founder of Mosaic Vision – a non profit tha Restores the lives of AIDS orphans in Uganda and also a Dr. of Neuro-Psychology. 5 Productivity Secrets (and how to use them to get 2 hours back a day!) (Free Downloadable Blueprint) I want you to know the 5 Productivity Secrets that will get you 2 hours back today! I also want to share with you the 3 habit mastery secrets that will make you the boss of your habits!: LIVE FREE UPCOMING MASTERCLASS: Goal & Productivity Mastery Masterclass Learn how to use the power of your brain to Master Habits & Productivity so you can Crush your goals! Taught By Entrepreneur, Achievement Mentor, and Neuro-Psychologist Dr. Shannon Irvine www.drshannonirvine.com/goalcrusher MOSAIC VISION: Restoring the Lives of AIDS orphans in Uganda Leave a Legacy -Change an orphans life forever Sponsor today!

Santa and the Tooth Fairy bring up a surprising amount of confusion in some circles.  Listen in today as Heidi answers a Mailbox Monday question:  If we’re teaching our kids to be discerning and truthful, why are we lying to them at the same time? Check out the Homeschool Resource Center Sponsored by: 

Teen rebellion is seen as a cultural norm, but Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach begs to differ. In Why I Didn’t Rebel–based on a viral blog post that has been read by more than 750,000 people–Lindenbach shows how rebellion is neither unavoidable nor completely understood.  You’ll love hearing her point of view in this two part series! Rather than provide step-by-step instructions on how to construct the perfect family, Lindenbach tells her own story and the stories of others as examples of what went right, inviting readers to think differently about parenting. Addressing hot-button issues such as courtship, the purity movement, and spanking–and revealing how some widely–held beliefs in the Christian community may not actually help children–Why I Didn’t Rebel provides an utterly unique, eye-opening vision for raising kids who follow God rather than the world. Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach is an author, blogger, and psychology graduate from Ottawa, Canada. The daughter of blogger and author Sheila Wray Gregoire, Lindenbach is an online entrepreneur passionate about challenging pat answers and daring people to live beyond the status quo. She just celebrated her second anniversary this July. Together they have a curmudgeonly old-man Yorkshire Terrier named Winston. Find her book, Why I Didn’t Rebel!

Teen rebellion is seen as a cultural norm, but Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach begs to differ. In Why I Didn’t Rebel–based on a viral blog post that has been read by more than 750,000 people–Lindenbach shows how rebellion is neither unavoidable nor completely understood.  You’ll love hearing her point of view in this two part series! Rather than provide step-by-step instructions on how to construct the perfect family, Lindenbach tells her own story and the stories of others as examples of what went right, inviting readers to think differently about parenting. Addressing hot-button issues such as courtship, the purity movement, and spanking–and revealing how some widely–held beliefs in the Christian community may not actually help children–Why I Didn’t Rebel provides an utterly unique, eye-opening vision for raising kids who follow God rather than the world. Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach is an author, blogger, and psychology graduate from Ottawa, Canada. The daughter of blogger and author Sheila Wray Gregoire, Lindenbach is an online entrepreneur passionate about challenging pat answers and daring people to live beyond the status quo. She just celebrated her second anniversary this July. Together they have a curmudgeonly old-man Yorkshire Terrier named Winston. Find her book, Why I Didn’t Rebel!

Last week in a bold, anti-parent move, the school board of Northern California’s Rocklin Academy Gateway voted unanimously to keep a policy that allows books that promote transgenderism to be read to children as young as five, but added a policy that they would warn parents before they did. Despite notifying the parents, however, the school board denied a proposal to give parents the right to pull their children out of classes that would teach the children pro-transgender education, essentially making the notification rule useless.  (Article from Red State) Many people assert that there is nothing parents can do—or that they don’t care what their children are being taught. I disagree on both counts. Listen in! Other articles by Heidi on this topic: Culture Creep and the Sidelining of Parents   Interested in Becoming a MomStrong leader in your community?

We have an incredible opportunity to live our lives knowing that our children belong to God. They are on loan to us to train to hear the voice of their Creator. Every day matters, parents! Interested in Becoming a MomStrong leader in your community?  

God has given us direction to parent with so much more than the next two hours in mind. He tells us in Psalms that we are shaping several generations at once, so parents, your parenting matters! You have the privilege of parenting your grandchildren’s parents. Wow. Let’s talk about how that works itself out in our every day lives today. Psalm 78:5-7 Deuteronomy 11:19 Deuteronomy 31:6  

Mailbox Monday: How do I know I’m saved?

Most of us hear quite a few voices in our head, am I right? Please say yes. 😉 Some voices lie and some tell the truth, and a MomStrong mom learns the difference between the voice of the Lord and the voice of condemnation. Today I’m talking about the difference, and trust me, you’ll feel lighter after this message! Scripture Writing Group Leader Application

There is only one source of true wisdom, and knowing it will change your life. The only way to be a MomStrong Mom is to know the root of true wisdom! We’re talking about that pure and gentle wisdom today as we seek to teach and love our families. Scriptures James 3:13-18   More Like this From The Busy Mom Three Traits of a Wise Believer – The Bible tells us that there is absolute truth and that it is not relative.  Walking that out in faith in our culture today requires much wisdom, but thankfully we know the One who gives generously!  Listen in today as we talk about three traits of a wise believer. Knowledge vs. Wisdom (blog post) – As parents, we should be interested in teaching wisdom first, because knowledge without wisdom leads to pride.  And pride leads to ruin. Scripture Writing Group Leader Application