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- 0:37A
- 0:37side
- 0:37hustle
- 0:38is
- 0:38supposed
- 0:38to
- 0:39help.
- 0:39It's
- 0:40supposed
- 0:40to
- 0:40help
- 0:40you
- 0:40breathe
- 0:40a
- 0:41little
- 0:41easier,
- 0:41help
- 0:42you
- 0:42catch
- 0:42up
- 0:42on
- 0:43bills,
- 0:43help
- 0:43you
- 0:43feel
- 0:44hopeful
- 0:44about
- 0:44the
- 0:44future.
- 0:45But
- 0:46sometimes
- 0:46along
- 0:47the
- 0:47way,
- 0:47it
- 0:48starts
- 0:48doing
- 0:48the
- 0:48opposite.
- 0:50You
- 0:50feel
- 0:50tired
- 0:50all
- 0:51the
- 0:51time.
- 0:51You
- 0:51get
- 0:52irritable.
- 0:52You've
- 0:52been
- 0:52pulled
- 0:53in
- 0:53too
- 0:53many
- 0:53directions.
- 0:55Yeah,
- 0:55you're
- 0:55making
- 0:56more
- 0:56money,
- 0:57but
- 0:57you're
- 0:57enjoying
- 0:58life
- 0:58less.
- 0:59And
- 0:59you
- 1:00quietly
- 1:00wonder,
- 1:01when
- 1:01did
- 1:01this
- 1:02stop
- 1:02being
- 1:02helpful
- 1:03and
- 1:03start
- 1:03being
- 1:03heavy?
- 1:05Friend,
- 1:05if
- 1:05you've
- 1:05ever
- 1:06felt
- 1:06that,
- 1:06maybe
- 1:07you're
- 1:07feeling
- 1:07it
- 1:07right
- 1:08now,
- 1:08this
- 1:08episode
- 1:09is
- 1:09for
- 1:09you.
- 1:10Today
- 1:10we're
- 1:10talking
- 1:11about
- 1:11the
- 1:11turning
- 1:11point
- 1:12and
- 1:12what
- 1:12to
- 1:12do
- 1:13when
- 1:13you
- 1:13reach
- 1:13it.
- 1:14So
- 1:14here's
- 1:15the
- 1:15question
- 1:15we're
- 1:15answering
- 1:16on
- 1:16today's
- 1:16show.
- 1:17When
- 1:17does
- 1:17a
- 1:17side
- 1:18hustle
- 1:18become
- 1:18a
- 1:18burden?
- 1:19And
- 1:20what
- 1:20should
- 1:20you
- 1:20do
- 1:20then?
- 1:21And
- 1:22here's
- 1:22my
- 1:22promise
- 1:22to
- 1:22you.
- 1:22By
- 1:23the
- 1:23end
- 1:23of
- 1:23this
- 1:23episode,
- 1:24you're
- 1:24going
- 1:24to
- 1:24know
- 1:24how
- 1:24to
- 1:25recognize
- 1:25the
- 1:25warning
- 1:26signs
- 1:26before
- 1:26burnout
- 1:27hits,
- 1:27how
- 1:28to
- 1:28evaluate
- 1:28the
- 1:28true
- 1:29cost
- 1:29of
- 1:29your
- 1:29side
- 1:29hustle,
- 1:30not
- 1:30just
- 1:31financially,
- 1:31but
- 1:31emotionally,
- 1:32and
- 1:33how
- 1:33to
- 1:33make
- 1:33wise,
- 1:33peaceful
- 1:34decisions
- 1:35about
- 1:35what
- 1:35comes
- 1:36next.
- 1:36Because
- 1:37sometimes
- 1:37the
- 1:37bravest
- 1:38thing
- 1:38you
- 1:38can
- 1:38do
- 1:39is
- 1:39give
- 1:39yourself
- 1:40permission
- 1:40to
- 1:40stop.
- 2:03Hey,
- 2:03friend.
- 2:04Ralph
- 2:04Estep
- 2:04Jr.
- 2:05Here.
- 2:05Welcome
- 2:05to
- 2:06Financially
- 2:06Confident
- 2:06Christian,
- 2:07where
- 2:07we
- 2:07learn
- 2:08how
- 2:08to
- 2:08walk
- 2:08through
- 2:08life
- 2:09and
- 2:09money
- 2:09with
- 2:09wisdom,
- 2:10with
- 2:10peace,
- 2:11and
- 2:11with
- 2:12a
- 2:12heart
- 2:12anchored
- 2:12in
- 2:12God's
- 2:13truth.
- 2:13My
- 2:14mission
- 2:14on
- 2:14the
- 2:14show
- 2:14every
- 2:15day
- 2:15is
- 2:15pretty
- 2:15simple.
- 2:16I
- 2:16want
- 2:16to
- 2:16help
- 2:16you
- 2:16break
- 2:17that
- 2:17cycle
- 2:17of
- 2:17financial
- 2:18shame
- 2:18and
- 2:19help
- 2:19you
- 2:19build
- 2:19steady
- 2:20habits
- 2:20rooted
- 2:20in
- 2:20faith
- 2:21and
- 2:21truly
- 2:22become
- 2:23financially
- 2:23confident
- 2:24Christians.
- 2:25I'm
- 2:25so
- 2:25glad
- 2:25you're
- 2:26here
- 2:26today.
- 2:27Yesterday
- 2:27we
- 2:27talked
- 2:28about
- 2:28turning
- 2:28your
- 2:28skills
- 2:29into
- 2:29income,
- 2:29you
- 2:30using
- 2:30what
- 2:30you
- 2:30already
- 2:31know
- 2:31to
- 2:31serve
- 2:31others
- 2:32and
- 2:32also
- 2:32provide
- 2:33for
- 2:33your
- 2:33family.
- 2:34And
- 2:34today's
- 2:35the
- 2:35necessary
- 2:35follow
- 2:35up
- 2:36to
- 2:36that
- 2:36because
- 2:37not
- 2:37every
- 2:37income
- 2:38stream
- 2:39remains
- 2:39healthy
- 2:39forever.
- 2:40Remember
- 2:40I
- 2:40said
- 2:40a
- 2:40couple
- 2:41days
- 2:41ago,
- 2:41not
- 2:41all
- 2:41income
- 2:42is
- 2:42good
- 2:42income.
- 2:43And
- 2:43wisdom
- 2:44knows
- 2:44when
- 2:44to
- 2:44pause,
- 2:45when
- 2:45to
- 2:46reassess,
- 2:46and
- 2:47sometimes
- 2:48when
- 2:48to
- 2:48let
- 2:48go.
- 2:49Here's
- 2:50the
- 2:50question
- 2:50I
- 2:50hear
- 2:51all
- 2:51the
- 2:51time,
- 2:52and
- 2:52people
- 2:53usually
- 2:53ask
- 2:53it
- 2:53quietly,
- 2:54almost
- 2:54hesitantly.
- 2:56Ralph
- 2:56how
- 2:57do
- 2:57I
- 2:57know
- 2:57if
- 2:57my
- 2:57side
- 2:58hustle
- 2:58is
- 2:58still
- 2:58helping
- 2:59me
- 2:59or
- 3:00if
- 3:00it's
- 3:00actually
- 3:00starting
- 3:01to
- 3:01hurt
- 3:01me?
- 3:02See,
- 3:02that
- 3:03question
- 3:03matters
- 3:03more
- 3:03than
- 3:04most
- 3:04people
- 3:04realize
- 3:05because
- 3:06the
- 3:06answer
- 3:06determines
- 3:07your
- 3:07health,
- 3:08it
- 3:08determines
- 3:08your
- 3:09relationships,
- 3:10and
- 3:10in
- 3:10the
- 3:10end,
- 3:11it
- 3:11determines
- 3:12your
- 3:12peace
- 3:12of
- 3:12mind.
- 3:13If
- 3:13your
- 3:13side
- 3:14hustle
- 3:14once
- 3:14felt
- 3:15exciting,
- 3:16but
- 3:16now
- 3:16if
- 3:16you're
- 3:17being
- 3:17honest,
- 3:17it
- 3:17feels
- 3:18draining.
- 3:19If
- 3:19it
- 3:19used
- 3:19to
- 3:19have
- 3:20energy
- 3:20for
- 3:20your
- 3:21family
- 3:21but
- 3:22now
- 3:22you're
- 3:22constantly
- 3:23exhausted.
- 3:24If
- 3:24you're
- 3:25making
- 3:25more
- 3:25money
- 3:26but
- 3:26you're
- 3:26enjoying
- 3:27life
- 3:27less,
- 3:28if
- 3:28your
- 3:29rest
- 3:29feels
- 3:29rushed
- 3:30like
- 3:30you're
- 3:30always
- 3:30racing
- 3:31to
- 3:31the
- 3:31next
- 3:31thing,
- 3:32friend.
- 3:33You're
- 3:33not
- 3:33failing.
- 3:34You're
- 3:34just
- 3:34noticing
- 3:35something
- 3:35important.
- 3:36And
- 3:37that
- 3:37awareness,
- 3:38that's
- 3:38actually
- 3:39wisdom
- 3:39trying
- 3:39to
- 3:39get
- 3:40your
- 3:40attention.
- 3:41So
- 3:41here's
- 3:42what
- 3:42I
- 3:42need
- 3:42you
- 3:42to
- 3:42hear
- 3:42right
- 3:43from
- 3:43the
- 3:43beginning.
- 3:44More
- 3:44income
- 3:45is
- 3:45not
- 3:46always
- 3:46better
- 3:46income.
- 3:48If
- 3:48the
- 3:48cost
- 3:48is
- 3:49constant
- 3:49exhaustion,
- 3:50if
- 3:50it's
- 3:51constantly
- 3:51strained
- 3:52relationships
- 3:53or
- 3:53lost
- 3:54peace
- 3:54of
- 3:54mind,
- 3:55that
- 3:56cost
- 3:56is
- 3:56way
- 3:56too
- 3:57high.
- 3:58Your
- 3:58peace
- 3:59matters,
- 3:59Your
- 3:59rest
- 4:00matters,
- 4:01your
- 4:01well
- 4:01being
- 4:02matters.
- 4:03And
- 4:04sometimes
- 4:04protecting
- 4:05those
- 4:05things
- 4:06means
- 4:06saying
- 4:06no
- 4:07to
- 4:07income,
- 4:08even
- 4:08when
- 4:09you're
- 4:09being
- 4:09honest
- 4:09and
- 4:10you
- 4:10need
- 4:10the
- 4:10money.
- 4:11See,
- 4:11I've
- 4:12seen
- 4:12people
- 4:12push
- 4:12through
- 4:13burnout
- 4:13for
- 4:13months,
- 4:14thinking
- 4:15they
- 4:15were
- 4:15being
- 4:15responsible,
- 4:16thinking
- 4:16they
- 4:16were
- 4:17doing
- 4:17the
- 4:17right
- 4:17thing.
- 4:19And
- 4:19I've
- 4:19seen
- 4:19the
- 4:20relief
- 4:20that
- 4:20comes
- 4:20when
- 4:21they
- 4:21finally
- 4:21give
- 4:21themselves
- 4:22permission
- 4:22to
- 4:22step
- 4:23back
- 4:23for
- 4:23a
- 4:23second.
- 4:25Guess
- 4:25what?
- 4:25The
- 4:25world
- 4:26doesn't
- 4:26collapse,
- 4:27Their
- 4:27finances
- 4:28don't
- 4:28fall
- 4:28apart,
- 4:29and
- 4:29they
- 4:29get
- 4:29their
- 4:30life
- 4:30back.
- 4:31Wisdom
- 4:32listens
- 4:32to
- 4:32warning
- 4:33signs
- 4:33before
- 4:34they
- 4:34become
- 4:34emergencies.
- 4:36Let
- 4:36me
- 4:37tell
- 4:37you
- 4:37about
- 4:37a
- 4:37friend
- 4:37of
- 4:37mine
- 4:38I
- 4:38work
- 4:38with.
- 4:38Her
- 4:38name
- 4:38is
- 4:38Lisa.
- 4:39Lisa
- 4:40started
- 4:40a
- 4:40side
- 4:40hustle
- 4:41that
- 4:41paid
- 4:41really
- 4:41well.
- 4:42At
- 4:43first
- 4:43it
- 4:43was
- 4:43perfect.
- 4:44It
- 4:44was
- 4:44extra
- 4:44income,
- 4:45flexible
- 4:46hours.
- 4:46She
- 4:47felt
- 4:47productive
- 4:48and
- 4:48she
- 4:48felt
- 4:48proud
- 4:48about
- 4:49it.
- 4:50But
- 4:50over
- 4:50time,
- 4:51things
- 4:51shifted.
- 4:52Clients
- 4:53started
- 4:53demanding
- 4:54more.
- 4:54The
- 4:54deadlines
- 4:55got
- 4:55tighter.
- 4:56She
- 4:56was
- 4:56working
- 4:56nights
- 4:57and
- 4:57weekends
- 4:57every
- 4:58single
- 4:58week.
- 5:00Her
- 5:00husband
- 5:00mentioned
- 5:01they
- 5:01hadn't
- 5:01had
- 5:01a
- 5:01real
- 5:01conversation
- 5:02in
- 5:02weeks.
- 5:03Her
- 5:04kids
- 5:04stopped
- 5:04asking
- 5:05her
- 5:05to
- 5:05play
- 5:05because
- 5:06she
- 5:06was
- 5:06always
- 5:06working.
- 5:08And
- 5:08one
- 5:08day
- 5:08she
- 5:08reached
- 5:08out
- 5:09to
- 5:09me.
- 5:09She
- 5:09said,
- 5:09ralph,
- 5:10I'm
- 5:10making
- 5:10more
- 5:10money
- 5:11than
- 5:11I've
- 5:11ever
- 5:11made,
- 5:13but
- 5:13man,
- 5:13I
- 5:13feel
- 5:13miserable.
- 5:15And
- 5:16I
- 5:16felt
- 5:16so
- 5:16bad
- 5:17for
- 5:17her.
- 5:17And
- 5:17I
- 5:17asked
- 5:17her
- 5:18what
- 5:18would
- 5:18happen
- 5:18if
- 5:18you
- 5:19stepped
- 5:19back.
- 5:20And
- 5:20she
- 5:21was
- 5:21honest.
- 5:21She
- 5:21said,
- 5:21I
- 5:21don't
- 5:21know.
- 5:22I'm
- 5:22afraid
- 5:22everything
- 5:22will
- 5:23fall
- 5:23apart,
- 5:23Ralph.
- 5:25Well,
- 5:25guess
- 5:26what?
- 5:26That
- 5:26month
- 5:26she
- 5:26let
- 5:27go
- 5:27of
- 5:27two
- 5:27high
- 5:27stress
- 5:28clients.
- 5:28These
- 5:28people
- 5:28were.
- 5:29They
- 5:29were
- 5:29bothering
- 5:30her.
- 5:30She
- 5:31cut
- 5:31her
- 5:31hours
- 5:32by
- 5:32a
- 5:32third.
- 5:32She
- 5:32made
- 5:33less
- 5:33money.
- 5:33I
- 5:33wish
- 5:33I
- 5:33could
- 5:34tell
- 5:34you
- 5:34she
- 5:34didn't,
- 5:34but
- 5:34she
- 5:34did.
- 5:35She
- 5:35made
- 5:35less
- 5:35money.
- 5:36But
- 5:37you
- 5:37know
- 5:37what
- 5:37happened?
- 5:38Nothing
- 5:39collapsed,
- 5:40nothing
- 5:40fell
- 5:41apart.
- 5:41Her
- 5:41finances
- 5:42adjust,
- 5:43but
- 5:43at
- 5:43the
- 5:44same
- 5:44time,
- 5:45her
- 5:45health
- 5:45improved,
- 5:46her
- 5:46relationships
- 5:47healed.
- 5:48And
- 5:48she
- 5:48told
- 5:48me
- 5:48later,
- 5:49she
- 5:49said,
- 5:49ralph,
- 5:49I
- 5:49didn't
- 5:50realize
- 5:50how
- 5:50much
- 5:51I
- 5:51was
- 5:51giving
- 5:51up
- 5:52until
- 5:53I
- 5:53got
- 5:53it
- 5:53back.
- 5:53See,
- 5:54we
- 5:54don't
- 5:54see
- 5:54that
- 5:54at
- 5:55the
- 5:55time.
- 5:56So
- 5:56here's
- 5:56the
- 5:57heart
- 5:57question
- 5:57for
- 5:58today.
- 5:59Is
- 6:00this
- 6:00side
- 6:00hustle
- 6:01adding
- 6:01life
- 6:02are
- 6:02slowly
- 6:03draining
- 6:03it.
- 6:04And
- 6:04see,
- 6:04that's
- 6:05the
- 6:05question
- 6:05we're
- 6:05sitting
- 6:06with
- 6:06for
- 6:06a
- 6:06minute,
- 6:07because
- 6:07the
- 6:07answer
- 6:08tells
- 6:08you
- 6:08what
- 6:08to
- 6:08do
- 6:09next.
- 6:10So
- 6:10let's
- 6:10walk
- 6:11through
- 6:11this
- 6:11together.
- 6:11I'm
- 6:12going
- 6:12to
- 6:12give
- 6:12you
- 6:12what
- 6:13I
- 6:13saw
- 6:13as
- 6:13seven
- 6:14signs
- 6:14that
- 6:14a
- 6:15side
- 6:15hustle
- 6:15has
- 6:15become
- 6:16a
- 6:16burden.
- 6:16But
- 6:17bigger
- 6:17than
- 6:17that,
- 6:17what
- 6:18to
- 6:18do
- 6:18about
- 6:18each
- 6:18one.
- 6:19Here's
- 6:19the
- 6:20first
- 6:20sign.
- 6:21Chronic
- 6:21exhaustion.
- 6:23Occasional
- 6:23tiredness
- 6:24is
- 6:24normal.
- 6:24As
- 6:24I'm
- 6:25recording
- 6:25this
- 6:25right
- 6:25now,
- 6:25it's
- 6:26been
- 6:26a
- 6:26long
- 6:26morning
- 6:26already.
- 6:27I'm
- 6:27a
- 6:27little
- 6:27bit
- 6:27tired.
- 6:28We
- 6:28all
- 6:28have
- 6:29long
- 6:29days.
- 6:30But
- 6:30if
- 6:30you're
- 6:31exhausted
- 6:31all
- 6:31the
- 6:32time,
- 6:32if
- 6:32you
- 6:32wake
- 6:33up
- 6:33tired,
- 6:33go
- 6:33through
- 6:34the
- 6:34day
- 6:34tired
- 6:34and
- 6:35go
- 6:35to
- 6:35bed
- 6:35tired,
- 6:36that's
- 6:36not
- 6:36normal.
- 6:37That's
- 6:38your
- 6:38body
- 6:38telling
- 6:38you
- 6:38something.
- 6:39If
- 6:40you're
- 6:40feeling
- 6:40that
- 6:40right
- 6:41now,
- 6:41here's
- 6:41what
- 6:41I
- 6:41want
- 6:41you
- 6:41to
- 6:42do.
- 6:42Ask
- 6:42yourself
- 6:42this.
- 6:43When
- 6:43was
- 6:43the
- 6:44last
- 6:44time
- 6:44I
- 6:44felt
- 6:45rested?
- 6:46If
- 6:47you
- 6:47can't
- 6:47remember,
- 6:48something
- 6:48needs
- 6:48to
- 6:49change.
- 6:50Maybe
- 6:50it's
- 6:50scaling
- 6:51back
- 6:51hours.
- 6:52Maybe
- 6:52it's
- 6:53taking
- 6:53a
- 6:53week
- 6:53off.
- 6:53Maybe
- 6:54it's
- 6:54stopping
- 6:54altogether.
- 6:56Your
- 6:56body
- 6:56speaks
- 6:57wisdom.
- 6:57Listen
- 6:57to
- 6:58it.
- 6:58I
- 6:58did
- 6:58the
- 6:58same
- 6:58thing
- 6:59yesterday.
- 6:59I
- 7:00had
- 7:00a
- 7:00long
- 7:00week,
- 7:01a
- 7:01long
- 7:01Saturday
- 7:02doing
- 7:02show
- 7:02prep.
- 7:03And
- 7:03yesterday
- 7:03at
- 7:04lunchtime,
- 7:04I
- 7:04said
- 7:04to
- 7:05myself,
- 7:05I
- 7:05need
- 7:06to
- 7:06rest.
- 7:07Got
- 7:08myself
- 7:08ready
- 7:08for
- 7:09the
- 7:09rest
- 7:09of
- 7:09the
- 7:09day,
- 7:09got
- 7:10in
- 7:10my
- 7:10easy
- 7:10chair
- 7:11and
- 7:11I
- 7:11took
- 7:11a
- 7:12nap.
- 7:13It's
- 7:13what
- 7:13I
- 7:13needed
- 7:14at
- 7:14the
- 7:14time
- 7:15because
- 7:15I
- 7:15was
- 7:16feeling
- 7:17without
- 7:17rest.
- 7:18That's
- 7:18the
- 7:18first
- 7:18sign.
- 7:19Here's
- 7:19sign
- 7:19two.
- 7:20Loss
- 7:21of
- 7:21joy.
- 7:22I'm
- 7:23not
- 7:23telling
- 7:23you
- 7:23that
- 7:23work
- 7:23needs
- 7:24to
- 7:24be
- 7:24fun
- 7:24every
- 7:24single
- 7:25day.
- 7:25But
- 7:26it
- 7:26also
- 7:26shouldn't
- 7:26be
- 7:27soul
- 7:27crushing
- 7:27either.
- 7:28If
- 7:29you
- 7:29used
- 7:29to
- 7:29enjoy
- 7:29your
- 7:30side
- 7:30hustle,
- 7:30or
- 7:31at
- 7:31least
- 7:31you
- 7:31didn't
- 7:31mind
- 7:31it.
- 7:32Remember
- 7:32I
- 7:32mentioned
- 7:32that
- 7:32the
- 7:32other
- 7:32day?
- 7:33But
- 7:33now
- 7:34you
- 7:34dread
- 7:34it.
- 7:35That's
- 7:36information
- 7:36again.
- 7:37If
- 7:37you're
- 7:38feeling
- 7:38this
- 7:38way,
- 7:38ask
- 7:38yourself
- 7:39what
- 7:39changed?
- 7:40Maybe
- 7:41the
- 7:41work
- 7:41itself
- 7:41changed.
- 7:42Maybe
- 7:43your
- 7:43season
- 7:43of
- 7:43life
- 7:44changed.
- 7:45Joy
- 7:45disappearing
- 7:46is
- 7:46a
- 7:46signal
- 7:47worth
- 7:47paying
- 7:48attention
- 7:48to.
- 7:49Here's
- 7:49sign
- 7:50number
- 7:50three.
- 7:50And
- 7:51watch
- 7:51out
- 7:51for
- 7:51this
- 7:52one.
- 7:52Strain
- 7:53relationships.
- 7:55This
- 7:55is
- 7:55often
- 7:55the
- 7:55first
- 7:56place
- 7:56the
- 7:56cracks
- 7:56show
- 7:57up.
- 7:58Do
- 7:58you
- 7:58find
- 7:58yourself
- 7:58with
- 7:59short
- 7:59temper?
- 8:00Missed
- 8:00moments
- 8:01with
- 8:01your
- 8:01wife
- 8:02or
- 8:02your
- 8:02husband
- 8:02or
- 8:02your
- 8:03kids?
- 8:03Constant
- 8:04distraction
- 8:04when
- 8:05you're
- 8:05supposed
- 8:05to
- 8:05be
- 8:05present?
- 8:07I'm
- 8:07going
- 8:07to
- 8:07say
- 8:07something
- 8:08kind
- 8:08of
- 8:08harsh
- 8:08when
- 8:08I
- 8:09say
- 8:09it
- 8:09out
- 8:09of
- 8:09love.
- 8:10Your
- 8:10family
- 8:11shouldn't
- 8:11have
- 8:11to
- 8:11compete
- 8:12with
- 8:12your
- 8:12side
- 8:12hustle
- 8:12for
- 8:13your
- 8:13attention.
- 8:14If
- 8:14you
- 8:14find
- 8:15yourself
- 8:15here,
- 8:15here's
- 8:16what
- 8:16I
- 8:16want
- 8:16you
- 8:16to
- 8:16ask
- 8:17someone
- 8:17you
- 8:17trust.
- 8:18And
- 8:18it's
- 8:18got
- 8:18to
- 8:18be
- 8:19someone
- 8:19you
- 8:20better
- 8:20trust
- 8:20them.
- 8:21Have
- 8:21I
- 8:21been
- 8:22different
- 8:22lately?
- 8:23And
- 8:24once
- 8:24you
- 8:24ask
- 8:24that
- 8:25question,
- 8:25be
- 8:25quiet
- 8:26for
- 8:26a
- 8:26second
- 8:26and
- 8:27listen.
- 8:27I'm
- 8:27talking
- 8:27about
- 8:27really
- 8:28listen
- 8:28to
- 8:28what
- 8:28they
- 8:28say.
- 8:29Because
- 8:29you
- 8:29might
- 8:29not
- 8:29want
- 8:29to
- 8:29hear
- 8:30what
- 8:30they
- 8:30have
- 8:30to
- 8:30say,
- 8:30but
- 8:31you
- 8:31need
- 8:31to
- 8:31hear
- 8:31it.
- 8:32If
- 8:32your
- 8:33relationships
- 8:33are
- 8:34suffering.
- 8:35The
- 8:35income
- 8:36isn't
- 8:36worth
- 8:37it.
- 8:38It's
- 8:38not
- 8:39worth
- 8:39life.
- 8:40Losing
- 8:40your
- 8:40relationships.
- 8:42Here's
- 8:42sign
- 8:42number
- 8:43four.
- 8:44You're
- 8:44making
- 8:44money,
- 8:45but
- 8:45you're
- 8:46losing
- 8:46peace.
- 8:46Now
- 8:47this
- 8:47is
- 8:47a
- 8:47tricky
- 8:47one
- 8:48because
- 8:48the
- 8:49money
- 8:49is
- 8:49real.
- 8:49You
- 8:49can
- 8:50put
- 8:50it
- 8:50in
- 8:50your
- 8:50hands.
- 8:50It's
- 8:50helping
- 8:51you.
- 8:51It's
- 8:52giving
- 8:52you
- 8:52margin,
- 8:53it's
- 8:53saving,
- 8:53it's
- 8:54paying
- 8:54down
- 8:54debt.
- 8:55But
- 8:55so
- 8:56is
- 8:56stress.
- 8:57So
- 8:57is
- 8:57anxiety.
- 8:58So
- 8:58is
- 8:59the
- 8:59constant
- 8:59feeling
- 9:00of
- 9:00being
- 9:00behind.
- 9:01Here's
- 9:01what
- 9:02I
- 9:02want
- 9:02you
- 9:02to
- 9:02do.
- 9:03Evaluate
- 9:04profit
- 9:04versus
- 9:05cost.
- 9:05Not
- 9:05just
- 9:05financially,
- 9:06but,
- 9:06but
- 9:06emotionally.
- 9:07In
- 9:07accounting
- 9:07terms,
- 9:08we
- 9:08call
- 9:08this
- 9:08cost
- 9:09benefit
- 9:09analysis.
- 9:10It's
- 9:11something
- 9:11you
- 9:11absolutely
- 9:12have
- 9:12to
- 9:12do.
- 9:13Ask
- 9:13yourself,
- 9:13is
- 9:14the
- 9:14money
- 9:14I'm
- 9:15making
- 9:15worth
- 9:15the
- 9:16piece
- 9:16I'm
- 9:17losing?
- 9:18And
- 9:18be
- 9:18honest
- 9:19with
- 9:19yourself.
- 9:20Again,
- 9:21not
- 9:21a
- 9:21comfortable
- 9:21conversation,
- 9:22but
- 9:23one
- 9:23you
- 9:23need
- 9:23to
- 9:23have.
- 9:24Here's
- 9:24sign
- 9:25number
- 9:25five.
- 9:26You
- 9:26feel
- 9:26guilty
- 9:27all
- 9:27the
- 9:27time.
- 9:28You
- 9:28feel
- 9:28guilty
- 9:29when
- 9:29you're
- 9:29working
- 9:30because
- 9:30you're
- 9:30not
- 9:30with
- 9:31your
- 9:31family.
- 9:31You
- 9:32feel
- 9:32guilty
- 9:32when
- 9:32you're
- 9:33with
- 9:33your
- 9:33family
- 9:33because
- 9:34you're
- 9:34not
- 9:34working.
- 9:35That
- 9:35kind
- 9:36of
- 9:36constant
- 9:36guilt
- 9:37is
- 9:37exhausting.
- 9:38And
- 9:38guess
- 9:38what?
- 9:38It's
- 9:39unsustainable.
- 9:40You're
- 9:40not
- 9:40going
- 9:40to
- 9:40be
- 9:41able
- 9:41to
- 9:41keep
- 9:41that
- 9:41pace.
- 9:42Here's
- 9:43what
- 9:43I
- 9:43want
- 9:43you
- 9:43to
- 9:43do.
- 9:44Ask
- 9:44yourself,
- 9:45what
- 9:45would
- 9:45it
- 9:45take
- 9:45for
- 9:46me
- 9:46to
- 9:46feel
- 9:46okay
- 9:47again?
- 9:48Just
- 9:48that.
- 9:49What
- 9:49would
- 9:49it
- 9:49take
- 9:50for
- 9:50me
- 9:50to
- 9:50feel
- 9:51okay
- 9:51again?
- 9:51Because
- 9:52sometimes
- 9:52the
- 9:52answer
- 9:53is
- 9:53just
- 9:53boundaries
- 9:54and
- 9:55sometimes
- 9:56it's
- 9:56stopping
- 9:58but
- 9:58continuing
- 9:59in
- 9:59constant
- 9:59guilt
- 10:00is.
- 10:00Is
- 10:00not
- 10:01the
- 10:01answer.
- 10:02Here's
- 10:02sign
- 10:03number
- 10:03six.
- 10:04You
- 10:04can't
- 10:05remember
- 10:05the
- 10:06last
- 10:06time
- 10:06you
- 10:06truly
- 10:07rested.
- 10:08And
- 10:09see,
- 10:09rest
- 10:09isn't
- 10:10laziness.
- 10:10A
- 10:11lot
- 10:11of
- 10:11people
- 10:11say,
- 10:11well,
- 10:11if
- 10:11I'm
- 10:11resting,
- 10:12I'm
- 10:12lazy.
- 10:13We've
- 10:13been
- 10:13trained
- 10:14to
- 10:14that.
- 10:14Our
- 10:14parents,
- 10:15our
- 10:15grandparents,
- 10:16people
- 10:16around
- 10:17us
- 10:17trained
- 10:17us
- 10:17into
- 10:17that
- 10:18false
- 10:18belief.
- 10:19But
- 10:20rest
- 10:20is
- 10:20actually
- 10:21stewardship
- 10:22if
- 10:22you
- 10:22can't
- 10:22remember
- 10:23the
- 10:23last
- 10:23time
- 10:23you
- 10:23had
- 10:24a
- 10:24full
- 10:24day
- 10:24off,
- 10:24a
- 10:25day
- 10:25you
- 10:25weren't
- 10:25working,
- 10:26planning
- 10:26or
- 10:26thinking
- 10:27about
- 10:27work.
- 10:27So
- 10:28something's
- 10:28wrong.
- 10:28I
- 10:29recognized
- 10:29this
- 10:29yesterday
- 10:30in
- 10:30myself
- 10:31as
- 10:31I
- 10:31record
- 10:32this.
- 10:32Right
- 10:32now
- 10:32I'm
- 10:33thinking
- 10:33about
- 10:33this
- 10:33one.
- 10:35Here's
- 10:35what
- 10:35I
- 10:35want
- 10:35you
- 10:35to
- 10:36do.
- 10:36And
- 10:37it's
- 10:37going
- 10:37to
- 10:37sound
- 10:37crazy.
- 10:38Schedule
- 10:38the
- 10:38rest.
- 10:39Literally
- 10:40put
- 10:40it
- 10:40on
- 10:40your
- 10:40calendar
- 10:41and
- 10:41treat
- 10:42it
- 10:42as
- 10:42a
- 10:42non
- 10:42negotiable,
- 10:43as
- 10:43a
- 10:43client
- 10:43meeting.
- 10:44You
- 10:44don't
- 10:44miss
- 10:44client
- 10:44meetings,
- 10:45don't
- 10:45miss
- 10:45your
- 10:45rest.
- 10:47And
- 10:47if
- 10:47your
- 10:47side
- 10:48hustle
- 10:48doesn't
- 10:48allow
- 10:48you
- 10:49to
- 10:49rest,
- 10:49it's
- 10:50taking
- 10:50too
- 10:50much
- 10:51and
- 10:51you're
- 10:51going
- 10:51to
- 10:52burn
- 10:52out.
- 10:53And
- 10:53here's
- 10:54sign
- 10:54number
- 10:54seven.
- 10:55You're
- 10:56not
- 10:56sure
- 10:56why
- 10:56you're
- 10:57still
- 10:57doing
- 10:57it.
- 10:58Remember
- 10:58I
- 10:58talked
- 10:58about
- 10:58this
- 10:59a
- 10:59few
- 10:59days
- 10:59ago.
- 10:59You
- 10:59Got
- 11:00to
- 11:00know
- 11:00your
- 11:00why.
- 11:01But
- 11:01you
- 11:01also
- 11:01have
- 11:02to
- 11:02know
- 11:02why
- 11:02you're
- 11:03still
- 11:03doing
- 11:03it.
- 11:04Because
- 11:04maybe
- 11:04you
- 11:04started
- 11:05it
- 11:05for
- 11:05a
- 11:05specific
- 11:06reason.
- 11:06Maybe
- 11:07you
- 11:07were
- 11:07up
- 11:07to
- 11:07your
- 11:07eyes
- 11:08in
- 11:08debt.
- 11:08You
- 11:08wanted
- 11:09to
- 11:09pay
- 11:09off
- 11:09debt.
- 11:09Maybe
- 11:10you
- 11:10wanted
- 11:10to
- 11:10build
- 11:10an
- 11:11emergency
- 11:11fund.
- 11:11Maybe
- 11:12you
- 11:12wanted
- 11:12to
- 11:12cover
- 11:13some
- 11:13specific
- 11:13expense.
- 11:15But
- 11:15now,
- 11:15if
- 11:15you're
- 11:15being
- 11:16honest,
- 11:16you
- 11:16hit
- 11:16the
- 11:16goal.
- 11:17Or
- 11:17maybe
- 11:17your
- 11:18circumstances
- 11:18have
- 11:18changed
- 11:19and
- 11:19you're
- 11:20still
- 11:20hustling
- 11:21out
- 11:21of
- 11:21a
- 11:21habit
- 11:22or
- 11:22out
- 11:22of
- 11:22fear.
- 11:23Or
- 11:23maybe
- 11:23you
- 11:23had
- 11:23lifestyle
- 11:24craving.
- 11:24We
- 11:24talked
- 11:24about
- 11:25that
- 11:25the
- 11:25other
- 11:25day
- 11:25too.
- 11:27Here's
- 11:27what
- 11:27I
- 11:27want
- 11:27you
- 11:27to
- 11:27do.
- 11:28Ask
- 11:28yourself,
- 11:29why
- 11:29am
- 11:29I
- 11:29still
- 11:30doing
- 11:30this?
- 11:31It
- 11:31starts
- 11:32there.
- 11:32Why
- 11:32am
- 11:33I
- 11:33still
- 11:33doing
- 11:34this?
- 11:34And
- 11:34if
- 11:35you
- 11:35don't
- 11:35have
- 11:35a
- 11:35clear
- 11:35answer,
- 11:36if
- 11:36you
- 11:36don't
- 11:36have
- 11:36an
- 11:36answer
- 11:36right
- 11:37away,
- 11:37it
- 11:38might
- 11:38be
- 11:38time
- 11:38to
- 11:38stop.
- 11:39Because
- 11:40seasons
- 11:40change.
- 11:42And
- 11:42it's
- 11:42okay
- 11:42to
- 11:43let
- 11:43go
- 11:43of
- 11:43what
- 11:43worked
- 11:43before.
- 11:44That's
- 11:44not
- 11:45working
- 11:45now.
- 11:46Let's
- 11:46anchor
- 11:46this
- 11:47in
- 11:47truth.
- 11:47Let's
- 11:48look
- 11:48at
- 11:48Ecclesiastes,
- 11:49chapter
- 11:494,
- 11:49verse
- 11:506.
- 11:51Better
- 11:51one
- 11:51handful
- 11:52with
- 11:52tranquility
- 11:53than
- 11:53two
- 11:54handfuls
- 11:54with
- 11:55toil
- 11:55and
- 11:55chasing
- 11:56after
- 11:56the
- 11:56wind.
- 11:57What
- 11:57a
- 11:57beautiful
- 11:58verse
- 11:58today.
- 11:59More
- 12:00isn't
- 12:00always
- 12:01better.
- 12:02And
- 12:02it's
- 12:03taken
- 12:03me
- 12:03a
- 12:03long
- 12:03time.
- 12:04I'm
- 12:0453
- 12:04years
- 12:04old.
- 12:05I'm
- 12:05just
- 12:05now
- 12:05embracing
- 12:06that
- 12:07Sometimes
- 12:08less
- 12:08with
- 12:08peace
- 12:09is
- 12:10the
- 12:10wiser
- 12:11choice.
- 12:12See,
- 12:12God
- 12:12doesn't
- 12:13call
- 12:13you
- 12:13to
- 12:13constant
- 12:14striving,
- 12:15but
- 12:15what
- 12:15he
- 12:15does
- 12:16call
- 12:16you
- 12:16to
- 12:16is
- 12:16faithful
- 12:17stewardship.
- 12:18And
- 12:19sometimes
- 12:20stewardship
- 12:20means
- 12:21protecting
- 12:21your
- 12:22peace.
- 12:23So
- 12:23here's
- 12:24your
- 12:24action
- 12:24step
- 12:24for
- 12:25today.
- 12:25It's
- 12:25simple,
- 12:25but
- 12:26it
- 12:26is
- 12:26super
- 12:27important.
- 12:27I
- 12:27want
- 12:28you
- 12:28to
- 12:28evaluate
- 12:29your
- 12:29side
- 12:29hustle
- 12:30honestly.
- 12:30Ask
- 12:31yourself
- 12:31this
- 12:31question
- 12:32and
- 12:32it's
- 12:33really
- 12:33this
- 12:33simple.
- 12:33Does
- 12:34this
- 12:34bring
- 12:34peace
- 12:35or
- 12:35does
- 12:35it
- 12:36bring
- 12:36pressure?
- 12:37And
- 12:38I
- 12:38want
- 12:38you
- 12:38to
- 12:38write
- 12:38down
- 12:38your
- 12:39answer.
- 12:39Don't
- 12:39edit
- 12:39it.
- 12:40Don't
- 12:40justify.
- 12:40Just
- 12:41write
- 12:41what's
- 12:41true.
- 12:42Write
- 12:43that
- 12:43down
- 12:43and
- 12:43ask
- 12:43yourself,
- 12:44what's
- 12:44one
- 12:44thing
- 12:45I
- 12:45could
- 12:45change
- 12:45to
- 12:45make
- 12:46this
- 12:46better?
- 12:47For
- 12:47some
- 12:48of
- 12:48you,
- 12:48maybe
- 12:48you
- 12:48got
- 12:48to
- 12:48set
- 12:48a
- 12:49boundary.
- 12:49I
- 12:49can't
- 12:49do
- 12:50this.
- 12:50So
- 12:50many
- 12:50hours.
- 12:50Maybe
- 12:51you
- 12:51got
- 12:51to
- 12:51cut
- 12:51those
- 12:51hours.
- 12:53Or
- 12:53maybe
- 12:54you
- 12:54just
- 12:54have
- 12:54to
- 12:55walk
- 12:55away
- 12:55entirely
- 12:56from
- 12:56it.
- 12:57But
- 12:57let
- 12:57truth
- 12:58lead
- 12:58the
- 12:58next
- 12:58step.
- 12:59Let's
- 13:00pray
- 13:00together.
- 13:01Lord,
- 13:01thank
- 13:02you
- 13:02for
- 13:02the
- 13:02opportunity
- 13:03to
- 13:03work
- 13:03and
- 13:03provide.
- 13:04But
- 13:04help
- 13:05us
- 13:05remember
- 13:05that
- 13:05you
- 13:05care
- 13:06about
- 13:06more
- 13:06than
- 13:06just
- 13:07our
- 13:07income.
- 13:08You
- 13:08care
- 13:08about
- 13:08our
- 13:09well
- 13:09being,
- 13:10you
- 13:10care
- 13:10about
- 13:10our
- 13:11relationships,
- 13:12and
- 13:12you
- 13:12care
- 13:13about
- 13:13our
- 13:13peace.
- 13:14Give
- 13:15us
- 13:15wisdom
- 13:15to
- 13:15know
- 13:16when
- 13:16to
- 13:16push
- 13:16forward
- 13:17and
- 13:17when
- 13:17to
- 13:17pull
- 13:18back.
- 13:18Lord,
- 13:18help
- 13:18us
- 13:18choose
- 13:19peace
- 13:19without
- 13:20fear
- 13:21and
- 13:21without
- 13:21guilt.
- 13:22And
- 13:23remind
- 13:23us
- 13:23that
- 13:23our
- 13:23worth
- 13:24doesn't
- 13:24come
- 13:24from
- 13:24how
- 13:24much
- 13:25we
- 13:25produce,
- 13:26it
- 13:26comes
- 13:27from
- 13:27you.
- 13:28We
- 13:28ask
- 13:28this
- 13:29in
- 13:29Jesus
- 13:29name.
- 13:30Amen,
- 13:31friend.
- 13:32If
- 13:32you're
- 13:32feeling
- 13:32stretched
- 13:33thin,
- 13:33if
- 13:34you're
- 13:34trying
- 13:34to
- 13:34figure
- 13:35out
- 13:35whether
- 13:35to
- 13:35keep
- 13:35going
- 13:35or
- 13:36just
- 13:36let
- 13:36go,
- 13:36you
- 13:37don't
- 13:37have
- 13:37to
- 13:37sort
- 13:37this
- 13:38out
- 13:38alone.
- 13:39The
- 13:39financially
- 13:39confident
- 13:40Christian
- 13:40community
- 13:40is
- 13:41a
- 13:41safe
- 13:41place
- 13:41to
- 13:41ask
- 13:42those
- 13:42hard
- 13:42questions
- 13:43without
- 13:43judgment,
- 13:45one
- 13:45member
- 13:45said
- 13:45recently,
- 13:46I
- 13:46was
- 13:46drowned
- 13:47in
- 13:47my
- 13:47side
- 13:47hustle,
- 13:48Ralph.
- 13:49But
- 13:49people
- 13:49who
- 13:50helped
- 13:50me
- 13:50see
- 13:50I
- 13:51didn't
- 13:51have
- 13:51to
- 13:51keep
- 13:51pushing.
- 13:52They
- 13:53gave
- 13:53me
- 13:53permission
- 13:53to
- 13:54step
- 13:54back
- 13:55and
- 13:55my
- 13:55life
- 13:55is
- 13:56so
- 13:56much
- 13:56better
- 13:57now.
- 13:58You
- 13:58can
- 13:58do
- 13:58that
- 13:59same
- 13:59thing
- 13:59today,
- 13:59friend.
- 14:00Join
- 14:00us
- 14:01at
- 14:01financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join
- 14:05financiallyconfidentchristian.com/Join
- 14:09support
- 14:09and
- 14:09clarity
- 14:10are
- 14:10waiting
- 14:10for
- 14:10you
- 14:10there,
- 14:12friend.
- 14:12God
- 14:13never
- 14:13asks
- 14:13you
- 14:13to
- 14:14sacrifice
- 14:14your
- 14:14well
- 14:14being
- 14:15on
- 14:15the
- 14:15altar
- 14:15of
- 14:16hustle.
- 14:16He
- 14:17doesn't
- 14:17measure
- 14:17your
- 14:18faithfulness
- 14:18by
- 14:19how
- 14:19exhausted
- 14:20you
- 14:20are.
- 14:21Sometimes
- 14:21the
- 14:22most
- 14:22faithful
- 14:22thing
- 14:22you
- 14:23can
- 14:23do
- 14:23is
- 14:23rest
- 14:25stop
- 14:26and
- 14:26protect
- 14:27what
- 14:27matters
- 14:27most.
- 14:29And
- 14:29tomorrow
- 14:29we're
- 14:30going
- 14:30to
- 14:30follow
- 14:30up
- 14:30with
- 14:30that.
- 14:30We're
- 14:30going
- 14:30to
- 14:31talk
- 14:31about
- 14:31how
- 14:31you
- 14:31can
- 14:31grow
- 14:32income
- 14:32without
- 14:32burning
- 14:33out.
- 14:33That
- 14:33is
- 14:33going
- 14:33to
- 14:34be
- 14:34one
- 14:34you
- 14:34got
- 14:34to
- 14:35hear.
- 14:36And
- 14:36if
- 14:36this
- 14:36episode
- 14:37helped
- 14:37you,
- 14:37I
- 14:37want
- 14:38to
- 14:38encourage
- 14:38you
- 14:38to
- 14:38share
- 14:38with
- 14:39somebody
- 14:39who
- 14:39needs
- 14:39it.
- 14:40Maybe
- 14:40you've
- 14:41got
- 14:41a
- 14:41friend
- 14:41who's
- 14:41working
- 14:41too
- 14:42hard.
- 14:42Just
- 14:42text
- 14:42a
- 14:43link
- 14:43to
- 14:43the
- 14:43show.
- 14:43They
- 14:44need
- 14:44to
- 14:44hear
- 14:44this
- 14:44today
- 14:46because
- 14:46this
- 14:46show
- 14:46isn't
- 14:47about
- 14:47financial
- 14:47shame.
- 14:48It's
- 14:48about
- 14:48learning
- 14:48to
- 14:49walk
- 14:49in
- 14:49wisdom,
- 14:50stand
- 14:50financially
- 14:51savvy,
- 14:52and
- 14:52truly
- 14:52becoming
- 14:53a
- 14:53financially
- 14:54confident
- 14:54Christian.
- 14:55God
- 14:55bless
- 14:55you
- 14:56friend,
- 14:56and
- 14:56I'll
- 14:57see
- 14:57you
- 14:57again
- 14:57tomorrow.