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- 0:37What
- 0:37do
- 0:37you
- 0:37do
- 0:38when
- 0:38the
- 0:38career
- 0:38you
- 0:39spent
- 0:39years
- 0:39building
- 0:40suddenly
- 0:40no
- 0:41longer
- 0:41feels
- 0:41secure?
- 0:43Maybe
- 0:43you
- 0:43did
- 0:43the
- 0:44responsible
- 0:44things.
- 0:45You
- 0:46built
- 0:46savings,
- 0:47you
- 0:47stayed
- 0:47out
- 0:48of
- 0:48debt,
- 0:49you
- 0:49learned
- 0:49new
- 0:49tools,
- 0:50you
- 0:51kept
- 0:51adapting.
- 0:52And
- 0:53yet
- 0:53you
- 0:53still
- 0:53can't
- 0:54shake
- 0:54that
- 0:54feeling
- 0:54that
- 0:55the
- 0:55ground
- 0:55beneath
- 0:55your
- 0:56career
- 0:56is
- 0:56shifting.
- 0:57In
- 0:57real
- 0:57time,
- 0:58layoffs
- 0:59are
- 0:59increasing,
- 1:00teams
- 1:01are
- 1:01getting
- 1:01smaller.
- 1:02AI
- 1:03is
- 1:03changing
- 1:03how
- 1:04work
- 1:04gets
- 1:04done.
- 1:04And
- 1:05for
- 1:05a
- 1:05lot
- 1:05of
- 1:05people,
- 1:06it's
- 1:07raising
- 1:07a
- 1:07hard
- 1:08question.
- 1:09How
- 1:09do
- 1:09you
- 1:10prepare
- 1:10wisely
- 1:10for
- 1:11the
- 1:11future
- 1:12without
- 1:12living
- 1:12in
- 1:13fear
- 1:13every
- 1:13time
- 1:14the
- 1:14world
- 1:14changes
- 1:15again?
- 1:16That's
- 1:16what
- 1:16we're
- 1:17talking
- 1:17about
- 1:17on
- 1:17today's
- 1:18show.
- 1:27Hello,
- 1:27friend,
- 1:28Ralph
- 1:28Estep
- 1:29Jr.
- 1:29Here.
- 1:30Welcome
- 1:30to
- 1:31Financially
- 1:31Confident
- 1:32Christian.
- 1:33This
- 1:33is
- 1:33the
- 1:33show
- 1:33that
- 1:34helps
- 1:34you
- 1:34handle
- 1:34money
- 1:35with
- 1:35wisdom,
- 1:36with
- 1:36peace,
- 1:37and
- 1:37with
- 1:37purpose.
- 1:39And
- 1:39here
- 1:39we're
- 1:40all
- 1:40about
- 1:40breaking
- 1:40that
- 1:41cycle
- 1:41of
- 1:41financial
- 1:42shame
- 1:42and
- 1:42finding
- 1:43confidence,
- 1:44clarity,
- 1:45and
- 1:45faithful
- 1:46stewardship.
- 1:47And
- 1:47today
- 1:48we're
- 1:48going
- 1:48to
- 1:48get
- 1:48real
- 1:48practical.
- 1:49We're
- 1:50talking
- 1:50about
- 1:50how
- 1:50to
- 1:51prepare
- 1:51for
- 1:51an
- 1:51uncertain
- 1:52career
- 1:52future
- 1:53without
- 1:53living
- 1:54in
- 1:54fear.
- 1:56And
- 1:56it
- 1:56was
- 1:56all
- 1:56came
- 1:57to
- 1:57us
- 1:57because
- 1:57of
- 1:57this
- 1:57listener
- 1:58question.
- 1:59Let's
- 1:59get
- 1:59right
- 1:59to
- 1:59it.
- 2:00Listener
- 2:01wrote
- 2:01this.
- 2:01Ralph
- 2:02I
- 2:02can
- 2:02feel
- 2:03my
- 2:03job
- 2:03changing
- 2:04in
- 2:04real
- 2:04time,
- 2:05and
- 2:06honestly,
- 2:06it's
- 2:06unsettling.
- 2:08Every
- 2:08few
- 2:09months,
- 2:09there's
- 2:09more
- 2:09layoffs,
- 2:11smaller
- 2:11teams,
- 2:12and
- 2:13more
- 2:13work
- 2:13being
- 2:13handed
- 2:14by
- 2:14AI
- 2:16I've
- 2:16managed
- 2:16to
- 2:16survive
- 2:17so
- 2:17far,
- 2:18but
- 2:18it
- 2:19feels
- 2:19less
- 2:19like
- 2:20security
- 2:21and
- 2:21more
- 2:21like
- 2:21I'm
- 2:22on
- 2:22borrowed
- 2:22time.
- 2:24We
- 2:24what's
- 2:25hard
- 2:25is
- 2:25that
- 2:25I've
- 2:25done
- 2:26everything
- 2:26people
- 2:27say
- 2:27to
- 2:27do.
- 2:28I've
- 2:29built
- 2:29savings,
- 2:30I've
- 2:30avoided
- 2:31debt,
- 2:32I've
- 2:32learned
- 2:32new
- 2:33tools,
- 2:34and
- 2:34I've
- 2:34even
- 2:34stayed
- 2:35adaptable.
- 2:36But
- 2:37still,
- 2:37I
- 2:37can't
- 2:37shake
- 2:38this
- 2:38feeling
- 2:38that
- 2:38the
- 2:39ground
- 2:39beneath
- 2:39my
- 2:39career
- 2:40is
- 2:40shifting.
- 2:42Part
- 2:42of
- 2:42me
- 2:42wants
- 2:42to
- 2:42stay
- 2:43hopeful.
- 2:44Another
- 2:44part
- 2:45of
- 2:45me
- 2:45is
- 2:45grieving
- 2:46the
- 2:46possibility
- 2:47that
- 2:47the
- 2:47field
- 2:47I
- 2:48spent
- 2:48years
- 2:48building
- 2:49towards
- 2:50may
- 2:50not
- 2:51exist
- 2:51the
- 2:51same
- 2:51way
- 2:52much
- 2:52longer.
- 2:53I'm
- 2:54trying
- 2:54to
- 2:54prepare
- 2:54wisely
- 2:55without
- 2:55spiraling
- 2:56into
- 2:56fear
- 2:56or
- 2:57assuming
- 2:57the
- 2:57worst.
- 2:59How
- 2:59do
- 2:59you
- 2:59plan
- 2:59for
- 3:00a
- 3:00future
- 3:00that
- 3:00feels
- 3:01uncertain
- 3:02when
- 3:02the
- 3:02things
- 3:03you
- 3:03work
- 3:03so
- 3:03hard
- 3:04to
- 3:04build
- 3:05no
- 3:05longer
- 3:06feel
- 3:06stable?
- 3:08I
- 3:08just
- 3:09want
- 3:09to
- 3:09thank
- 3:09you
- 3:09so
- 3:09much
- 3:10for
- 3:10that
- 3:10honest
- 3:11question
- 3:13because
- 3:13this
- 3:13is
- 3:14a
- 3:14tough
- 3:14one.
- 3:14This
- 3:14is
- 3:15something
- 3:15a
- 3:15lot
- 3:15of
- 3:15people
- 3:16right
- 3:16now
- 3:16are
- 3:16feeling.
- 3:18Just
- 3:18AI
- 3:19alone
- 3:19is
- 3:19changing
- 3:20the
- 3:20landscape
- 3:20of
- 3:21how
- 3:21we're
- 3:21doing
- 3:21business.
- 3:24And
- 3:24the
- 3:24big
- 3:25idea
- 3:25for
- 3:25today,
- 3:25I
- 3:26want
- 3:26to
- 3:26start
- 3:26with
- 3:27preparing
- 3:28wisely
- 3:28for
- 3:28change
- 3:29is
- 3:29healthy,
- 3:31but
- 3:32living
- 3:32constantly
- 3:32afraid
- 3:33of
- 3:33change
- 3:33will
- 3:33slowly
- 3:34drain
- 3:34your
- 3:34peace.
- 3:37This
- 3:37is
- 3:37the
- 3:38real
- 3:38question
- 3:38for
- 3:38today
- 3:39and
- 3:40for
- 3:40a
- 3:40lot
- 3:40of
- 3:40people,
- 3:40it's
- 3:41not
- 3:41theoretical
- 3:42anymore.
- 3:44Look
- 3:44around
- 3:44us.
- 3:45We're
- 3:45seeing
- 3:46major
- 3:46shifts
- 3:46across
- 3:47large
- 3:47companies
- 3:48and
- 3:48entire
- 3:48Industries,
- 3:50roles
- 3:51are
- 3:51changing,
- 3:52teams
- 3:52are
- 3:52shrinking.
- 3:53And
- 3:53like
- 3:53I
- 3:54said,
- 3:54AI
- 3:55is
- 3:55accelerating
- 3:55that
- 3:56pressure
- 3:56in
- 3:56ways
- 3:57people
- 3:57can
- 3:57feel
- 3:58today.
- 3:59There
- 3:59are
- 4:00major
- 4:00companies.
- 4:00As
- 4:01we
- 4:01were
- 4:01preparing
- 4:01for
- 4:02today's
- 4:02show,
- 4:02my
- 4:02producer
- 4:03and
- 4:03I
- 4:03had
- 4:03a
- 4:03conversation
- 4:04about
- 4:04this.
- 4:05There
- 4:05are
- 4:05thousands
- 4:06of
- 4:06people
- 4:07right
- 4:07now
- 4:07who
- 4:08are
- 4:08being
- 4:08let
- 4:08go
- 4:09because
- 4:09of
- 4:09AI
- 4:10technology.
- 4:12So
- 4:12right
- 4:12now,
- 4:12if
- 4:12you're
- 4:12tuning
- 4:13in
- 4:13and
- 4:14this
- 4:14feels
- 4:14personal
- 4:15to
- 4:15you,
- 4:16you're
- 4:16not
- 4:16overreacting,
- 4:18but
- 4:19you
- 4:19do
- 4:19need
- 4:19a
- 4:19wise
- 4:20way
- 4:20to
- 4:20think
- 4:20about
- 4:20it.
- 4:20And
- 4:21that's
- 4:21why
- 4:21I'm
- 4:21doing
- 4:21today's
- 4:22episode.
- 4:22I
- 4:22want
- 4:22to
- 4:22get
- 4:22right
- 4:23into
- 4:23it.
- 4:24I
- 4:24want
- 4:24you
- 4:25to
- 4:25start
- 4:25with
- 4:25this.
- 4:26You've
- 4:26got
- 4:27to
- 4:27acknowledge
- 4:27the
- 4:27grief.
- 4:28Honestly.
- 4:30This
- 4:31is
- 4:31the
- 4:31time
- 4:31to
- 4:31grieve
- 4:31things.
- 4:33Career
- 4:34uncertainty
- 4:35creates
- 4:35a
- 4:35real
- 4:35sense
- 4:36of
- 4:36loss.
- 4:38That's
- 4:38because
- 4:38so
- 4:39many
- 4:39of
- 4:39us
- 4:39look
- 4:39at
- 4:39our
- 4:39career
- 4:40to
- 4:40identify
- 4:41who
- 4:41we
- 4:41are
- 4:41as
- 4:42human
- 4:42beings.
- 4:44This
- 4:44is
- 4:44what
- 4:44we've
- 4:44always
- 4:45done.
- 4:45This
- 4:46is
- 4:46what
- 4:46we
- 4:46know.
- 4:46This
- 4:47is
- 4:47what
- 4:47we
- 4:47train
- 4:47to
- 4:47do.
- 4:48This
- 4:48is
- 4:48where
- 4:48our
- 4:48people
- 4:49are.
- 4:49These
- 4:49are
- 4:49our
- 4:50friends.
- 4:50And
- 4:50all
- 4:50those
- 4:51folks.
- 4:52You're
- 4:52not
- 4:52just
- 4:53reacting
- 4:53to
- 4:53numbers.
- 4:55You
- 4:55may
- 4:55very
- 4:56well
- 4:56be
- 4:56grieving
- 4:57stability.
- 4:57You're
- 4:58grieving
- 4:58expectations,
- 4:59you're
- 5:00grieving
- 5:00your
- 5:00identity.
- 5:01And
- 5:02for
- 5:02so
- 5:02many
- 5:03of
- 5:03us,
- 5:04or
- 5:04grieving
- 5:05years
- 5:05of
- 5:05effort
- 5:06put
- 5:06into
- 5:07a
- 5:07particular
- 5:08thing.
- 5:10It's
- 5:10okay
- 5:10to
- 5:10say
- 5:11this
- 5:11is
- 5:11unsettling.
- 5:13It's
- 5:14okay
- 5:14to
- 5:14admit
- 5:15this
- 5:15feels
- 5:15hard,
- 5:16this
- 5:16feels
- 5:16heavy.
- 5:18If
- 5:18you
- 5:18continually
- 5:19live
- 5:19in
- 5:19denial,
- 5:20that's
- 5:20not
- 5:20going
- 5:20to
- 5:20help
- 5:20you.
- 5:21But
- 5:22at
- 5:22the
- 5:22same
- 5:22time,
- 5:22panic's
- 5:23not
- 5:23going
- 5:23to
- 5:24help
- 5:24you
- 5:24either.
- 5:26When
- 5:26you
- 5:26can
- 5:26honestly
- 5:27acknowledge
- 5:28where
- 5:28you
- 5:28are,
- 5:29that's
- 5:29where
- 5:29wisdom
- 5:30begins.
- 5:32Because
- 5:32you
- 5:33can't
- 5:33steward
- 5:33change
- 5:34well
- 5:34if
- 5:34you
- 5:34refuse
- 5:35to
- 5:35admit
- 5:35that
- 5:35it
- 5:36hurts.
- 5:36So
- 5:36start
- 5:36there.
- 5:37Admit
- 5:37that
- 5:37this
- 5:38hurts.
- 5:39This
- 5:40is
- 5:40a
- 5:40grieving
- 5:41process.
- 5:43But
- 5:43let's
- 5:43get
- 5:44real
- 5:44practical,
- 5:44because
- 5:45the
- 5:45next
- 5:45thing
- 5:45you've
- 5:45got
- 5:45to
- 5:46do
- 5:46is
- 5:46you
- 5:46got
- 5:46to
- 5:46focus
- 5:47on
- 5:47adaptability
- 5:48instead
- 5:48of
- 5:49permanence.
- 5:51One
- 5:51of
- 5:51the
- 5:52hardest
- 5:52lessons
- 5:52in
- 5:53work
- 5:53and
- 5:53money
- 5:54is
- 5:54this.
- 5:56And
- 5:56this
- 5:56takes
- 5:56a
- 5:57lot
- 5:57of
- 5:58strength
- 5:58to
- 5:58understand.
- 6:00No
- 6:00industry
- 6:01stays
- 6:02unchanged
- 6:02forever.
- 6:05Your
- 6:05skills
- 6:06have
- 6:06to
- 6:06constantly
- 6:06be
- 6:07evolving.
- 6:08The
- 6:08markets
- 6:09around
- 6:09us
- 6:09are
- 6:09changing,
- 6:10tools
- 6:11are
- 6:11changing.
- 6:12Right
- 6:12now,
- 6:13technology
- 6:13is
- 6:14speeding
- 6:14that
- 6:14up
- 6:15at
- 6:15a
- 6:15pace
- 6:15that
- 6:15I
- 6:16would
- 6:16think
- 6:16we've
- 6:16never
- 6:17seen
- 6:17before.
- 6:19Technology
- 6:19is
- 6:20changing
- 6:20from
- 6:21day
- 6:21to
- 6:21day.
- 6:24Stability
- 6:24today
- 6:25often
- 6:25looks
- 6:25less
- 6:26like
- 6:26permanence
- 6:28and
- 6:28like
- 6:28I
- 6:28said,
- 6:28more
- 6:28like
- 6:28adaptability.
- 6:31So
- 6:32start
- 6:32reframing
- 6:32it
- 6:32a
- 6:32little
- 6:33bit
- 6:33differently.
- 6:33Ask
- 6:34yourself,
- 6:34what
- 6:34problems
- 6:35can
- 6:35I
- 6:35solve?
- 6:37Because
- 6:38think
- 6:38about
- 6:38this.
- 6:38Yes,
- 6:39you
- 6:39may
- 6:39have
- 6:39a
- 6:40career
- 6:40that's
- 6:40coming
- 6:40to
- 6:40an
- 6:41end.
- 6:41You
- 6:41have
- 6:41an
- 6:42industry
- 6:42that
- 6:42changes.
- 6:43But
- 6:43the
- 6:43one
- 6:43thing
- 6:43that
- 6:44is
- 6:44true
- 6:45is
- 6:45you've
- 6:45learned
- 6:45how
- 6:46to
- 6:46solve
- 6:46Problems.
- 6:48What
- 6:48are
- 6:48those
- 6:49problems
- 6:49that
- 6:49you
- 6:49can
- 6:50solve
- 6:50that
- 6:50only
- 6:50you
- 6:51understand
- 6:51how
- 6:51to
- 6:52solve?
- 6:53What
- 6:53are
- 6:53those
- 6:54strengths
- 6:54that
- 6:54you
- 6:54have
- 6:55that
- 6:55can
- 6:55transfer
- 6:56somewhere
- 6:56else?
- 6:58Where
- 6:58can
- 6:59I
- 6:59become
- 6:59useful?
- 6:59In
- 7:00a
- 7:00changing
- 7:00environment?
- 7:03You
- 7:03can't
- 7:04build
- 7:04your
- 7:04confidence
- 7:04on
- 7:05one
- 7:05exact
- 7:06version
- 7:06of
- 7:06the
- 7:06future
- 7:07anymore.
- 7:08You
- 7:09got
- 7:09to
- 7:09build
- 7:09it
- 7:09on
- 7:09your
- 7:10ability
- 7:10to
- 7:10respond
- 7:11wisely
- 7:11and
- 7:11adapt.
- 7:13In
- 7:13a
- 7:14changing
- 7:14world
- 7:14like
- 7:14we're
- 7:15living
- 7:15in
- 7:15right
- 7:15now.
- 7:16Adaptability
- 7:17is
- 7:17part
- 7:17of
- 7:18stewardship,
- 7:21but
- 7:21you
- 7:21can't
- 7:21neglect
- 7:22your
- 7:22foundation
- 7:23either.
- 7:24A
- 7:24lot
- 7:24of
- 7:25people
- 7:25at
- 7:25this
- 7:25point,
- 7:25they
- 7:26say,
- 7:26well,
- 7:26you
- 7:26know
- 7:26what,
- 7:26I'm
- 7:27just
- 7:27going
- 7:27to
- 7:27change
- 7:27everything
- 7:27I
- 7:27do.
- 7:28Don't
- 7:28do
- 7:28that.
- 7:29Keep
- 7:29strengthening
- 7:30your
- 7:30foundation.
- 7:32When
- 7:32the
- 7:33future
- 7:33feels
- 7:33uncertain,
- 7:35this
- 7:35is
- 7:35a
- 7:35time
- 7:35to
- 7:36return
- 7:36to
- 7:36fundamentals.
- 7:37Yes,
- 7:38Ralph's
- 7:38going
- 7:38to
- 7:38say
- 7:39it.
- 7:39Build
- 7:40that
- 7:40emergency
- 7:41savings
- 7:41fund
- 7:42so
- 7:42that
- 7:43you
- 7:43know
- 7:43that
- 7:43you've
- 7:44got
- 7:44that
- 7:44margin.
- 7:45This
- 7:45is
- 7:46a
- 7:46great
- 7:46time
- 7:46to
- 7:46focus
- 7:47on
- 7:47living
- 7:47in
- 7:48less
- 7:48debt.
- 7:49Debt
- 7:49has
- 7:50exploded.
- 7:51This
- 7:51is
- 7:51a
- 7:51time
- 7:51to
- 7:51really
- 7:52focus
- 7:52our
- 7:52minds
- 7:53on
- 7:53getting
- 7:53to
- 7:54debt,
- 7:54lowering
- 7:56build
- 7:56that
- 7:57margin,
- 7:58have
- 7:58those
- 7:59relationships,
- 8:00learning
- 8:01new
- 8:01skills.
- 8:03A
- 8:04strong
- 8:04financial
- 8:05and
- 8:05relational
- 8:06foundation
- 8:06will
- 8:06give
- 8:07you
- 8:07options.
- 8:08And
- 8:08when
- 8:09you
- 8:09have
- 8:09options,
- 8:10you
- 8:10don't
- 8:10panic
- 8:11as
- 8:11much.
- 8:12That
- 8:13quiet
- 8:13preparation
- 8:14often
- 8:14does
- 8:14more
- 8:15for
- 8:15peace
- 8:15than
- 8:15non
- 8:16stop
- 8:16worry
- 8:16ever
- 8:17will.
- 8:18I'm
- 8:18going
- 8:18to
- 8:19give
- 8:19you
- 8:19some
- 8:19specific
- 8:19examples.
- 8:21This
- 8:21is
- 8:21a
- 8:21great
- 8:22time
- 8:22to
- 8:22tightening
- 8:22spending.
- 8:23Look
- 8:24at
- 8:24where
- 8:24your
- 8:24money's
- 8:25going
- 8:25and
- 8:25ask
- 8:26yourself
- 8:26some
- 8:26tough
- 8:27questions.
- 8:27Is
- 8:27this
- 8:27money
- 8:28we
- 8:28should
- 8:28be
- 8:28spending
- 8:28right
- 8:29now?
- 8:30This
- 8:30is
- 8:30a
- 8:30great
- 8:30time
- 8:31to
- 8:31keep
- 8:31a
- 8:31stronger
- 8:32cash
- 8:32buffer.
- 8:33Build
- 8:33that
- 8:33margin,
- 8:34build
- 8:34that
- 8:35emergency
- 8:35fund.
- 8:36Hey,
- 8:36don't
- 8:37forget
- 8:37to
- 8:37update
- 8:37your
- 8:37resume.
- 8:38A
- 8:38lot
- 8:38of
- 8:39people
- 8:39don't
- 8:39think
- 8:39about
- 8:39this.
- 8:39They're
- 8:40in
- 8:40a
- 8:40career.
- 8:40They
- 8:40don't
- 8:41think,
- 8:41oh,
- 8:41you
- 8:41know
- 8:41what,
- 8:42I'll
- 8:42do
- 8:42that
- 8:42if
- 8:42I
- 8:43lose
- 8:43my
- 8:43job.
- 8:44That's
- 8:44the
- 8:44wrong
- 8:44time
- 8:45to
- 8:45update
- 8:45your
- 8:45resume.
- 8:46Your
- 8:46resume
- 8:47needs
- 8:47to
- 8:47be
- 8:47updated
- 8:48all
- 8:48the
- 8:48time.
- 8:50Stay
- 8:50on
- 8:50LinkedIn.
- 8:51Reach
- 8:51out
- 8:52to
- 8:52the
- 8:52people
- 8:52you've
- 8:52worked
- 8:53with.
- 8:53Stay
- 8:53connected
- 8:54to
- 8:54people
- 8:54in
- 8:54your
- 8:55industry.
- 8:56Find
- 8:57that
- 8:57skill
- 8:57that
- 8:57increases
- 8:58your
- 8:58flexibility.
- 8:59You
- 8:59can't
- 8:59just
- 8:59coast
- 9:00anymore.
- 9:00You've
- 9:01got
- 9:01to
- 9:01figure
- 9:01out
- 9:02how
- 9:02do
- 9:02I
- 9:02get
- 9:02to
- 9:03more
- 9:03marketable
- 9:03skills?
- 9:04What
- 9:04are
- 9:04more
- 9:05things
- 9:05that
- 9:05I
- 9:05can
- 9:06do
- 9:06to
- 9:06build
- 9:06up
- 9:06my
- 9:07skill
- 9:07set?
- 9:09When
- 9:09you
- 9:09prepare,
- 9:10it
- 9:10builds
- 9:10options
- 9:12and
- 9:12options
- 9:12make
- 9:13feel
- 9:13smaller
- 9:14because
- 9:14you
- 9:14don't
- 9:14have
- 9:15that
- 9:15fear
- 9:15constant
- 9:16because
- 9:16you
- 9:16know
- 9:16you
- 9:16can
- 9:16do
- 9:17this,
- 9:17I
- 9:17can
- 9:17do
- 9:17this,
- 9:18I
- 9:18can
- 9:18call
- 9:18this
- 9:19person,
- 9:19I
- 9:19can
- 9:19do
- 9:20those
- 9:20things.
- 9:20I've
- 9:20got
- 9:21a
- 9:21margin,
- 9:21I'm
- 9:21out
- 9:22of
- 9:22debt.
- 9:22All
- 9:23those
- 9:23things
- 9:23are
- 9:23going
- 9:23to
- 9:23help
- 9:24you.
- 9:25But
- 9:25you
- 9:25also
- 9:26can't
- 9:26let
- 9:26fear
- 9:26consume
- 9:27where
- 9:27you
- 9:27are
- 9:28today.
- 9:29Fear
- 9:30has
- 9:30a
- 9:30way
- 9:30of
- 9:30making
- 9:31you
- 9:31live
- 9:31in
- 9:32disaster
- 9:32before
- 9:33Disaster
- 9:33even
- 9:34arrives.
- 9:35You
- 9:35know
- 9:35that
- 9:35person
- 9:35I'm
- 9:36talking
- 9:36about
- 9:36that
- 9:36is
- 9:37always
- 9:37fearful
- 9:38of
- 9:38everything.
- 9:39They
- 9:39may
- 9:40not
- 9:40even
- 9:40get
- 9:40into
- 9:41a
- 9:41disaster,
- 9:41but
- 9:41man,
- 9:42they're
- 9:42living
- 9:42in
- 9:42the
- 9:42reality
- 9:43of
- 9:43that
- 9:43fear
- 9:44that
- 9:44will
- 9:45drain
- 9:45your
- 9:45energy.
- 9:46It
- 9:47clouds
- 9:47your
- 9:47judgment.
- 9:48It
- 9:48robs
- 9:49today
- 9:49to
- 9:49pay
- 9:49for
- 9:50tomorrow's
- 9:50maybe,
- 9:51and
- 9:51it's
- 9:52a
- 9:52maybe
- 9:52for
- 9:52tomorrow.
- 9:54It's
- 9:54important
- 9:55to
- 9:55stay
- 9:55informed.
- 9:56Yes,
- 9:56that's
- 9:57important.
- 9:57But
- 9:57don't
- 9:58become
- 9:58obsessive
- 9:59about
- 9:59it.
- 10:00Don't
- 10:00doom
- 10:01scroll
- 10:01your
- 10:01way
- 10:01into
- 10:02exhaustion
- 10:02about,
- 10:02oh,
- 10:03I
- 10:03can't
- 10:03believe
- 10:03this
- 10:03has
- 10:04happened.
- 10:04Don't
- 10:05let
- 10:05every
- 10:05headline
- 10:06define
- 10:06your
- 10:06emotional
- 10:07state.
- 10:09Being
- 10:09prepared
- 10:10works
- 10:10better
- 10:10than
- 10:11living
- 10:11in
- 10:11panic.
- 10:13And
- 10:13peace
- 10:14grows
- 10:14when
- 10:14you
- 10:14keep
- 10:14taking
- 10:15that
- 10:15next
- 10:15wise
- 10:16step.
- 10:18You
- 10:18don't
- 10:18need
- 10:18to
- 10:18panic
- 10:19to
- 10:19be
- 10:19responsible.
- 10:21But
- 10:21there's
- 10:22one
- 10:22more
- 10:22thing
- 10:22I
- 10:22want
- 10:22to
- 10:22add
- 10:22here.
- 10:24You
- 10:24got
- 10:24to
- 10:24separate
- 10:25your
- 10:25identity
- 10:26from
- 10:26your
- 10:26career.
- 10:27And
- 10:27this
- 10:27is
- 10:28not
- 10:28an
- 10:28easy
- 10:28thing.
- 10:29Because
- 10:30our
- 10:30work
- 10:30matters
- 10:31to
- 10:31people.
- 10:31Our
- 10:31efforts
- 10:32matter.
- 10:33That
- 10:34calling
- 10:34that
- 10:34a
- 10:34lot
- 10:35of
- 10:35us
- 10:35have
- 10:35in
- 10:35our
- 10:35careers
- 10:36matters.
- 10:38But
- 10:38your
- 10:39identity
- 10:39can't
- 10:40rest
- 10:40on
- 10:40that
- 10:40one
- 10:41job
- 10:41title,
- 10:43that
- 10:43one
- 10:43company
- 10:44you
- 10:44work
- 10:44for,
- 10:44that
- 10:45one
- 10:45industry
- 10:45surviving
- 10:46forever
- 10:46because
- 10:47it
- 10:47doesn't.
- 10:49And
- 10:49if
- 10:49your
- 10:49sense
- 10:50of
- 10:50worth
- 10:50is
- 10:50tied
- 10:50too
- 10:51tightly
- 10:51to
- 10:51your
- 10:52career,
- 10:52every
- 10:53workplace
- 10:53shift
- 10:54will
- 10:54feel
- 10:54like
- 10:54a
- 10:54personal
- 10:55collapse.
- 10:57But
- 10:57friend,
- 10:57your
- 10:58value
- 10:58is
- 10:58deeper
- 10:59than
- 10:59your
- 10:59role
- 11:00at
- 11:00that
- 11:00company
- 11:01or
- 11:01your
- 11:01role
- 11:01in
- 11:02that
- 11:02career.
- 11:04And
- 11:04your
- 11:04future
- 11:05is
- 11:05bigger
- 11:05than
- 11:05that
- 11:06one
- 11:06professional
- 11:06path.
- 11:09A
- 11:09changing
- 11:10career
- 11:10is
- 11:10not
- 11:10the
- 11:11same
- 11:11thing
- 11:11as
- 11:11a
- 11:12ruined
- 11:12life.
- 11:15So
- 11:15what
- 11:16do
- 11:16you
- 11:16do
- 11:16when
- 11:16future
- 11:17feels
- 11:17shaky?
- 11:18Like
- 11:18I
- 11:18said,
- 11:18you
- 11:19got
- 11:19to
- 11:19grieve
- 11:19it
- 11:19honestly.
- 11:20You
- 11:20got
- 11:21to
- 11:21adapt
- 11:21intentionally.
- 11:23Strengthen
- 11:23your
- 11:24foundation.
- 11:25Refuse
- 11:25to
- 11:26let
- 11:26fear
- 11:26run
- 11:26your
- 11:27mind.
- 11:28And
- 11:28remember
- 11:29this.
- 11:30Your
- 11:30identity
- 11:31is
- 11:31in
- 11:32Christ,
- 11:33not
- 11:33in
- 11:34career
- 11:34stability.
- 11:36But
- 11:36I
- 11:36want
- 11:36to
- 11:37take
- 11:37this
- 11:37a
- 11:37little
- 11:37deeper.
- 11:39Because
- 11:39what
- 11:39may
- 11:39really
- 11:40be
- 11:40unsettling
- 11:41to
- 11:41you
- 11:41right
- 11:41now
- 11:41isn't
- 11:42just
- 11:42the
- 11:42possibility
- 11:43of
- 11:43a
- 11:43career
- 11:43change.
- 11:45It's
- 11:45that
- 11:45fear
- 11:46that
- 11:46something
- 11:46you
- 11:46worked
- 11:47years
- 11:47to
- 11:47build
- 11:48could
- 11:48still
- 11:48become
- 11:49unstable
- 11:49anyway,
- 11:50despite
- 11:51all
- 11:51your
- 11:51hard
- 11:51efforts.
- 11:53And
- 11:54that
- 11:54makes
- 11:54the
- 11:54future
- 11:55feel
- 11:55fragile,
- 11:56doesn't
- 11:56it?
- 11:57And
- 11:57that
- 11:57can
- 11:58make
- 11:58you
- 11:58feel
- 11:58tired
- 11:58before
- 11:59anything
- 11:59has
- 11:59even
- 12:00happened.
- 12:02But
- 12:02that's
- 12:03not
- 12:03how
- 12:03God
- 12:03sees
- 12:04you.
- 12:05In
- 12:05God's
- 12:06eyes,
- 12:06your
- 12:06future
- 12:06isn't
- 12:07limited
- 12:07to
- 12:07one
- 12:08version
- 12:08of
- 12:08your
- 12:09career
- 12:09story.
- 12:10God's
- 12:11faithfulness
- 12:12isn't
- 12:12dependent
- 12:12on
- 12:13one
- 12:13employer
- 12:14or
- 12:14one
- 12:14industry
- 12:15or
- 12:15one
- 12:16economic
- 12:16season.
- 12:18Now,
- 12:18of
- 12:18course,
- 12:18that
- 12:19doesn't
- 12:19mean
- 12:19you
- 12:19ignore
- 12:19reality.
- 12:21There
- 12:21are
- 12:21realities
- 12:22in
- 12:22the
- 12:22world
- 12:22right
- 12:23now
- 12:23that
- 12:23you've
- 12:23got
- 12:23to
- 12:23face.
- 12:25But
- 12:25you
- 12:25don't
- 12:26have
- 12:26to
- 12:26surrender
- 12:26your
- 12:26peace.
- 12:28Just
- 12:29ask
- 12:29God
- 12:29to
- 12:29help
- 12:29you
- 12:30prepare
- 12:30wisely
- 12:31for
- 12:31change
- 12:31without
- 12:31letting
- 12:32fear
- 12:32control
- 12:32your
- 12:33mind.
- 12:36Here's
- 12:36My
- 12:36big
- 12:36takeaway
- 12:37for
- 12:37today,
- 12:38adaptability
- 12:39isn't
- 12:40failure,
- 12:41it's
- 12:42wisdom
- 12:42in
- 12:42a
- 12:43changing
- 12:43world.
- 12:44So
- 12:45here's
- 12:45your
- 12:45win
- 12:45for
- 12:45today.
- 12:45I
- 12:46want
- 12:46you
- 12:46to
- 12:46write
- 12:46down
- 12:46one
- 12:47skill
- 12:48or
- 12:48one
- 12:48relationship
- 12:49or
- 12:49one
- 12:50financial
- 12:50habit
- 12:51that
- 12:51would
- 12:51strengthen
- 12:52your
- 12:52long
- 12:52term
- 12:52resilience.
- 12:54And
- 12:54then
- 12:54I
- 12:55just
- 12:55want
- 12:55you
- 12:55to
- 12:55take
- 12:55one
- 12:56step
- 12:56today
- 12:56to
- 12:56strengthen
- 12:57that
- 12:57this
- 12:57week.
- 12:58Whether
- 12:58that's
- 12:59building
- 12:59the
- 12:59relationships,
- 13:00building
- 13:01those
- 13:01financial
- 13:02habits
- 13:02or
- 13:03building
- 13:03those
- 13:03skills.
- 13:05Go
- 13:05build
- 13:06your
- 13:06options
- 13:06instead
- 13:07of
- 13:07feeding
- 13:08fear.
- 13:09That's
- 13:09what
- 13:09will
- 13:09change
- 13:10this
- 13:10whole
- 13:10dynamic.
- 13:12Which
- 13:12leads
- 13:12me
- 13:13to
- 13:13today's
- 13:13Bible
- 13:13verse.
- 13:14It
- 13:15comes
- 13:15from
- 13:15the
- 13:15book
- 13:15of
- 13:15Isaiah.
- 13:16Chapter
- 13:1643,
- 13:17verse
- 13:1719
- 13:19says
- 13:19this.
- 13:20See,
- 13:20I
- 13:20am
- 13:20doing
- 13:20a
- 13:21new
- 13:21thing
- 13:22now.
- 13:23It
- 13:23springs
- 13:23up.
- 13:24Do
- 13:25you
- 13:25not
- 13:25perceive
- 13:25it?
- 13:26I
- 13:27am
- 13:27making
- 13:27a
- 13:27way
- 13:28in
- 13:28the
- 13:28wilderness
- 13:29and
- 13:29streams
- 13:29in
- 13:30the
- 13:30wasteland.
- 13:32You
- 13:32might
- 13:32be
- 13:32saying,
- 13:32Ralph,
- 13:33how
- 13:33does
- 13:33that
- 13:33fit
- 13:33today?
- 13:35It
- 13:35fits
- 13:36today
- 13:36because
- 13:36God
- 13:37remains
- 13:37present
- 13:37and
- 13:38active
- 13:38ease
- 13:39even
- 13:39in
- 13:40seasons
- 13:40where
- 13:40the
- 13:40future
- 13:41feels
- 13:41uncertain
- 13:42and
- 13:42unfamiliar.
- 13:45In
- 13:45all
- 13:46uncertainty,
- 13:46we
- 13:47have
- 13:47one
- 13:47thing
- 13:47as
- 13:47a
- 13:48Christian,
- 13:49God
- 13:50is
- 13:50with
- 13:50us
- 13:50in
- 13:50all
- 13:51of
- 13:51those
- 13:51things,
- 13:52no
- 13:52matter
- 13:53what.
- 13:54How
- 13:54about
- 13:54we
- 13:54pray
- 13:55together?
- 13:56Heavenly
- 13:57Father,
- 13:58I
- 13:58lift
- 13:58up
- 13:58the
- 13:58person
- 13:59carrying
- 13:59uncertainty
- 14:00and
- 14:01they're
- 14:01carrying
- 14:01that
- 14:02doubt
- 14:02about
- 14:02their
- 14:03future
- 14:03right
- 14:03now.
- 14:04And
- 14:05Lord,
- 14:05you
- 14:05see
- 14:05the
- 14:06fear,
- 14:06that
- 14:06real
- 14:07fear.
- 14:08You
- 14:08see
- 14:08the
- 14:08grief,
- 14:09you
- 14:09see
- 14:09that
- 14:09instability
- 14:10they're
- 14:10trying
- 14:11to
- 14:11process.
- 14:13Give
- 14:13them
- 14:13wisdom
- 14:13to
- 14:13prepare
- 14:14well,
- 14:14Lord,
- 14:15without
- 14:15becoming
- 14:15consumed
- 14:16by
- 14:16anxiety.
- 14:18Help
- 14:18them
- 14:18to
- 14:19stay
- 14:19adaptable,
- 14:20help
- 14:20them
- 14:21to
- 14:21stay
- 14:21steady
- 14:22and
- 14:22help
- 14:22them
- 14:23to
- 14:23stay
- 14:23grounded
- 14:24in
- 14:24peace.
- 14:25Remind
- 14:26that
- 14:26even
- 14:26when
- 14:27industries
- 14:27change
- 14:28and
- 14:28plan
- 14:28shifts,
- 14:30you
- 14:30remain
- 14:30faithful,
- 14:31Lord.
- 14:32Lead
- 14:32them
- 14:33towards
- 14:33opportunities.
- 14:34Strengthen
- 14:35their
- 14:35confidence,
- 14:35Lord,
- 14:36and
- 14:36help
- 14:36them
- 14:37trust
- 14:37that
- 14:37their
- 14:37future
- 14:38is
- 14:38still
- 14:38in
- 14:38your
- 14:39hands.
- 14:41And
- 14:41I
- 14:41ask
- 14:41this
- 14:41in
- 14:41Jesus
- 14:42name.
- 14:43Amen,
- 14:45friend.
- 14:46A
- 14:46changing
- 14:46world
- 14:47doesn't
- 14:47mean
- 14:47you
- 14:47don't
- 14:48have
- 14:48a
- 14:48future.
- 14:49It
- 14:49does
- 14:50mean
- 14:50you'll
- 14:50need
- 14:50wisdom,
- 14:51you'll
- 14:51need
- 14:51flexibility
- 14:53and
- 14:53steady
- 14:54faith.
- 14:55And
- 14:55you
- 14:55can
- 14:56have
- 14:56all
- 14:56of
- 14:56those
- 14:57things.
- 14:58And
- 14:58if
- 14:59you've
- 14:59got
- 14:59a
- 14:59question
- 14:59you'd
- 14:59love
- 15:00for
- 15:00me
- 15:00to
- 15:00cover
- 15:00on
- 15:00the
- 15:00show,
- 15:01you
- 15:01can
- 15:01send
- 15:01it
- 15:01to
- 15:01us
- 15:04at
- 15:05financiallyconfidentchristian.com/question
- 15:07We'll
- 15:07put
- 15:07a
- 15:07link
- 15:07in
- 15:07the
- 15:07show
- 15:08notes,
- 15:08but
- 15:08again,
- 15:08I
- 15:09really
- 15:09want
- 15:09you
- 15:09to
- 15:09reach
- 15:09out
- 15:10and
- 15:11send
- 15:11me
- 15:11your
- 15:11questions.
- 15:12It's
- 15:12financiallyconfidentchristian.com/question.
- 15:17Thank
- 15:17you
- 15:17for
- 15:17joining
- 15:18me
- 15:18today.
- 15:18As
- 15:18I
- 15:19always
- 15:19say,
- 15:19stay
- 15:19financially
- 15:20savvy.
- 15:21May
- 15:21God
- 15:21bless
- 15:22you
- 15:22and
- 15:23you
- 15:23have
- 15:23a
- 15:23truly
- 15:24great
- 15:24day.
- 15:39Sam.