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“Is this business still God’s plan… or just my survival strategy?”
The Estherpreneur is a weekly chat about doing business and life God’s way. Join your host, Edna Harding as she offers biblical strategies and practical applications to improve your mind, business, spirit, relationships, and finances. Listen along as she talks with guests on how to thrive in all areas of life. Edna is a Wife, Mother, Growth Strategist, Author, Minister, Certified Maxwell Business Consultant and Executive Coach, an accredited Master Mindset Coach, and Speaker whose message of hope, truth, and wisdom reaches people all around the world. FavorandWealth.com Estherpreneur.com
Edna Harding [00:00:03]:
Welcome to Estrepreneur, a podcast for entrepreneurs and leaders doing business and life God's way. Each week, we discuss biblical and to improve your mind, business, spirit, relationships, and finances. Listen along as I speak with special guests on how to thrive in all aspects of life. Hi, I'm Edna. Like many of you, I wear many hats. I'm a military wife, mother, author, certified John Maxwell business and executive coach, trainer, and founder of Favor and Wealth where we help the good guys win. So tune in as we bring on the light. Well, hello, everyone.
Edna Harding [00:00:48]:
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of the Estrepreneur podcast. My name is Edna Harding, and I'm so glad you guys are back on with me this week. In this podcast, we bridge Tama's wisdom with Tamae methods. And, essentially, it's where faith meets strategy and business becomes your altar, right, that we build for the Lord. And so I'm Edna. I just wanted to say welcome, welcome, my friends from all over the world. I'm so excited to see that God's message is being spread out and about to the rest of the nations. God gave me a call many years ago that he wanted me to teach business owners his heart, and I just obeyed, and I never thought I would be where I am today.
Edna Harding [00:01:42]:
So thank you. Thank you. Thank you for all your support. Thank you for sharing the episodes. Thank you for sharing, just your your feedback for me. I connected with some of you guys on LinkedIn, so I'm glad you guys are finally connecting me on LinkedIn and on Instagram. Some of you, as I mentioned, I wish I was active in YouTube and all the other, like Facebook and all whatever you have left TikTok. My bandwidth isn't there yet, but I will get there one day, and I'm not really in a rush.
Edna Harding [00:02:16]:
Honestly, I I love keeping it focused, keeping it simple, and I know that, in due season, God is going to give me, the capacity to reach out to more, platforms. But in the meantime, I will use what I have, and I believe I'm already teaching right now. So, anyways, I just wanna open up in prayer. Father god, we just welcome you today. We thank you that you are here. You are near and that you are in our midst. Holy spirit, teach me what to say. Show us what you want us to see and help us sort of to hear you, your swift and still voice.
Edna Harding [00:02:58]:
I know Lord you're moving. And I thank you Lord for that in Jesus name. Amen. Alright. So if you're building a business but refuse to lose your soul in the process, you're in the right place. I teach you how to win and grow business the right way. Okay? That's what I love to do. And I help entrepreneurs like yourself, basically get strategies from the Bible and how to grow their business and infuse it with timely methods, from the best marketers and business leaders in the world.
Edna Harding [00:03:32]:
I don't just talk about business, obviously. I'm also a mindset coach, a leadership coach. I'm obviously a minister. I love all things God and all things success. So if that is what you're looking for, you're in the right place. I want you to know that if you're stuck, if you feel a stretch, or you're feeling straight up enslaved to your business, this episode is also going to shake you in the best way possible. I say that in a nice way because your breakthrough might just be buried in a 3,000 year old escape story. Okay? Are you guys curious at? So let's dive in.
Edna Harding [00:04:18]:
I wanna ask you something, and I want you to basically, like, really reflect on this. So this might be a good time for you to kinda sit down, drink a cup of tea, maybe go for a walk, and just hear the words are coming out of my mouth. Have you ever felt like your business, this thing you are so excited about, is starting to feel like a full time job with chains on it? Let me say that again. Have you ever feel felt or feel, or do you currently feel right now that your business is just has become a full time job? Like, really feel like you're just going through the motions. Maybe you launched with vision, even got prophetic confirmation. I know. I've been there. But lately, you're drowning in all the deadlines.
Edna Harding [00:05:16]:
Your days feel more like pressure than peace. And you just keep thinking to yourself, you didn't leave that nine to five job just to recreate in your business. Right? Like, the whole point was for you to experience freedom. But then what happening? You're feeling enslaved. You're feeling like, oh my gosh. I'm in the hamster wheel. You're basically not building, but now you're just trying to survive and pay all your bills. K? Again, I've been there, which is why I wanna show you something different today.
Edna Harding [00:05:49]:
Something that I think you would find very interesting because it's buried in a story where you probably read and, in Sunday school before or maybe never connected it to your business journey. I don't know if maybe you'd have or you don't, but I want to talk to you guys about Exodus. Exodus. I know. I remember. This is fun fact. This is not in my notes. But when I was reading Exodus, I was, like, reading all of the names of all the people, you know, the tribe of this and the tribe of that and this begat this.
Edna Harding [00:06:29]:
I know numbers is worse, but Exodus had a lot of those. And I remember I was like, why do I have to read this, Lord? And it was interesting because when you get to the part about Joseph and how, for Jacob, think of holy spirit, it's like, who is his father? Jacob was blessing his children and their, his grandchildren. And he was basically prophesying over them. And it was interesting to see just like, like just how awesome God is that, that he will give you insight to the next generation and the following generation. And you could bless, like basically like, God has a plan, and he already knows what's going to happen. And man has his ways because I remember at some point, some of the brothers was like, but I want this or this. And Jacob was like, no. This is how it's gonna be.
Edna Harding [00:07:25]:
So I say all that to say that there's a reason why exodus is there, and I don't believe it just applies to a personal life. I truly believe that exodus can apply to our business life too. It's actually, whether you see it or not, it's a prophetic blueprint for your business. Alright? Because Exodus isn't just about Moses and Pharaoh. Okay? You're like, what are you talking about, Edna? Yeah. It's not just about Moses and Pharaoh, and I hope you hear me by way of the spirit. It's about you. It's how you break free from the systems that no longer serve your assignment.
Edna Harding [00:08:05]:
Because if we're truthful, pharaoh still exist. Yeah. I paused there for a reason. Pharoah still exists. And sometimes he looks like the algorithm you're exhausted from serving. K? How many of you guys are tired of posting and commenting on people's posts? I'm like, I know that's what you're supposed to do, and then it became kinda like a chore. Right? Then I started started feeling like, okay. Am I doing this for the algorithm, or am I really doing this to share to share God's message? And I would have an I would have to, like, get a heart check and be like, okay, Edna.
Edna Harding [00:08:49]:
Are you doing this because you're trying to ensure that you're feeding the algorithm of LinkedIn, or are you doing this because you're really sharing God's message? And sometimes it's a Hermes. Sometimes I'm just doing it for the sake of algorithm. And then other times, I would catch myself. I'm like, oh goodness, Edna. You're being enslaved to pharaoh. And I would, like, read what I'm about to write and really ask the holy spirit, what do you want me to say here? And I noticed that it's so it's so much more joyful and more fun when you do that versus just commenting for the sake of commenting. Does that make sense? So that pharaoh could be the algorithm. That pharaoh could be a mentor who told you just do what I did.
Edna Harding [00:09:37]:
Right? So your mentor is telling you do something, but the holy spirit is telling you to do something else. K? It could also be that fear that says, if I stop pushing, everything will fall apart. So for example, if I take a break for an hour or if I spend the stay with my family, I'm gonna be behind. I've been there, done that so many times, drank the Kool Aid. In fact, I still go through it on a regular basis. I have to consciously be aware that I'm doing it again. K? Because pharaoh creeps up on you. It's not something that is so obvious.
Edna Harding [00:10:10]:
A lot of times, it's subtle. And Moses didn't have a perfect business plan. You know, the Israelites did not have a step by step strategy. Right? They basically what did they have? They had a staff. They had some sandals and a word from God that said go. And sometimes that's all we need because you see my friends, the goal wasn't perfection. The goal was obedience. And this is the part that a lot of people, you know, talk about, but I wanna relate it to business, the groan.
Edna Harding [00:10:45]:
Right? When when what basically triggered the exodus? K? It wasn't just injustice. It wasn't just frustration. It was a groan. In fact, in Exodus two twenty three, it says the Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out and their cry to help for and cry for help went up to God. Their groan is what god heaven's attention. They're groan. Do you guys know what groan is? Like, so frustrated. Right? Just overwhelmed.
Edna Harding [00:11:22]:
It was just, like, calm kinda like desperation almost. So I want you to ask yourself this and be honest. Write it down. Think about it. Put in your, what do you call that? Your phone, your notes app. That's, like, my go to. Because a lot of times when I get a lot of these downloads, it's when I'm running or if I'm exercising in the morning. So my walk.
Edna Harding [00:11:47]:
So go ahead and take it out. So what makes you grown in your business? Think about it. Is it the client who drains you? Is it the offer you built that no longer feels like that's what you need to be focused on? The constant striving to prove that you're called, you're always proving yourself so men can validate you or make you feel qualified. Because sometimes, I want you to hear me, my friends, burnout or just fatigue or just tiredness isn't failure. Sometimes it's actually God's mercy. It's actually God trying to slow you down and be like, you need to stop my child. You need to pause. You need to rest.
Edna Harding [00:12:33]:
You need to, like, slow down. Okay? Because it's your soul. Your soul is crying out and saying, what are you doing to me? Your body's crying out. Your emotions, like, what are you doing to me, Edna? What are you doing to me, Peter? What are you doing to me, Sarah? What are you doing to me, you know, Malia? Like, what are you doing? Right? You can't, like, be afraid of the outcome of obedience. You know, when I started my business, I really didn't have anything to go with. I didn't have a business plan. I didn't even have a website. I, you know, when I think about it, look, I just acted in faith.
Edna Harding [00:13:21]:
There was just a deep conviction that I knew I could no longer stay where I was. In fact, I did the opposite of one of the business co opposite of what, like, typical business coaches tell you to do. They tell you to do a proof of concept first, you know, validate it, minimum viable offer, so forth, and scale it. And the holy spirit told me, start a business. And I'm like, okay. Let me just open up an LLC. You know, because I had to open up an LLC because I had a client before I had an LLC opened. And mind you, that could have been done that could have been done a whole other way.
Edna Harding [00:13:58]:
I learned a hard, hard lesson because I opened up the the wrong type of license. I mean, I'm just thinking about this is back in 2014. This is after I go I I was let go by my corporate job because they didn't wanna pay me a huge chunk of money that they owed me, after I grew their businesses globally, in the past two years. I'm talking about, like, working till midnight, getting up at four, like, really busting my butt, ensuring that business was coming in. And by the time they were supposed to pay out a big chunk of money, they let me go. I was supposed to get a portion of the net margin because when they promoted me to director of new business development, they did not give me a pay raise. And I believed them. They said, I won't give you a pay raise, but at the end of it, you'll get this.
Edna Harding [00:14:50]:
And I believe them. And they didn't they weren't people of integrity. They didn't keep their word. And so when the holy spirit told me to write a book about it, not that specific thing, but just the the challenges that I experienced in corporate America, because that wasn't the first time that something like that happened where I saw the ugly side of sales. I wrote a book as just basically to educate people on how to, grow businesses utilizing, you know, biblical strategies and just just methods that I've learned out of my experience. And then people started contacting me for you know, I got published. I think I told you guys this. I got published.
Edna Harding [00:15:39]:
People started contacting me for speaking engagements. I started speaking, and people started hiring me, and I did have a license. And I'm like, okay. I need to get a license. So that again, I started out with nothing but conviction. Like, okay. I need to get I need to start a business because I couldn't handle them. I couldn't handle the fact that I kept seeing the ugly side of corporate.
Edna Harding [00:16:04]:
Now mind you, when I took that leap of faith, did everything go beautiful and flowers and sunshine? No. Absolutely not. In fact, it got worse because it got scammed by the church and so forth. I'm not gonna go over that part of this story. I'm sure if you Google it, you'll find it somewhere. But I started out with a conviction and knowing inside of me that God was calling me to a new territory. And you know what? I obeyed that groan, that desperation, that frustration, that heartbreak, it launched my Exodus. Now I want you guys to really think about this and let's, let's bring in some wisdom from the word of God and Exodus chapter 14, verse three, it says, do not be afraid, stand firm, and you will see the deliverance of Lord will bring to you today.
Edna Harding [00:16:53]:
And prophets ten twenty two says the blessing of the Lord makes rich. And he adds no sorrow with it. And then Galatians chapter one, verse 10 says, am I now seeking the approval of man or God, If your business is growing, but your soul is shrinking, it might be time to ask. Is this truly God's way, or is is this just a Christian version of the hustle culture? You know, the one that the world teaches, right, and tells you to do. Right? I want you to really think about this. Alright. There are three practical things that I want you to try out today. Number one, I want you to audit your Egypt, ask yourself, what am I still holding onto that God never told me to build? Is it a client? Is it an offer? Is it a launch plan you hate, but feel stuck in, write it down and start the process of letting it, letting it go.
Edna Harding [00:17:59]:
Like you want to write it down, like come to the Lord, holy Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the father. I was like, okay, God, these are all the things that I thought I was supposed to do because of all the expert advice that I got from my coaches, my consultants, whatever programs I've taken. And like for me, like, I'm just focused on business unlimited. That's what the holy spirit told me to focus on. Yes. I have all the other programs I could sell. Yes. I'm licensed to do all the other things, but at the end of the day, he said, I want you to create your own content, build your own programs, and that's what I did.
Edna Harding [00:18:32]:
And now when I look at my landing page for my business unlimited, I just updated past couple of days. I'm like, woah. This is an amazing program. Okay? And I started letting go of things that I thought I ought, like, I think ultimately I realized I prefer the group coaching versus the one on one just because it's just, I just more fun. I truly believe that you can learn so much more when you're in a community. And from a time standpoint, because I'm a mom of two young littles, five years old and three years old, and I'm a military wife. In fact, my husband is out of town right now. Like that's the best way for me to go.
Edna Harding [00:19:11]:
And so the Holy Spirit told me focus on that cause in this particular season, that is what works for my particular life. Right? So audit your Egypt. Number two, I want you to build from rest, not rescue. Stop waiting for clarity before you move. I know. It's like contradicting to our flesh. Right? Stop waiting for clarity before you move, because sometimes clarity only comes as you move. Right? Sometimes clarity only comes as you move.
Edna Harding [00:19:44]:
See, this is a challenge with me because I have all these certifications and I have all these, you know, experience and this knowledge based on, like, my mentors, my coaches, the books I've read, you know, like there's there's a worldly way of doing things. And a lot of times they make sure that you just have all your ducks in a row, i's dotted, t's crossed before you move forward. But according when I look at the word of God, there's a lot of faith actions. There's a lot of things that you do be without having the the clear next step. We just go and he'll give you the next step. And I noticed that as I continue to pursue, as I continue to grow, and even though I didn't always make the right decisions, he always corrected me. He always like, like fixed it. If that makes sense.
Edna Harding [00:20:33]:
He always made a way for me. And somehow some way, even the mistakes that I thought, like, well, that was that for, I'm using it now. Like, I can't tell you how many times, like, I'm like, oh, yeah. I've totally forgot I did this. And so, like, a prime example. Right? So I purchased this program a long time ago, a designer pro, and I spent a lot of money on it to get this license. And I never really used it. And, it's basically to, you know, design the covers, your ebooks, your audiobooks, your regular books just to and just write it out.
Edna Harding [00:21:09]:
And I was I remember I was like, okay. Well, at some point, I need you an audiobook for my, what do you call it? The ugly side of sales two point o, the second version, because I haven't even done a ugly side of sales audiobook for the first version. Anyway, I was looking through my program because I was up thank you, holy spirit. I was actually so this past week has been busy for me. I created my business unlimited manifesto for our group. And as I was writing it down, I'm like, oh, let me make this pretty because it was on a Word document. Okay. Let me go ahead and turn into a a PDF.
Edna Harding [00:21:43]:
Right? And a nice little, like, ebook. So I go into my program. I look and behold, I see apparently, I have an audio book program type of thing where I could just upload the audio book and it'll reformat everything, create the cover, connect it to Audible, all that stuff. Like, it's already in there. I already bought it. Here I am thinking I need to hire someone to do it for me because that's what I was thinking. It was on my list. The holy spirit is like, you did this a while back, probably like five years ago.
Edna Harding [00:22:19]:
See, like, this is what I'm talking about. Like, I just obeyed. He told me to get something. I didn't really know exactly what to do with it. I knew it was like, okay, we'll get it. And I totally forgot about it. And then five years later, that was the reason. And he rewarded me for my obedience.
Edna Harding [00:22:36]:
Like, I saved so much time and money because I have that program, because I don't have to outsource it. And two, I have the tools and systems and software for the rest of my life to ensure that that can be done. Right? Okay. Alright. So where am I? Okay. So, no, thank you, hold this for us. Where am I? Because I want you to ask yourself, where am I asking God to confirm something he's already commanded? Where am I asking God to confirm something he's already commanded? Obedience, my friends, is a strategy. Obedience is a strategy.
Edna Harding [00:23:12]:
That is a strategy. Just obey. Tells you to do something, you do it. Even if it doesn't make sense, you do it. Even if you don't feel like you have money, you do it. Whatever it is he tells you, just do it because he wants you to obey. And sometimes that means, like, going completely against, like, common sense. I know.
Edna Harding [00:23:32]:
I know. Even to say that is like, I'm very practical. I'm a planner. I'm very you know, it's so crazy. I'm a visionary. I love to dream with the Lord. I love to just act in faith. And sometimes and when I first started, I was all faith, faith, faith, faith.
Edna Harding [00:23:49]:
And then life happened, and I started gaining some wisdom, and I started, like, being more practical. And now I think I got to the point where I'm too practical that my faith kind of like dwindled down just because of all the waiting, all the persecution, the challenges, the setbacks. And I realized that the Holy Spirit is trying to, what's that word, ignite my faith again. Like, I feel like he he's trying to get my flame. Like, it's like I feel like what I'm seeing is, like, he's putting, like, gas in the flame a little bit to remind me that the reason why I was able to gain so much traction in my business and my life was because of my faith that was mixed with action. And it wasn't always clear to me. I did stuff without clarity and that's what moved the needle for me. And I believe that is what's going to move the needle for you.
Edna Harding [00:24:47]:
The third thing I want you to do is recalibrate your culture. Look at how you lead your business. Are you replicating Pharaoh's pressure? Are you, are you replicating Pharaoh's pressure on your team, on your vendors, on your clients, or even yourself? Where have we traded peace for performance? We don't just all, we don't always just do, do, do, do. We need to step back and be like, okay, God, right now I'm feeling anxious. I'm feeling overwhelmed. I'm feeling stressed. Help me chill for a minute. Help me calm down for a minute.
Edna Harding [00:25:36]:
Help me to, like, relax for a minute. And that and that and you have to really, take the time for that space or think holy spirit. Take that time to create that space for the holy spirit to speak to you. Cause I remember there are times when the holy spirit will, like, run, run, run. Like, I'm, like, so busy, like, ridiculously, lots of stuff I gotta get done. I get it knocked it out, and then I I'm finished. I'm like, okay. What's next? And he's like, rest.
Edna Harding [00:26:06]:
I'm like, what do you mean rest? Like, go take a nap. I'm like, take a nap? I'm like, what are you talking about? Am I the only one? Am I the only one who gets this? So a point is you wanna create some sort of, like, system that it's like checks and balance, take your holy spirit. Like, a system that will help you check and balance. We're like, okay. Like, for me, for example, I have, a planner. In fact oh, thank you, holy spirit. I I'm so excited, guys. I actually, I think I'm in the final stages of creating a planner, for CEOs, busy CEOs.
Edna Harding [00:26:47]:
Right now, I have one that's been created for women. So hopefully, that turns out well. And if that goes well, then I will create one for males. But in there has a lot of the things that I use to kinda, like, manage my time and really just keep me productive and still have my spirit as my number one, like priority. And so my point is like, you have to have a system that gives you space to reflect on the voice of God and the word of God. And also at the same time, continue to move forward with, with like, all that is that he wants you to build, whether if it's a ministry, whether if it's a business, whether if it's write a book, whether it's do podcast, whether to do speaking engagements, whether if it's to minister to people, like, whatever it is. Right? Take care of your family. Right? Try something new.
Edna Harding [00:27:44]:
I don't know. You know, the funny thing is one of the things that the lord has been really intentional with me is reminding me to enjoy the fruits of my labor. He knows I'm a hard worker. He knows if he tells me to do something, I'll get it done. The only place that I think I struggle with is when he tells me to rest because I feel like I'm behind. But then the holy spirit then will remind me, like, you're not behind. You're exactly where you need to be. And the reason why I'm not like opening everything up is because I'm giving you time to rest because I had such a tumultuous seasons, plural.
Edna Harding [00:28:27]:
And those of you who have followed my journey for a long time, since 2012, that's where it all began. That's when the, like, the abuse started, right, for my ex husband. Like that is when it started. And then now twelve years later, right, going on thirty yeah. Twelve years, thirteen. Oh my gosh. Thirteen years later, I'm like, woah. That's a lot of trauma.
Edna Harding [00:28:56]:
That's a lot of challenges, a lot of seasons of setbacks and heartbreak and rejection and pain and just so much. Like, I can't go on. I can't list everything I've gone through, but he does. He knows. And and I I have to trust God that if he tells me to rest, that means I need to rest, and I have the space to rest. There's time for me to rest. So that honestly is my struggle, my weakness. But when a lot of times when you tell me to do something, I just do it.
Edna Harding [00:29:30]:
I don't even question it. Sometimes I stay up too late. He's like, hey. You need to go to bed. I'm like, oh, I just wanna finish this, you know, kinda thing. And it's not and the funny thing is I don't feel tired, and that's and I think that's what's really insane for me because even though I I oh my gosh. I've done a lot. If you guys could see all the work that I put in to build this program, and I have, like, four gosh.
Edna Harding [00:29:57]:
How many? Like, eight other programs, k, that I've already built out. Yes. I've already built out eight programs. I'm just focusing on one of them right now. This is unlimited. I mean, I have a overcomer's program, those people who are overcoming situations. I have a program for young women, entrepreneur, specifically, between 16 to 24 years old. What else did I have? I have one for women, specifically, just women.
Edna Harding [00:30:26]:
Anyways, I could go on. Right? And, of course, I'm a John Maxwell stuff. Right? I also have a financial literacy program. I have a speaking, school program. I have so much stuff. My goodness, Lord. Thank you. What a what an honor.
Edna Harding [00:30:43]:
You know? It's amazing to me. I remember this is so random. I wasn't thinking about this, but the holy spirit reminded me about this. I a long time ago, I remember something hearing something that we only use a portion of our brain, like a tiny portion of our brain. And I asked the holy spirit, I asked the father. I was like, Lord, can you help me utilize more of my brain than the average human being? And I totally believe that's what's happening. Like I look at all the things I've accomplished and this is no toot to my like, capacity or my skill set. Like, or like, like, please hear my heart.
Edna Harding [00:31:21]:
Like, I'm shocked. I'm literally shocked on how much I have done. And I I honestly don't. Like, what are you doing, Edna? What are you doing with your life? Like, just pick one. Like, stop creating more stuff. And I don't know. I don't know why I've created so many things, but I know God's gonna reveal it to me one of these days. Okay? But, anyways, you gotta have a system in place to be able to manage all that God has for you.
Edna Harding [00:31:50]:
And I'm hoping if you're a woman that when that, planner journal comes out, that you purchase it. And tell me what you guys think. I really put in some blood, sweat, and tears in that. Someone's designing it for me right now. All the idea and concept, it's all in there. Obviously, it comes from me, but I'm really looking forward to it. And I hope it blesses you as I think, it would because I really, really thought of all the different clients I've worked with and how it can really help them. Because a lot of times, you know, if you think about it and then this is I'm going here, but, because just because I can.
Edna Harding [00:32:31]:
You know, if you have a planner, we have our journals, we have, you know, like our like, parts like, for me, I have a, a prayer journal, a praise journal, a planner. I have another journal that I use when I'm taking notes, something that I'm learning for the day. I have another journal where I do my devotions, where God gives me instructions. Like, all like, for like, I have, like, four different books, basically. Four different books that I write stuff in. And this one, you can write everything in one book that incorporates all of that. So I'm really, really excited about that. Alright.
Edna Harding [00:33:08]:
Okay. So now look. Some of you keep asking, like, well, I need a divine down download. I need I need God speak to me. God talk to me. And God's like, son, child, daughter, I gave you Exodus. You just won't read it. Never asking for something outside, like maybe a prophetic word or, you know, maybe some, some moment from our advisors.
Edna Harding [00:33:43]:
But in reality, we just got to open up our Bible and the strategies right there. You don't need another funnel. Yeah. I said it. You don't need another funnel. You don't need another fancy rebrand. You don't need to leave what's familiar and not that you don't need to. Sorry.
Edna Harding [00:34:04]:
My brain is going blank. It's it's literally 09:25 at night. Because, again, I'm a busy mama, very busy mama, and I still got dishes to do. Yep. I'm being real with you. I still got dishes to do. Okay? It's been a busy day today. Okay.
Edna Harding [00:34:23]:
What was I gonna say? Okay. You don't need another funnel or fancy rebrand. What you need is to leave what's familiar and cross the Red Sea, even if it's scary, even if you don't have it all figured out. So let me leave you with this. What Pharaoh are you still serving? What Red Sea are you still avoiding and what bricks are you still making, hoping that they'll turn into your wealth, that hoping that it would turn into your impact, hoping that it would turn into what the holy spirit, Jesus, and the father saying, well done my good and faithful servant. God didn't call you out of Egypt to survive the wilderness. He called you to possess the promise. My friends, I hope you hear me.
Edna Harding [00:35:19]:
And I'm hoping that you could hear me loud and clear, even though I say, like, I teach you how to grow business, or I teach you how to increase your wealth, increase your profitability, increase your reach, increase your impact. This isn't about scaling a business. This is not, I know I'm pulling the bandaid. I hope you hear me. This isn't just about scaling a business. This is truly about surrendering, surrendering again, surrendering to build the business God actually designed for you. So if you don't, if I, if you want me to make it plain, meaning God already has the blueprint for your business In your mind, you're thinking you're scaling his business. In reality, he's already scaled the business.
Edna Harding [00:36:22]:
He's just waiting for your faith and action to grow so that you could build what he's already ordained for you. Am I making sense? Do you guys hear me? I really hope you hear me. It you're not scaling something of the business. You're basically what all you have to do is tap into the mind of God and be like, God, I know you call me to business. I know you already have a blueprint. I know you already have a plan. Show me your plan and tell me what I need to do to build the business according to your blueprint, something that you've already designed that is guaranteed success. Gave me the eyes to see and ears to hear what your spirit is saying.
Edna Harding [00:37:14]:
So I want you to take some time a day, just fifteen minutes, audit, repent, realign. Okay. And if you're ready for support in that process, I want you to book a call with me. I mean, it book a call with me. It doesn't hurt whether you work with me or not. I promise you, you're going to get something out of a clarity call. K? I always teach people a few things to to to move the needle forward for them, whether they and it's just for me to be a blessing. That's there's no strings attached.
Edna Harding [00:37:46]:
Anyone who has spoken to me before on a discovery call, you know, like, I'm not, like, the kind that's gonna try to pressure you if you don't feel like you're able like, here here's what I found, my friends. There's never really going to be, like, the perfect environment for you to act in faith. In fact, a lot of times when God tells you to do something, it's usually not the best timing, at least in a natural. But in his timing, it's perfect. And so you it's you can't go off of emotions. You have to go off of your knowing. Like, you have to go off of your spirit, man. It's like it's like a thought.
Edna Harding [00:38:31]:
It's like, think about this. Thank you, holy spirit. Like, how do I explain it? How do you know? Well, it's not so much something that's gonna make you happy or sad or anything. You just get a random thought, and you're like, oh, no. That is definitely not me. That is, like, mean, that is definitely not God. That is definitely the devil. Like, you that thought that you think is actually from the devil, especially now some things are obvious.
Edna Harding [00:38:58]:
The devil like, God will never go against his word. But sometimes there'll be a thought in your in your spirit. And it's like, woah, that came out of left field. I wasn't even thinking about that, and that came out of left field. And then that very well a lot of times what I found is that's actually the holy spirit telling you to do it, like random things. And that's why I'm I'm I make it intentional that I'm always creating space for the holy spirit. Like, I'll stop everything. Whatever I'm doing, I could be I could be, driving.
Edna Harding [00:39:30]:
I could be, like, putting out the mail. I could be, you know, at the store going grocery shopping and who drop a thought, just something random, something that wasn't even thinking about, and I'll put it in my in my phone. Right? Because this is this is this is such a ripe time. Guys, the harvest is plenty, but the laborers are for you. And I really hope you hear me and you take the time to really just like, think about what you want and what you believe God wants you to do. And if you need support, I'm here and I know I can get, I know I'm positive. I'm a % sure. Because it's not, it's not me.
Edna Harding [00:40:11]:
Okay. You're not buying me. Hear me? You're buying the system. You're buying the knowledge, k, that was developed from the Bible. And if you know the Bible is true, and if you believe the Bible is true, then I guarantee you. Okay? Not because Edna said it, but because God said it. Because Jesus guarantees that his promises is a sure thing. K? And that his methods are better than human ways.
Edna Harding [00:40:41]:
K? So call me, call me. You can connect with me now. In fact, go thank you, holy spirit. I have an app, Edna Harding app. In fact, if you go to ednaharding.com, just bought that domain not too long ago, it'll you'll be do it from my phone. What's gonna happen is you're gonna be able to download my app, and there's a way for you to contact me there. There is a, there should be, like, some sort of button that says, connect with Aetna now. And so it goes directly to my phone.
Edna Harding [00:41:13]:
Yeah. My own cell phone. It goes there. And you could call me. You don't it's on a Zoom call. It's it's, one of and I use, what is it called? VMeet. No. Not VMeet.
Edna Harding [00:41:25]:
I'm sorry. 11 site. 11 site. That's what I use. It's a good really good product. You should check it out. Alright. Well, if this episode starts something in you, share it with a fellow kingdom builder who's still trapped in systems God never assigned.
Edna Harding [00:41:40]:
And remember, my friends, we're not just building brands. We are actually building altars for the holy spirit to reign. K? So until next time, my friends, keep building boldly and keep doing business his way. I love you all. I pray that this bless you, and I pray that you have a wonderful week ahead. Take care, my friends. Have a good one. Bye bye.
Edna Harding [00:42:09]:
Thanks for joining us this week on Estopreneur. Make sure to visit our website, favorandwealth.com, for more information on our services. While you're at it, if you found value in this show, we'd appreciate a rating on iTunes, or if you simply tell a friend about the show, that would help me out too. Also, check out my book, The Old New Side of Sales, available on Amazon, where I share seven of my secrets on how to win and grow business the right way. Until next time, keep shining.