Renew Your Mind: For Faith Driven Entrepreneurs
For Christian entrepreneurs who want to grow their business and keep discipleship to Jesus front and center in their lives. No noise. Just the mindset, strategy and spiritual formation you need to run a thriving business and experience a flourishing interior life with God. Hey! I'm Kieran, your host. I'm a follower of Jesus, husband, foster dad, and lifelong athlete. Think of me as your Business Coach and Spiritual Director. Connect with me on Instagram @kieranlenahan and learn more at www.LenahanCoaching.com
Episodes
102 episodes
100 | The Only Way to Change Your Habits (Sustainably) | The 2 Phrases I Use Daily Stick to Goals and Form New Habits (Replay)
Back in episodes 5 and 6, we talked in depth about the power of Identity, how it gets overlooked and why that leads to most failed new year's resolutions. We also talked in episode 26 about deciding between your Strong Desires and your Deep Des...
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99 | The Jeff Bezos Way: Make Decisions When You Have 70% of the Information You Think You Need (Replay)
In this episode, you'll learn how to make business decisions like the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos.We cover the simple framework he used to guide decisions at Amazon as well as the 70% Rule.
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98 | The Dark Side of Being Your Own Boss & What To Do About It
Many entrepreneurs love the idea of being your own boss. But many are surprised when they realize they aren't as a good of a boss to themselves as they thought they'd be.You may have found that you're either too demanding of yourself (b...
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97 | Value Creation in a Noisy World & The Need for Deep Work
You can't make money or influence the world redemptively through your business if you don't create value. And you don't create value unless you do Deep Work.Today, I'm diving into the problem with Shallow Work and how to do more Deep Wo...
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96 | Partnering with God: Balancing Responsibility and Surrender | Circle of Concern vs. Circle of Influence (Replay)
There's a lot you can't control. There's a lot you can control. You're at your best as an entrepreneur when you're focused on the things you CAN control.The serenity prayer sums it up perfectly: "God grant me the sereni...
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95 | Selfish Ambition vs. The Jesus Way | It's Not About You: The Simple (and Sobering) Pie Chart That Will Reframe Your Thinking (Replay)
One of the primary lies we are fed in today's world is this:"It's all about you."Today, we dive into a simple tool that can help you fight this lie and consistently operate from an others-focused, gospel-centered posture as you ...
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94 | The Keys to Working Fewer Hours: Possibility, Identity and The Real Accountability You're After (Replay)
The process to work fewer hours in your business is simple:Decide how many hours you want to work.Problem solve to make it happen.But there are 3 main problems people run into when trying to execute these 2 ste...
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93 | Embracing Constraint, Video Games and How to Work Fewer Hours (Replay)
Most people start businesses for 3 reasons: Vocational Calling, Higher Earning Potential, Time Freedom.My clients typically want to build their work life around their family life, not the other way around. Your business is like a video g...
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92 | Making Big Business Decisions in the Face of Fear: Why Fear-Setting Can Be Just As Valuable As Goal-Setting | A Tim Ferriss Exercise I Use Regularly (Replay)
Entrepreneurship requires doing things you've never done before. Enter: fear.Fear exists to keep you safe, but the same thing that keeps you safe can also prevent you from growing. In this episode, I dive into a process th...
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91 | How You Live is What You Believe, Everything Else is Just Talk | Do a Time and Values Audit
This week, I'm walking through a simple 15-minute audit that can change the trajectory of the rest of your year. If you actually do it ;)
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90 | A Conversation with My Malachi Daily Co-Founder, Isaac Hanekamp 🇨🇦
This week I'm excited to bring on my co-founder, Isaac Hanekamp! He has become a brother in Christ and good friend. This episode is a two-way interview where you get to hear the origin story of Malachi Daily from both sides as well as the 'why'...
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Happy 4th of July to our American Listeners 🇺🇸 | Be Back Next Week
Head back and listen to a previous episode, or enjoy the day off :)
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89 | I Just Launched A New Business 🚀 Introducing MalachiDaily.com | Memorize Bible Verses and Learn Their Context
I’ve spent the past 6 months quietly building a new business - today, I’m excited to launch Malachi Daily into the world! 🚀Malachi Daily is a sub...
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88 | Just Keep Swinging: What Cutting Down a Tree Has to Do With Your Business (Replay)
Entrepreneurs often put unnecessary pressure - on a single client, a single sales call, a single month or quarter, a single piece of content, a single attempt at a new habit - to be the silver bullet to their success. And it ends up wreak...
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87 | Stop Running From Paper Tigers: Why Telling Yourself "I Should Be Further Along" Slows You Down and How to Stop Believing It (Replay)
The thought "I should be further along" plagues entrepreneurs at every stage and revenue level of their business. It sucks joy out of the process, makes it harder to grow your business and cuts you off from the presence of God. In ...
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86 | Episode Bank - Ideal Clients 201: Don't Market to Everyone in Your Audience, Market to the People at Your Table
Last week, we said you should ONLY market to your ideal client. In theory, it sounds great, but today we dive into HOW to implement it and why it's so important. This is a continuation of our discussion in the previous two episodes...
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85 | Episode Bank - Ideal Clients 102: The Myth of Missing Out | How Marketing ONLY to Your Ideal Clients Actually Works
You should ONLY market to your ideal client. Counterintuitive? Maybe. Effective? Yes.Join me as we dive into this principle, my first hand experience with it and how it applies to your business. This is part 2 of a 2-...
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84 | Episode Bank - Ideal Clients 101: Get a Roster Full of Clients You Love Working With (Who Love Working With You Too)
This episode is based on a BIG assumption: You want a client roster full of people who love working with you, and who you love working with.If you want to make that happen, you need to know who your Ideal Client is. Today, we're ...
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83 | Simplify Your Business: Eliminate, Automate, Delegate | Part 2: Go Fast Alone, Go Far Together
This is part 2 of an episode on simplifying your business and your responsibilities as an entrepreneur. We're walking through a framework often described as a productivity framework and using it as a framework for stewardship. I'll...
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82 | Simplify Your Business: Eliminate, Automate, Delegate | Part 1: Simple Scales, Complex Doesn't
This is part 1 of an episode on simplifying your business and your responsibilities as an entrepreneur. We're walking through a framework often described as a productivity framework and using it as a framework for stewardship. I'll...
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81 | Starting and Scaling a Faith-Based Wellness Company with Denika Spadafora, Founder of Stand Unshaken
Today, I'm interviewing an incredible entrepreneur and one of my newest friends (and fellow spiritual formation nerd), Denika Spadafora. She is the founder of Stand Unshaken - a wellness company for ...
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80 | Pricing Part 3B: The Process For Increasing Prices That Has Potential Clients Telling You They're Surprised You Don't Charge More
This is the final episode in a 3-part series discussing Pricing.In the episode, I walk through a thoughtful, intentional way to go about increasing your prices. This is the process I use when increasing my prices and it's what I've coac...
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79 | Pricing Part 3A: What Are The Signs? How to Know If It's Time to Increase Your Prices
This is episode 3A in a 3-part series discussing Pricing.In the episode, we'll answer questions like:What are the variables I need to consider when thinking about increasing my prices?When is it time to increase pri...
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78 | Pricing Part 2 | Early Stage Entrepreneurs: 2 Ways to Decide Your Prices When Just Starting Out
This is episode 2 in a 3-part series discussing Pricing.In the series, we'll answer questions like:What is pricing and why is it important?Should I price based on time ($/hour)?I'm just starting out. How sh...
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77 | Pricing Part 1: Pricing Is An Opinion, How It Affects Your Audience & Pricing Based On Value vs. Time
This episode kicks off a 3 part series discussing Pricing. In the series, we'll answer questions like:What is pricing and why is it important?Should I price based on time ($/hour)?I'm just starting out...
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