You are in for a leadership treat!

With no previous leadership experience or formal training, God called Lisa. God often calls the unqualified and inexperienced, so listen in!

Lisa Steven began working with teen moms in 1997 through Teen MOPS and in 2003, she co-founded Hope House Colorado and has served as the founder and executive director ever since. Lisa is also a co-founder of the Colorado Teen Parent Collaborative. A former teen mom, Lisa is committed to empowering teen moms in her community and across the world.

Listen as we discuss Lisa's journey and the leadership lessons she learnt as a teen mom, through mentorship and on the job training!

Connect with Lisa

• Hope House Colorado: https://hopehousecolorado.org/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-steven-54b48a10/

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Everyone has doubted themselves at some point in time.

The most infamous doubter of all time (in the bible) was Thomas - You can read this section in John 20:24-29.

Peter climbed out of the boat and walked on the water until reality set in, and he started to doubt. You can read this in Matthew 14:29-31.

We want to believe so badly that we can be good leaders, and that we can do the right thing, which includes dealing with difficult people, speaking up in certain circumstances, and handling those battles we often just avoid because we’d rather just confrontations altogether.

But as soon as a situation arises, we doubt ourselves, our abilities, our knowledge, our experience and we believe we’re just not good enough, or I can’t do this!

Sometimes we forget just how unqualified ALL the disciples were. But Jesus chose them anyway, because HE knew, he knew their potential, he knew that he wanted imperfect people to lead. He is NOT looking for you to be perfect! Not by any means!

All he wants is for you to trust him, have confidence that HE put you in that position, have confidence every day that He loves you and all that He wants is just for you to be an instrument.

So, when self-doubt kicks in, why not memorise a verse that will give you courage, that will remind you that God is with you right now and that YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS because He is with you!

Matthew 19:26 reads: "Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”

Here are 5 bible verses that will help and encourage you to overcome your self-doubt with the knowledge that God knew that you were going to doubt one day, he already knew and therefore he already made provision, and He already overcame it for YOU!

1. Joshua 1:9

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

2. Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

3. Isaiah 41:10

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

4. Isaiah 41:13

"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you."

5. Romans 8:28

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

BONUS: Philippians 4:6

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

I pray that this encourages you today!

Know that HE is Lord and that HE’s got you!

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Next steps:

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As leaders, it’s not only imperative that you create a vision for yourself as a leader, but also to work with your team to create a vision for the year.

In doing so, you have one holistic goal you are working towards and can reflect on this at the end of the year.

In this episode, I’ll be sharing the steps you can take to create your leadership vision for 2025, and I’ll be sharing my vision for the podcast for 2025.

If you didn’t listen to last week’s episode, episode 92, I’d highly recommend that you do. In this episode, we did a reflection of the year.

We reflected on your individual growth, your team’s performance and your leadership effectiveness.

We’ll use this today in creating your vision.

Listen to the episode now!

Have a listener question?

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Next steps:

1. Navigate to https://www.womenoffaithinleadership.com where you can:

• Join the community of like-minded female Christian leaders. This is where I will be hanging out if I'm not on the podcast chatting to you all. Come share and support each other here.
• Subscribe to my newsletter so you can stay up to date with all upcoming episodes and any other exclusive or special offers.

2. If you need any support, you can get in contact with me for a 1:1 coaching session. Just email me at support@rikawhelan.com

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