Prayer & Business, They Go Hand in Hand
by Alyssa Avant on July 13, 2009
in Featured, My Work
Welcome back!
This blog post idea was sparked just moments ago. After a super fast chat session with a mom, The Queen Mommy, Debbie, whom I’ve never met face to face, but I truly feel a “heart connection” with I began planning for a “prayer session”. I plan to pray about a possible partnership / business / ministry venture over the next 2 weeks before she and I meet again to discuss it and to share with each other what God’s answer for the idea is, and to decide the direction in which we will then proceed. 
After chatting with her, feeling that incredible “God -connection” and being excited about the possibility of a new ministry stream I excitedly tweeted about it, specifically about our plans to “pray” about it. I tweeted prayer and business they go “hand in hand”. I truly believe it. As the Bible says,
“A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.”
Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV)
The only way that I can know what step He wants me to take next is to pray. Get that connection with God that will lead me to the next step. I love how that works. I’ll keep you posted. I’m heading into my prayer closet and a 2 week prayer meeting with God over the possibilities.
I Need a Breakthrough
by Alyssa Avant on March 25, 2009
in My Work
I am convinced that sometimes you can have so many ideas, so many projects and so much going on that you can get bogged down in it. That’s how I am feeling right now. Things are going along quite nicely for me. I am loving my life, what I do for a living, and generally feeling productive, but I am wanting to work smarter, not harder so I am attempting to truly leverage those things I do have going for me.
Take for instance my new training membership program, Faith Leaps, it is so much fun! I have had a blast creating it. It is truly right up my alley and I love seeing people succeed with it. The thing is, though I know HOW to create it and the ideas just flowed, on the other hand I am not so good at marketing it. There is just something in me that is a little shy when it comes to promotion. I am not good at promoting myself.
That’s where I need a breakthrough, I need help, an action plan. And I am going to get it. I am getting Kelly’s Breakthrough Brainstorming package and I am so excited about it. I have worked with Kelly many times before each time was successful as I know this time will be.
I’m excited about all that I’m getting with this pack including: 
- A brainstorming beach ball and a sharpie! Oh and I told Kelly my kids might steal it and she said “Oh I usually include one for the kids too!” Now that’s a woman who understands Work at home moms.
- A Brainstorming Workbook (I love this it is a real workbook mailed to me!
) - 2 – 45 min coaching sessions with Kelly
Honestly, this is worth the price of the whole kit.
As I said before, I have had coaching with Kelly and I have enjoyed my membership at Mom Masterminds for two years now. Every penny I have spent with Kelly has been worth it. If you’re feeling stuck, need some help or just want to do more in your Work at home business I recommend checking all of these resources out.
P.S. The Brainstorming Kit is under $100 until April 1st when the price goes up!
New Year, New Goals
by Alyssa Avant on January 1, 2009
in Just News, My Ministry, My Work
As I have said many times, I like new years because I like a fresh start, a new beginning, even though, not much in all honesty really changed at the strike of 12 last night at least not in circumstances, it did in my mind. You see, it gave me hope and a fresh perspective through which to view my life.
So, to review my slogan for 2009 is “By faith, I claim God’s Promises as mine in 2009.” And my Scripture is “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23
Hope to me is what 2009 is going to be about. So, without further ado here are my goals in each area of life for me:
Personal
- Think more positively.- all year
- Stick to a monthly budget.- monthly
- Save more money.- monthly
- Always have a Bible study to do.- every 4-6 weeks
Ministry
- 12 Speaking Engagements- by year’s end
- 4 new ebooks -1 per quarter
- Launch training program- by June
- Double list subscribers- by year’s end
Writing Business
- Steady, consistent income stream.- in 3 months (by March)
- 5 Blog Management Clients- (by March)
- To be able to outsource some of the writing to a co-writer. (by June)
- Referral / Affiliate program (by June)
New Biz
- Setup- (by February 1)
- Writing initial articles (by February 14)
- Making a residual income from the biz monthly. (by August)
- Growing and expanding to take on writers. (by next year)
