Episode 110: A Little More Wonder, a Little Less Wi-Fi

Episode 110: A Little More Wonder, a Little Less Wi-Fi

You will pass a hundred small wonders today, give or take. Most of them get intercepted somewhere between your eyes and your attention, usually by a screen about the size of your hand. This summer can be different. In this episode of Your Next, Best Step, you will discover why the ordinary moments of summer hold more than you think, how a fifteen-minute practice studied in people your age changed their everyday mood and worry, and a gentle way to meet God in the parts of your day you have been walking right past. Scripture: Psalm 8:3-4 (NIV) Research note: References the “awe walk” research from Virginia Sturm, Dacher Keltner, and colleagues, published in the journal Emotion (2020). Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

BONUS: Pray Continually Without Losing Your Mind (YNBS 109)

For years, I read 1 Thessalonians 5:17 that says, “pray continually” and felt slightly defeated by it. Continually? How? I cannot even continually remember where I put my keys. Here is what I have come to think it means. Join me for the newest episode on Your Next, Best Step (Ep 109): “Popcorn Prayers: When You Are Too Tired for a Quiet Time” where we walk through a simple 3-step popcorn prayer that fits inside the busiest moments of your day. Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

Episode 109: Popcorn Prayers - When You Are Too Tired for a Quiet Time

Have you ever been so tired that even your quiet time felt loud? You love God. You want to pray. And then real life walks in wearing muddy shoes — and your “quiet time” becomes “Lord, help me not lose my mind” whispered in front of the fridge. Today, Coach Janet J names something almost too simple: that ten-second prayer counts. In this episode you will learn: * Why short, scattered prayers may be the most honest ones you pray * What Nehemiah 2:4 reveals about praying under real-time pressure * How brief intentional pauses interact with both your spirit and your nervous system Scripture: Nehemiah 2:4 (NIV) Research note: Micro-break research (Zacher et al., 2014; Albulescu et al., 2022) suggests brief intentional pauses can reduce fatigue and restore a sense of energy. Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

BONUS: The 3-Word Sticky Note That Changes Money Shame (YNBS 108)

What if the number on your banking app has nothing to do with your worth? This short gives you a 60-second mental shift you can run anywhere. No spreadsheet. No budget app. Just three words on a small piece of paper, placed somewhere only you will see. Save this one for the next time you open the app and feel that little tug of “should have known better.” Ready for the full episode? It is called The Christmas Bill That Is Still Here in June and it is for the woman who has been making payments since the new year and is ready for a little exhale around money this summer. Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

Episode 108: The Christmas Bill That Is Still Here in June

The Christmas bill is still here. And it is June. If you have been making payments since the new year and the balance is moving slower than you hoped, you are in good company. Researchers describe what you are feeling as a loop, and the way out has almost nothing to do with the numbers. This episode is for the woman who thought this would be gone by now. The woman who feels a little tug of “should have known better” every time she taps the banking app. We are looking at why a lingering bill feels heavier than the number on the screen, what the research actually says about financial stress and mental well-being, and one small thing you can do this week without spreadsheets, math, or guilt. Here is what you will walk away with: a clear way to see what the bill is and is not, a fresh handle on the difference between responsibility and shame, and a small first step that meets you exactly where you are. SCRIPTURE HIGHLIGHT: Proverbs 24:16. Research note: Financial Health Network on the connection between financial stress and mental well-being. Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.