71 | Why Joy Is a Leadership Function (And What Happens When You Lose It)

73 | Surrender Isn't in the Bible: The Leadership Exchange God Designed

The System Behind the Decision Get the workbook HERE [http://www.susanro.com/resources] or go to 👉 https://susanro.com/resources That decision you've been sitting on, the hire, the price increase, the launch, isn't stuck because you lack confidence. It's stuck because it doesn't have a system underneath it yet. This free workbook walks you through building the exact, dated steps for whichever bold move has your name on it right now, so it stops being a someday and becomes a date on your calendar.  Grab it at susanro.com/resources [http://susanro.com/resources]. WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare [https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare]/storefront In today’s episode, Susan searches the King James Bible for the word "surrender" and comes up empty. What she finds instead reshapes how she thinks about faith, control, and leadership: humility, submission, and denial of self aren't losses. They're upward exchanges. This episode traces that discovery through scripture and shows why it's the actual starting point of aligned leadership, not a nice-to-have that comes after the strategy is figured out. What You'll Learn in This Episode: * Why the word "surrender" doesn't appear anywhere in the King James Version or Strong's Concordance * The scriptural words that actually describe this posture (and why they mean something different than "giving up") * How Jeremiah 38 and the Hebrew word "yasa" reframe what we've been taught about surrender * Why every biblical instruction to humble yourself, submit, or deny yourself is immediately followed by an exchange, not a loss * How holding onto control in your business is a spiritual issue before it's a strategic one * Why you cannot build a seven-figure business on a six-figure identity Key Takeaways: * Surrender, as the world defines it, means accepting defeat. Scripture never uses that word. * The words scripture actually uses (humble, submit, deny, take up your cross) are always paired with something greater coming back. * If you're still the bottleneck in your business, it's rarely a systems problem. It's a control problem wearing a business disguise. * Practicing surrender (or more accurately, humility and submission) in small things builds the trust that makes the bigger exchanges easier. * Aligned leadership starts with this posture, not with a better calendar or delegation plan. Links and Resources Mentioned: * Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale™: https://susanro.com/book-a-call [https://susanro.com/book-a-call]  * Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider]  * Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414] * Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz [https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz]  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

72 | It’s Not About Your Mindset. Abiding in Christ Is the Aligned Strategy Your Business Actually Needs.

Mastering Tough Leadership Moments Bonus offer is only available for a limited time…Sign up HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations] or go to 👉 https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations] WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare [https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare]/storefront   What if the thing capping your business growth is not your mindset or your habits, but where your identity is rooted? This episode unpacks John 15:1-8 and the surprising Greek meaning of airo, revealing that God is not cutting off fruitless branches. He is lifting them. Learn how abiding in Christ as your actual source is the aligned foundation that produces lasting fruit in your business and your life. Because stewardship of what God has given you starts with staying connected to the vine.  Running a business means hard conversations come with the territory …difficult clients, underperforming contractors, misaligned partners. But knowing you need to have the conversation and actually having it are two very different things. This free guide: Mastering Tough Leadership Moments covers a 4-part framework rooted in Proverbs that equips entrepreneurial moms to walk into hard moments with clarity, the right words, and their integrity intact. 📥 Grab the free guide: 👉 HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations]or  👉https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations]   Links and Resources Mentioned: * Take the Misalignment Quiz: https://susanro.com/misalignment-quiz [https://susanro.com/misalignment-quiz]  * Free resource -Mastering Tough Leadership Conversations: https://susanro.com/resources [https://susanro.com/resources]  * Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call [https://susanro.com/book-a-call]  * Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider]  * Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414] * Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz [https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz]  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

71 | Why Joy Is a Leadership Function (And What Happens When You Lose It)

WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare [https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare]/storefront Thank you for your support!!!!  Mastering Tough Leadership Conversations 3:3:30 Only available for a limited time…Sign up HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations] or go to 👉 https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations Running a business means hard conversations come with the territory …difficult clients, underperforming contractors, misaligned partners. But knowing you need to have the conversation and actually having it are two very different things. This free guide: Mastering Tough Leadership Conversations covers a 4-part framework rooted in Proverbs that equips entrepreneurial moms to walk into hard moments with clarity, the right words, and their integrity intact. 📥 Grab the free guide: 👉 HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations]or  👉https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations] Most leadership conversations skip right over joy, treating it like a nice-to-have rather than what it actually is: a signal that your mindset, habits, and identity are aligned with who God made you to be.  This episode unpacks the deep connection between creativity, joy, and effective leadership for the female founder who has built a working business but lost the aliveness she started with.  If your aligned routines have collapsed into pure management mode and your stewardship of your gifts has quietly slipped, this episode names exactly what happened and why it matters more than any strategy you could implement right now.  This is not a motivational episode.  It is a direct conversation about why the most capable women in the room are often the most disconnected from the very gifts that are meant to fuel how they lead, and what Proverbs 16:3 has to say about the mindset shaping your business right now. What You'll Learn in This Episode: * Why God's first introduction of Himself in Scripture is as a creator, and what that means for your creative wiring and daily habits * How creativity and joy function as leadership forces, not personality traits or mindset extras * Why whole-brain thinking enhances both creativity and decision-making in your business * How aligned routines create the conditions for your leadership gifts to actually show up * How the discomfort of growing in your gifts is the very path where God's presence shows up most clearly * Why stewardship of your gifts is a serious biblical responsibility, not an optional aspiration * What Proverbs 16:3 actually says about your mindset and why that changes how you lead your business * How creativity connects directly to identity-first leadership and what it means for the woman scaling her business right now Key Takeaways: * Joy is not a reward for productivity. It is the signal that your mindset and habits are operating from alignment. * Creativity is a gift from God rooted in the truth that you are made in His image. It is meant to be developed through intentional habits and used consistently. * When aligned routines collapse and you stop creating and start only managing, your leadership capacity shrinks with it. * Proverbs 16:3 says commit your works to the Lord and your thoughts will be established. Your mindset shapes your words, and your words shape the environment you build around you. * Growing in your gifts requires pushing through fear and discomfort, and that is exactly where God meets you. * Stewardship of your talents is a matter of faithfulness, not ambition. You will be held accountable for what you did with what He gave you. * An aligned founder leads from joy and creative conviction, not from depletion and obligation. * Priorities that flow from identity rather than urgency produce a different kind of leadership entirely. Links and Resources Mentioned: * Take the Misalignment Quiz: https://susanro.com/misalignment-quiz [https://susanro.com/misalignment-quiz]  * Free resource -Mastering Tough Leadership Conversations: https://susanro.com/resources [https://susanro.com/resources]  * Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call [https://susanro.com/book-a-call]  * Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider]  * Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414] * Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz [https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz]  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

70 | The Habit High-Performing Christian Moms Are Missing: How to Practice God's Presence

WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare [https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare]/storefront Thank you for your support!!!!    Workspace: Clear to Lead Micro Intensive  Only available for a limited time…Sign up HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/workspace]  or go to 👉 https://susanro.myflodesk.com/workspace The Workspace: Clear to Lead Intensive is a 3-day hands-on experience designed to help you clear the clutter and create a space that supports your next level. Here is what is included: * Day 1: A 60-minute live intensive with Susan to assess, plan, and build your personalized workspace action plan * Days 2 and 3: Voxer coaching support as you implement: real accountability, real momentum No courses. No downloads. Just focused, personal coaching that gets it done. This is for the high-achieving female founder who is done working around the chaos.   Feeling empty after your devotional? This episode uncovers the aligned habit that fuels everything else. We discuss five practical steps to help Christian working moms step into God's presence daily, building mindset-aligned routines that restore, renew, and release creative energy that comes from God for the abundant life. This is stewardship of your inner life, and it is the true foundation of aligned leadership. Because when you are connected to Christ, clarity follows.   Next Steps: Step 1:  Follow me on Instagram @susanro.leadership  Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider]  or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider]  Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.   Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to prioritize their self-care! I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

69 | Aligned Leadership Starts at Your Desk: The Hidden Cost of Your Workspace

Clear to Lead Micro Intensive  Only available for a limited time…Sign up HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/workspace] or go to 👉 https://susanro.myflodesk.com/workspace The Clear to Lead Intensive is a 3-day hands-on experience designed to help you clear the clutter and create a space that supports your next level. Here is what is included: * Day 1: A 60-minute live intensive with Susan to assess, plan, and build your personalized workspace action plan * Days 2 and 3: Voxer coaching support as you implement — real accountability, real momentum No courses. No downloads. Just focused, personal coaching that gets it done. This is for the high-achieving female founder who is done working around the chaos.   WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare/storefront [https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare] *I get a small commission when you purchase.  Thank you for your support!!!!    Your workspace is not just a backdrop to your work. It is a leadership issue. This episode breaks down five research-backed studies that connect physical clutter to cognitive overload, elevated cortisol in mothers, decision fatigue, and lost productivity. When your environment is chaotic, your mindset and aligned routines suffer too. Stewardship starts with the space where you lead. If you are a high-achieving mom ready to lead at your next level, this episode will change how you see your desk forever.    Next Steps: Step 1: Follow me on Instagram @susanro.leadership  Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider]  or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider [https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider]  Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.   Step 4: Share this episode with another busy working mom! Step 5: Book a Call! HERE [https://susanro.com/book-a-call] I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God bless! Xo Susan