Have you ever received a package from someone (or from Amazon, let’s be honest) that was destroyed when it showed up at your house? Maybe you didn’t even have to “open” it because it was mostly open from its shipping journey…tape not working and completely torn up…maybe the cardboard even had big holes in it […]
How to Improve Your Business for Long-Term Success
At Declare, we know that a number of our readers are active business owners. Whether you work in podcasting, writing, social media marketing, speaking, or another creative position, you have a lot to contribute to the world as a Christian woman entrepreneur. Making consistent improvements to your business is critical to its long-term sustainability. […]
5 Reasons to Build Community Among Professionals (Who do Things Besides Your Thing)
We believe we’ve been given a purpose. We believe in meeting the needs we see in the world. And we believe in bringing God glory through our work. But sometimes, since we’re being honest, we also believe it’s up to us to figure out how to do it all on our own, right? None […]
Finding Your Voice
Let’s begin with an embarrassing story. As a kid with an active imagination, I enjoyed storytelling with various playacting voices. Of course Barbie and Mr. Potato Head couldn’t sound the same! I’d even alter my inflection when reading books aloud, trying to match the character cadences I created in my head. Also somewhat […]
Waterfall Moments
Have you ever had a “waterfall moment” in life? Where you find yourself close to an edge, teetering on a breaking point, wondering what frustration or trial will push you over that edge and cause you to freefall to the depths below? These moments cause you to lose your balance and fall into despair. Thoughts […]
Lagom, Planning, and Holy Hustle
For the last several years I have chosen to pick a “word of the year” instead of making resolutions I’m sure to give up on. Honestly, I can resolve as hard as I’d like to drink more water and go to bed earlier, but the reality is I just won’t do it. Choosing a word […]
To Be Known
In the 1970’s the name “Jennifer” was popular. In fact, there were four “Jennifer’s within six houses on our street. I went by “Jennifer” and my favorite playmate took on the name of “JJ.” She had a pool in her backyard and we had a hot tub in ours and we were inseparable. We spent […]
Creating Graphics for Social Media
You open Instagram and see beautifully created graphics featuring inspirational quotes. Then you head over to Pinterest and wonder how you could make images like the ones you see. And after you sign up for a blogger’s email list, you wish you could create a free printable for your site, to encourage your readers to […]
Intentionally Creating Content
This article is from the Declare blog archives written by our friend Amanda White. Amanda spoke at the Declare Conference in 2014. Here, she shares some timeless tips on driving traffic to your blog and keeping readers there by creating “sticky” content. It’s really good advice- even 6 years later! 🙂 When you first start […]
What You Write Really Matters
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Have you ever wondered if what you write really matters? And if you should you keep writing? On this episode from the Declare podcast archives, guest Brooke McGlothlin talks about something many of us probably struggle with: questioning our qualifications and our value as writers. Brooke joined us at the Declare Conference in 2014. We […]
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