After 10 years of hosting thousands of women at our conference for Christian bloggers, social media influencers, authors, speakers, and podcasters, we’ve witnessed some incredible successes along the way.
Not “success” in the mainstream sense of wealth, power, popularity, followers, or fame. And not “success” by way of hustling, competing, or performing.
We’re talking about the kind of success that has eternal impact, is humble, can only be traced back to God’s goodness, and comes with a supernatural peace.
At annual Declare conferences, we had front row seats to see women just starting out as “mommy bloggers” become full-blown bestselling published authors. We saw women come with open, empty hands, with hearts ready and willing to receive from the Lord and find out later He turned her heart towards Him and led her to a new passion. Some showed up burned out, weary, stuck, or lost, and we saw God refresh, restore, redirect, and renew them. Yes, sometimes the successes involved going viral, topping charts, and getting publishing contracts. Other times, success looked like narrowing the niche, changing lanes entirely, or laying it all down. The stories we could tell you!
We watched God’s plans unfold in the lives of women as they pursued the call to write, speak, design, encourage, launch, live, and lead. And after 10 years of linking arms with women as they stepped into God’s call with wild obedience, and watching God see it through to fruition time and time again, we have discovered a secret to success.
The secret to that kind of success? SHOWING UP.
Showing up is one of the most important things we can do as daughters of the King called to declare His glory.
Growth, connection, and learning happens when you show up.
Inspiration, clarity, and encouragement happens when you show up.
Chance meetings happen and opportunities arise when you show up.
Plans are established, goals are achieved, and ideas are born when you show up.
Miracles get set into motion, prayers are answered, and lives are changed when you show up.
God is glorified when you show up.
Perhaps He is calling you to write, speak, start a podcast, launch a product, start a business, or say yes to an opportunity? The first thing to do is show up for it.
Ask the “successful” mentors, friends, and people in your life how they got where they are, and we guarantee their story includes having to show up somewhere.
What does showing up mean for you? Maybe there’s a place, literal or metaphorical, where you need to be. It’s probably out of your comfort zone, literally and/or figuratively. Success is subjective and looks different for everyone, but with one thing in common: you have to show up. Present and accounted for. At the right place in the right time.
As you pray about answering and pursuing God’s call on your life, ask Him where you need to show up and He will lead you to the place of fulfillment!
If there is anything Declare can do to help you, please let us know!
We are agreeing with you in prayer and cheering you on!
You belong here! Our heart is to equip you to be an effective Christian communicator.