Christian Woman Leadership Podcast with Esther Littlefield & Holly Cain - 143: Christy Wright on Developing Your Message, Self-Awareness vs. Selfishness, & Responding to Cancel Culture [Part 1]

143: Christy Wright on Developing Your Message, Self-Awareness vs. Selfishness, & Responding to Cancel Culture [Part 1]

03/16/21 • 45 min

Christian Woman Leadership Podcast with Esther Littlefield & Holly Cain

What is the most important aspect of developing your message as a leader? Is it possible to grow in self-awareness without becoming focused on self? And is it okay to follow people if you don’t agree with them?

Christy Wright has developed an influential message and platform as a business leader, and she has recently expanded into focusing more on faith and personal development. But she didn’t start out with a large following or a clear message.

In this episode (part 1 of 2), Holly and I chat with Christy about her leadership journey and get a behind-the-scenes look into how she was able to grow and develop her message. We also dive into her new devotional, “Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You”, and we hit on the touchy topic of whether it’s wrong to focus on self-awareness as a Christ follower.

In addition, you’ll hear Christy’s thoughts on why it’s harder to stand in the middle on certain topics and what her thoughts are on following people with whom she disagrees. She also shares what to do when people criticize you or cancel you because they don’t like something you said.

This is part 1 of our conversation with Christy, so make sure you’re subscribed to the show so that you don’t miss part 2!

Key Points Discussed:

Christy’s life & leadership
The value of mentoring
Christy’s transition from focusing on business to expanding her message
How women can discover what their message is
What do you want to say?
Your message will evolve
Christy’s Book “Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You”
Is it wrong to focus on ourselves as Christians?
Can we learn from people with whom we disagree?
Dealing with criticism and cancel culture

Key Quotes from the Episode:

“Your message will evolve as you experiment in different things to different people in different ways.”
“If the Lord fires you up about something, it’s because he wants to use you there.”
“What we are called to do as leaders is solve problems and add value.”
“It’s very easy to let your season of life define you.”
“There’s nothing practical about our faith.”
“It’s not popular to be level-headed, to have some common sense, to see both sides of things--that is not popular. If you want to make everyone mad, just go to the middle.”
“It is our responsibility to look for the good.”
“Your circumstances don’t determine your attitude; you determine your attitude.”

Connect with Christy Wright:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Christy Wright is a #1 national best-selling author, personal development expert, and host of The Christy Wright Show. She’s been featured on Today Show and Fox News, and in Entrepreneur and Woman’s Day Magazines. Since 2009, Christy has served at Ramsey Solutions, where she teaches on personal development, business, and faith. You can follow Christy on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube or online at www.christywright.com.

Connect with Esther and Holly:

This episode was originally published on estherlittlefield.com/episode143.

This is part 1 of our conversation with Christy, so make sure you’re subscribed to the show so that you don’t miss part 2!

Key Points Discussed:

Christy’s life & leadership
The value of mentoring
Christy’s transition from focusing on business to expanding her message
How women can discover what their message is
What do you want to say?
Your message will evolve
Christy’s Book “Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You”
Is it wrong to focus on ourselves as Christians?
Can we learn from people with whom we disagree?
Dealing with criticism and cancel culture

Key Quotes from the Episode:

“Your message will evolve as you experiment in different things to different people in different ways.”
“If the Lord fires you up about something, it’s because he wants to use you there.”
“What we are called to do as leaders is solve problems and add value.”
“It’s very easy to let your season of life define you.”
“There’s nothing practical about our faith.”
“It’s not popular to be level-headed, to have some common sense, to see both sides of things--that is not popular. If you want to make everyone mad, just go to the middle.”
“It is our responsibility to look for the good.”
“Your circumstances don’t determine your attitude; you determine your attitude.”

Connect with Christy Wright:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Connect with Esther and Holly:

This episode was originally published on estherlittlefield.com/episode143.

Previous Episode

142: Balancing Ambition with Surrender [Leadership Traits Series]

As leaders ambition is often a trait we come by naturally. The world praises us for getting the job done or for creating jobs or for climbing the success ladder. But is this what God calls us to?

In this episode of the leadership traits series, Holly and I are exploring the concept of what we are calling ‘surrendered ambition’ and how we can develop this as leaders.

For the full show notes, visit estherlittlefield.com/episode142.

Key Points Discussed in this episode:

Why are we talking about surrendered ambition?
What is ambition?
The tension between being ambitious and driven versus building God’s kingdom
Why is this idea of surrendered ambition important?
How to develop the trait of surrendered ambition
Action step
Fun question

Connect with Esther and Holly:

This episode was originally published on estherlittlefield.com/episode142.

Next Episode

144: Christy Wright on Discerning Whether Your Dream is From God & Trusting God’s Faithfulness in All Seasons of Your Life [Part 2]

How do you know if your dream is from God or just your own idea? And what if your dreams and ambitions for the future don’t line up with the season God has placed you in?

In this episode (part 2 of 2), Holly and I continue our conversation with Christy Wright. We dive deeper into the topics of Christy’s devotional, “Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You”, including discovering which of God’s traits has meant the most to Christy in her life.

Christy shares her wisdom on how to discern whether a dream is from God or just your own idea as well as what to do when your season doesn’t line up with your dreams or ambitions. We also discuss how to trust God even when it seems like things are not going according to the plan we thought He gave us.

This is part 2 of our conversation with Christy, so make sure you check out part 1 if you missed it.

Key Points Discussed:

What truth about God means the most to Christy?
Is my dream from God or from myself?
- Character of God
- Can you name the fear ?
- Journal it & share it
- The cry test
When your season doesn’t line up with your dreams or ambitions
- Doing the right thing at the time
- Ask yourself: “What is right right now?”
How do we trust God for our future when things have fallen through in the past?
Leaders are Learners
- The Drama of Scripture by Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen
- Fall in Love with God’s Word by Brittany Ann
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
- Life: An Obsessively Grateful, Undone by Jesus, Genuinely Happy, and Not Faking it Through the Hard Stuff Kind of 100-Day Devotional by Lisa Harper

Key Quotes from the Episode:

“When we recognize God in our past, we are more likely to recognize him in our present and in our future.”
“If you can name your fear, it might be wisdom that is holding you back.”
“God is okay with you wrestling with Him.”
“We want to put things in buckets--it’s either us or God. It can be both!”
“God sees you right now. He sees you right now, right where you are. He sees you and He is with you.”

Connect with Christy Wright:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Connect with Esther and Holly:

This episode was originally published on estherlittlefield.com/episode144.