Ep 6: Patiently Waiting: Learning to Move at God's Speed in Business (Proverbs 3:5-6)

"WAIT."

That's what Dr. Lee heard for months when she prayed about shifting her business. Not a gentle whisper, but a clear directive repeating over and over.

And for someone who's always been the first to move, the quickest to pivot, and the one who "burns the ships" without looking back? Waiting felt impossible.

In this raw and deeply personal episode, Dr. Lee shares the story of her shift from The Institute for Trauma to Regulated Roots- and how this pivot was radically different from every other business shift she'd made before. 

For the first time in her entrepreneurial journey, she didn't rush the process, make grand announcements, or force the timeline. Instead, she waited. She listened. She let God lead at His speed, not hers.

If you've ever felt the tension between what the world says you "should" do in business and what God is calling you to do—if you've ever been frustrated by His timing or wondered why He's making you wait when you're "ready to go"—this episode is for you.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• Why God sometimes makes you wait (and how it may have nothing to do with you)
• The difference between building WITH God versus asking God to bless what you've already decided
• How to discern between critique (feedback that helps you grow) and criticism (condemnation from people not aligned with your work)
• Why "burning the ships" and making grand announcements can actually be a dysregulated way to shift
• The power of slowing down so the people around you can move at their own speed (instead of getting whiplash from your pace)
• How to grow something "underground" before announcing it publicly (and why that's the natural way God intended)
• Why being "nice" and being "kind" are NOT the same thing (and how people-pleasing is sabotaging your business)
• How to make space for grief when you're letting something die so something new can be born, AND
• What to do when people criticize you for putting God first in your business decisions

Key Quotes from This Episode:

• "1% makes a huge difference when the 1% is God. Ask yourself- Am I building this and asking God to bless it, or am I building this because God told me to build it? Those are very different perspectives."
• "Being kind is going to feel mean if you're used to being nice. You're being harsher and firmer than you ever have, and those boundaries are what will sustain your business long-term."
• "It can't just be about going to God for what you need. It's also got to be about being in relationship with Him and being kind to Him and allowing Him to say what He needs to say to you, even when it hurts."

Bible Verse underpinning this Episode: Proverbs 3:5-6 — "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

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