There are moments in life that you need to be courageous, take risks and be decisive. We can think of these opportunities as small levers that can dramatically shift your future. Knowing exactly when and what that is though is tricky. In today's episode we discuss how to deal with procrastination, overcome the fear of rejection and take a hold of the opportunities around you. Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creativ...

Feeling overwhelmed and confused is the quickest way to kill the dream God has given you. The Holy Spirit wants to help give you clarity around what you should do, where you should go and what to pursue. In today's episode, I talk about how to get clarity around your vision and get the dream unstuck. Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. Find out more at https://digitalrabbi.co/garden Start a conversa...

Branding is not really about a cool visual identity. It's about cultivating a reputation and everyone has one (whether they like it or not). Today I share some thoughts from a recent coaching call in The Garden about my commitment to playing the slow but faithful game of good old fashioned hard work.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. Find out more at https://digitalrabbi.co/gardenStart a conversatio...

The creative gift often has a dark underside and can take its form in an over attachment to what we produce and achieve. This is something I've seen and continue to be aware of in my own life as a creative. In this episode you'll find lessons from a surprising character in the Bible to keep your heart pure without losing your creative edge.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. Find out more at https://...

Every significant innovation requires a reasonable period of unbroken focus (aka Deep Work). Not only is deep work so powerful but it has become even more unnecessary in this super connected and distracted world we live in. Master deep work and you'll always be able to be successful in employment or in your own business.In this episode, I share some principles from a book I reread recently called Deep Work by Cal Newport. I also share what happened in implementing some practical steps - the r...

As we come towards the end of 2024, I've been taking stock of the success and failures of the year. One thing that's so important is that we look to the right metrics. Worldly metrics include all sorts of things that can be unhelpful but God is actually just looking for faithfulness and obedience.I think you'll find this final episode of the year helpful in turning down the pressure and bringing you back to a place of peace.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives desi...

The key to fulfilling the purpose God has given you is developing the capacity to say no to the things you're not supposed to do.Life is full of demands and relationships that demand something from us. This is not intrinsically bad and we don't want to lose a sense of generous or care for others. But we do need to protect ourselves (hello self-control) through healthy boundaries.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gif...

Fear plays a much bigger role in our decisions than we realise. Growing in self-awareness (and ultimately self-control) will allow us to do the things we truly want, even if we feel uncomfortable doing them.When it comes to business, we may avoid doing certain tasks or putting ourselves out there because of fear but then we rationalise it intellectually afterwards to explain why we aren't where we want to be.Breaking the cycle can add huge growth to your business - if you do the work, it will...

When we say yes to everything, we inevitably end up saying no to the things that matter most. This is crazy when we consider that the truest definition of success is faithfulness. If we don't steward our time and energy to ultimately say yes to God and the things he wants us to do, then we'll miss out on fulfilling our call.In this episode, we talk about some practical ways to set boundaries, deal with the awkwardness of saying no and truly honour our commitments without building resentment o...

Confidence is not only attractive, it's essential for any creative building a business. Clients can sense your energy and a healthy appreciation of who you are and what you do is going to set you up for success. In this episode, we talk about what the Bible says about confidence and how to find it.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. Find out more at https://digitalrabbi.co/gardenStart a conversation ...

I believe there is a shift happening. There is a real hunger for genuine connection and authentic interactions online (and in life and in general). In this episode, I share some reflections from a recent event I attended as well as my own learnings on how to make social media a life-giving tool instead of a mood hoover.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. Find out more at https://digitalrabbi.co/garde...

Over the last few years, I've made pretty much every mistake you can make in sales. This was (partially) deliberate. I was being intentional about learning and growing my ability to sell. I've discovered that you can sell things (like your creative work) and you don't have to be manipulative or pushy to do it.There's a way to sell that feels good and everybody wins. If you're going to build a business then of course you need to make sales. Join The Garden - an authentic community for Chr...

I've found that the most beautiful moments of creativity come when I'm the least focused on producing. Getting back to abiding and simply being with Jesus will open up inspiration and great fruitfulness. But why is this so hard for us to do?Often it's connected to the identity we've built around productivity and achievement. In today's episode, I talk about how we can unlearn and become curious about some of these things, freeing you up to have a more enjoyable and blessed life.Join The Garde...

Environment is powerful and church environments can release or restrict creatives and creativity. I share some reflections on how pastors and leaders can usher in a new wave of creativity through their church.Some of these thoughts are very fresh and require a dramatic change of thought around our entire model of how we do church. Enjoy!!Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. Find out more at https://di...

There is a wave of creativity coming to the church but it won't look like we think it will. It will most likely not be attached to brands or names but Christians stepping out to birth dreams and put something beautiful out into the world.In this episode, I'm talking about the theology behind our creativity. We're made in the image of God and we should follow in his footsteps and commands.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your cre...

When life gets busy, our initial response is often to double down on work ethic and increase intensity. But this is an unhealthy recipe for burn out and a terrible life.If your output is increasing, you actually need to increase the input. In this episode, I'm talking about strategies for slowing down as well as dealing with core identity issues for high-achieving type personalities.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative...

Today is a special day as we drop an album called Milk & Honey. You can find it everywhere like Spotify, Apple, YouTube etc (just search for Reflect Church).In this episode I talk about some of the process and barriers to putting ourselves out there. Creativity is hugely psychological as well as spiritual and if we're not careful, we'll never share the things on our heart with the rest of the world.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and r...

I've always been someone who is open to experimentation and much of my content creation journey has been like that. I've tested all of the promises and principles you can think of on Instagram e.g niching, consistent posting, hooks, engagement etc.The problem isn't that this stuff doesn't work. It does but it comes with a cost that most of us are unwilling (wisely) to pay. I explain in this episode how I've shifted how I think about social media. It feels much healthier and works so much bett...

Accountability is the secret sauce for helping you get where you really want to be. Here are some practical ways you can create this for yourself to help you stay disciplined and stop falling short on your dreams.Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. Find out more at https://digitalrabbi.co/gardenStart a conversation with Sats on Instagram @satssolankiWant to help the Digital Rabbi podcast? SHARE it ...

Have you ever thought about how heavy unfulfilled dreams are? All my life I wanted to write songs and make music but 2024 is the year that it became a reality in a significant way.I share more about the process and psychology that stops us as creatives from building our dreams.Follow Reflect Church on Spotify here to be the first to hear the album drop on 24.09.24Join The Garden - an authentic community for Christian creatives designed to draw out and release your creative gifts and dreams. F...