25- When Advice Becomes An Idol Building A Clear Authentic Brand podcast

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When you feel stuck in your business, it’s so easy to think, “If I could just find the right strategy or the right expert, then I’d finally get unstuck.” But what happens when all that advice leaves you more confused, anxious, and disconnected from God?

In this conversation, I share how my dependence on business experts, advice, and strategies became an idol—how I prayed for wisdom, but then ran to Instagram, YouTube, and courses for the real answers. I walk through the breaking point, what God exposed in my heart, and how He led me back to clarity, calling, and a quieter, more obedient way of building.

Episode Highlights

The subtle shift from learning from experts to leaning on experts more than God
How constant strategy-hopping and chasing eroded my confidence, identity, and sense of calling.
Realizing I was asking God for wisdom but looking to other sources for the actual answers.
Why I deleted apps, unsubscribed from newsletters, stopped striving, and spent six weeks in almost complete silence before God.
Returning to my own story and brand with God as the Author
How to discern when it’s no longer a learning season but a building season—and the boundaries you may need to put in place to stay focused and faithful.

Scriptures Referenced

James 1:5–6 – Asking God for wisdom vs. being blown and tossed by the wind.
Hebrews 12:1–2 – Running with endurance, fixing our eyes on Jesus, and stripping off what hinders.
Galatians 6:9 – Not growing weary in doing good and trusting there will be a harvest in due time.
Jeremiah 29:11 – God knowing the plans He has for us.
John 10:10 – The enemy’s intent to steal, kill, and destroy through distraction and confusion.

Resources & Links

Learn more at ClearAuthenticBrands.com

Related Episodes

Ep 20- Idols in Entrepreneurship and Putting God First
Ep 21- When Your Business Becomes An Idol
Ep 22- How Hustle Became An Idol In My Life
Ep 23- When Control Becomes An Idol
Ep 24- When Approval Becomes An Idol

Chapters

1. Framing Idols In Entrepreneurship (00:00:00)

2. Confessing The Idol Of Advice (00:01:09)

3. Early Business Trial And Error (00:03:20)

4. New Brand, New Noise, More Confusion (00:06:00)

5. Drowning In Strategies And Losing Self (00:08:43)

6. A Wake-Up Scripture From James (00:12:14)

7. Breaking Point And Digital Detox (00:14:05)

8. Six Weeks Of Silence And Surrender (00:17:43)

9. Rebuilding Identity And Brand With God (00:20:20)

10. Boundaries, Seasons, And Obedience (00:23:20)

11. Stripping Distractions And Planting In Faith (00:26:05)

12. Guarding Inputs And Closing (00:28:45)

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