Confessions of a Recovering Striver
Whit's Adventures and Blog
Welcome, friend! I'm Whitney Roehl, I'm a recovering Striver. What is a striver?
For me, it was constantly aiming for perfection, relying on my own ambition, strength, and ability. As a Christian, I'd ask God for help but He was my last resort, not my first. Nothing was ever "good enough". I constantly needed to do more, to have more.
I felt empty and exhausted.
When, I finally got to the end of myself, Jesus crashed in with His personable love.
Since then, I've repented of being self-sufficient, constantly striving. Now, I live surrendered. Join me, on this journey.
We tend to place an incredible value on evidence - but there are so many significant aspects of our life where the evidence is NOT conclusive. In this episode, you will challenge the default obligation to evidence and explore the true power that exists when you see the credibility in...
What if you didn't have to control it all? What if you weren't in charge of other people's feelings? What if you didn't have to decide in advance if you would be chosen for the part? What if you didn't have to parent just right so you controlled how the world responded to...
Most of the suffering we experience in life comes from the difference between our expectations and "What Is." The audience's suffering during an improv comedy show comes from actors attempting to force there expectations instead of accepting "What Is."
So here's...
Lessons from Whit and my trip to Dallas for Unleash the Power Within 2019
One morning of The Six Man – our team was a little flat. We knew it – shoot, most of us were coaches!! We could feel it and knew that if we couldn’t turn the tide – if we couldn’t shift the momentum, then we’d lose, but didn’t...
Have you ever lost your cool in an argument on social media ...me too. Usually because the OTHER person is refusing to live by the FACTS I am offering. Well it's a FACT that attempting to change a belief by bombarding it with facts is ineffective ...so I guess I am the one not...
Plan - Execute - Evaluate - Adjust - Repeat
As 2018 comes to an end, Whitney and Jake invite you into the conversation as they look back at the fears that threatened to keep them stuck in 2018. Enjoy the conversation ...but more importantly, let it spark your own. What did your...
“If you have declared war against the primary part of you called fear, and that war is now playing out in your mind, you’re spending a lot of energy fighting that war. That doesn’t leave a lot of energy for you to compete in your sport. In many ways, over...
What are you scared of? ...the list is pretty standard. Spiders, snakes, clowns, the dark, and tight spaces. My guess is that THOSE are not the fears that are keeping you from your dreams.
"I WOULD try out for the play ...but there might be a spider, and I don't like how dark...
