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.

 

Ask Steadfast - Our Business is a Love Story Feb 10, 2021

From the way we met to our decision to take on the entrepreneur journey to God's favor as we connected with Brooke Castillo to the importance of our faith in both our business and our marriage - this has been the ride of a lifetime, and we wanted to highlight THE LOVE.

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Ask Steadfast - How to forgive when it's hard and stay process focused when results ARE measured Feb 03, 2021

EPISODE QUESTIONS:

How do I forgive someone who has actually wronged me without letting them walk all over me?

My kid plays sports and I want them to be process focused, but they are ACTUALLY judged based on their results by coaches, teammates, and even the community. How do I do that?

Would...

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Ask Steadfast - Judgements of Others and Feeling Annoyed Jan 27, 2021

Whit and Jake are Christian Life Coaches and owners at Steadfast Life Coaching.  

In this video series they answer YOUR questions for your entertainment as well as your growth.  

EPISODE QUESTIONS:  

My mom is rude and judgmental.  Do you have any suggestions besides avoiding...

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Ask Steadfast - Annoying People and Self Worth meets Strength in Christ Jan 22, 2021

 

Whit and Jake are Life Coaches and owners at Steadfast Life Coaching.  

In this video series they answer YOUR questions for your entertainment as well as your growth.  

EPISODE QUESTIONS:  How do you two work together day after day, then continue to hang out after work...

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Stop the Pain and Start the Healing Jan 18, 2021

Since, my sophomore year in high school I felt an inner pain that I wanted to escape. The pain stemmed from unresolved childhood issues, having an alcoholic father. I didn’t know what to do with it, all I knew is that it felt suffocating at times.

 

On top of that, I felt an external...

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I got in a fight with Whit Dec 03, 2020

 

Sometimes Whitney and I fight!!  We have built a business on a foundation of us being connected and in love - we did that on purpose!!  We WANTED the inspiration to FIND SOLUTIONS instead of numb, pout, and hide.  Well ...it worked.

I had a BIG BREAKTHROUGH a few nights back...

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Taking Risks in Real Life Nov 04, 2020
 

 I was an EXPERT high school math teacher - On the first day of school you could hear me welcoming my new students with, "Welcome to your FAVORITE class this year."  I was confident ...and I could deliver.

Then one fine day I left that world and set out to build a business -...

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Allowing Disappointment Oct 21, 2020

 

BIG BELIEF is just so scary because it creates opportunity for BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!  I suppose you could just believe small, achieve small, love small, and live small, but if you're reading this - those kinds of solutions are not an option for you!

The best solution is to build...

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Building From Peace not Pressure Oct 15, 2020

Pressure.

It's described as continuous force exerted on or against.

When growing in business or a business it’s easy to fall into pressure.

- Constantly thinking of work when you’re not working.
- Not having boundaries on work in your personal life.
- Justifying being stressed most...

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Laughing Through the Heavy Stuff Oct 08, 2020

 

The best word to describe the time we've spent with Lindsey is DELIGHTFUL.  As we worked with her and watched her grow through over 65lbs of weight loss, we would consistently find ourselves blown away by 2 things:

1. Lindsey's willingness to hold her story loosely.  She had...

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Your Worth is NOT a Number on a Scale Sep 24, 2020

 

When Chelsie started her time with Steadfast Life Coaching, her biggest obstacle was that she didn't believe she was worth the tough choices required to reach her goals.  She was plagued by lies running on repeat in her mind that had been so well practiced they now felt like truth.

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Feeling Offended, This Could Be Why Sep 18, 2020

Lately, I've been doing some deep forgiveness work on my dad. If you don't know my story, in a nutshell, my dad was a Ranger in Vietnam. He struggled with severe PTSD and alcoholism. He's a good man, but tormented by post-war illnesses. 

I forgave him years ago, for all the trauma I...

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