15. What to Do When What You're Building Feels Too Big for You
Better Way To Build with Shay CochraneShow Notes
If what you're building right now feels uncomfortably over your head — this episode was made for this exact moment.
Shay gets personal about the anxiety and insecurity of building Ilūme Network — something bigger and more unfamiliar than anything she's built before — and shares the one prayer and the one passage of Scripture she keeps returning to in this season. Drawing from Exodus 33 and Moses' raw, anxious conversation with God before leading an entire nation into the unknown, she pulls out four practical anchors for any entrepreneur who is in over their head and wondering if God is actually going to show up.
If you've ever had the "God, if you're not in this, I don't want to do it" moment — this episode names what that is and shows you what to do with it.
Ilūme Network is a faith-based, application-only, entrepreneurial network for 6-8 figure Christian female entrepreneurs who want mentorship from women ahead of them in business, peer support and accountability from value-aligned women at their level, a deeper, more vibrant partnership with God in business and a room where the conversations go beyond revenue and goals to how you are really doing in the rest of life. Find out more at www.ilumenetwork.com.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction: Building Bigger Than Our Arms Can Wrap 01:12 Shay's Journey into Entrepreneurial Challenges and Growth 03:28 The Need for Faith-Integrated Entrepreneurial Networks 04:35 Creating Accessible Spaces for Christian Women Entrepreneurs 05:48 Building a National Network for Ambitious Christian Women 06:19 Stepping Into the Unknown: Building a Loom Network 07:56 Dealing with Insecurity and Imposter Syndrome 10:13 Moses' Example: Asking to See God's Glory 14:10 The Power of Meeting Places with God: The Tent of Meeting 18:04 God Calls Us Friends: An Invitation to Dialogue 19:40 Expressing Insecurity and Trusting God's Promises 20:53 Reminding God of His Promises and Favor 24:07 God's Presence as Our Source of Favor 26:13 The Necessity of God's Presence in Our Work 29:23 Regularly Meeting with God as a Leader 31:11 Praying the Promises of God Over Our Business 32:17 Seeking God's Obvious Presence in Our Work 33:25 Seeing God's Hand in Business Miracles 34:27 Encouragement for Christian Entrepreneurs to Trust God
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