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JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/ I want to personally invite you to come join me on Substack. This is where I'm building my real community now, the place where I'm doing most of my connecting, planning to host live events, and going deeper than I can in a podcast episode. If you've ever finished an episode and thought "I wish I could ask her a follow up question" or "I wish there was a way to actually talk to other women who get it," that's exactly what Substack is for. You'll get first access to live sessions with me, deeper teaching from live events, and a real community of women who are doing this work alongside you. Episode Summary: After visiting my parents in South Korea, I’ve been pondering legacy: the ones we inherit, good and painful, and the far greater inheritance we have in Christ. Through Lydia, the businesswoman whose home became the church at Philippi, I explore how inherited habits, routines, and mindset run our leadership like old software. You’ll learn the Inheritance Exchange to name, test, and keep, release, or redeem what you carry, so you can lead aligned in Christ with faithful stewardship. You didn’t hit a revenue ceiling. You hit a legacy ceiling.  Links and Resources: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/ As a free subscriber you will get the "4 Points to Hearing the Voice of God" PDF instantly in your inbox as well as weekly writings, reflections and teaching on what it actually takes to lead from a settled, Christ-rooted identity rather than an anxious, striving one.   The moment you upgrade to paid, the Identity Ceiling Diagnostic lands straight in your inbox as a downloadable PDF, no waiting, no extra steps. This guided self-assessment walks you zone by zone through Decisions, Worth, Control, and Visibility to show you exactly where your growth is actually capped. This is not another generic quiz that hands you one vague score and calls it a day. You will walk away with a real, honest picture of whether you are dealing with a Targeted Identity Ceiling in one specific area or a Full Identity Ceiling running underneath everything you do. If you have ever felt like you are doing all the right things strategically and still hitting the same wall, this diagnostic will finally show you why, and that clarity alone is worth the upgrade.  Episode Summary: What if your website shame is really an identity issue? In this episode, I sit down with Makena Delaney, founder of Makena Creative, who has built over 300 websites and 150 brands. We talk about why your brand must reflect your ideal client, not only your favorite colors, and how a visual ecosystem becomes aligned leadership on display. Makena shares her journey from makeup artist to thriving founder, plus habits for DIY founders: stick to the template and skip the wall of text. Good branding is stewardship, built on a confident mindset. Connect with Makena:  makenadelaney.com chatwithmakena.com IG: @makena_delaney Links and Resources: Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/SUBSCRIBE I want to personally invite you to come join me on Substack. This is where I'm building my real community now, the place where I'm doing most of my connecting, planning to host live events, and going deeper than I can in a podcast episode. If you've ever finished an episode and thought "I wish I could ask her a follow up question" or "I wish there was a way to actually talk to other women who get it," that's exactly what Substack is for. You'll get first access to live sessions with me, deeper teaching from live events, and a real community of women who are doing this work alongside you. Episode Summary: The 1-year mark of Leadership for Busy Working Moms gets unscripted and today I share what God spoke to my heart this morning: "I love you. I am enough. You are enough." This episode is a call to stop striving and start resting in what Christ already finished. Ephesians 2:10 is unpacked and reminds ambitious Christian women that their worth was never tied to performance. If your mindset has been stuck in hustle mode, this is your reset on stewardship, identity, and what it really means to be aligned with Christ first.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Subscribe to my publication: https://susanroleadership.substack.com/SUBSCRIBE  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/ I want to personally invite you to come join me on Substack. This is where I'm building my real community now, the place where I'm doing most of my connecting, planning to host live events, and going deeper than I can in a podcast episode. If you've ever finished an episode and thought "I wish I could ask her a follow up question" or "I wish there was a way to actually talk to other women who get it," that's exactly what Substack is for. You'll get first access to live sessions with me, deeper teaching from live events, and a real community of women who are doing this work alongside you. Episode Summary: You're capable, dependable, and used to carrying it all, but that capacity might be exactly what's creating the bottleneck in your business. This episode unpacks the 5 signs you've become the bottleneck at work and at home, the hidden mindset beliefs behind it, and what Moses, the apostles, and Jesus reveal about aligned leadership. Learn the shift from controller to steward, and how aligned routines rooted in stewardship, not control, create sustainable growth. If your habits feel like survival instead of leadership, this episode is your reset.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Subscribe to the Substack publication: https://susanroleadership.substack.com/subscribe  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/ I want to personally invite you to come join me on Substack. This is where I'm building my real community now, the place where I'm doing most of my connecting, planning to host live events, and going deeper than I can in a podcast episode. If you've ever finished an episode and thought "I wish I could ask her a follow up question" or "I wish there was a way to actually talk to other women who get it," that's exactly what Substack is for. You'll get first access to live sessions with me, deeper teaching from live events, and a real community of women who are doing this work alongside you. Episode Summary: This episode breaks down how leaders actually hear God, not through hustle, but through quiet, aligned listening. This episode shares Elijah's still small voice, two beliefs that remove fear of hearing wrong, and a four-step listening practice. Founders can trade anxious time blocking for true stewardship of attention. The real block isn't a mindset or habits problem, it's a listening ceiling. Build the routine of listening first, and your boldest decisions get clearer.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Free resource -Aligned to Multiply™️Toolkit: https://susanro.com/resources  Join me on Substack: https://substack.com/@susanro1   Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/ I want to personally invite you to come join me on Substack. This is where I'm building my real community now, the place where I'm doing most of my connecting, planning to host live events, and going deeper than I can in a podcast episode. If you've ever finished an episode and thought "I wish I could ask her a follow up question" or "I wish there was a way to actually talk to other women who get it," that's exactly what Substack is for. You'll get first access to live sessions with me, deeper teaching from live events, and a real community of women who are doing this work alongside you. Episode Summary: Dr. Patty Sadallah joins the show to unpack dialogue journaling, the four keys to hearing and seeing God through a sanctified imagination. We talk about quieting your mind, fixing your eyes on Jesus, and stewardship of every sense He gave you. This episode is a mindset shift for anyone building aligned habits and routines around hearing His voice, not just checking off a devotional. Patty shares real stories of healing and childlike faith that will stretch how you pray.  Ways to contact Dr. Patty Sadallah:   Podcast: Experience Jesus with Dr. Patty Sadallah. https://pattyej.podbean.com Website: https://PattySadallah.com Substack: https://pattysadallah.substack.com   Publication: Spirit Life Daily   Links and Resources Mentioned: Free resource-Aligned to Multiply™ Toolkit:  https://susanro.com/resources  Subscribe on Substack: https://substack.com/@susanro1   Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/ I want to personally invite you to come join me on Substack. This is where I'm building my real community now, the place where I'm doing most of my connecting, planning to host live events, and going deeper than I can in a podcast episode. If you've ever finished an episode and thought "I wish I could ask her a follow up question" or "I wish there was a way to actually talk to other women who get it," that's exactly what Substack is for. You'll get first access to live sessions with me, deeper teaching from live events, and a real community of women who are doing this work alongside you. Episode Summary: Revenue is real. The offer works. So why does every decision still run through you? This episode unpacks Acts 6, the moment the apostles faced explosive growth and a leadership crisis, and shows you the exact biblical framework for moving from Operator CEO to Visionary CEO. You'll learn why mission drift feels productive, why delegation without structure creates dependency instead of leaders, and how to steward your role with aligned priorities instead of carrying it all yourself. This is the mindset and habits shift your next season is asking for.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Substack: https://substack.com/@susanro1  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK 👉https://susanroleadership.substack.com/ I want to personally invite you to come join me on Substack. This is where I'm building my real community now, the place where I'm doing most of my connecting, planning to host live events, and going deeper than I can in a podcast episode. If you've ever finished an episode and thought "I wish I could ask her a follow up question" or "I wish there was a way to actually talk to other women who get it," that's exactly what Substack is for. You'll get first access to live sessions with me, deeper teaching from live events, and a real community of women who are doing this work alongside you. Episode Summary: You've built the revenue, hired the team, and you still catch yourself thinking it only works if you're the one doing it. This week you learn why that isn't a mindset problem, it's an identity ceiling built on a belief you never examined. Walk through the Belief Audit, a four step process to uncover, trace, and replace what's been quietly running your calendar. Then anchor the new belief into morning and evening routines built for stewardship, not just habits. Discover why renewal is active, not automatic, and what aligned leadership actually requires of you this week.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Substack: https://substack.com/@susanro1  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

Episode Summary: When everything you've built seems to burn down around you and the people you lead want you gone, what do you do? In this episode, we walk through David's crisis at Ziklag (1 Samuel 30) and the 7 R's of Crisis Leadership, from recognizing reality to stewarding the reward. You'll learn why aligned leadership beats a quick mindset fix, why your habits and routines mean nothing without a foundation rooted in God, and how true stewardship is revealed not in success, but in the hardest seasons of your leadership.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Substack: https://substack.com/@susanro1  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

Episode Summary: You can hit seven figures and still build a life you never wanted. This episode unpacks why a fuzzy vision quietly runs your business and drains your mindset before you even notice. Using the illustration of a Lego manual with clear instruction pages, this shows how aligned clarity, not more hustle, eliminates decisions. Rooted in Habakkuk 2:2, this episode walks you through the difference between vision, goals, and habits, and gives you a one-page vision exercise to bring stewardship and aligned routines back into your calendar this week.  Links and Resources: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Substack: https://substack.com/@susanro1  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare Episode Summary: You didn't hit a revenue ceiling. You hit a capacity ceiling, and no funnel fixes that. This week Susan unpacks Moses in Exodus 18 to show why stewardship (not hustle) is the real fix for founders who feel like everything depends on them. You'll learn why self-reliance quietly replaces trust, how to run your own Capacity Audit, and why aligned routines and habits only work once you've released what God never assigned you to carry. If you're ready to lead from mindset shifts that actually stick, this episode is your starting point.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare Episode Summary: You built your business for freedom. So why does it feel like it's holding you hostage? In this episode, you'll uncover why growth doesn't create new problems, it multiplies what's already leading you. If fear is driving your mindset right now, scaling multiplies fear. If trust and stewardship are driving your mindset, scaling multiplies that instead. You'll walk through what Scripture actually says about freedom and why the aligned habits and routines you build now will shape what your business becomes at every level. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why "more money, more options, more control" was never the real definition of freedom The difference between ownership and stewardship, and why an aligned mindset produces peace while ownership produces pressure Why scaling multiplies whatever is already leading you, whether that's fear or trust What Jesus actually promises in Matthew 11:28-30, and why it has nothing to do with working less The one question to ask before your next big goal, and how your daily habits already hold the answer Key Takeaways: The opposite of freedom is not limitation. It's bondage. (Galatians 5:1) Fear of man is a snare that keeps leaders overcommitted and out of alignment. (Proverbs 29:25) You are the steward, not the builder. Stewardship, not ownership, is the aligned way to carry a business. (Psalm 127:1) Whatever mindset is leading you now gets multiplied when you scale. Your habits and routines reveal it before your revenue does. Freedom is found in God's presence right now, not at the next revenue number. (2 Corinthians 3:17) Next Steps: Step 1: Follow me on Instagram @susanro.leadership  Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE  or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.   Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to prioritize their self-care! I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare In today’s episode, Susan searches the King James Bible for the word "surrender" and comes up empty. What she finds instead reshapes how she thinks about faith, control, and leadership: humility, submission, and denial of self aren't losses. They're upward exchanges. This episode traces that discovery through scripture and shows why it's the actual starting point of aligned leadership, not a nice-to-have that comes after the strategy is figured out. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why the word "surrender" doesn't appear anywhere in the King James Version or Strong's Concordance The scriptural words that actually describe this posture (and why they mean something different than "giving up") How Jeremiah 38 and the Hebrew word "yasa" reframe what we've been taught about surrender Why every biblical instruction to humble yourself, submit, or deny yourself is immediately followed by an exchange, not a loss How holding onto control in your business is a spiritual issue before it's a strategic one Why you cannot build a seven-figure business on a six-figure identity Key Takeaways: Surrender, as the world defines it, means accepting defeat. Scripture never uses that word. The words scripture actually uses (humble, submit, deny, take up your cross) are always paired with something greater coming back. If you're still the bottleneck in your business, it's rarely a systems problem. It's a control problem wearing a business disguise. Practicing surrender (or more accurately, humility and submission) in small things builds the trust that makes the bigger exchanges easier. Aligned leadership starts with this posture, not with a better calendar or delegation plan. Links and Resources Mentioned: Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale™: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare   What if the thing capping your business growth is not your mindset or your habits, but where your identity is rooted? This episode unpacks John 15:1-8 and the surprising Greek meaning of airo, revealing that God is not cutting off fruitless branches. He is lifting them. Learn how abiding in Christ as your actual source is the aligned foundation that produces lasting fruit in your business and your life. Because stewardship of what God has given you starts with staying connected to the vine.  Running a business means hard conversations come with the territory …difficult clients, underperforming contractors, misaligned partners. But knowing you need to have the conversation and actually having it are two very different things. This free guide: Mastering Tough Leadership Moments covers a 4-part framework rooted in Proverbs that equips entrepreneurial moms to walk into hard moments with clarity, the right words, and their integrity intact. 📥 Grab the free guide: 👉 HERE or  👉https://susanro.myflodesk.com/toughconversations   Links and Resources Mentioned: Take the Misalignment Quiz: https://susanro.com/misalignment-quiz  Free resource -Mastering Tough Leadership Conversations: https://susanro.com/resources  Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan

WHAT I ❤:  I am LOVING the collagen from here 👇 Try it out!! https://us.shaklee.com/en_US/suroselfcare Thank you for your support!!!!  Episode Summary: Most leadership conversations skip right over joy, treating it like a nice-to-have rather than what it actually is: a signal that your mindset, habits, and identity are aligned with who God made you to be.  This episode unpacks the deep connection between creativity, joy, and effective leadership for the female founder who has built a working business but lost the aliveness she started with.  If your aligned routines have collapsed into pure management mode and your stewardship of your gifts has quietly slipped, this episode names exactly what happened and why it matters more than any strategy you could implement right now.  This is not a motivational episode.  It is a direct conversation about why the most capable women in the room are often the most disconnected from the very gifts that are meant to fuel how they lead, and what Proverbs 16:3 has to say about the mindset shaping your business right now. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why God's first introduction of Himself in Scripture is as a creator, and what that means for your creative wiring and daily habits How creativity and joy function as leadership forces, not personality traits or mindset extras Why whole-brain thinking enhances both creativity and decision-making in your business How aligned routines create the conditions for your leadership gifts to actually show up How the discomfort of growing in your gifts is the very path where God's presence shows up most clearly Why stewardship of your gifts is a serious biblical responsibility, not an optional aspiration What Proverbs 16:3 actually says about your mindset and why that changes how you lead your business How creativity connects directly to identity-first leadership and what it means for the woman scaling her business right now Key Takeaways: Joy is not a reward for productivity. It is the signal that your mindset and habits are operating from alignment. Creativity is a gift from God rooted in the truth that you are made in His image. It is meant to be developed through intentional habits and used consistently. When aligned routines collapse and you stop creating and start only managing, your leadership capacity shrinks with it. Proverbs 16:3 says commit your works to the Lord and your thoughts will be established. Your mindset shapes your words, and your words shape the environment you build around you. Growing in your gifts requires pushing through fear and discomfort, and that is exactly where God meets you. Stewardship of your talents is a matter of faithfulness, not ambition. You will be held accountable for what you did with what He gave you. An aligned founder leads from joy and creative conviction, not from depletion and obligation. Priorities that flow from identity rather than urgency produce a different kind of leadership entirely. Links and Resources Mentioned: Take the Misalignment Quiz: https://susanro.com/misalignment-quiz  Free resource -Mastering Tough Leadership Conversations: https://susanro.com/resources  Work with Susan, Aligned to Scale: https://susanro.com/book-a-call  Join the Insider's Club: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-for-busy-working-moms-aligned-routines-mindset/id1837960414 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqxgtJjyLu2m9ls1bBQJz  Align your leadership to Christ so that you can do all that God has for you on this side of heaven because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.   God Bless! Xo Susan