Alex Longaker Alex Longaker

Stewards, Not Scarcity: Honoring God in Your Business Finance

Running a business is a constant pull between ambition and faith. You have this incredible, God-given calling on your heart to serve your clients, but the daily demands—the chaotic finances, the tax dread, the feeling of not having enough—can make it easy to slip into a scarcity mindset. It’s the constant worry that your business is a house built on sand, ready to crumble at any moment.

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Alex Longaker Alex Longaker

What DIYing Actually Costs You

You know the feeling. It’s late at night. The kids are finally asleep, and you’re hunched over your laptop with a half-empty coffee mug, staring at a chaotic spreadsheet. Your eyesight is blurring and numbers are starting to become a blur. Maybe you’re wrestling with a QBO subscription you haven't touched in months or trying to remember which expenses were business-related and what was an accidental personal charge.

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Alex Longaker Alex Longaker

Why Your Record Sales Aren’t Hitting Your Bank Account

Imagine you just finished a huge project for a client. The invoice is sent and the work is done. You feel such a sense of relief and pride, but you check your business bank account and... crickets. If you're killing it in the sales department, where did all the money go?!

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Alex Longaker Alex Longaker

Work-Life Balance Is a Lie

I feel like every time I'm crushing it in my business, I get a twinge of guilt because I've barely made eye contact with my 7 month old as he learns to crawl and I haven't made dinner for my family in over a week. Similarly, when I'm winning Present Mom of the Year doing sensory activities and baking French strawberry cakes, I can't help but feel anxious that I'm neglecting my business.

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