Episode 107: The Power of Stories We Tell Ourselves and Others with Dianna Kokoszka
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
Release Date: 10/30/2023
Episode 130: Slowing Down and Making Space for Rest in the Spring
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
I am going to read you an article that I wrote for the Gritty Faith Magazine. This one is called Slowing Down and Making Space for Rest. This is the spring version. I wrote four different articles and you'll get to hear them throughout the year. So I'm excited to share these with you. It's each season of the year, you'll likely encounter different challenges. Through each season, you have an opportunity to slow down and make space for rest. Rest that in rejuvenates, renews, restores your soul, mind, body, and spirit. Driving our rented minivan into Red Rocks Canyon National Land and...
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Episode 129: Creating Mission-Driven Brands with Seven Weeks Coffee Founder Anton Krecic
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
On Created for This, I interview Anton Krecic, founder and CEO of Seven Weeks Coffee, a pro-life e-commerce coffee company that donates 10% of every sale to local pregnancy resource centers and has raised over $1.5 million for more than 1,000 pro-life organizations across all 50 states. Anton shares how value-based brands are growing as companies increasingly take social and political stances, and explains that a successful mission-driven business requires both an excellent product and a clear mission. He outlines practical growth strategies including digital ads, podcast partnerships,...
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Episode 128: 3 Things to Implement to Start the Year Right
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
Today, we’re exploring three strategies you can implement to start your year off on the right foot. Although it's March, remember there's no magic in January 1st — we can start anew at any time. Decisive Action The first key to a successful year is taking decisive action. By making clear decisions and sticking with them, you eliminate the fatigue and overwhelm of indecision. Consider pre-deciding aspects like when you'll work, the times you'll check emails, and the mentors you'll follow this year. For instance, I’ve decided not to work on Sundays, reserving those for rest and family...
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Episode 127: A Mindset for Success with Champion Athlete Jordan Gray Eggerth
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
In this episode of 'Created for This,' host Danielle welcomes Jordan Eggert, a professional athlete and American record holder in the women's decathlon, who is passionate about integrating her faith with her athletic career. We discuss the importance of placing Christian identity before athletic identity, the structure of the heptathlon and decathlon, and the ongoing efforts to include women’s decathlon in the Olympics. Jordan also shares her insights on maintaining confidence without pride, the value of humility, handling failures and successes, and the significance of intentional rest and...
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Episode 126: A Heart for Mentoring with Ione Hagen
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
[01:00] Danielle Roberts introduces her long-time mentor, Ione, about biblical mentoring. [02:00] Ione explains the difference between mentoring, coaching, and counseling. [04:00] Emphasis on biblical examples of mentoring such as Moses and Joshua, Ruth and Naomi, and Jesus and His disciples. [06:00] Discussion on spiritual gifts and their role in mentoring. [08:00] Ione’s personal journey into mentoring and her strategies for balancing it with personal time. [12:00] Practical advice for stepping into mentoring and overcoming feelings of disqualification. [16:00] The significance of soul...
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Episode 125: A Christmas Devotional: The Gift of Rest at Christmas
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
Sinking into the church pew, I close my eyes, allowing myself to relax. Christmas hymns filter around parishioners as more enter the warm room. Fatigue washes over me as I wait for the Christmas service to start. The previous month was full of Christmas-time activities, lights, parties, and pageants. The seasonal hustle and bustle left me with little time to rest, my heart anxious over plans and the Christmas holiday. As the lights dim, the focus switches to the manger scene. Jesus Christ, born in a manger, died on the cross for our sins. Emmanuel—God with us. Hope was born in human form....
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Episode 124: Bringing Purpose to Brands with Katie Mleziva
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
In this episode of 'Created for This,' I welcome marketing expert Katie, who has over 20 years of experience in brand and marketing strategy. From working with big names like American Girl to consulting for small natural food businesses, Katie shares her insights on the core principles of marketing. She discusses the importance of the four Ps—Price, Place, Product, and Promotion—and how they help create a cohesive brand strategy. Katie and I also dive into practical, actionable tips and real-life examples to help business owners refine their marketing plans, connect...
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Episode 123: Soup and Jesus: the Stillness of Autumn with Homemaker Adrienne Droogsma
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
Trigger warning - Childloss Homemaking and Heartfelt Tips for Autumn Preparations In this episode of 'Created for This,' I'm joined by my friend, Adrianne, to discuss seasonal homemaking and preparing for autumn. We talk about gardening, homeschooling, and practical tips for meal preparation and home projects. We also delve into the importance of rest and reflection during the slow winter months, offering encouragement and practical advice for Christian moms managing their homes and businesses. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:37 Meet Adrianne: The Homemaker Extraordinaire 02:38...
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Episode 122: Color Analysis, Confidence, and Your Identity in Christ with Merin Minch
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
In this episode of Created for This, my guest Merin Minch discuss the intricacies of color analysis and how it can help reveal a person's best colors based on their undertones and intensity levels. She explains the resurgence of color analysis, its roots in the 1980s, and how it empowers people, especially mothers, to feel confident in their appearance. Merin shares her journey from learning about color analysis to launching her business in 2025, emphasizing the joy and confidence it brings to women. She also discusses the intersection of her work with...
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Episode 121: Incorporating Your Faith into Your Business
Created for This with Danielle Roberts
Notes coming soon. Bible verses referenced: Referenced in this Episode: Mission, Vision, and Purpose - , , and - you can contact me here or at dmr@daniellemroberts.com
info_outlineToday's guest, Dianna Kokoska, can be found on Instagram, or her website.
You can order the book through my affiliate link on Amazon.
In this episode, Dianna shares:
How being a wife and mom has impacted her business. How she started her business as a single mom who pulled her kids door to door in a little red wagon.
She found serving people and listening to their stories is how you can add value.
“Make people feel important because they are. Treat every one of us is a child of God. Because we are.”
“Every number or sale represents a person and every person has a story.”
The book is full of step-by-step things we can do to train our brain to have a new story, write that new story, and be responsible for that new story.
How to get people to tell you their story and share how you can add value to their lives.
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Love people
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Say hello and see if they’ll say hello back
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Ask and be curious about them
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Practice
“Feel uncomfortable and do it anyway.”
Take that next bold step.
Living boldly as a person of faith understands they have to be the person who is able to do what they want to do and then they can give back to the world. Personal growth takes over and you can retrain your brain.
Our thoughts become our beliefs, or beliefs become our values, and your values become our subconscious mindset coupled with emotions, and that becomes your actions.
Belief is an idea, faith is a conviction. When you put belief, faith, and trust together, you have a winning combination. When we change the way we look at things, it gives our lives a new perspective.
95% of our success is based on our mindsets. There are 14 different mindsets defined in Dianna’s book. There are seven that liberate and seven that limit.
The actions you can take to help your mindset, eliminate anxiety and depression.
How we can change the entitlement mindset and bring them to a mindset of gratitude. Understanding a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset. We can teach our kids, and ourselves, how to change our mindset.
Through struggle is where birth comes joy.
What she learned through reading brain scans and the power of writing 5 things people were grateful for.
Dianna’s number one business lesson: “Each one of us is leader in our own right. We are responsible to help empower those people we’re leading. As a leader, empowering those people, look for the greatness in them. Everyone’s been given a gift. The question is, have they opened that up and discovered that gift. Sometimes that means pushing them to open that up. Sometimes that means getting uncomfortable.”
Mentioned in this Episode:
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Becoming More by Dianna Kokoszka
More about Dianna:
Dianna Kokoszka is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, and mentor. As an award-winning business leader, she has established herself as a prominent figure in the business world, developing many leaders during her longevity. Dedicating thirteen years as CEO of KW MAPS Coaching and Training at Keller Williams Realty International, she played a pivotal role in propelling the company to become the largest and most profitable coaching enterprise in the real estate industry. As an innovator, creator, and author of the KW BOLD Experience and Coaching Skills Camp she helped lead the company to be recognized as the number one training company in the world. She is a board member of Growing Leaders, a John Maxwell Leadership Foundation Organization, and captures every opportunity to journey alongside EQUIP Leadership Inc., a non-profit dedicated to instilling values in individuals and transforming nations.
Dianna is a practitioner of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and a founding member of the John Maxwell Team of Certified Coaches (IMC). As a lifelong learner, she has followed and been mentored by John C. Maxwell since the mid-1990s. Her greatest passions revolve around developing leaders and encouraging individuals to recognize and harness their innate potential.
Amongst her impressive achievements, Dianna’s most cherished titles are wife, mother, and grandmother. Her genuine concern for the welfare of others serves as the driving forces behind all her endeavors, fueling her unwavering commitment to add value to others.
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