AMBITION vs DESPERATION

How much of your life are you spending worrying about things that haven't even happened yet? In this episode, Ashton sits down with Jen Davis, founder of Hello June Creative, for an honest conversation about navigating anxiety as a woman, mother, and entrepreneur. Jen opens up about her personal experience with anxiety, how her desire to control the uncontrollable began affecting her family, her creativity, and her business, and the lessons she's learned about surrendering control and trusting God through uncertain seasons.Together, we explore the connection between our thought patterns and our circumstances, the pressure of carrying so much responsibility, and the importance of stewarding what's in our hands today instead of living in fear of tomorrow. Because building a successful business shouldn't come at the expense of your peace, presence, or purpose. You weren't created to live in constant worry, anticipating everything that could go wrong. You were created for a life of faith, joy, and meaningful work.EPISODE OVERVIEW:How anxiety and the need for control affect your life, motherhood, and businessRecognizing anxious thought patterns, overthinking, and worst-case-scenario thinkingThe hidden pressure of entrepreneurship and carrying the weight of responsibilityLetting go of what you can't control and learning to trust GodBreaking cycles of fear through faith, perspective, and forward movementFinding peace and presence while building a sustainable, fulfilling businessWhy daily stewardship matters more than worrying about tomorrowABOUT JEN:Jen Davis is a believer, mom, wife, and design agency owner, living on a pine farm with her family in south Georgia. When she's not serving creatives on brand identity, web design, email marketing, and social media, you can find her with her rabbits (she's an official rabbit breeder!), cooking or baking, organizing something in her home, or needlepointing while watching reality TV.Jen's Website: https://hellojunecreative.co/Send Jen a voice note on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellojunecreative/Jen's Podcast [Better: The Brand Designer Podcast]: https://hellojunecreative.co/podcastWork With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

What if the life you’re rushing toward isn’t something you arrive at one day, but something you’re becoming ready for right now?So many of us live with one foot in the future, convinced that the next milestone, season, level of success, or version of ourselves will finally bring the peace, fulfillment, abundance, or freedom we’ve been looking for. So we rush. We overthink where we’re going. We feel behind. We try to escape the season we’re in instead of being fully present for the life that’s happening right now. But the person you’ll be when you reach that destination is being shaped by how you live TODAY. In this conversation, we’re talking about slowing down, finding peace in the present moment, letting go of anxiety about the future, and learning to steward what’s already in your hands. Because your life isn’t waiting for you somewhere in the future. The ordinary, daily work of becoming - your habits, choices, relationships, work, rest, patience, and presence - IS the life.In this episode, we explore:Why we’re constantly rushing toward the next thingHow living for the future can rob you of fulfillment in the presentThe connection between your daily habits, personal growth, and the person you’re becomingWhy reaching your goals won’t automatically give you the feeling you’re chasingHow to slow down, become more present, and build a meaningful life one day at a timeBooks Referenced: Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors by Timothy FerrissWork With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

What if the reason you feel so scattered isn’t because you need a better plan, but because you’ve lost sight of what actually matters?We live in a world constantly competing for our attention. Social media, comparison, new strategies, other people’s opinions, the pressure to grow faster and do more. It's easy to get pulled in a hundred different directions and lose focus on the work that’s actually ours to do. In this conversation, we unpack why you might be feeling distracted, overwhelmed, or unfocused in your life and business - and how to quiet the noise, protect your mind, and return to your North Star.We’re talking about social media and comparison, instant gratification, finding your purpose, doing meaningful work in private, developing your craft, and the difference between moving from desperation and moving from devotion. Because you don’t need to have the entire path figured out. You need to know what matters in this season, take the next best step, and keep returning to the work in front of you. Keep the main thing the main thing. Work With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

What if the reason you feel like an impostor isn’t because you need more confidence, but because something in your life or business is out of alignment?Impostor syndrome has become one of the most common conversations among entrepreneurs, creators, and high achievers. But sometimes, what we call “impostor syndrome” is actually something different: we’re distracted by someone else’s path, underdeveloped in the skills our work requires, or projecting an image that doesn’t match the substance behind the scenes. In this conversation, we unpack the difference between true impostor syndrome and genuinely feeling incongruent with the person you’re presenting to the world.We’re talking about comparison, social media, competence vs. confidence, being willing to be a beginner, developing your craft, building a business with integrity, and learning to discern the work that is actually yours to do. Because you don’t find your path by watching someone else walk theirs. You find it by walking your own - and the more you develop your gifts, own where you are, and become fully YOU, the less you’ll feel the need to perform, prove, or pretend.Work With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

There are seasons in life when everything you've built, believed, or pursued begins to feel unsettled. Not because you're on the wrong path, but because you're being ushered into new territory. The questions become louder. The certainty fades. Timelines unravel. What once felt obvious no longer does. And while it can feel disorienting, questioning isn't always a sign that something is wrong. Sometimes it's evidence that you're finally awake.The process of becoming rarely looks the way we expect. It asks us to release control, loosen our grip on the future, reorder our priorities, and trust that the unseen work happening within us is just as important as the visible results we're hoping for. Growth often begins internally before it ever changes our circumstances. The opposition, uncertainty, and waiting may not be delaying your calling: it might just be preparing you to carry it.Whether you're navigating a career transition, building a business, discerning your purpose, or simply trying to find clarity in an uncertain season, this is an invitation to trade fear for curiosity, surrender the timeline, follow what you know, and trust that every faithful step is leading you exactly where you're meant to be.Work With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

We'd save ourselves a lot of heartache if we learned which desires to follow - and which ones to let go of.In this episode, we explore the difference between true desires and false desires, how to discern the desires that are genuinely meant for you, and why not every feeling, passion, or opportunity deserves to be pursued. We talk about purpose, calling, timing, social media, entrepreneurship, and the subtle ways comparison and fear can pull us away from the work we're actually here to do.Whether you're navigating a major life decision, building a business, or simply trying to reconnect with yourself, we hope this conversation helps you find the clarity and confidence to follow the desires that are truly yours.In this episode, we discuss:✦ How to discern between true desires and distractions✦ Why some desires stay with you—and others fade✦ The connection between desire, purpose, and calling✦ How fear, comparison, and social media influence our decisions✦ Why the right desires often require patience, perseverance, and trustWork With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

Some of you read this title and thought, "Okay, what are these girls about to say?" Fair. But we're making a case for it: living your best life (at least the way our culture defines it) is actually selfish. Unapologetically chasing your own happiness, following your every passion, and prioritizing your personal growth above all else sounds harmless on the surface. We know, because we've lived it. In this episode, we get honest about the seasons where pride and self-focus disguised themselves as purpose, calling, and even "building a legacy" - and why that left us anxious, unsettled, and disconnected from the people we love most.We're talking about why we were made for relationship and contribution, not just our own fulfillment, and what it actually looks like to dethrone yourself and look up and out instead of staying stuck inside your own head.In this episode, we explore:The hidden cost of self-absorption - anxiety, restlessness, and a lack of true joyHow selfishness sneaks in disguised as selflessness (and why that's so hard to confront)Why your purpose was never meant to revolve around just youThe freedom that comes from releasing the need for validation and perceptionSimple, everyday ways to shift from self-focus to genuinely serving othersIf you've been measuring your life by how "fulfilled" or "happy" you feel, this one's for you. There's so much more for you than living for yourself.Work With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

After more than half a year away, we're back with fresh perspective and a conversation we've been having off-mic for months: where does your significance actually come from? And is it coming from the right source?In a culture that equates visibility with value - views, followers, revenue, stages - it's easy to build your entire sense of worth on a foundation that will crumble. We know, because we've done it. In this episode, we get honest about chasing dopamine hits, tying identity to metrics and money, and pursuing versions of success that were never ours to begin with.We're talking about why your life inherently holds significance, why the work you do in the secret place matters more than any stage, and what our Grandmother's legacy of love taught us about what truly lasts.In this episode, we explore:The true root meaning of "significance"Why visibility does not equal value (and the trap of finding your worth in social media)The question that reveals your real motivation: would you keep doing it if no one ever saw?Choosing contentment in your current season instead of living for the next milestoneWhy legacy isn't built on stagesIf you've been striving, performing, and still feeling empty, this one's for you. You don't have to be seen to be significant - you just have to breathe.Work With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

Ambition and desperation can look nearly identical, but they move from very different places. True ambition flows from identity, trust, and clarity, while desperation is driven by fear, urgency, and attachment to outcomes. When growth becomes something to force instead of steward, stress replaces peace and striving replaces sustainability. Real growth happens through becoming - learning to slow down, release control, and steward what’s in front of you. The season that feels uncomfortable, quiet, or frustrating isn’t wasted; it’s often the very place where capacity, clarity, and identity are formed.Work With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]

If you blindly follow what others tell you to do - your mentor, online influencers, or even AI chatbots - you've forfeited your power and lost your edge. In the era of AI, your ability to think for yourself, problem solve, and find creative solutions using your God-given mind will set you apart among the rest who simply regurgitate what's been fed to them. In a world of so many voices telling you what to do and how to do it, discernment will be your superpower and original thought will be the new currency. It's time to stop relying on outside sources to have all the answers for you, and start trusting your instincts and using your wisdom to create momentum in your business. You hold the answer to your business growth - you just have to dig it out from within.Work With UsInstagramYouTube [Podcast]YouTube [The Awakening]