Ep. 19: Stop Martharing Through December: The Biblical Leadership Shift Every Woman CEO Needs for 2026

If you’ve been carrying more than you were called to… this episode is your exhale.

In today’s Advent-season message, Katie Kim unpacks the Mary and Martha passage through the lens of real leadership, emotional maturity, and spiritual alignment. This isn’t a story about “doing vs. being.” It’s a blueprint for the woman who has been operating at a pace God never asked her to maintain.

Katie shares what she learned during her silent retreat—and the nuance that changes everything:

Jesus didn’t show up with the 12.
He showed up with a need.
He showed up for depth.
He showed up to be held.

And if the greatest leader in history needed presence over pressure… why don’t we allow ourselves the same?

Inside this episode, you’ll discover:

- The moment Martha shifted from service to striving
- Why overfunctioning feels productive but blocks your calling
- How to identify your 2026 legacy circle
- The emotional maturity required to stop swooping and start leading
- The spiritual discipline of choosing pace, presence, and priority
- The “one thing” Jesus invites you to name in this season

For the high-performing woman entrepreneur who builds for legacy—not hustle—this message is a recalibration.
A slowing-down to speed up.
A reminder that you were never meant to carry all of it alone.

Because presence—not performance—is where clarity begins.
And clarity is how you walk into 2026 aligned.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Jesus arrives alone: the leadership nuance we missed
00:23 — Stop “Martharing” through December
00:44 — Silent retreat insights that reframed everything
01:06 — Why Luke 10 is a leadership manual
01:26 — The moment Jesus chose depth, not crowds
02:00 — This story isn’t Martha vs. Mary
02:20 — Operator mode vs. Present CEO mode
02:44 — What are you carrying that God never asked you to?
03:19 — Outgrowing your circle out of habit
03:47 — Pace: hustle or stillness?
04:23 — Stop swooping; let your team grow
04:53 — Emotional maturity in leadership
05:09 — What might God be asking you to drop?
05:42 — Who are your five for 2026?
06:11 — Why Martha likely told this story
06:44 — Busyness as avoidance
07:11 — Mary-mode vs. Martha-mode in 2026
07:37 — “In 2026, I’m choosing presence over…”
08:06 — You’re not meant to carry everything alone
08:29–09:07 — The invitation to clarity + next steps
09:26–09:45 — Disclaimer + closing

If this episode spoke to the part of you that’s been carrying too much,
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comment “call” and I’ll send you the link to schedule your personalized real estate expansion session.

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