Write a New Story of Success for Your Family and Business | Insights from Jackie Bledsoe's Life

Has the story of your life left you feeling defeated, as if you are doomed to deal with the mistakes of your past - whether in your family, your career, or your faith? 

If that's the case, you're not alone. You share the struggle that many creatives face - a feeling that they've taken too many wrong turns to make anything positive out of their experiences. 

But if you talk to Jackie Bledsoe, you'll leave the conversation with a different conclusion when it comes to the messy parts of your life.

While Jackie has experienced amazing success as an author, teacher and mentor to thousands of couples and content creators worldwide, his story starts from a pretty dark and troubling place. 

As he shared in his interview on The God and Gigs Show, his marriage did not start as a example for other Christian couples to follow. Rather, it began in a cloud of infidelity, a pregnancy out of wedlock, and a rocky first few years of marriage devoid of any counsel or guidance. 

In the same way, Jackie's first efforts at business were also a major struggle. He laughingly shared how one merchandise idea he launched failed spectacularly, to the point that only his family bought any products. 

Fast forward a few years, and the story has completely flipped. 

Jackie and his wife Stephana have now been married happily for over 20 years and have ministered to couples nationwide while partnering with prominent ministries such as FamilyLife, LifeRadio and YouVersion. 

Their pathway, Bible study and book, The 7 Rings of Marriage™, has helped over 190,000 couples worldwide build stronger, Christ-centered marriages.

While that amazing, hard-won turnaround speaks volumes about what it takes to rewrite your story, perhaps even more inspiration is Jackie's next chapter. 

Not content to only serve one segment of Christian culture, Jackie realized that he had a lot of value to share with other Christian writers and authors who were struggling to market their books and build platforms. 

This next pivot didn't come easy. There was a lot of fear he had to overcome. But once he realized the best way to get comfortable in this new role was to simply go for it, his fear dissolved. 

"Even though I’m a starter, I still am a slow starter. I want to get out there and just fail faster, start faster." 

This new start turned into a mastermind with writers, content creators and Bible teachers he calls the Authorpreneur Mastermind. Members of the Mastermind have experienced breakout success by sharing their wins and struggles together in a collaborative environment, curated and facilitated by Jackie. The group recently earned the first ever Co-Mission Award from the leadership at YouVersion. 

In every turn of his rewritten story, Jackie gives God the glory and sets his sights on passing his legacy on to others. 

....(My goal) with my businesses is get them to the point where they don’t have to run with me.

From a situation that started with struggle and failure, to a life that blesses others and makes legacy a goal - that's a story we all can learn from. 

To hear more of this powerful episode and Jackie's insights for yourself, head to our God and Gigs episode.