GOODlife Magazine March 2017

STAYING TRUE to
UNIQUELY YOU
An inside look at staying true to
God and yourself, with Inside Edition’s
Megan Alexander
-By Gabriel Bland
How do they do it? Those people who seem to have it all together—they
seem to balance their career, their family, and their personal life, all while
continually growing in their relationship with the Lord. The answer, while
simple, presents a challenge for every person. Their “secret” is that they don’t have
it all together, but that they are figuring it out one day at a time. And in the words
of C. S. Lewis, “The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60
minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” So the defining factor between
the people that continually grow and improve themselves in life is that when they
make mistakes and opposition comes, they get back up and keep pressing forward.
They also know that by finding the things that have worked for other people and
adapting them to their own lives, they can drastically shorten the learning curve.
Megan Alexander is one of those people that appears to have it all together, while
she will be very quick to tell you that she does not have it all figured out, her
insights, if applied, can significantly help every person achieve the sustainability
and endurance they need for a fruitful life. Megan is a national correspondent for
Inside Edition and a special correspondent for Thursday Night Football on CBS. She is the author of “Faith in the Spotlight”,
where she shares her practical advice for achieving excellence in career, faith, and family and gives an honest look at thriving
in a secular industry, as a believer, without compromising on her faith and values. She is a mother of two, travels, is immersed
in the world of media and sports, and is still daily growing in her relationship with the Lord. So we sat down with Megan to get
practical advice and some strategies that she uses in her life, that you can use to continually grow yourself and stay true to who
you are in God in a world that pressures conformity every day.
We sat down with Megan to get practical advice and some strategies that she uses in her life that you can also apply to
continually grow yourself and stay true to who you are in the Lord in a world that pressures conformity every day.
When asked how she finds balance in her life, Megan responded, “The honest answer to that
is I don’t like the word balance. I think we should throw it out the window.” She asserts that
the idea of “balance” comes with expectations that leave us feeling guilty if we’ve spent more
of our time in certain roles on any given day. She went on to explain that each day presents
itself with a unique set of “demands” on a person, and depending on those present for a given
day, the individual may need to make a priority shift between roles. “I honestly reset myself
every day. I’ve really found that some days I’m all work, 24/7, and some days I’ve found I’m
all mom and wife. Every person is unique. I can’t compare myself to someone else or I will go
crazy. I have had to find what works for me. You need to figure out what works for you.”
Knowing the “why” behind what you do is crucial to maintaining the drive you need when
challenges and setbacks come in life, work, or relationships. In “Faith in the Spotlight,” Megan
challenges her readers to write out a personal “Mission Statement,” which is a short written
statement to help them refocus and keep them on track in life. She explains, “Start with the
big ‘why’ question. What do you want to do, but why do you want to do it? It’s putting pen to
“Knowing the
‘why’ behind
what you do
is crucial to
maintaining
the drive you
need when
challenges and
setbacks come
in life...”
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