🎧 What happens when you speak up, rise up, and step fully into what you’re called to build, and suddenly resistance shows up from places you never expected?

In this episode of the Dream Doers Podcast, host Jana Marie talks openly about the real cost of impact. This is a conversation for anyone building a mission-driven business, nonprofit, or platform who has felt the weight of visibility, criticism, and opposition that often comes with making meaningful change.

This episode isn’t about fear holding you back. It’s about understanding what actually happens when you lead, advocate, and refuse to stay quiet. Jana unpacks why resistance so often rises the moment alignment does, why pushback doesn’t mean you’re wrong, and how history, scripture, and real life show us that change has always come at a price.

Through biblical stories like David, Job, Moses, Esther, and Nehemiah, alongside reflections on modern-day leadership and advocacy, this episode explores how to stay steady when people become cruel, how to respond without reacting, and how to keep building without letting hate distract you from the people you’re meant to serve.

If you’re building something that matters, this episode is a reminder that opposition doesn’t disqualify your calling. Often, it confirms it.

→ Listen if you’re leading with purpose.
→ Stay if you’ve felt the weight of being seen.
→Leave reminded that courage and obedience matter more than approval.

💬 If you’re building something that’s bigger than you, I’d love to know, what keeps you grounded when resistance shows up? Share in the comments or send this episode to someone who’s doing brave work behind the scenes.

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✨ Episode Highlights:
00:00 The Weight of Responsibility

02:30 The Cost of Silence and Fear

05:08 The Journey of David and Job

10:47 Obedience Over Approval

15:57 Facing Criticism and Visibility

20:39 The Call to Action

27:12 You Tube - Outro - Dream Doers.mp4

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References:
David and Goliath | Job | Moses | Gideon | Esther | Nehemiah | Leadership, Obedience, and Endurance

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