Meet Juliet Artman

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Juliet Artman. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Juliet below.

Juliet , we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?

Resilience is like patience. You can’t gain it by hoping it comes naturally. You don’t become resilient by staying in your comfort zone. Resilience is only gained when you face failure.

So how have I learned to get back up when failure stares me in the face? By having to do it over and over.

I’ve had a wonderful team of coaches and mentors at The Author Conservatory that have helped me do this in my writing and with my cleaning business.

They have taught me how to process feedback on my novels. They have helped me navigate rejection from business clients. They have been there to brush me off and help me take the next step. Most of all they have reminded me over and over that I am more capable than I realize.

Failure doesn’t have to define you if you are willing to get back up and try again.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I’m a young author and a business owner.

I write books for teen girls to help them keep seeking the joy of the Lord through every day struggles. I published my first story in an anthology called “Voices Of The Future: Stories of Healing and Home”.

When I’m not working on my next book, I’m probably working on my house cleaning business. I have been serving clients in my area since 2021, and have been able to bless dozens for families with a clean home to rest and enjoy life in.

I have a team of young women who clean with me. We have gotten to become efficient at our cleaning jobs, but we have also gotten to become friends and spur one another on to love God more.

My biggest mission in life is to encourage young people to keep trusting the Lord. It’s hard, but it is worth it. And I come alongside them to be a big sister cheerleaders as they navigate life.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

1. Stubbornness not to give up.

Now there are been times this tenacity has gotten me in trouble. Stubbornness can lead us to sin and fall short of the glory of God. But a willingness not to give up, can also push us forward into ares of life we never imaged possible.

Stubbornness has helped me push forward even when people around me started to doubt. It has helped me figure out what problems I was even facing and what might help me get past them. It’s giving me the courage to ask for help when I needed it because I was so set on completing the task.

2. Joy

The joy of the Lord truly is my strength. It can get dark and exhausting at times, but in relationship with King Jesus I have been able to live life with joy.

Choosing to be joyful doesn’t even mean things are necessarily going well in the moment. Choosing to be joyful means I will not dwell on the things that are discouraging and sad.

Joy and hope are strengths of mine only because of trials. In struggles, the Lord has taught me how to rely on him for all my needs and in that I find joy.

3. Leadership

I’m the oldest sibling, so to some degree I have been a leader since I was two when my brother was born. But this skill has definitely been tested and refined.

I used to really despise being in the front. (Sometimes I still do.) But being in the leading group making a new path has given me so much perspective to help others coming behind me. The experience of not having a guide has inspired me to be a guide to others.

If you want to grow in leadership, you first must be a servant. Serve those around you as well as you possibly can. Pay attention to their needs. Get to know them as people. No one follows someone they don’t know and trust. I also really enjoyed the book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership” by John C. Maxwell.

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Any advice or strategies?

Overwhelm happens in so many areas of life. Sometimes all at once.

First, managing overwhelm does get easier with time. I wish someone had told me that when I was first stepping into adulthood. Some seasons are just especially crazy, but you learn things in that season to make the next crazy season easier.

Managing overwhelm comes in stages, but no matter where I’m at prayer is always one of my first steps. Sitting with the Lord who loves us as children, and cares for us a sparrows always brings me peace.

I think a lot about Philippians 4:2 when I am overwhelmed because it says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in ever situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God, and the peace which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:2 NIV)

After praying and reading the Bible, I’m able to sit back and think through things in a more calm manner.

As I think through things, I’m able to figure out what my glass ball is. All of my projects and priorities are balls I’m trying to juggle, but most of the balls are bouncy, only one or two are glass and would shatter if I dropped them. So I try to figure out what I can’t drop no matter what.

When my main priorities are set, it becomes a lot easier to navigate other projects, because everything is no longer fighting for top priority.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://julietartman.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julietartmanauthor/