As leaders, we all face temptations that can distract us from what matters most. And more often than not, those temptations take one of 5 common forms: certainty, obsession, apathy, distraction, or isolation. In this episode, Alex talks with Ben about how these temptations tend to manifest in our businesses and our personal lives. They then discuss practical strategies for avoiding each one.
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Episode Recap:
- Every leader faces temptations that can lead us off track.
- 1. Certainty: To be a person of faith is to accept that you don’t know everything.
- What does it look like to have faith while also stewarding your resources well?
- 2: Obsession: Even good things can be temptations when we start thinking we need them.
- Is your life serving your business, or is your business serving your life?
- To avoid obsession, establish rhythms of self control.
- 3. Apathy: When our obsessions fail to fulfill us, it’s easy to fall into apathy.
- Practice seeing ordinary tasks as acts of worship.
- 4. Distraction: We tend to lose focus when we don’t hold fast to our vision.
- You were not created for comfort, you were created for service.
- 5. Isolation: Healthy growth never occurs without community.
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