Alan and Jonathan discuss the major obstacles leaders face and the crucial opportunities that they must take advantage of when seeking to live and lead from a posture of health.
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Takeaways
The greatest obstacles we face as leaders can lead to the greatest opportunities if we are resilient and push through them.
Living a 'whelmed' life means living at our capacity and avoiding both underwhelm and overwhelm.
Experiments and prototypes are vital for finding our way to open new doors and close others.
Pain is an invitation to seek connection with others who understand our struggles.
Disappointment can be an opportunity for growth and learning when we name the gap between our expectations and reality.
Resistance is a normal part of shaping the future, and movement is the key to overcoming it.
Cynicism can be overcome by cultivating curiosity and a mindset of possibility.
Exhaustion should be addressed through intentional replenishment of what has been depleted.
Change requires experimentation and prototyping to test new ideas and approaches.
Overwhelm can be reduced by seeking clarity and focusing on the present moment.
Quotables
"The greatest obstacles you face as a leader can lead to the greatest opportunities you will have."
"Change yields loss before yields opportunity."
"A whelmed life is a good life. A whelmed life is a full life."
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247 - Alan Briggs ”WHO before WHAT”
246 - Sweet Spot Careers ”How do I find my professional sweet spot?”
245 - Alan Briggs and Jonathan Collier ”Guardrails for successful remote work”
244 - Alan Briggs ”Questions to grow in self awareness”
243 - Alan Briggs ” Healthy Leaders have a grid for saying YES and NO. Do you?”
242 Jordan Raynor ”Overwhelm, time management & the productivity of Jesus”
241 - Sean Morgan ”The state of the church; An open discussion”
240 - Tanya Dalton ”It’s time to declutter your life”
239 - Brandon Bowers ”Exposure, lies and pruning”
238 - Philip Yancey ”Politics, racism and anti-everything”
237 - Dr. Scott Burson ”How do we move past disgust, cynicism, tribalism?”
236 - Jon Ritner ”Hollywood, food trucks and irritation”
235 - Jeff Reeter ”Do life differently; Is extraordinary possible?”
234 - Steve Carter ”What’s the thing beneath the thing?”
233 - Erwin McManus ”Jesus the genius, power and violating reality ”
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232 - Alan and a Stay Forth Coach ”How do you process change?”
231 Peyton Jones ”Church planting in a new era”
230 - Justin Kendrick ”The ache to be great; what do we do with ambition?”
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