In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Eric Geiger are joined by Jon Acuff, author of Finish. During their conversation, they discuss curating ideas to be a better leader and vulnerability.

BEST QUOTES

“Perfectionists would rather get a zero than a C. They are an all or nothing people.”

“If I tell you my goal the wrong way, I’m less likely to do it.”

“Social media gives you the high of accomplishing something you haven’t accomplished.”

“Sometimes perfectionism is pretending you don’t have faults or admitting the safe ones.”

“You should be fully vulnerable as a leader with a small group of people who can tell you the truth and say that’s not right.”

“Surround yourself with people whose livelihood isn’t dependent on you, because they can only tell you a percent of the truth.”

“I want my leadership impact to be that people would try things they didn’t think they could do.”

“Your character impacts your skills and impacts your job.”

“If you are a leader, you need to be an idea curator. You don’t have a problem with writer’s block, you have idea bankruptcy.”

“The reason a stranger on a plane can give you advice is because they are so far removed from your orbit.”

“Shock closes ears, surprise opens them.”

“A great sermon is built Monday through Saturday interacting with people and understanding this is what they really need.”

“The start of a sermon isn’t ‘what do I want to preach about?”, it’s ‘what do people need to hear?’ And if I’m not interacting with people I don’t know.”

“If you have stagnant relationships your sermon will reflect that.”

“Starting is fun, but the future belongs to finishers.”

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