<p>In this episode, Scott Sauls helps us look at what happens when success leaves us unfulfilled - and why that might be a sign we're chasing the wrong things. Through the story of Howard Schultz and timeless biblical wisdom, we consider what it means to realign our lives around what ultimately matters. If you've ever reached a goal only to feel empty, this one is for you.</p>

In this episode, Scott Sauls helps us look at what happens when success leaves us unfulfilled - and why that might be a sign we're chasing the wrong things. Through the story of Howard Schultz and timeless biblical wisdom, we consider what it means to realign our lives around what ultimately matters. If you've ever reached a goal only to feel empty, this one is for you.

Have I Been Climbing the Wrong Ladder?

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<p><strong>Pastor, author, and mentor to leaders, Scott Sauls offers thoughtful, gospel-centered teaching for people who seek Christian wisdom for modern life.</strong></p>
<p>Adapted for audio from Scott’s teaching videos, this podcast is for thoughtful adults who are seeking depth, clarity, and hope in a noisy and complicated world.</p>
<p>Each 7-to-10-minute episode explores how the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ meet the real pressures of life: work, ambition, doubt, disappointment, relationships, suffering, leadership, spiritual formation, and the life of the church.</p>
<p>For Christians who want a more integrated faith, for spiritually curious listeners who are drawn to Jesus, and for anyone who feels weary of shallow answers, these episodes offer a steady invitation to follow Christ with mind, heart, soul, and strength.</p>
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Pastor, author, and mentor to leaders, Scott Sauls offers thoughtful, gospel-centered teaching for people who seek Christian wisdom for modern life. Adapted for audio from Scott’s teaching videos, this podcast is for thoughtful adults who are seeking depth, clarity, and hope in a noisy and complicated world. Each 7-to-10-minute episode explores how the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ meet the real pressures of life: work, ambition, doubt, disappointment, relationships, suffering, leadership, spiritual formation, and the life of the church. For Christians who want a more integrated faith, for spiritually curious listeners who are drawn to Jesus, and for anyone who feels weary of shallow answers, these episodes offer a steady invitation to follow Christ with mind, heart, soul, and strength.









<p><strong>Pastor, author, and mentor to leaders, Scott Sauls offers thoughtful, gospel-centered teaching for people who seek Christian wisdom for modern life.</strong></p>
<p>Adapted for audio from Scott’s teaching videos, this podcast is for thoughtful adults who are seeking depth, clarity, and hope in a noisy and complicated world.</p>
<p>Each 7-to-10-minute episode explores how the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ meet the real pressures of life: work, ambition, doubt, disappointment, relationships, suffering, leadership, spiritual formation, and the life of the church.</p>
<p>For Christians who want a more integrated faith, for spiritually curious listeners who are drawn to Jesus, and for anyone who feels weary of shallow answers, these episodes offer a steady invitation to follow Christ with mind, heart, soul, and strength.</p>














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