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Leaders Have a Need for Help:

*Leaders need to be able to receive restoration and replenishment so they can continue to

serve well. They refill by being humble enough to know their limits, to recognize their needs, and to ask for

help. 

I have worked with leaders for more than thirty-five years. I have recognized five common pitfalls that block leaders from receiving the replenishment that is essential to lead well. These pitfalls can stymie a leader’s passion and purpose. As a result, the people the leader wishes to help ultimately do not receive what they need.

Pitfalls of Leadership

Life is full of struggle, and the struggle is not preventable. Samuel Beckett wrote, “You are on earth. There is no cure for that.” Life’s struggles are inevitable, but the Pitfalls of Leadership are preventable.

The Five Pitfalls:

These pitfalls can destroy careers, friendships, reputations, marriages and families—unless one is freed from them. 

Everyone always wonders, “What happened to them? How did this self-destruction happen?”

These episodes on the “Pitfalls” are about preventing those questions from being asked. Whether you are a parent, a pastor, a plumber, or a pulmonologist, these episodes are for you.

These episodes are also about what to do when you find yourself in the “Pitfalls” or when the consequences have already impacted your life.

Hope in spite of the Pitfalls: The beauty of life and the beauty of God in our lives gives us the hope of:

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