Leadership carries a weight that many leaders feel but rarely name. The phrase "It’s lonely at the top" speaks to the emotional and spiritual cost that comes when you lead without real connection. Isolation fuels burnout, poor choices, and a slow drift in your spiritual life.

Many leaders feel alone because others do not carry the same load, confidentiality limits what can be shared, and there is constant pressure to look strong. Even David expressed this reality in Psalm 142:4 when he admitted that no one stood beside him.

You are not meant to carry leadership alone. God shaped leadership for community and shared strength. In this episode, we walk through clear actions every leader can take to move out of isolation and into healthy, sustainable rhythms.

You will learn how to:
 • Build intentional relationships that support your calling
 • Anchor your life in spiritual rhythms that keep you grounded
 • Create accountability that protects your integrity
 • Practice humility by asking for support before crisis hits
 • Set boundaries that guard your time and emotional energy
 • Monitor your emotional dashboard so you can lead with clarity

Scripture shows a consistent pattern of community and shared responsibility. Your future as a leader grows stronger when you choose connection. This choice reflects wisdom and humility and shapes leadership that lasts.

Join us as we explore how to build leadership rhythms that create strength, peace, and long-term health.

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Do you want to know the truth about leadership influence? Your title might give you authority, but it doesn’t automatically give you influence. Research from Harvard Business School reveals that influential leaders share three traits—they’re trusted, competent, and genuinely invested in others’ success.

In this episode of The Future Is Here Podcast, hosts Tommy Nixon and Robert Aboites unpack what real influence looks like and how to grow it. They explain that true leadership isn’t about power or position—it’s about character, competence, and relationships.

Here’s the paradigm shift: Maximizing influence isn’t about getting people to do what you want, but getting people to want what you want.

You’ll learn six practical strategies to maximize your influence starting today:

• Listen Strategically – Influence starts with listening, not talking.
• Keep It Real – Authenticity builds trust; fakeness destroys it quickly.
• Handle Your Business – You can’t influence excellence in others without being excellent yourself.
• Build Relational Capital – Care about the whole person, not just their role.
• Read the Room – Great leaders are emotional thermostats, not thermometers.
• Keep Learning – People follow leaders who are going somewhere interesting.

Tommy and Robert also share how credibility flows from competence and why consistency is the secret to lasting influence. Whether you’re a church leader, organizational director, or emerging professional, this episode will help you grow influence that aligns with biblical values and creates lasting impact.

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Have you ever struggled with how to serve under leadership while seeing opportunities for improvement? You’re not alone.

In this episode of The Future Is Here Podcast, we explore one of the most difficult tensions in Christian leadership — how to honor authority while staying true to your convictions.

You’ll learn:

• How to balance submission and courage when leading up
• When to speak up and when to humbly submit
• How to build influence and credibility without overstepping boundaries
• Why emotional intelligence and timing matter in leadership conversations
• How to know if you’re building your platform or advancing God’s mission

We’ll unpack biblical examples like Nathan confronting David and Esther challenging the king’s decree, showing how faith, humility, and courage can coexist.

Because submission and challenge aren’t opposites — together, they create God-honoring influence that strengthens leaders and advances His mission.

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Letting go isn’t failure. It’s faith.

In this episode of The Future Is Here Podcast, we talk about one of the hardest moments every leader faces: knowing when it’s time to pivot.

You’ve prayed, built, and sacrificed for what you lead. But sometimes God calls you to release what once worked so you can step into what’s next.

In this conversation, we unpack:

• What a true leadership pivot looks like
• Why leaders get stuck (identity, fear, nostalgia, uncertainty)
• How holding on too long drains your team and limits innovation
• How to pivot with wisdom that honors God, your people, and your mission

We’ve walked this path ourselves. What once felt like a risk became one of the best decisions we ever made.

If you’re wrestling with change or sensing a new season, this episode will help you discern when to pivot, how to transition with clarity, and how to let go with purpose.

🎧 Listen, reflect, and share this with a leader who’s ready to step into what’s next.

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This week on The Future Is Here Podcast, we dive into the details and answer some of the most practical and pressing leadership questions from our network—real questions that don’t come from textbooks but from the trenches of ministry and leadership.

Tommy and Robert tackle topics every leader faces: navigating major staff transitions without causing panic, knowing how vulnerable to be with your team, and leading through tough seasons without losing respect. You’ll learn practical frameworks for communicating change with clarity, finishing well, and using vulnerability to build trust without undermining your leadership.

If you’re searching for guidance on leadership, ministry challenges, staff transitions, or how to lead with authenticity, this episode will give you tools you can apply right now.

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On this episode of The Future’s Here Podcast, hosts Tommy Nixon and Robert Abo dive into a raw conversation about hustle culture in leadership, ministry, and entrepreneurship. Too many leaders are burning out under the weight of constant pressure, mistaking exhaustion for passion and tying their identity to productivity.

Tommy and Robert unpack what they call the sacred hustle—a way of leading that combines hard work with God’s guidance. They contrast it with the harmful hustle that leaves leaders depleted, bitter, and spiritually dry. Through honest stories and biblical insight, they break down:

• Why burnout often disguises itself as passion
• How ministry can slip into performance and people-pleasing
• What happens when God gets pushed to the edges of your work
• The warning signs that your hustle has become harmful
• Five practical ways to shift from unhealthy hustle to sacred hustle

If you’ve ever felt pressure to grind harder, prove yourself, or sacrifice your well-being for success, this conversation will help you reset your perspective. Discover how to work with purpose, keep God at the center, and become the kind of leader you were called to be.

Book Reference: Sabbath as Resistance

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What if the most faithful step in your leadership today is learning to say “no”?

In this episode, we dive into the power of setting boundaries as a leader and follower of Christ. Many leaders struggle with people-pleasing, overcommitment, and exhaustion. Even Jesus modeled healthy boundaries—He withdrew from crowds, declined certain demands, and chose time with the Father over constant activity.

By saying yes to everything, you may actually be saying no to your calling, your family, and your spiritual health. Boundaries are not rejection—they are stewardship. When you protect your time and energy, you create space for what truly matters and multiply your long-term impact.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why leaders burn out when they avoid boundaries
• How Jesus modeled the discipline of saying no
• The hidden cost of saying yes to everything
• Practical ways to protect your calling with healthy boundaries
• How boundaries can strengthen your leadership and deepen your impact

Your yes only has power when it is backed by faithful boundaries. Listen now to learn how saying no can help you lead with clarity, courage, and purpose.

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Some decisions in leadership come from discernment, not just data.

Have you ever faced a choice where logic said “yes,” but your spirit said “no” or “not yet”?

In this episode, we explore the role of Spirit-led intuition in Christian leadership. We break down what it means to trust your gut in a biblical way and how to recognize God’s guidance beyond your own feelings.

You’ll learn:

• The biblical foundation for discernment and intuitive leadership
• 4 ways to sharpen spiritual discernment so your instincts align with Scripture and the Holy Spirit
• How to balance data-driven decision making with Spirit-led wisdom
• Why accountability and community matter when testing what you sense
• How to build courage to act when God says “go”

Not every hunch is holy, but God often leads leaders not only through what we know, but also through what we sense.

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Every leader has quietly asked themselves, What if I fail?

In this latest conversation on The Future Is Here Podcast, we explore the fear of failure in leadership, how to face it, learn from it, and let it shape the kind of Christian leader God created you to be.

Failure in ministry or leadership doesn’t mean the calling is over. It might mean God is forming something deeper.

In this episode, we break down 5 practical strategies to let failure build your leadership capacity:

1. Normalize it
2. Reflect, Don’t Just React
3. Write the Lessons, Make them Plain
4. Invite Feedback
5. Let It Build You

We also explore how not to quit too soon, when it may not be failure but spiritual formation at work.

If you’ve ever felt discouraged after a leadership setback, questioned your purpose, or wondered if you’re still called to lead, this episode is for you.

Listen now to learn why failure is part of biblical leadership, how to grow through it, and how to lead with resilience, purpose, and spiritual maturity.

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We want to take some time to answer your most pressing leadership questions. You sent the questions, we brought the answers. In this episode, we unpack: how to discern spiritual opposition from human resistance, practices for giving honest feedback that challenges growth without crushing people, how to motivate gifted leaders who lack confidence, signs that reveal people pleasing vs. true servanthood, and how to secure funding to pay staff in line with their contribution.

Thank you to those who submitted questions; we loved hearing from our UYWI community!

If you have a leadership question you’d like answered in a future episode, place it into the comments or DM us. We’d love to hear from you.

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