• What are the core behaviors that cause problems for leaders
• These are things that actually hurt people
• Mistake #1: Becoming a leader for the wrong reason- wrong motivations–recognition, fame, money, power - stop caring about the people they are supposed to lead
• bored
• selfish
• right reason: “Sacrifice themselves for the good of others even when they don’t know if there will be a return on the investment”
• “The cost of leaders becoming leaders for themselves it is going to leave a trail of tears behind”
• “If it isn’t servant leadership, then it is just economics.”
• “The only real payoff for leadership is eternal”
• Mistake #2: Failing to embrace vulnerability- this destroys trust
• the best leaders are the ones who show their weakness
• “I don’t think you can be too vulnerable as a leader”
• there is a difference between competence and confidence
• leaders want people to help them
• “it’s tough to be someone’s pastor and manager at the same time”
• Mistake #3: Making leadership too important- Most of time leadership is about work
• “Our identity can get wrapped up in being a leader” – rather than focusing on being a child of God, a spouse, a parent
• at the end of our life we don’t want to be known as a great manager
• It’s all about PRIDE- the antidote to pride is humility
• Jesus introduced humility as a virtue
• we have to purify our intentions and get all of the pride out of the way
• “Do I think my success as a leader comes from doing things well?” OR Do I think my success as a leader coms from doing what God wants me to do and ruthlessly pursuing it

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