Leading Saints Podcast

Leading Saints Podcast


Replacing Worry with Pondering | An Interview with Dan Duckworth

June 29, 2022

This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in May 2020.

Dan Duckworth is a disciple, family man, and changemaker. As a teacher and coach, he guides elite leaders to the top of their game. He’s the author of Stop Asking Why: Your Purpose is Self-Evident, and president of the Leading Saints Board of Directors.


Dan Duckworth


Highlights

05:39: Dan discusses the life cycle of a crisis and creating a “new normal” for Home Church

11:51: Statistics of geographic areas and types of leaders that responded to survey

15:20: Bishops in a transactional mindset

18:13: All about hypothetical worries

21:14: Feeling like you need to be doing something

23:32: The Youth Program and God’s plans for 2020

27:33: Taking a break from worrying to ponder

30:40: Comparing yourself and your ward to others’

35:18: D&C 1, Hyrum Smith, and disciplined reflection

42:28: Creating connections in ministering and knowing what God wants us to do as leaders

51:02: Knowing the why behind actions you take and transactional mindset vs transformation mindset

55:45: Reintegrating into regular church life

58:32: The number one leadership tool


Links

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