Replacing Worry with Pondering | An Interview with Dan Duckworth




Leading Saints Podcast show

Summary: Dan Duckworth is the author of <a href="http://thepowerequation.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Power Equation: How to Get People to Do What They Won't Naturally Do</a>. Dan is a member of the Leading Saints Board of Directors and speaks, teaches, blogs, and podcasts (coming soon) on positive deviance in leadership, organizations, and change. He lives in Saratoga Springs, Utah with his wife, Jolene, and their six kids.<br> Highlights<br> 5:39: Dan discusses the life cycle of a crisis and creating a “new normal” for Home Church<br> 11:51: Statistics of geographic areas and types of leaders that responded to survey<br> 15:20: Bishops in a transactional mindset<br> 18:13: All about hypothetical worries<br> 21:14: Feeling like you need to be doing something<br> 23:32: The Youth Program and God’s plans for 2020<br> 27:33: Taking a break from worrying to ponder<br> 30:40: Comparing yourself and your ward to others’<br> 35:18: D&amp;C 1, Hyrum Smith, and disciplined reflection<br> 42:28: Creating connections in ministering and knowing what God wants us to do as leaders<br> 51:02: Knowing the why behind actions you take and transactional mindset vs transformation mindset<br> 55:45: Reintegrating into regular church life<br> 58:32: The number one leadership tool<br> Links<br> <a href="https://leadingsaints.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to the Newsletter</a><br> <a href="http://thepowerequation.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Power Equation</a><br> Come Follow Me FHE