What is the most important habit for a leader to cultivate?

God gave us emotions to protect us, not to control us. But when we get stuck in a negative emotion, it's hard to function from our true identity. For anyone, but especially for leaders, we need to understand how to help ourselves and those around us recover from upsetting emotions. In this episode, we discuss the difference and the relationship between freedom and maturity, the six big emotions we need to learn to recover from to return to our true, joy-based self, and we give a tool for interpersonal resilience.

The goal of this series is to equip you to live and lead with more emotional intelligence and resilience on your walk with God.

The book Rare Leadership by Marcus Warner & Jim Wilder combines theology, brain science, and decades of counseling and consulting experience to equip you to cultivate maturity in yourself and others, develop strong group identity, keep relationships bigger than problems, and more! Over the course of this series, we'll be unpacking the four habits of a rare leader: Remain relational. Act like yourself. Return to joy. Endure hardship well.

Check out the free discussion guide for this book in the description links.

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💚 HEART-FOCUSED COMMUNITY COURSE: https://deeperwalk.com/sp/heart-focused-community-course/

⚔️ IDENTITY COURSE: https://deeperwalk.com/sp/identity-course/

Go Deeper:

😱 "Shalom Your Body" video with Jim Wilder - https://youtu.be/e_h42NC5sFE?si=aZbAPK8lsJ_ZzGh1

🎧 Building Bounce Book Study on the Podcast: https://deeperwalk.com/podcast/33-the-secret-to-emotional-resilience-building-bounce-ch-1-s4e33/

Thank you for joining us – father-daughter duo Marcus Warner and Stephanie Warner – on the trail to a deeper walk with God!

Chapters -

00:00 Shalom Your Body

3:15 Return to Joy

6:39 Freedom, Maturity, & the Journey

13:39 Six Big Negative Emotions

16:58 Validate, Comfort, Repattern

26:03 The Referee Within

Tis the season where Christians often have questions or draw sides on whether or not we should have anything to do with Halloween. In this week's episode, we're discussing some common questions, such as...

❓Should Christians celebrate Halloween at all?

❓Can costumes, decorations, or trick-or-treating open a doorway to the enemy?

❓How do you talk with your kids about Halloween?

❓What if Christians I love have a different perspective from me?

Thank you for joining us – father-daughter duo Marcus Warner and Stephanie Warner – on the trail to a deeper walk with God!

📕 Spiritual Warfare BOOK: https://deeperwalk.com/product/what-every-believer-should-know-about-spiritual-warfare-2nd-edition-book/

💝 Become a TRAILBLAZER: https://deeperwalk.com/donate/

🙏 PRAYER MINISTRY REFERRALS: https://deeperwalk.com/ministry-referrals/

📸 Follow OTT on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthetrail_podcast

❤️ FREEDOM COURSE: https://deeperwalk.com/sp/freedom-course/

Go Deeper:

🎧 How Should Christians Engage With Halloween? (S4E9)- https://deeperwalk.com/podcast/9-how-should-christians-engage-with-halloween/

🎧 The Occult Invasion of America (S1E71) - https://deeperwalk.com/podcast/71-occult-invasion-america/

Chapters -

00:00 We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming...

0:56 Should Christians Celebrate Halloween at All?

8:21 Creativity, Community, & Crossing Lines

14:20 Can Costumes, Decorations, or Trick-Or-Treating Open a Doorway to the Enemy?

16:00 How Do I Talk With My Kids About Halloween?

22:26 What if Christians I love have a different perspective?

25:13 Praying in this Season & a Prayer for You

How do you grow your capacity to feel emotions without having them define or control you?

In this episode, we look at the second element of a R.A.R.E. Leader, the ability to "act like yourself." We discuss three categories of leader: predators, possums, and protectors. The mature version of you will always be a protector. How do you develop the skills to be the more mature version of yourself? How do you grow the habits of acting like yourself? Understanding your true identity, managing triggers, and developing healthy routines can transform your leadership and personal growth.

The goal of this series is to equip you to live and lead with more emotional intelligence and resilience on your walk with God.

The book Rare Leadership by Marcus Warner & Jim Wilder combines theology, brain science, and decades of counseling and consulting experience to equip you to cultivate maturity in yourself and others, develop strong group identity, keep relationships bigger than problems, and more! Over the course of this series, we'll be unpacking the four habits of a rare leader: Remain relational. Act like yourself. Return to joy. Endure hardship well.

Check out the free discussion guide for this book in the description links.

📕 Rare Leadership BOOK: https://deeperwalk.com/product/rare-leadership-book/

🎁 DIY BOOK CLUB KIT: https://tinyurl.com/OTTDIY-RARE

💝 PAY IT FORWARD: https://deeperwalk.com/donate/

🙏 PRAYER MINISTRY REFERRALS: https://deeperwalk.com/ministry-referrals/

📸 Follow OTT on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthetrail_podcast

💚 HEART-FOCUSED COMMUNITY COURSE: https://deeperwalk.com/sp/heart-focused-community-course/

⚔️ IDENTITY COURSE: https://deeperwalk.com/sp/identity-course/

Go Deeper:

📚 The Pandora Problem by Jim Wilder - https://deeperwalk.com/product/the-pandora-problem-book/

Thank you for joining us – father-daughter duo Marcus Warner and Stephanie Warner – on the trail to a deeper walk with God!

Chapters -

00:00 A Window of Gratitude & Anticipation

1:50 Act Like Yourself

6:03 Protectors, Predators, & Possums

14:12 Growing in Maturity

16:59 Triggers & Why You Struggle to Act Like Yourself

22:19 Healthy Habits

25:52 Redemption & Restoration