Replacing Worry with Pondering | An Interview with Dan Duckworth

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. 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
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