Ben Wilson

So to those of you signing off now, thank you for listening to how to take over the world. Okay. Premium people. Here we go. Here are my takeaways and my end notes. Five lessons. I just want to draw five lessons. And again, you know, I always feel kind of funny.

with someone like Jesus, the message is so profound and so world-changing that you can feel funny saying like, oh, here are leadership lessons from Jesus. Like either he was the son of God or he wasn't, right? But still, I do think that, you know, Jesus wanted people to follow his example and I don't think there's anything wrong with, yeah, with taking some practical lessons away.

with someone like Jesus, the message is so profound and so world-changing that you can feel funny saying like, oh, here are leadership lessons from Jesus. Like either he was the son of God or he wasn't, right? But still, I do think that, you know, Jesus wanted people to follow his example and I don't think there's anything wrong with, yeah, with taking some practical lessons away.

Okay, so my five lessons. First, Number one, make real demands of your disciples. Remember, you must hate your wife, you must hate your mother and your father, your siblings and your children, and follow me. The charge that he gives to his apostles to go out into the world to take neither person or script, that you will be delivered up and tried for your teachings.

Okay, so my five lessons. First, Number one, make real demands of your disciples. Remember, you must hate your wife, you must hate your mother and your father, your siblings and your children, and follow me. The charge that he gives to his apostles to go out into the world to take neither person or script, that you will be delivered up and tried for your teachings.

Great leaders expect a lot, especially of those who are closest to them. Okay, number two. on that same idea is offering a new way of life. You have to give your followers something attractive that they want to live out, that they want to be a part of. It's not enough to give people a long list of things that they should do.

Great leaders expect a lot, especially of those who are closest to them. Okay, number two. on that same idea is offering a new way of life. You have to give your followers something attractive that they want to live out, that they want to be a part of. It's not enough to give people a long list of things that they should do.

You want to give them something that they want to do, that they want to be a part of. Number three, teach with stories, metaphors, and parables. Again, all of these lessons, if that man had asked Jesus, and who is my neighbor? And he said, everyone or whoever you come across in daily life. That is so forgettable.

You want to give them something that they want to do, that they want to be a part of. Number three, teach with stories, metaphors, and parables. Again, all of these lessons, if that man had asked Jesus, and who is my neighbor? And he said, everyone or whoever you come across in daily life. That is so forgettable.

But he gives that story, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and it has become one of the classic stories in all of world history that millions, billions of people know, right? And it taught the lesson so much more effectively than if he had just said it straight. I think of Steve Jobs and him describing the computer as a bicycle of the mind.

But he gives that story, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and it has become one of the classic stories in all of world history that millions, billions of people know, right? And it taught the lesson so much more effectively than if he had just said it straight. I think of Steve Jobs and him describing the computer as a bicycle of the mind.

And I think that helped people understand what a computer was much more than if he had just told you. It makes people much more productive in whatever they want to do. So use stories, metaphors, parables to get your points across, and you'll do so much more powerfully. Okay, number four, show, don't tell.

And I think that helped people understand what a computer was much more than if he had just told you. It makes people much more productive in whatever they want to do. So use stories, metaphors, parables to get your points across, and you'll do so much more powerfully. Okay, number four, show, don't tell.

His healings, miracles, and his example were more important than just his straight teachings were. That's why the four gospels give an account of his life and not just of his teachings. And I think that's true. The way that you live out the things that you teach is much more important than what you teach in a sort of abstract sense.

His healings, miracles, and his example were more important than just his straight teachings were. That's why the four gospels give an account of his life and not just of his teachings. And I think that's true. The way that you live out the things that you teach is much more important than what you teach in a sort of abstract sense.

And then the fifth thing, and this kind of goes into every point that was before, but you is, is belief. You have to believe in something so strongly to the point that you're willing to die for it. That absolute conviction and belief. There was plenty of chances for Jesus not to die. And if he had done that, then there would not be 3 billion Christians in the world.

And then the fifth thing, and this kind of goes into every point that was before, but you is, is belief. You have to believe in something so strongly to the point that you're willing to die for it. That absolute conviction and belief. There was plenty of chances for Jesus not to die. And if he had done that, then there would not be 3 billion Christians in the world.

And it wouldn't have started this whole movement. And so if you're someone who is looking to start a movement, Just don't try and fake it. You really have to commit to those things that you really do believe in. Otherwise, you're just not going to have the legs of something like Christianity or of the many other movements that people really do believe in sincerely and are willing to die for.

And it wouldn't have started this whole movement. And so if you're someone who is looking to start a movement, Just don't try and fake it. You really have to commit to those things that you really do believe in. Otherwise, you're just not going to have the legs of something like Christianity or of the many other movements that people really do believe in sincerely and are willing to die for.

Okay, my end notes. So I should mention my religious background, I guess. So I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That's people typically know us as Mormons. So I'm kind of in an interesting position here because no one likes us. Atheists think we're ridiculous. Christians don't accept us as Christians.