Craig Groeschel

And again, we think that people are impressed by like how smart we are, how talented we are, how capable we are, how strong we are. And we have to remember this. We may impress people with our strengths, but we connect with them through our weaknesses. So be yourself.

Don't be afraid to say, I don't know at all, and I'm not quite sure, and sometimes I feel hesitant, and sometimes I'm a little bit afraid. And you don't wanna overshare, but you do want to be genuine, sincere, and authentic. So there's three big downsides of the bad habit of hiding. Number one, when you stop being real, you stop being relatable.

Don't be afraid to say, I don't know at all, and I'm not quite sure, and sometimes I feel hesitant, and sometimes I'm a little bit afraid. And you don't wanna overshare, but you do want to be genuine, sincere, and authentic. So there's three big downsides of the bad habit of hiding. Number one, when you stop being real, you stop being relatable.

Don't be afraid to say, I don't know at all, and I'm not quite sure, and sometimes I feel hesitant, and sometimes I'm a little bit afraid. And you don't wanna overshare, but you do want to be genuine, sincere, and authentic. So there's three big downsides of the bad habit of hiding. Number one, when you stop being real, you stop being relatable.

Number two, transparency builds trust, pretense breaks it. Number three, hiding your struggles doesn't protect you, it isolates you. So true, hiding your struggles doesn't protect you, it isolates you. What happens is whenever you hide, whenever you pull back as a leader, you actually lose perspective. You lose connection with what's going on.

Number two, transparency builds trust, pretense breaks it. Number three, hiding your struggles doesn't protect you, it isolates you. So true, hiding your struggles doesn't protect you, it isolates you. What happens is whenever you hide, whenever you pull back as a leader, you actually lose perspective. You lose connection with what's going on.

Number two, transparency builds trust, pretense breaks it. Number three, hiding your struggles doesn't protect you, it isolates you. So true, hiding your struggles doesn't protect you, it isolates you. What happens is whenever you hide, whenever you pull back as a leader, you actually lose perspective. You lose connection with what's going on.

And without genuine connection, your leadership is limited. And I mean, like to be real honest, like your emotional health is at risk. When you think about it, if you're going to succeed in leadership, it's no fun to win alone. I mean, it's way more fun to celebrate with people around you. And not only is it no fun to win alone, but it's not easy to lose alone. And sometimes we lose.

And without genuine connection, your leadership is limited. And I mean, like to be real honest, like your emotional health is at risk. When you think about it, if you're going to succeed in leadership, it's no fun to win alone. I mean, it's way more fun to celebrate with people around you. And not only is it no fun to win alone, but it's not easy to lose alone. And sometimes we lose.

And without genuine connection, your leadership is limited. And I mean, like to be real honest, like your emotional health is at risk. When you think about it, if you're going to succeed in leadership, it's no fun to win alone. I mean, it's way more fun to celebrate with people around you. And not only is it no fun to win alone, but it's not easy to lose alone. And sometimes we lose.

And that's why I tell myself all the time that anything worth doing is worth sharing. Anything worth doing is worth doing with people that I love. And so if you find yourself kind of walled up, I would just encourage you to let people in. And you say, but they might hurt me. Will they hurt you? Like sometimes. Will they disappoint you? Like often they will.

And that's why I tell myself all the time that anything worth doing is worth sharing. Anything worth doing is worth doing with people that I love. And so if you find yourself kind of walled up, I would just encourage you to let people in. And you say, but they might hurt me. Will they hurt you? Like sometimes. Will they disappoint you? Like often they will.

And that's why I tell myself all the time that anything worth doing is worth sharing. Anything worth doing is worth doing with people that I love. And so if you find yourself kind of walled up, I would just encourage you to let people in. And you say, but they might hurt me. Will they hurt you? Like sometimes. Will they disappoint you? Like often they will.

But I promise, I tell myself, I would rather experience true connections than lead in isolation. And I'd rather lead with an open heart than lead alone. I'll tell you like transparently, when I started the Leadership Podcast, first I thought maybe no one's gonna listen. I'm not gonna have enough content. I'm gonna run out of content.

But I promise, I tell myself, I would rather experience true connections than lead in isolation. And I'd rather lead with an open heart than lead alone. I'll tell you like transparently, when I started the Leadership Podcast, first I thought maybe no one's gonna listen. I'm not gonna have enough content. I'm gonna run out of content.

But I promise, I tell myself, I would rather experience true connections than lead in isolation. And I'd rather lead with an open heart than lead alone. I'll tell you like transparently, when I started the Leadership Podcast, first I thought maybe no one's gonna listen. I'm not gonna have enough content. I'm gonna run out of content.

I'm starting another year and even right now I'm going like, I hope this matters. I'm gonna work really hard. I'm gonna stare at a camera. I'm gonna do the best I can. And then sometimes I feel like insecure. Is it really gonna connect with people? And so if I feel it, it's okay for you to feel it.

I'm starting another year and even right now I'm going like, I hope this matters. I'm gonna work really hard. I'm gonna stare at a camera. I'm gonna do the best I can. And then sometimes I feel like insecure. Is it really gonna connect with people? And so if I feel it, it's okay for you to feel it.

I'm starting another year and even right now I'm going like, I hope this matters. I'm gonna work really hard. I'm gonna stare at a camera. I'm gonna do the best I can. And then sometimes I feel like insecure. Is it really gonna connect with people? And so if I feel it, it's okay for you to feel it.

And if there's any kind of real connection just between us month to month, it matters to me that I don't have to try to act perfect and act like I know it all and have it all together. I still make mistakes all the time. And it's really meaningful to do significant things with other people being transparent and being open. So What are you going to do? You're going to fight the bad habits.