5 Planning Mistakes That Kept Me Stuck—for Years

The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast

Pete Scazzero

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

As leaders, we want to make wise, Spirit-led decisions that move our ministries forward. But without realizing it, we often fall into patterns of planning that keep us stuck—repeating the same mistakes year after year. In this episode, Pete Scazzero gets painfully honest about the five planning mistakes that hindered him for years—and how these missteps continue to trap leaders today: Insufficiently preparingFlippantly defining successIgnoring the most important work—listening to Jesus togeth...

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Pete Scuzaro. I want to welcome you today to the Emotionally Healthy Leader
0:04.3	Podcasts. Before we get started, I want to invite you to our first emotionally healthy
0:09.8	global leaders conference that's going to be held September 30th, October 1st, 20, 26,
0:16.4	here in the heart of Manhattan, New York City. And our theme is redefining success and shifting our scorecard
0:24.9	from this kind of crushing weight we feel like we're never doing enough versus leading out of a place
0:30.9	of spaciousness, freedom, joy that liberates us, our people, and fuels long-term mission for Christ.
0:38.8	So you'll get a sense of what an emotionally healthy culture, which is the key to this,
0:43.5	feels like, looks like, and how to actually build it into your ministry and church,
0:47.9	this kind of dynamism.
0:49.0	So registration is now live.
0:50.7	It's $179 until April 1st.
0:53.6	But details and registration you can find on our website.
0:55.9	Just go to Emotionallyhealthy.org slash conference. That's Emotionallyhealthy.org
1:01.6	slash conference. We love to see you there. It's going to be a fantastic opportunity to bring
1:06.8	the whole tribe of emotionally healthy folks doing most of the churches around the world.
1:12.8	Go to Emotionally Healthy.org slash conference.
1:21.6	Hi, my name is Pete Scazzarro. Welcome to the Emotion the emotionally healthy leader podcast our theme today is five
1:31.1	planning mistakes that kept me stuck for years five planning mistakes that kept me stuck for years now
1:41.5	scripture is really clear especially in the book of Proverbs, how the plans of
1:46.1	the diligent surely lead to abundance and the value of planning, how, you know, we plan, the Lord
1:53.9	establishes our steps, but I love this idea of abundance that comes out of planning. And of course,
1:59.4	it's all about listening to the Father.
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