CNLP 612 | Kyle Idleman on Redefining Moral Failure, Productivity as Identity, the Power of Early Burnout Intervention and the Value of a Sabbatical When You're Not In Crisis
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
Carey Nieuwhof
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🗓️ 16 November 2023
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, author and pastor Kyle Idleman opens up about redefining moral failure.
Kyle discusses what happens when your productivity is your identity, the struggle with asking for help, early intervention on the road to burnout, and the value of an extended sabbatical when you're not in crisis.
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| 0:00.0 | The Art of Leadership Network. |
| 0:03.0 | Welcome to the Carrie Newhoff Leadership Podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm so glad you joined us today, and I hope our time together today helps you thrive in life and leadership. |
| 0:15.4 | Well we are getting very personal on the podcast today. |
| 0:18.4 | Kyle Eidelman and I ended up with a long conversation that had nothing to do with the questions I sent him ahead of time. |
| 0:24.9 | And we talk about a sabbatical. |
| 0:26.8 | He took a break. |
| 0:27.8 | He was hoping to get a month off. |
| 0:29.4 | And then, well, his elder said, what about three? |
| 0:32.0 | I've talked to so many leaders who have taken multiple months off. |
| 0:36.0 | We talk about having your productivity as your identity. |
| 0:40.0 | Oof! |
| 0:41.0 | That owns a lot of people including me. |
| 0:43.0 | Why it's so hard to ask for help, |
| 0:45.0 | redefining moral failure. |
| 0:47.0 | That can be really difficult. |
| 0:48.0 | The power of early intervention |
| 0:50.0 | and the surprising value of a sopatical |
| 0:52.0 | when you're not actually in crisis. So all of that is |
| 0:55.8 | coming up. I want to thank our episode partners Belay and compassion. Your |
| 1:00.8 | pastor not a superhero so Belay is offering its latest e-book the power of productivity for free. |
| 1:07.0 | I don't know about you I find productivity harder and harder all the time. |
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