Unseen Leadership Episode 4: Levi Lusko on Living Open Handed with Your Plans

In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Levi Lusko who is the author of the bestselling books Through the Eyes of a Lion, Swipe Right, and his latest I Declare War. He is also the lead pastor of Fresh Life Church – a multisite church located in Montana, Utah, Oregon, and Wyoming. During their conversation, they discuss living open handed with your plans, determining the calling on your life, and how to develop leaders through asking the right questions. QUOTES FROM EPISODE 4: “When it comes God’s plan for our life, the answer should always be yes, then ask what’s the question.” “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” “God is a plan-wrecker.” “There are two key moments in your life: the day you were born and the day you figure out why.” “Our natural tendency is to give all of the answers rather than ask the right questions.” “You will be more valuable to your organization as a genius maker than you ever will be as a genius.” - Liz Wiseman “When leading a team, we must remember the team is not a means to an end, they are the end.” “Following is an under-appreciated form of leadership.” “The way you lead when you are not in charge prepares you for how you will lead when you are in charge.” “We don’t start with leadership, we start with followership.” “One of my biggest misconceptions was that I had to be certain in order to act.” “You have to learn to be content with the season you are in while still having a mind toward the future.” “Be willing to act even when you don’t necessarily have the answer.” “God is going to do more through you than you think he can, but it is going to hurt more than you think it will.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Multipliers by Liz Wiseman The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John Maxwell How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie How to Lead When You are Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins When by Daniel Pink 16 Personalities The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough 1776 by David McCullough The Wright Brothers by David McCullough John Adams by David McCullough SPREAD THE WORD AND WIN! Like what you hear? Rate and review this podcast, and you'll be entered to win one of five Young Leader Book Bundles, valued at $150*. Just send a screenshot of your review to lifewayleadership@lifeway.com, and you may be selected at random to win. *Terms and conditions apply. Young Leaders Book Bundle includes Genuine Leather Personal Size CSB Bible, The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon, Designed to Lead, and Scrappy Church.