Summer Soul Tending with Tod Bolsinger: Follow a Rule of Life

Our most-downloaded episode is back (!) for one big reason: this conversation remains incredibly relevant today. We are inviting you to listen again or for the first time to Tod Bolsinger because the way he talks about how to manage change, stress and resistance without burning out is as practical as it is inspiring. In this conversation, you’ll hear:

 

• What’s the most important thing to hold on to in the face of change (05:54)
• Tod’s response to a leader who said “I think I can lead change, I’m not sure I can survive it.” (07:21)
• Who in history is the exemplar of tempered resilience and what we can learn from him (11:52)
• What are the qualities of leaders who can persevere under trial (14:20)
• Why ‘heat’ shapes a leader and Tod’s helpful blacksmithing metaphor (19:39)
• Why a rule of life and a rhythm of leading and not leading are vitally important (25:11)
• What are the practices I need in order to become resilient? (28:31)

 

QUOTES

• “The hardest thing about leading change is having to grapple with our own vulnerability.” -Dr. Tod Bolsinger [11:18]
• “Empathy is what we need for leadership. Because when you attune to people and they feel cared for, they will trust you and go further into their own pain and further into their own discomfort if they don’t.” -Dr. Tod Bolsinger [16:11]

 

RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS

Follow Tod Bolsinger: @todbol

For more resources from Tod and his team, text change to 66866.

Tod Bolsinger is the author of Canoeing the Mountains, It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian, and most recently, Tempered Resilience: How Leaders are Formed in the Crucible of Change.

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