Episode 213: Wisdom, Trust and Respect. How to Lead when Stakes are High

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of rising in power while falling in purpose that's destroying even the wisest leaders. Speaking from personal experience of working with hundreds of executives who feel like puppets on a string, Christine reveals why leaders lose themselves in high-stakes environments—it's the compromise of wisdom, trust, and respect that happens so subtly. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were struggling with toxic team members and broken trust, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that transforms leaders from reactive to grounded and provides a clear roadmap back to spirit-led leadership anchored in biblical foundations. If you're feeling hijacked by every new study and opinion that comes your way or if you're compromising your values to gain favor with your teams, this episode will help you lead with unshakeable authority without losing your integrity, peace, or purpose.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This Episode Is for You If:

• You feel like a puppet on a string, tossed about by every new study, opinion, and argument
• The life you once led with conviction now feels compromised by external pressures and data
• You're carrying the weight of leadership decisions while your team questions everything you do
• You're working at building trust and respect but can't seem to hold it sustainably
• You suspect you're entertaining foolish counsel and letting the wrong voices speak into your leadership
• You're ready to stop rising in power while falling in purpose like so many leaders do
• You need wisdom to discern between matters and make grounded decisions in high-stakes environments

KEY TAKEAWAYS

🔨 Lead from wisdom anchored in the fear of the Lord, not fleeting information and people's opinions 🌊 Things move at the speed of trust—you must become trustworthy before demanding trust from others 👂 Seek to understand before making reactive decisions, especially when dealing with team conflicts 💎 Protect your gates—everything you allow in your office, inbox, and conversations shapes your leadership ⚡ Guard against foolish counsel that seduces you into self-reliance and compromise of values 🏗️ Set structures and boundaries, then honor them yourself—people mirror what they see in leadership

NOTABLE QUOTES

• "Too many leaders rise in power, rise in influence, rise in position, and then they fall in purpose."
• "If you're going to do that, you're like a puppet right on a string. You're just getting tossed about."
• "Every time we break a promise to ourselves, listen up, we are eroding trust."
• "Even Solomon fell when he stopped depending on God, when he stopped trusting in God, when he stopped surrounding himself with wise counsel."
• "We all have gates—our office, our inbox, our entertainment, our conversations. Everything is a gate."
• "The idea of boundaries is to preserve the integrity of what's on the inside."

FEATURED SCRIPTURES

John 10:10 - "I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly." Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Proverbs 4:7 - "The beginning of wisdom is this: get skillful and godly wisdom, and with all your acquiring, get understanding."