{"id":11224,"date":"2009-10-09T11:08:53","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T11:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2009\/10\/09\/chuck-swindolls-10-lifetime-leadership-lessons\/"},"modified":"2009-10-09T11:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:22:58","slug":"chuck-swindolls-10-lifetime-leadership-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/chuck-swindolls-10-lifetime-leadership-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Swindoll&#8217;s 10 Lifetime Leadership Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/daily.insight.org\/site\/PageServer?pagename=IFL_aboutChuck\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Swindoll<\/a> was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalystconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalyst 09<\/a>, and spoke on &#8220;10 Things I Have Learned During Nearly 50 Years in Leadership&#8221;:<\/p><p>1)      It&#8217;s lonely to lead. Leadership involves tough decisions. The tougher the decision, the lonelier it is.<\/p><p>2)      It&#8217;s dangerous to succeed. I&#8217;m most concerned for those who aren&#8217;t even 30 and are very gifted and successful. Sometimes God uses someone right out of youth, but usually he uses leaders who have been crushed<\/p><p>3)      It&#8217;s hardest at home. No one ever told me this in Seminary.<\/p><p>4)      It&#8217;s essential to be real. If there&#8217;s one realm where phoniness is common, it&#8217;s among leaders. Stay real.<\/p><p>5)      It&#8217;s painful to obey. The Lord will direct you to do some things that won&#8217;t be your choice. Invariably you will give up what you want to do for the cross.<\/p><p>6)      Brokenness and failure are necessary.  <\/p><p>7)      Attititude is more important than actions. Your family may not have told you: some of you are hard to be around. A bad attitude overshadows good actions.<\/p><p>8)      Integrity eclipse image. Today we highlight image. But it&#8217;s what you&#8217;re doing behind the scenes.<\/p><p>9)      God&#8217;s way is better than my way.<\/p><p>10)    Christlikeness begins and ends with humility.<\/p><p>Which of these lessons strikes you most?  Why?<\/p><p>If you were to add an 11th lesson, what would it be?<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35485.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11225\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Catalyst Leadership<em> is a new digital magazine combining the wisdom of <\/em>Leadership Journal <em>with the innovation of the Catalyst Conference. 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