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Carey Nieuwhof interviews Gordon MacDonald about the 15 life and leadership lessons he learned by age 80.

In this inaugural episode of Required Listening, Carey talks to Gordon MacDonald. For his 80th birthday, Gordon MacDonald wrote down the 15 leadership and life lessons he's learned so far. He unpacks all of them here: how to stop cheating the people closest to you, how to survive doubt and obscurity, why you reinvent your interior life every decade, and how to ask the questions that open a heart. Show Notes AI and the Future Church - NEW BOOK! ️ Preaching Cheat Sheet The Art of Leadership Academy <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClUd0Z_Y7-PgkCjjwddM5Qw" t

People in this episode

Host: Carey Nieuwhof

Guest: Gordon MacDonald

Topics covered

• leadership
• life lessons
• personal growth
• spirituality
• self-reflection

Keywords

• leadership lessons
• Gordon MacDonald
• Carey Nieuwhof
• personal development
• spiritual growth

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