5 Planning Mistakes That Kept Me Stuck—for Years

5 Planning Mistakes That Kept Me Stuck—for Years

January 20, 2026 · 33 min

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Pete Scazzero discusses five planning mistakes that hinder leaders and how to avoid them.

As leaders, we want to make wise, Spirit-led decisions that move our ministries forward. But without realizing it, we often fall into patterns of planning that keep us stuck—repeating the same mistakes year after year. In this episode, Pete Scazzero gets painfully honest about the five planning mistakes that hindered him for years—and how these missteps continue to trap leaders today: Insufficiently preparingFlippantly defining successIgnoring the most important work—listening to Jesus togeth...

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