When Power Becomes a Hollow Shell

06/12/2025 14 min Episodio 414
When Power Becomes a Hollow Shell

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In the first episode, host Charlene Norman of Good Stewardship; Lasting Impact took a brutally honest look at the in between stage we are all living through -- the messy middle.  In this episode, she begins sharing the thoughts of Ernesto van Peborgh founder of the Seva Institute and prolific writer on Substack as a case study we can all learn from.Key observations we can make -Recognize the Hollowing of Success-Understand the True Cost of Power-Embrace the Descent: Leaving the Comfort Zone-Move Beyond Material Divestment to Existential Investment-Accept That the Journey Is Ongoing (and Messy)
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