Your Gift Will Open Doors — But Will Your Character Keep You There? | Ep. 10 episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 14 MIN

Your Gift Will Open Doors — But Will Your Character Keep You There? | Ep. 10

from Dear Leader... · host Steve Messam

Your gift will open doors. But will your character keep you there?In this episode, Steve Messam walks through three real stories of extraordinarily gifted leaders — a Silicon Valley visionary, a world champion athlete, and an intellectual genius — who reached the peak of their fields and lost everything. Not because their talent ran out. Because their character did.Proverbs 16:18 says, "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." This episode unpacks exactly what that looks like in real life — and what every leader must do to steward their gift without being destroyed by their pride.You'll walk away with three practical character habits, a digital leadership challenge, and a fresh understanding of why talent is a gift but character is always a choice.New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss one.

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