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Even though I went to a Jesuit high school, I’m not a devout Catholic, and I don’t pretend to know a ton about what the Catholic Church teaches. But I heard something recently that I actually think is pretty badass.
The Pope has a preacher.
The head of the Church literally sits in the pew, and there is a designated person whose job is to preach to him. To say the things he needs to hear. To call him out. To confront him. We can argue theology or legitimacy all day long, but the idea itself matters.
As I have grown and audited those around me, I’ve realized something uncomfortable. The higher you go, the fewer people you’re actually willing to listen to.
Not because you’re arrogant, but because authority matters. Credibility matters. Respect matters.
If you are a person of growth, then most people will not be on your level. They will not build what you’ve built. They haven’t carried what you’ve carried. And whether it’s fair or not, you’re not going to take correction from them. You’ll just dismiss it.
That’s the danger.
What I’ve noticed is that people who are truly exceptional figure this out. They intentionally find someone they trust, someone on their level, someone who has earned the right to tell them hard things. Someone who can preach at them and keep them out of their own echo chamber.
We probably need that at every stage of life.
But the more successful you become, the more dangerous it is not to have it.Power without correction is how people lose their way.
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