God in the Pilot Seat: Ken Neumann on Faith-Driven Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Ken Neumann built and lost a massive company, then read one line that rearranged his life: he'd kept his higher power as a co-pilot his whole life. The challenge was to change seats and let it actually fly. Call that bigger thing God, the universe, your creativity, your gut, or just something you feel but can't name.
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Be honest about who runs your life right now. Are you white-knuckling every outcome alone, or is there something bigger you actually trust and lean on (God, the universe, your intuition, something you can't name)? How can you tell which one it is?
Your Control Number
Ken once would've proudly called himself a 10 out of 10 on doing it all himself. On that same 1-to-10, how tightly do you grip control of how things turn out? Then finish the sentence below.
What Control Cost You
Name one specific time you forced an outcome instead of trusting it would work out (a deal, a relationship, a decision you muscled through alone). Looking back, what did insisting on control actually cost you?
Where You Ran Ahead
Ken says you can't run out ahead of what's guiding you, and it turns into a mess every time you try. Where lately did you charge ahead on your own timing? And what do you think would've changed if you'd waited one beat for a clearer sense of direction?
One Thing To Release
Pick one outcome you're carrying right now that you can't fully control anyway. What would it look like to do your honest part and then actually let go of the result instead of forcing it? Write the part that's yours, and the part you'll release.