Jun 15, 2026

98. How to Build Leaders Worth Following: Mentorship, Character, and Owning Your Mistakes with Earl Morrison

98. How to Build Leaders Worth Following: Mentorship, Character, and Owning Your Mistakes with Earl Morrison

You've poured yourself into your business, your team, your leadership — but have you ever stopped to ask whether you're doing it alone?

And more importantly, are you letting someone truly speak into your life, not just coach you through a moment?

Earl Morrison spent over 32 years in law enforcement and seven years as a police chief in Oklahoma.

After losing what he and his wife thought was their dream job to political winds, Earl did something most of us resist: he stopped, reflected, and let God use the adversity to shape him into a mentor for others.

That journey led him to write his book Leadership Lessons Learned and build his company, Leading and Learning with Character.

Join David and Earl as they unpack what mentorship actually is — and why it's different from coaching or discipleship — and why our pride is the #1 thing standing between us and the growth we desperately need.


Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

Mentoring others is one of the most tangible ways to reflect God's investment in us. When we pour into someone else's growth — not just their skills, but their character — we're living out the kind of discipleship Paul describes in 2 Timothy 2:2. It's not a program. It's a relationship.


One challenge from today: Find one person you trust enough to speak truth into your life — and give them permission to do it. Don't wait until you have it all figured out. That's the pride talking.


More About Earl Morrison

Website: https://earlmorrison.com/

Books:

Leadership Lessons Learned 

Mentoring for Life

Closing the Gap


More About David Schmidt

Free Resource: What God Says About Business: 5 Uncommon Truths for the Modern Business

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Newsletter also comes with Bible verses for business success for you to read, apply, and be inspired by.

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