# Crowning Ignorant Kings - Dr. Myles Munroe - The Priority of Character in Leadership

An episode of [Crowning Ignorant Kings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1609667064), 1 Jan 2025, 20 min.

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## Transcript

[0:09] Speaker 1: You're listening to Crowning Ignorant Kings, a podcast for citizens
[0:14] Speaker 1: with like minds who love God, follow Christ, and have
[0:17] Speaker 1: a desire to be an ambassador for the Kingdom of
[0:21] Speaker 1: Heaven on Earth. We are John and Charlene Donaldson, who
[0:25] Speaker 1: are teachers building a Kingdom community. Thank you again for
[0:29] Speaker 1: joining us. Now let's adjust our Crowns.
[0:39] Speaker 2: Game to listen. Well, we have three morning segments and
[0:44] Speaker 2: then we take a break, and then we come back
[0:46] Speaker 2: for a third morning session, and then we are going
[0:52] Speaker 2: to have an exciting session where we look at the
[0:56] Speaker 2: future leaders of our country and the world character place
[1:01] Speaker 2: in their minds, and also how do we contribute to
[1:06] Speaker 2: the development of their character and how they themselves dealing
[1:11] Speaker 2: with the issue of character development. So that's going to
[1:14] Speaker 2: be one of the most important sessions for the day
[1:17] Speaker 2: as we look at the future. I'm excited about our
[1:20] Speaker 2: young leaders who are going to take over, and we
[1:23] Speaker 2: will definitely listen to them and get their input so
[1:27] Speaker 2: that we can learn from them. And of course we've
[1:32] Speaker 2: been hoping they learn from us for a while, but
[1:34] Speaker 2: also we must reciprocate and learn from them. I'm going
[1:38] Speaker 2: to give you a lot of information in a short time,
[1:40] Speaker 2: so please unbuckle your seat belts unless relax a little bit.
[1:46] Speaker 2: Please remember that our new book is available for you.
[1:49] Speaker 2: And I can't stress enough not to buy a book
[1:52] Speaker 2: for yourself only on character, but to also get a
[1:56] Speaker 2: book for those who are not here, maybe your staff
[1:59] Speaker 2: members who are not here, or maybe your colleagues, even
[2:03] Speaker 2: your boss who may have released you from your job
[2:06] Speaker 2: to come here. Go ahead and use this opportunity to
[2:09] Speaker 2: show appreciation by taking back to your family and your
[2:13] Speaker 2: boss and your workplace this material, especially the one that
[2:17] Speaker 2: was just released. I was reviewing the book again myself
[2:20] Speaker 2: last night, and uh, I was asking myself, did I
[2:23] Speaker 2: really write that? Man? That's good stuff, and I started
[2:27] Speaker 2: convicting myself. So it's very important for us to do that.
[2:31] Speaker 2: I also wanna encourage you to get all the books
[2:33] Speaker 2: those who are visiting us and for the first time.
[2:35] Speaker 2: Of course, many of our leaders here who've been coming
[2:38] Speaker 2: here for years, have gotten a lot of these materials.
[2:42] Speaker 2: But the newest one that we have is called The
[2:44] Speaker 2: Power of Character in Leadership, and it's gonna be available
[2:50] Speaker 2: for you. We gotta f understand that it's it's moving
[2:52] Speaker 2: very quickly and so well hopefully you have a chance
[2:56] Speaker 2: to get some of these materials. Okay, for our topic today,
[3:00] Speaker 2: please write this down. We want to focus on the
[3:05] Speaker 2: priority of character in leadership. The priority of character in leadership.
[3:12] Speaker 2: Come in quickly, please overseet. Those of you who are
[3:14] Speaker 2: coming in, move fast, and I appreciate all of your
[3:20] Speaker 2: endeavors to try and make it here on time because
[3:22] Speaker 2: we're trying to keep our time focused the priority of
[3:27] Speaker 2: character leadership. Please write the subtitle down. And for those
[3:30] Speaker 2: who are joining us live, let's give a big hand
[3:32] Speaker 2: to our global pay per view members. God bless you all.
[3:37] Speaker 2: Thank you so much for joining us. We got emails.
[3:40] Speaker 2: I saw a great write up on our Facebook last night.
[3:43] Speaker 2: Those of you are watching you sending information on the Facebook.
[3:45] Speaker 2: Thank you very much that you're being transformed where you
[3:48] Speaker 2: are living in your country, understanding the value of values,
[3:54] Speaker 2: Understanding the value of values, the priority of culture. Please
[4:01] Speaker 2: keep the sound down in their own place. No talking
[4:03] Speaker 2: in the room, ushes, no talking in the room. Please
[4:06] Speaker 2: excuse me, sir, Can you be seated quickly when you
[4:08] Speaker 2: come in. No talking in the wrong place. It's a
[4:11] Speaker 2: television recording. Were going global, so there can't be any
[4:14] Speaker 2: sound in the room. Come in quietly, ushers, please see
[4:17] Speaker 2: people quickly. Housekeeping is completed. Okay, Now this topic is
[4:23] Speaker 2: very important, the priority of character. I want to ask
[4:27] Speaker 2: you a question. On the screen, there's a photograph, and
[4:33] Speaker 2: I want to ask you a question about this photograph.
[4:35] Speaker 2: Those who are watching this from home or listening to
[4:39] Speaker 2: a CD. On the screen in this room is a
[4:44] Speaker 2: massive photograph of a bodybuilder. His physique is incredible. I
[4:50] Speaker 2: think we are all jealous of him. I'm talking about
[4:52] Speaker 2: the men we would love to look like that. This
[4:57] Speaker 2: is a powerful photograph of human strength. I'm gonna show
[5:03] Speaker 2: you another man, and I want to ask you a question.
[5:06] Speaker 2: Here's another man. Now, both of these are men. The
[5:11] Speaker 2: second photograph is another man who looks like he weighs
[5:14] Speaker 2: about one hundred and ten pounds. The previous photograph is
[5:18] Speaker 2: a man who looks like he weighs about two hundred
[5:20] Speaker 2: and eighty pounds. The first man has biceps and triceps,
[5:26] Speaker 2: and his muscles are carved and chisseled. The second man
[5:30] Speaker 2: looks like he came from the Bahamas. The question I
[5:36] Speaker 2: have between these two men is a simple question. Which
[5:40] Speaker 2: one of these men exhibits strength? Which one of these
[5:46] Speaker 2: men are the most powerful? Is it man number one
[5:50] Speaker 2: or is it man number two? Now, before you answer,
[5:53] Speaker 2: you must study the men carefully. This man with all
[5:57] Speaker 2: the muscular physique on the surface, he exhibits power, strength,
[6:07] Speaker 2: even discipline. But the second man doesn't look too impressive.
[6:14] Speaker 2: He seemed to be suffering from malnutrition. Probably is not
[6:19] Speaker 2: as disciplined as he should have been. And you look
[6:22] Speaker 2: at these photographs physically, and you have two responses to
[6:27] Speaker 2: these men. One of them impresses you, the other one
[6:30] Speaker 2: depresses you. One of them look at him and you
[6:35] Speaker 2: are attracted to him, the second one you wish you
[6:38] Speaker 2: never met. Now, which one of these men are the
[6:42] Speaker 2: most powerful? I want to take you through a quick
[6:46] Speaker 2: response of that question. I want to take you through
[6:51] Speaker 2: an exercise that I call character versus ability. One of
[6:56] Speaker 2: these men have power, the other one doesn't seem to
[7:02] Speaker 2: have power. Here's the question. I'm gonna tell you who
[7:08] Speaker 2: these two men are. The first man his name is Sam.
[7:13] Speaker 2: It's a very powerful guy that first picture saw. His
[7:16] Speaker 2: name is Sam. The second guy, his name is Joe.
[7:21] Speaker 2: These are my friends. Sam and Joe are both my friends.
[7:29] Speaker 2: Let's talk about Sam and Joe. We got two men,
[7:41] Speaker 2: Joseph and Samson. We got a problem here. Samson has
[7:57] Speaker 2: strength of body. Many leaders remind me of Samson. They
[8:05] Speaker 2: speak well, they dress well, They are articulate, They resonate
[8:11] Speaker 2: with charisma. They look like they are powerful. They wear
[8:17] Speaker 2: power ties or she carries a power briefcase. They walk
[8:23] Speaker 2: around with their G four telephones and their power notebooks.
[8:31] Speaker 2: Very impressive people strength of body. But Joseph is different.
[8:39] Speaker 2: He has strength of character. Character. You cannot see physically
[8:47] Speaker 2: and visually which one of these men is stronger. Samson
[8:56] Speaker 2: impresses men. When you look at Samson, all of us
[9:00] Speaker 2: I impressed, but Joseph impressed God. Power impresses men. Character
[9:15] Speaker 2: impresses God. You have to decide who's your priority, men
[9:24] Speaker 2: or God. Whoever is your priority will determine your life.
[9:33] Speaker 2: Samson and Joseph are both men. Joseph died in a
[9:40] Speaker 2: position of power. Samson lost his position and his mission
[9:50] Speaker 2: and power. I guess the bottom line is write this down.
[10:02] Speaker 2: Character protects power and vision. No matter how much power
[10:08] Speaker 2: you have, how much vision you claim to possess, if
[10:13] Speaker 2: you do not have character, your power and your vision
[10:20] Speaker 2: are at risk. This is why character is more important.
[10:26] Speaker 2: Than power. It's more important than vision, it's more important
[10:33] Speaker 2: than skill. It is even more important than influence because
[10:40] Speaker 2: character is the source of influence. So let's take a
[10:47] Speaker 2: look at these two men. Here's a man who is
[10:53] Speaker 2: strong in body but weak in character. He falls to
[10:59] Speaker 2: the mercy of his sensual flesh desires. Samson. Here's a
[11:06] Speaker 2: man who shows strength of character. He runs away from
[11:11] Speaker 2: the lust and the sensual passions that you battle with
[11:17] Speaker 2: in this room every day. One man. He ends his
[11:24] Speaker 2: life looking big but blind. Even though his last act
[11:36] Speaker 2: was great, we only remember his bald head. I guess
[11:47] Speaker 2: even coming back is tough. This man, Joseph, shows that
[11:59] Speaker 2: character is stronger than power. What did I say? I
[12:07] Speaker 2: want you to remember this as a leader, Never bring
[12:10] Speaker 2: impressed with people's power. You want to study their character.
[12:20] Speaker 2: Never trust a person with power, Only trust people with character.
[12:30] Speaker 2: Never be impressed with people who have power. Seek for
[12:39] Speaker 2: those who have the silent strength of character. Joseph gets
[12:49] Speaker 2: my vote. So the conclusion of the matter is simple.
[12:54] Speaker 2: Write it down. The foundation of leadership is character. This
[13:02] Speaker 2: statement sounds very simple, but it's not. I didn't say
[13:07] Speaker 2: that the roof found of leadership is character. I didn't
[13:12] Speaker 2: say the windows and the walls of your life is character.
[13:17] Speaker 2: I said, the foundation of your leadership is character. So
[13:27] Speaker 2: I want to remind you of what character is. If
[13:31] Speaker 2: you may, you can record it. Character is a commitment
[13:36] Speaker 2: to a set of values without compromise. When Joseph was tested,
[13:43] Speaker 2: he had to decide whether he value lust and pleasure
[13:49] Speaker 2: more than prison. Joseph chose prison. Pleasure and prison both
[14:01] Speaker 2: begin with P. You gotta decide which P is more
[14:07] Speaker 2: important in your life. Which P is your priority?
[14:11] Speaker 3: Pleasure or are you going to pursue this simple, powerful essence.
[14:24] Speaker 2: Of principle. Number two, character is dedication to a set
[14:29] Speaker 2: of standards without wavering. Samson didn't survive. His standards collapsed
[14:42] Speaker 2: under the weight of lust. He lost the most important
[14:51] Speaker 2: thing a human being can possess, and that is a
[14:55] Speaker 2: character that has moral force. Number three character is self
[15:02] Speaker 2: imposed discipline in keeping with moral convictions. Notice the term
[15:15] Speaker 2: self imposed. Nobody made Joseph run and nobody made Samson stay.
[15:27] Speaker 2: It's always up to you. You are the creator of
[15:33] Speaker 2: your own character. Discipline is self imposition. I am coming
[15:44] Speaker 2: to the conclusion very slowly in my years of dealing
[15:50] Speaker 2: with leadership issues, that conviction is really the key to leadership.
[15:57] Speaker 2: It's conviction. I never thought I would come to such
[16:00] Speaker 2: simple conclusion, because you can actually discover your purpose and
[16:06] Speaker 2: still not be convicted enough to pursue it. It is
[16:12] Speaker 2: conviction that sends people to prison. It is conviction that
[16:18] Speaker 2: makes people run from pleasure. It is conviction that creates character.
[16:26] Speaker 2: Number four, Character is a constant effort, constant effort to
[16:32] Speaker 2: integrate your words, your deeds, and your actions. I showed
[16:38] Speaker 2: you in the evening session an illustrator of the two
[16:43] Speaker 2: men who were one man, and how the process is
[16:47] Speaker 2: to bring those two men together until there's only one man.
[16:55] Speaker 2: You want to integrate your words. When you say something,
[16:59] Speaker 2: you actually do it, and you do it because you
[17:02] Speaker 2: are it. And number five character is the willingness to
[17:11] Speaker 2: sacrifice your pleasure for the sake of principles. So character
[17:24] Speaker 2: is basically being one with yourself. By the way, I
[17:29] Speaker 2: don't have time to get into this, but in my
[17:31] Speaker 2: book on character, I talk about the fact that God
[17:35] Speaker 2: is God because he is character. You know the Hebraic
[17:42] Speaker 2: concept of God. When they describe God, they concluded one word.
[17:48] Speaker 2: God is one. Now some of you have no idea
[17:52] Speaker 2: what that means and if you speak to a Jewish
[17:54] Speaker 2: caller scholar right now, he would tell you that that
[17:58] Speaker 2: is the most important quality of God. God is one,
[18:04] Speaker 2: He is integrated. Would you believe? Write this down? The
[18:08] Speaker 2: word holy actually means one. Holy means one. We use
[18:19] Speaker 2: terms like pure, be turn, we use terms like scienttified,
[18:23] Speaker 2: but no, it actually means one. It means there's no
[18:29] Speaker 2: dichotomy in the person. It means that the person is
[18:32] Speaker 2: so pure there's no ulterior elements. You know the people
[18:38] Speaker 2: who you know who have ulterior motive, These are dangerous people.
[18:45] Speaker 2: A person with aulterior motives is a person without character.
[18:53] Speaker 2: So to be one means that you have arrived at
[18:57] Speaker 2: a point of what we call And don't tell me
[19:02] Speaker 2: that it's not possible because someone said two thousand years ago,
[19:06] Speaker 2: be holy like your father in heaven is.
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