The Hero Trap: Don't Get Stuck Trying to Save the World
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"Worrying about the impact or the trying to control it is a waste of time, because you don't have control over it."
When your creative drive turns into a mission to help everyone else, you might be caught in the Hero Trap. This episode explores what happens when vocation becomes inflated with pressure and savior energy, and how to reclaim a grounded, joyful sense of calling that doesn’t depend on saving the world.
In this episode of Be. Make. Do., host Lisa Smith unpacks The Hero Trap, a mindset that weighs down artists with unrealistic expectations and spiritual burnout. You’ll learn how to shift from trying to do something epic for God to living out your vocation with steady, faithful creativity.
Episode Specific Resources:
Read Samuel Wells' book, Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics
Read the article, Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories and the Experience of Vocation by Chris Keeton
Read the article, Understanding Vocation: Discerning and Responding to God's Call by Don Thompson
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