I crossed a line without noticing. I started treating approval like oxygen. Maybe you know that feeling.
If you’ve been carrying titles that never fill the emptiness, if you’re useful everywhere but present nowhere, if you’re tired of confusing fruit with followers, you have a seat at this table.
Leadership Was Never the Calling is a confessional, Scripture-rooted book for people who still love Jesus but are exhausted from performing for him.
Limited First Printing | 500 Copies Only
Ships March 1, 2026
Limited First Printing | 500 Copies Only
Hardback book + “Walking Toward the Basin” Bonus Chapter + 3 Benediction Cards + More
You wake up exhausted from performing. The promotion you fought for feels hollow. The applause that used to fuel you now just echoes. And somewhere along the way, the places that were supposed to be safest started leaving you bruised. I’ve been there. I named position my calling and burned out trying to live up to it.
I’m learning I don’t have to be “on” to be loved.
Not by reach, but by the people right in front of me.
I don’t have to call the climb obedience anymore; I’m allowed to be called to quieter places with Jesus
Through story, Scripture, and scar tissue, this book invites you to:
Name title-culture for what it is—and why it keeps wounding people.
Recover a mission-shaped life you can practice this week with the people in front of you.
Measure success in faithfulness, not followers—kept promises, practiced steps, changed rooms.
I wrote this for fathers and anyone else crushing it at work and missing it at home.
This isn’t an anti-leadership rant or a blueprint for the next big thing. This is for people who still love Jesus but are done sacrificing their souls on the altar of being “used.” If you’ve ever wondered whether your exhaustion is the price of faithfulness—or a sign that something broke along the way—you belong here.
Wanting something more honest than this is not failure; it’s your soul telling the truth.
This edition is for the friends who followed along and encouraged this project before it was finished. For the ones who said “keep going” when I wanted to pivot to something shinier. Who told me no when I floated writing a leadership book with more charts and fewer confessions. You kept me on this one. I put together something special as a thank you.
One email on Wednesdays quiet field notes + a short benediction. The kind of thing I’d share if you asked what I’ve been thinking about. The kind of thing I’d share if you asked what I’ve been thinking about. Maybe some of it mirrors what you’re carrying too.
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It's a three-part story: the climb, the crash, and what rises after. Honest reflection from someone who spent years performing and slowly discovered there might be something better waiting than applause.
First Readers Edition is exclusive to this limited run. The full release (hardback, paperback, eBook) is scheduled for March 2026. Join A Weekly Note for updates.
Yes — group packs are available at checkout, and all First Readers copies include a signed bookplate. If you'd like me to lead your group through the book (live or virtual) or visit for a speaking engagement, email eric@ericgreid.com. I'm learning that the best conversations happen around tables, not from stages.
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