Edition #44 | The Apprentice Hour & Posture | Thursday, April 23, 2026

You stopped learning because you started thinking you already knew. That is the most dangerous place to be. The moment you believe you have arrived is the moment you start falling behind.

Let's get into it.

1 VERSE

Proverbs 13:20

"Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm."

Walking with the wise is not passive. It requires humility. It means admitting you do not have all the answers and positioning yourself next to people who have been where you are trying to go. The verse does not say "observe the wise." It says walk with them. That means proximity, relationship, and willingness to be taught.

1 VOICE

Tom Mohr

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge."

Tom Mohr understood that the best leaders never stop being students. They approach every person and every situation as if there is something to learn. That posture is not weakness. It is the kind of strength that makes people want to follow you. The leader who listens first earns the right to speak last.

1 CHALLENGE

The Apprentice Hour

Find one person in your life or even online who has the precise experience or wisdom you need. Do something for them, be useful to them, offer to do something for them then ask them for 1 hour of their time this week. Go in with three specific questions. Listen more than you talk. TAKE NOTES.

Additionally you can always use The Apprentice Posture in approaching every person and situation as if you have something to learn. Walking in as the student will get you much further ahead in life.

Keep it Real Deal.

— Johnny Neal
Founder, The Real Deal Network

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